A PROFITABLE TRUNK PROJECT – If you’ve ever thought about earning some income with your woodworking, here’s a project you might want to try. Over the years I’ve had success selling solid pine trunks to folks who ride horses.

In this segment, I’ll go over the materials and building techniques I used to create this trunk design. This project was one of my most popular designs and helped me buy some great toys for the shop. If you’re interested in building this project, enter your name and email in the blue form on the right and I’ll send you a written copy of all the tactics I shared in the video.

I used a trusty old skill saw and wooden guide to fit the top of our large workbench, instead of the firing-up the table saw. To prevent any scratches on future projects, I attached the top with counter synced course drywall screws.

Locking casters are the last parts to go onto this bench before she’s complete. Turned out to be an easy day in the shop – I was able build of these two benches in under two hours.

Today, I cover the milling process for the laminated legs and stretchers using strapping and knotty pine stock. And once we get the legs done, I have a couple tips that should help make the frame assembly go smoothly.

Here’s an inexpensive plan for building workbenches for your shop. I was able to put together two of these benches in a couple hours with supplies I already had handy. 

In this segment I’ll go over the basic design, tools needed and materials I used for my portable benches.

In this segment, I’ll demonstrate the design and construction methods I used for the glass panel door frames. And Jeff will cover glass mounting options and the application of the topcoat.

With most of the components built, we demonstrate the assembly and glue-up of my little TV stand. I’ll go over the kick plate construction and joinery and Jeff will show his method for mortising the door hinges.

Here is the first installment of our small entertainment center build. In this segment, we’ll demonstrate how to design an entertainment center to fit your television, components and existing decor.

We’ll touch on working with glass for panel doors. And we’ll cover carcass glue-ups, cutting dados and sanding tactics. This project was way overdo as my television’s been on milk crates for over a year.

With the legs completed, Jeff and I build the top for the musical desk, then mill the biscuit joints for the stretchers. I cut corner braces on the miter saw to add extra strength to our biscuit joints.

We attached the top with screws and oversized holes to allow for seasonal wood movement. A few coats of sealer and paint should finish-up this project nicely. With any luck, Darcy and Elsie will be happy with their new desk for years to come.

Once we’ve traced our eighth note template onto the leg blanks, construction goes quickly. Jeff and I demonstrate the complete glue-up, milling and sanding process on the first leg.

A sharp blade on the band saw allows us to make the tight curves needed for each note. After the band saw, the legs get cleaned-up with the spindle sander, jointer and rasp.

Here’s a fun project that’s easy to build. I started this desk by going online to get a musical note image that I liked the look of. Then I enlarged the “note” to fit the 23” desk height we were after. From there I traced the note onto ¾” pine stock and glued together three boards per leg.

I’m using biscuit joints for the stretchers and corner braces on each leg for extra strength. Not too much time or lumber needed for this little project.