The Accent Piece
A blog about DIY home projects, woodworking, and furniture builds!
Learn the basics of building DIY furniture and woodworking projects with these posts.
I recently finished up a furniture building project where I needed to make a perfect circle for a table top. This table top was for a round end table that was a knockoff of Studio McGee’s Cora Side Table. Check out the post on how to make a side table here. In order to cut …
During a recent project, I needed to figure out a way to make wooden dowels look like black wrought iron metal. This was for a project where I made a round side table. I figured out a pretty simple and easy process to create a faux metal look. So, I’m going to share all the …
Over the past few years, I have made handfuls of cutting boards for friends. Grilling is popular with them, so every cutting board I have made has been fairly large. They are all big enough to fit at least a 15 lb brisket, so most boards I make measure around 20×30 inches. So, I thought …
Creating a waterfall edge joint in wood furniture is a great way to add interest and beauty when building your own furniture. It can be done on a kitchen island, cabinetry, dining table, coffee table, or side table. Cutting this type of waterfall miter joint is a fairly simple process if you have the correct …
I have used the Adaptive Cutting System made by Kreg Tool for a few projects now, so I wanted to do a complete review on this track saw and system. I will cover what the system is, setting up and using the system, and benefits/drawbacks of the system as a whole. The Adaptive Cutting System …
When my husband recently got a Traeger Grill, he started making some delicious briskets. We didn’t have a cutting board large enough to carve the brisket, so I made him a massive one! I decided to add a couple features to the cutting board that would take the quality up a notch. One of those …
I have recently been making quite a few cutting boards, and I have cut a juice groove into all of them. So, I wanted to share with you my method of routing out a juice groove. This method doesn’t require a CNC, or a complex jig that fits on your cutting board. Instead, all it …
