Well, I would ask yourself to consider the following questions:

Do you have a lot of time you can put into this project?

Are you normally someone who does work with a lot of precision?

If the answer to both of those questions are yes, I would say go for it. Building a shed isn't rocket surgery, it's just a lot of work with skills that you may not normally have. If it's the kind of thing that sounds interesting to you, you could probably do it to a level where the finished product is as good as what many handymen/contractors could do for you. The catch of it is that what they might be able to knock out in a few days could easily take you several weeks, especially if you're working around other life responsibilities. As well, you're going to find yourself buying a lot of tools that they may already own.

If you're not naturally a precise person, I'd also advise against taking this up. This is a structure you're building, and failure to follow directions well can result in something that is unsafe and may collapse under stress/load, possibly with someone inside of it. There's a certain level of "You need to do it right" that needs to be met here, which again goes back to the time aspect of figuring out how to do it right.

If you came up to the conclusion that you wanna do it, here are some pro tips for ya:

Many pre-built sheds aren't made to support weight hanging from overhead storage.

You want to consider location-is it under trees, flood area, access to the shed and distance to travel to put things in and take out of the shed.

A good, concrete pad is nice. If you're planning on using it as a workshop, maybe a ramp as well. Insulation, cooling and heating.

Power to the unit is nice too.

Roll up or swinging doors? It depends on how you're going to use the shed.

Before constructing the actual structure of the shed, you should have plans for it. Some of the plans are free and if you are resourceful you can find some of them on the internet. However, to get thousands of plans. It would take you a long time to find all of these on your own. As a beginner, these blueprints are a good place to start: https://ryanshedplan.com/?affiliate=zidoh&tid=ShedPlans.

Building a shed sounds like exactly the kind of project that would be amazing to spend a few weekends and evenings working on with some buddies. It’s so much fun!!

This one appears to be curved, one that is straight would be preferred, but not strictly necessary.

I am a small business owner and I want to add records to my store! I found these and wanted to tackle building them. I'm looking for help to draft plans to build this as my skills in wood working is zero but I am great at following directions

Am I too over my head is trying to build this?

https://preview.redd.it/63e51o5xbtxd1.png?width=864&format=png&auto=webp&s=f583328afaa4272e6d6a1416d764e2c15489a296

I am a High School student looking to construct a workbench and create workbench plans for a senior project in Design and Technology.

I have created an anonymous form to collect information about peoples workbenches.

https://forms.gle/KQNgSM4piy9piWFcA

Thanks in advance.

I’m making large (1M x 2M) end grain wallhangings, at roughly 1” thick. When they get hung up they can tend to cup a bit, likely a change in the air temperature and moisture in the room…they tend to flatten out after a while hanging there but I’d like to eliminate this movement.

I’ve seen other people, on Instagram, router steel frames into the back of their piece. They’re not making end grain panels but they are using full wood rounds in a board. They also use resin, so maybe this helps with securing the wood into place?

When I first started out I tried to cut the wood real thin, almost like a veneer, and then attach it to a ply board, but that did not work because when the board got hotter (I.e. in the sun) all the individual pieces flexed off the ply. Because of this I assumed that nothing could really hold them in place and have just left them to do their thing. I would love to have a more consistently flat finish though.

What do you think?

TIA

45s with various lengths, easy enough, right? Would it be stronger with the 2 supports from the base to be opposite of each other?

i want to make this into a shoe rack using the poles that are there. are these integral to the house so i shouldn’t tamper with them or is it fine. if so any ideas on how i should go about it? thanks

Hi! I am trying to find basic plans for something like these cabinets for a camper. Specifically the sliding doors. I’m thinking of building the frames out of 2x4s and then using 1x6s for the face frames. Probably 1/4” plywood for the sliding doors. I just don’t get how they did the door panels and I can’t find anything online. Every time I look for sliding doors it’s barn style doors.

Hello, I am not new to wood working projects necessarily but haven’t attempted something like this before. Looking for some simple plans to build this (or something similar) for my daughter who turns 1 on Christmas. TIA! I have most the equipment I need I believe and would prefer to build it with glue versus screws but I do not have a biscuit cutter.

As mentioned, I've designed a peice of flatpack furniture, all my tools are at my mil house and I'd like to have maybe 10 of this item made, where would I go to have this flatpack design made and shipped so I can just build it? Or does such a place exist without getting into proper manufacturing of an item?

Looking for any recommendations on a good set of plans for a farmhouse style table like the picture. Want to give it a go for my wife as a surprise.

So I'm pretty inexperienced with woodwork and am trying to decide which one to go for, where it's easy enough for me to do, but also won't look super ugly since it needs to look at least somewhat good when it's on the table.

It seems like all the examples I find online (see images below) use miter joints, but I'm worried that those aren't stable enough and will just fall apart at some points.

Finger joints seem to look the best but also the hardest to do (for an amateur like me).

Will I be fine with just a boring butt joint as well?

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I saw this on instagram and I can’t stop wanting to do it myself, especially after I saw the crazy pre-order price of $3650, mind you, not including the closet rod……

Here are some links:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAC6Ltyg35c/?igsh=NXZ2cWlxbnR0cTQ1

https://maderrashop.com/murphy-closet-double-doors-pre-order-pricing/

I really think every closet should be like this now, especially in small rooms

I’m looking to sand this table top and then stain it to a colour that matches the chairs. I’ve never done this before and would love anyone’s advice before I start! This is a rental property with the furniture in the tenancy agreement so I’m looking to fix it so that the heavy use doesn’t come off my damage deposit.

I don't want a huge cart, but something that is big enough to haul firewood or horse manure.

This section is the only one that needs an angle on the left. How would you go about not only finding the correct angle but also length?