How To Make a Porch Swing Buildeasy.com has step-by-step instructions and illustrations showing how to build a wooden porch swing. They give the dimensions in metric and inches, provide a material cutting list and hardware list. |
How To Cutoff 4 x 4 Wood Posts Hoover Fence Co. explains how to use a chain saw or circular hand saw to cut installed fence posts to an even height. Be sure to follow all safety precautions when using either method. |
How To Make a Wine Barrel Trellis These free instructions and material list are from RunnerDuck Resources and detail how to make a trellis that fits in a barrel that's been cut in half. The trellis gives support to such plants as sweet peas and clematis. |
How To Build a Wooden Deck Vadeck.com has an article with questions and answers for building a deck and covers ordering material, preparing the ground, laying it out, the ledger, footings, posts, beams, joists, boards, railings and more. |
How To Build a Firewood Rack Lowe's gives step-by-step instructions and plans for building a rack to store firewood outdoors by an entry door. It's built from 2 x 4-inch material and the dimensions can be altered to make a larger rack if desired. |
How To Build a Wooden Bridge Frank Petersohn has free instructions and plans for building wooden bridges with a span from 8 1/2 to 20 feet. Each bridge is made with 2 x 4-inch material. |
How To Build Wood Fences Buildeasy.com provides step-by-step instructions along with illustrations for spacing and setting fence posts, attaching rails, and choosing a fence style. |
How To Make Boomerangs Patrick Fulton furnishes you with his instructions and photos for making a couple types of boomerangs, such as an original Aboriginal V-shaped and an Omega shape. Also instructions for throwing them. |
How To Build Outdoor Stairs Dixieline Lumber & Home Centers gives step-by-step instructions for designing and building outdoor stairs, plus stair building terms. They also provide a tool and material check list. |
How To Build Timber Gates Buildeasy.com provides step-by-step instructions along with illustrations for building a simple side or garden gate. They also give tips for avoiding future problems with the gate you build. |
How To Build a Skate Ramp This personal website gives step-by-step instructions, along with photos, on how to build a skate ramp. The dimensions are in millimeters but can be converted into feet and inches if necessary. |
How To Build a Dog House An article by Mike Strong shows you step-by-step how to build a dog house, from planning, materials and tools to phases of construction. Plus included, is plenty of photos giving you effective details. |
How To Build A Potting Bench Mike McGroarty gives you free plans, material list, instructions and plenty of photos detailing how to build a potting bench. |
How To Build A Raft The actor Bob Denver, who played Gilligan in the TV show Gilligan's Island, has instructions for building a raft with an ax and dead wood. |