In this video my son Walter and I will build a simple cabinet for the music studio. The cabinet is made with three-quarter inch birch plywood and trimmed with cedar edge banding. We used half inch plywood for the back to give the cabinet a little more strength. This...
Learn how to build a set of chairs using just one sheet of plywood. I used Garnica’s Maple Plywood on this project and it has a really consistent Poplar core and nice Maple faces that make it ideal for furniture projects. Here’s the how-to video and...
This sofa table bookcase is a fun project and is pretty simple to build since it’s basically two plywood boxes. I built this for a client’s home and we chose Sapele wood for the top and base, which has a ton of character. We matched the paint color of the...
Here’s a step by step guide to making a queen-sized storage bed with drawers. Download the complete design plans and cut list here and please be sure to check out my sponsors who made this project possible. Click Here for Complete Project Cut List & Design Plans...
Here’s the how-to video and additional project photos of the Outdoor Cabinet I build for my friends Ed and Mary. The cabinet will have two purposes: Its main purpose is to be a place for delivery packages to be dropped to stay out of the weather when no one is...
Here are the design plans and material list for this bench I designed and built. The bench is modern with a Japanese influence and the leg and brace design make it incredibly strong. I’m confident that the bench can support several hundred pounds…..at least...
I make a pair of black walnut tables with hand-cut dovetails for a client and show you how to finish them using Waterlox, which is my go-to finishing product for fine furniture. Check out https://waterlox.com/furniture-jon-peters to learn how to finish...
Learn how to build a small outdoor cabinet and storage shed. The cabinet I’m making will store my welding tanks but it’s the ideal size as an outdoor tool shed. Check out the video and project photos below to help with your...
Unboxing the TV lift mechanism is the first step for me when I start a larger project like this. Here’s a video of the unboxing. To help get organized, I like to take all the parts out of the box and spread them out on a work table so I can visualize them and...