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Here’s the other design I came up with for a cutting board. It seemed fitting for my father who likes to entertain and likes to serve cheese and drink wine. Again a good cutting board will be something that can be around for ever so it’s a good investment in time and

Several new 3d style puzzle patterns for your scroll saw. Enjoy the free downloads.

Download these five great animal puzzle patterns free: Hippo Pattern – Hippo_stand-up_puzzle_pattern Chicken and Egg Pattern – Chicken-chick-egg_puzzle_pattern Turtle Pattern – Turtle_puzzle_pattern Pig Pattern – Pig_puzzle_pattern Bear with Heart Pattern – Bear_puzzle_with_heart Like these patterns? link back to 2by6.com so others can find them too!  Handmade wood [...]

I really liked these plans when I found them because the reminded me so much of the cutting board I have that my father made a long time ago, many years before I was born. And although the shape is a bit different it still has the same concept. Download Project Plans Check out the pics of the old cutting board my father made many many years ago.. it’s gotten a good amount of use over the years. [...]

How To make a Twisted Dovetail Joint! Side – A: Side – B: Putting the twisted dovetail together: Something like this is what you should end up with: Super simple right? ..just wait till you get started, these plans will come in handy! Also see the Dovetail Inspiration post

When I was building the Christmas present step stool I looked everywhere for design inspiration and the how to of making a really cool and structurally sound joint. Some of the woodworking ability out there is absolutely amazing and although I ended up making my own custom twisted-ish dovetail style joint I very much appreciate all the great work out there

So you painted your walls with flat paint because that’s what your dad always did and now you hate it because that cute little dog of yours keeps making marks all over it, right? Good thing there’s a solution for you! // < ![CDATA[ google_ad_client = "pub-7621799859996603"; /* 2by6 - 468x60 */ google_ad_slot = "8168969458"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; // ]]> Go to [...]

What, so called, hardwoods are the hardest and what are the softest? How do they test wood hardness? What does this mean for the durability of my floor? All great questions. Lets start with how hardness is measured. The Janka hardness scale tells us a specific hardness number for each type of wood. The higher the number the harder and more durable the wood will be for your floors. This number is determined [...]

So I have the box of Epoxy shield at home.. it’s been sitting in the garage for over a year now collecting dust. Thought I would get it done right away but life, as always, got in the way. Specifically I had a new girlfriend that moved in.. and well, that kinda shoots all extra time in the foot. Anyhow, it’s a whole kit to clean and re-surface your garage floor. Step one is a bag of cleaning [...]

If you’ve ever done something stupid and unsafe like trying to rip a full sheet of plywood on a small table saw, with no help, you know the need for saw horses.. Yes, I learn things the hard way. Anyway, here’s some plans for a heavy duty shop sawhorse. It’s basic and doesn’t look so pretty put it gets the job done. Enjoy. Download the Sawhorse Plans. Materials List: • [...]

These plans are derived from the Chinese game “ch’I ch’ae pan” or “Seven-Board of Cunning”. First made in the time of the Ch’ing Emporer Chia Chi’ing (1796- 1820). How cool is that? Instructions should be really easy to follow. Included are the layout for the puzzle itself and a storage box that slides the puzzle out. You can see how the plans for the box work: Click here to Download [...]

Free Download – plans for a kid’s step stool project. Sturdy, bright colors, functional.. what more could you want?! These are just some plans I found online somewhere a while back. Yea, so the picture isn’t as cool of a stepstool .. the download file for the plans is a much better looking duck and a lot sturdier of a construction plan. Click here to download the cute duck step [...]