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Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: lordtodd75 on March 26, 2008, 12:28:06 pm
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I will be moving into my new home on Friday and I think instead of buying new furniture I would like to try my hand at building some. I guess the first two things that come to mind are an entertainment center and possibly a video game console cabinet.
My question is, does anyone know of a good source for free/cheap furniture plans. Maybe you have plans of your own you would like to share?
Hopefully soon I will be able to add a post or two to the gameroom thread :laugh:
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http://www.freeww.com/index.html
Thats generally a good source for free plans, although the few furniture pieces that I built I mainly just looked around at local stores to see some examples, then made up my own plans.
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You might also want to buy a few cheapo/thrashed pieces from your local thrift stores, which can yield you a lot of hardware and springs and other bits.
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Depends how elaborate you want to be.
Springs? For the cabinets i would think the only parts needed aside from wood and screws are hinges, glass for a door, maybe metal braces for support, and magnetic door lock things so they stay closed unless you apply the force to open them.