DIY Building Projects
Great DIY projects and building plans for anyone who can swing a hammer.
Woodworker Salvages Fallen Trees by Designing Custom Furniture
By The Wood-Mizer Team
Brian Presnell of Indy Urban Hardwood Co. utilizes his portable sawmill to salvage fallen and diseased urban trees in Indianapolis, Indiana. In addition to providing high-quality salvaged wood furniture to homeowners and local businesses, Indy Urban Hardwood Co. works closely with Herron School of Art by donating salvaged wood to art students to learn woodworking.
Making a Candle Out of Lard: Experiments in Waste Reduction
By Claire E.
While a zero-waste economy is a long way from becoming mainstream, we can all take small steps toward making it a reality. Claire E. and her family experiment with one way to reduce their waste footprint: using leftover cooking fat to make a lard candle.
How to Make a DIY Water Filtration System Using Sand or Gravel
By Kayla Matthews
For our purposes of DIYing a water filter system, you'll want to use more natural materials like sand and gravel or small rocks.
Make a Rustic Wooden Cheese Board and Stirrer
Story by Samina Langholz and Andrea Brugi. Photos by Ditte Isager.
Add warmth and personality to your kitchen by creating a cheese board from a slice of a log and a classic stirrer from scrap wood.
Build a Children’s Lounge Chair
Story and photos by Spike Carlsen.
With a little lumber and know-how, you can build this simple, pint-sized chair for the little ones in your life.
Build a Custom Chicken Coop
Story and photos by Tim and Amy Roden.
Two readers share how their family built a quality custom coop for a fraction of the cost of a pre-made model.
How to Make a Bone Needle
By Fala Burnette, Wolf Branch Homestead
Have you ever considered the many uses of a single deer leg, normally left as waste from processing the animal for meat? This article discusses an interesting use for the leg bone, by giving instruction for primitive and modern methods for creating a bone needle.
Work With Your Hands, Build A Community
By Anna Twitto
How unplugging, slowing down and working with my hands helps me engage with the community.
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