http://www.instructables.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:55:45 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Shipping-pallet-stool/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FXW/TBOZ/HHS9D2DP/FXWTBOZHHS9D2DP.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FXW/TBOZ/HHS9D2DP/FXWTBOZHHS9D2DP.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FXW/TBOZ/HHS9D2DP/FXWTBOZHHS9D2DP.SMALL.jpg thomseal There are plenty of old shipping pallets floating around, which frequently become reappropriated in the form of tables and chairs. The wood used in shipping pallets is of low quality, but by cutting it up and laminating it back together, strength and new aesthetic can be achieved.  Tools/Materials:...
By: thomseal

Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:49:01 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Milk-Crate-Credenza/
Milk Crate Credenza - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYB/4CR1/HCJO5FJW/FYB4CR1HCJO5FJW.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYB/4CR1/HCJO5FJW/FYB4CR1HCJO5FJW.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYB/4CR1/HCJO5FJW/FYB4CR1HCJO5FJW.SMALL.jpg wholman Milk crates. Classic dorm-room, bachelor-pad, record-crating readymade storage. The logic is unassailable: modular, stackable, sturdy, and cheap. But can they be elevated, aesthetically and practically? I've tried before, and came up with a quick wall-mounted solution. Recently, I came into a trove...
By: wholman

Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 5 Feb 2013 18:24:29 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/PPlanter-urinal-sink-planter/
PPlanter urinal, sink, + planter! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F87/K03L/HAQ31JXA/F87K03LHAQ31JXA.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F87/K03L/HAQ31JXA/F87K03LHAQ31JXA.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F87/K03L/HAQ31JXA/F87K03LHAQ31JXA.SMALL.jpg jschmitt100 The PPlanter is a rapidly deployable, reconfigurable public urinal and sink that uses modular biofilters to treat urine and wastewater. A network of sensors for automated monitoring and a responsive web application enable public feedback and participation in the design of future iterations. The proj...
By: jschmitt100

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:41:42 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Bamboo-Chase-Lounge-Chair/
Bamboo Chaise Lounge Chair - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVX/TIDX/H9K2GFND/FVXTIDXH9K2GFND.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVX/TIDX/H9K2GFND/FVXTIDXH9K2GFND.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVX/TIDX/H9K2GFND/FVXTIDXH9K2GFND.SMALL.jpg M.O.T.H. The concept of this chair came about the desire to create a chair that was beautiful, functional and left little waste. The entire chair was made from 1 piece of Bamboo plywood. (Well the initial design was for that, however after the chair had been made I realized it needed a stabilizer bar and the...
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Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:36:40 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Recycled-Tire-Coffee-Table/
Recycled Tire Coffee Table - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FE5/KHNG/H7KZ200S/FE5KHNGH7KZ200S.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FE5/KHNG/H7KZ200S/FE5KHNGH7KZ200S.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FE5/KHNG/H7KZ200S/FE5KHNGH7KZ200S.SMALL.jpg bigern00 Repurposing my used truck tire into furniture was a great way to put a durable, used item to work for another lifetime. We haven't had a coffee table for a couple of years.  My need for one and my desire to build one met up one day while I was surfing the Internet.  I read a blurp about someone who...
By: bigern00

Continue Reading »]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:45:15 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Scrap-Armchair/
Scrap Armchair - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4W/5M6D/GU45HHAC/F4W5M6DGU45HHAC.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4W/5M6D/GU45HHAC/F4W5M6DGU45HHAC.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4W/5M6D/GU45HHAC/F4W5M6DGU45HHAC.SMALL.jpg wholman Armchairs are tough. It is awfully difficult to get the arms integrated, the structure sexy, and the ergonomics tight. Working with the nice folks over at the ReBuilding Exchange (www.rebuildingexchange.org), nestled by the banks of the Chicago River, I put together these armchairs over the last few...
By: wholman

Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:34:05 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Two-Tone-Table/
Two-Tone Table - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FL7/6DAC/GI0TGP20/FL76DACGI0TGP20.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FL7/6DAC/GI0TGP20/FL76DACGI0TGP20.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FL7/6DAC/GI0TGP20/FL76DACGI0TGP20.SMALL.jpg wholman Made from a mixture of scrap and new lumber, this coffee table uses a DIY lamination method to create a solid surface from strips of wood without the need for heavy bar clamps.  All of the strips are yellow pine except for one contrasting stripe of cedar running all the way through the structure.  A...
By: wholman

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:10:30 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Road-Sign-Stools/
Road Sign Stools - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F57/291D/GEI92SYL/F57291DGEI92SYL.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F57/291D/GEI92SYL/F57291DGEI92SYL.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F57/291D/GEI92SYL/F57291DGEI92SYL.SMALL.jpg wholman Given a heavy, yet healthy, obsession with road signs, I created these stools for my new apartment.  They use a simple metal-bending technique to turn down the sharp edges of the signs and simultaneously brace the legs.  You can see some of my other projects that use signs and this bending technique...
By: wholman

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:05:05 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/20KRKR/
20KRKR - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFE/IFRH/GAPV3C7D/FFEIFRHGAPV3C7D.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFE/IFRH/GAPV3C7D/FFEIFRHGAPV3C7D.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFE/IFRH/GAPV3C7D/FFEIFRHGAPV3C7D.SMALL.jpg wholman Every year, the Rural Studio, a program of Auburn University's architecture school, located in Hale County, Alabama, pursues a research project called the 20K House.  We build a house on a budget of $20,000 that can be a sustainable, safe, spacious, dignified replacement for the mobile home. Each pr...
By: wholman

Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:31:10 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-easy-low-waste-platform-bed/
Cheap, easy, low-waste platform bed plans - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FCU/5LG0/FGF7REER/FCU5LG0FGF7REER.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FCU/5LG0/FGF7REER/FCU5LG0FGF7REER.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FCU/5LG0/FGF7REER/FCU5LG0FGF7REER.SMALL.jpg aeray Build a queen size platform bed on the cheap, with storage space underneath, for less than $30, in about an hour, and learn some basic carpentry skills in the process. Please read the "design objective" below. For similarly easy shelving plans, see: http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-easy-low-wa...
By: aeray

Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 19 May 2008 13:37:39 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Scrap-Table/
Scrap Table - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F43/RN2G/G1M2GQ2O/F43RN2GG1M2GQ2O.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F43/RN2G/G1M2GQ2O/F43RN2GG1M2GQ2O.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F43/RN2G/G1M2GQ2O/F43RN2GG1M2GQ2O.SMALL.jpg wholman There's a lot of wood out in the world free for the taking -- in dumpsters, back alleys, vacant lots, abandoned buildings, recycling yards, and architectural salvage centers.  Most wood, if free from rot, is just as strong, durable, and good to use as new wood, once you sand off the weathering. This...
By: wholman

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