When we told reader John Klei recently about this project, he exclaimed, “You guys must have been reading my mind!” No, John, just your letter—the one in which you asked for plans for the storage bed ...

Most woodworking projects are built using a combination of solid-wood boards and some type of sheet good, such as plywood, particleboard, or hardboard (a.k.a.: Masonite). Sheet goods come in large 4x8 ...

MDF is the cheapest and flattest wood you can buy at local hardware stores. It’s uniform in thickness, and easy to work with. It’s no wonder that it shows up in a lot of projects. MDF stands for ...