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How to Build a Tough Toolbox: Step-by-Step Plans With 3D Toolboxes these days look less and less like boxes. They're bags, usually. This homebuilt box has a nickel handle as beefy as a billy club, a diamond-plate exterior, sturdy oak ends-and there's not a stitch of fabric to be found. How to Build a Pergola: FAQs Pergola expert Mark Clement answers some of the most frequently asked questions on pergola design and construction to help you get started on your own pergola project. Your Ultimate Guide to the 5 Materials That Make a Modern Deck Decking options have grown exponentially over the past several years, with five basic types, each with their own aesthetics, maintenance and price range, now available. We take a detailed look at each. How to Build a Folding Table: Simple DIY Woodworking Project A small table with a folding leaf that's the perfect place to toss your car keys or the day's mail. How to Build a Bookcase: Step-by-Step Woodworking Plans In-the-wall bookcases are elegant, but they can be difficult and expensive to construct. We show you an easier way to create a classic piece for any space. How to Build a Cheap, Good-Looking Firewood Rack: 2-by-Guy Hone your woodworking skills with this rough-and-ready backyard project. How to Build a Planter: Simple DIY Woodworking Project This planter is designed to suit a range of skills, various tools and different methods of working. Those who are up for a challenge will like its subtle double taper. For a simpler build, do away with taper, enlarge the bottom panel and lengthen the cleats. 7 New Workshop Routers: Comparison Test and Buyer's Guide Woodworking's most versatile tool is even better with changeable bases. We put the best through their paces. How to Buy Pressure-Treated Lumber: Know Your Stuff A House With No Nails: Building a Timber-Frame Home Who needs nails? The ancient art of framing a house with huge beams, chisels, mallets and pegs is being revived with a high-tech twist. The results: a timeless house - built in record time. How to Build a Cabinet Behind Your Wall A low cabinet yields new storage for toys and books. How to Build New Storage Under Your Stairs A pullout bin and new seat clear entryway clutter. How to Build a Backyard Pergola: Simple DIY Woodworking Project Here's a structure that won't provide shelter from wind or rain, and is only marginally better when it comes to the midday sun. So, why build it? Because in the absence of walls and a roof, it defines an outdoor space without constraining it. It's a unique architectural blend that places you both inside and out at the same time. The structure is called a pergola, and it's just the thing to bring backyard landscaping to life. Pergolas were common features of Italian Renaissance gardens, often covering walkways or serving as grape arbors. Today, the same design can be used to define a passageway or frame a focal point in your yard. Add a climbing plant such as wisteria or, yes, grapevines, and your pergola will provide color and shade as well. Reader Projects: Sheds Build A Solid-Cedar Screen What separates a great-looking home from the run-of-the-mill? You might think it's the BMW in the drive--but look again. Perhaps it's more what you don't see than what you do. Most homes have stuff outside. Some things are permanent, such as propane tanks and a/c units; other things are more transient, like trash cans, wheelbarrows and gardening tools that huddle by the side of the house. As useful as these things are, they don't add much to your home's looks. Our solution is an L-shaped screen. It's easy to build and light enough to move around, and it can be customized to suit your needs.