Paper Bag Floors – A Tutorial. I did this project in my home (over concrete, no stain) and I am BEEEEEEEE-YOND excited with the outcome. I can’t say THANK YOU enough to all of the people before me who did this and took the time to share what they learned. They were my supporters and encouragers and didn’t even know it. This has changed my whole outlook on my home, and yeah…carpet!
If you ever have to pull up your own carpet, you’ll never put down more again. I join Jami on that carpet soap-box. Where to begin? Universal Knife Block (Design Martin Robitsch) Martin Robitsch designed this knife block, and I immediately loved it. Because it is quite expensive, but not too hard to make one yourself, I decided to contribute another instructable. Materials : 4 pieces of 255 mm * 140mm * 9 mm (10" * 5.5" * 3/8") in nice solid wood (I used Oak), these will be the sides of the box 1 piece of 130mm * 130mm * 8 mm (5" * 5" * 3/8"). this will be the bottom, invisible and so it can be some MDF or plywood ~2000 bamboo skewers, 25 cm long (9.8") Other : Wood glue Wood Oil Tools : Saw : only needed if you need to cut the 5 pieces yourself Sander : ideally a Belt sander (I use the Bosch PBS 7 AE) for rough sanding, and a Orbital Sander (I use Bosch GSS 280 AVE) for finishing Clamps Router (optional, I use Bosch POF 800 ACE) Effort : takes about half a day Cost : about 30$ - 25 euro.
The Bamboo skewers I bought were 0.85 euro/100 pcs. Learn How to Make a Kitchen Knife Block. Subscribe (iTunes/RSS) For the last few years, Popular Woodworking has been publishing numerous projects within their I Can Do That series. The idea is to provide straightforward project plans that just about anybody can do with a basic set of tools. Back in 2009, with Popular Woodworking’s permission, I decided to build a few of these projects for our Guild members.
So this video shows you how to build the Knife Block, designed by Chris Schwarz. The knife block is one of those practical projects that is a fun diversion from the things we normally make. You can download the plan here. Create a No-Waste Soap Dish. Mad Science Stemware Glasses. This step is not absolutely necessary. HOWEVER, if you want your Mad Science Stemware to be truly scientific, you'll want to do this. What gives science laboratory glassware its classic yet awesome look are the etched-glass lines on the side used to measure the various substances and chemicals. While you can create the look of science laboratory glassware without turning your drinking glass a functional scientific measuring tool, I strongly recommend doing the measurements. If nothing else, you get to say "Look, I made a functional piece of scientific kitchenware! " Depending on the size of your glass, decide what increment you are going to use for your measurements.
For Easy Measurements: One Teaspoon = 5mL One Tablespoon = 15mL Add one increment of water to your glass to bring the level up to the first measurement. Keep adding water, marking each increment, until you have reached the desired volume or the top of the glass. DIY PLYWOOD FLOORS. I love my house. It's a classic New Orleans shotgun. Over 100 years old, it was made by craftsmen who really knew how to build things to last. There was an addition (back bedroom and bathroom) put on when the house was refurbished shortly before Hurricane Katrina. The addition was built competently, but they used pretty cheap materials on things like the doors, trim, bathroom fixtures, etc. In most of the house we have nice, solid hardwood floors. In the back bedroom - carpet.
In a fit of annoyance we decided to ditch it. My first thought was to rip out the carpet and sand, then paint the subfloor and leave it like that until we had enough to put in hardwood floors that matched the rest of the house. The other idea I had was to lay down plywood over the subfloor and paint/finish the plywood. We had two simple goals - put something in that looked better than the ugly carpet and for as little as possible. 15 Unusual Uses for Cheap Vodka. Rainforest Shower Head. Milk Crate Wall Storage. Milk crates have long been a storage solution for milkmen, college students, and record collectors.
They are a near-perfect piece of design: they are modular, they stack neatly, they have built-in handles, and they are made of a strong, waterproof, cheap, and antiseptic material. Each crate stands alone as a convenient box, but their true genius lies in the scalability of a system of interlocking cubes. Many a big-box housewares store has tried to formalize the concept of milk crates into some sort of snap-together storage system. These commercial versions tend to be cheap, flimsy imitations of the real thing. As great as milk crates are, they still, in essence, are just open boxes. They tend to stack in the wrong way to store anything other than milk -- they interlock in such a way as to block access to the crates below, forcing you to break down the whole stack to get at anything at the bottom.
This project couldn't be simpler. You will need these materials: You will need these tools: