Some great ideas in this post. I just did a shade sail for my porch, but I mounted it on two 6x6 posts and the house instead, and used a cheap rain friendly sail I purchased online. I blogged about the whole process at http://www.justmeasuringup.com/blog/throwing-on-some-summer-shade It makes a huge difference in…

This article is on point. If you keep thinking about working out, then you’ll never actually get to working out. You just have to do it (as nike would say,lol). I’ve personally did boxing for many years, but these days its hard to make it back to the gym (schedule and money). So when i’m standing around idle, i…

I’ve been boxing for a number of years now, and it’s an awesome sport to get in a really good workout in a fun manner. Not everyone can make it to the gym though (budget, schedules and what not), so its great to have some workout equipment at home. I spend a lot of time woodworking in the garage, so I decided to build…

Awesome article. I’ve been boxing for a number of years now, and it’s a great sport to learn how to safely throw and receive punches properly. Not everyone can make it to the gym though (schedules and what not), so its great to have some workout equipment at home. I spend a lot of time woodworking in the garage, so…

Hi I understand your concern, but I don’t think the weight is really an issue. I am using 6 heavy duty lag bolts for those 3 vertical 2x4 supports. Also, the horizontal 2x4 that the table top is hinged to, is further secured to two additional wall studs (in between each leg support) using two 6" TimberLok screws. So…

I like this design. I used it as inspiration for my folding workbench. Mine uses floating supports though so no legs actually touch the ground. Its still very sturdy though. Check out the details at my blog at http://www.justmeasuringup.com/blog/building-…