Eight Holiday Woodworking Gifts

Eric Brennan
What better way to celebrate the holidays than with giving gifts made by your own hand. Kids and adults alike will have fun making-and receiving these special and personalized gifts for Hanukkah, Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate.

Four Piece Table

This side table boasts an attractive dual wood design in its "X" shaped center. It can be built using contrasting wood colors as shown in the blueprints, or you can use ¾" plywood veneer for tighter holiday budgets. Here's the link to the instructions, and here's a link to the blueprints.

Printer Stand

This is the perfect woodworking gift for those who have a cluttered computer desk. Remove the printer and free up desk space. This easy to build printer stand makes a great holiday gift for computer lovers. Click here for the complete instructions, and click this link for the blueprints.

Hallway Wall Table

A great holiday gift for those who have a hallway or long empty wall. Fill the two-tiered table with plants, knick knacks or pictures. Easy to build and quick to complete. Check out the instructions here, and full-color blueprints here.

Expandable Coat Rack

This easy to build holiday woodworking project is cheap to build but will get plenty of use. It expands and contracts to any size you wish so you can hand hats, coats and backpacks with ease. Here's is the link for the instructions, and here's the link for the blueprints.

Bookshelf

A basic bookshelf that looks good in almost any room of the house. Perfect for the den, bedroom or living area, you can fill this holiday present with all of your favorite books, CD's or movies. Follow this link to the instructions, and click here for the complete blueprints.

Six-Piece Bench

The perfect woodworking project for the beginning woodworker. This hundreds of year old design is made from just six pieces of material and can be built in no time at all. Use it indoors or out. This is the link to the instructions, and here's the link to the blueprints.

Tile-top Coffee Table

Here's a holiday woodworking project that combines woodworking with tile. It creates a very attractive and durable tile surface, perfect for any living room. Mix and match tiles to create a personalized gift they will never forget. Here's the link for the instructions, and here's the link to the blueprints.

Grandfather Clock

It sounds harder to build than it actually is! Build an awesome mantle grandfather clock for the perfect present for the holidays. Check out the complete instructions here, and then read the hand drawn blueprints here.

Published by Eric Brennan - Featured Contributor in Lifestyle

Since 2005 Eric has written 2000+ articles and counting on everything home improvement, green and travel. He has written for such companies as DIY network, Huffington Post, DeWalt, AT&T, Tide, Small Home Des...  View profile

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