“A cabinet with no hardware is like a car with no handles.” Said no one. Ever.

BUT “A cabinet with no hardware is really hard to open,” said anyone who’s ever tried to open a cabinet with no hardware.

It’s also kind of like wearing a suit with no tie. Ok, that’s enough. I think you get my point.

In my opinion, whatever that’s worth, the hardware is the star of a cabinet. Most (not all) cabinets are just boring boxes with basic shaker doors. They might have a little bit of detail, but let’s face it, they’re not usually that interesting.

These Mobile Cart Plans are an easy beginner-intermediate project for the DIY’er!

If you’ve been following me for a while now, you’ll know that I work in a small shop. In fact, I’ve completely converted our single car garage into a woodshop. It hasn’t seen a car in years, and I’ve been slowly pushing out any other non-woodworking things like summer toys, lawnmower, and yard tools to make room for MORE TOOLS!!

These Faux Metal Coffee Table Plans are an easy beginner-intermediate project for the DIY’er!

The year was 2018, and my wife, Alicia, set out to find the worlds perfect coffee table. One that fits perfectly into her design plans for our newly renovated basement. We scoured every store within a 150-mile radius, every online shop (that was within our price range), and every classified and auction site locally.

Nuthin’. Nada. Zilch.

At least nothing that was exactly what Alicia had in mind. So, if you’ve been following my wife at all, you’ll know that she doesn’t settle for anything less than her vision.

That’s where I come in.

When our little one started crawling we realized we needed to come up with a solution for our basement door. We couldn’t find any other baby gates that would work for our particular situation. The litter box for our cats was located in the basement of our home, but if we put a standard baby gate on the opening our cats wouldn’t be able to get upstairs or downstairs.

We also need the ability to close the basement door completely at night where the cats sleep. So we had to come up with our own baby and pet gate plans. I’ve had a lot of people inquire about this gate, so I whipped up these free baby & pet gate plans!

I’m all for finding shortcuts or tools that will help me build things more efficiently in both time and material. So, I thought I would share some of the handy woodworking apps that I use on a regular basis for planning and building projects.

I used to draw everything on paper when I was planning a project. There’s nothing wrong with that at all, in fact, I still do it from time to time. But I have found that I’ve gained a lot more efficiency in my shop thanks to some of these apps. It’s simple…when you have a well laid out plan, things go quicker and you waste less material.

* I know I said 6 handy apps, but I found a 7th recently that I’m sharing with you at the bottom of the post! 😉