My 7 year old daughter watched this with me after being told by a boy at a home depot kids build that power tools aren't for girls. She was excited and watched more videos, commenting on all the cool tools. Thank you being a positive example for my daughter.
April, your page is such an inspiration! I used to post a lot of how to videos on my page before I went deaf. Because of creators like you i recently decided to start uploading content again even though my audio may not be up to par like it used to be. Just like you I love to teach people new things! Thank you!
Nice build! I built my first woodshed a year ago 9' x 4' x 7' ...I got all my materials from the landfill. Someone was throwing away 4" solid oak tounge-groove flooring, which had splintered upon rip up...so I put both sides through the table saw, ripping them to 3.5" ea. The flooring is pallets covered with 3/4" scrap plywood. The roofing is also scrap plywood covered with rubber sheet...from a H.S. basketball court- landfill obtained concrete blocks were set in-ground, and 4x4s of varying lengths were motise/tennoned and fastened together to create 4 usable 8' posts... I added a 4x2x6' "cactus display" rack that Lowes was tossing...onto the side, and enclosed it with a broken fence panel that I bought from Lowes for $8. I used birch trees from my property to accent the posts, and used birchbark as trim for the door...which has bear skull, a coyote skull, and old bow saws...
I don't have a need for the wood rack but I sure enjoyed watching you build yours. I noticed mom was there to help pet the dogs while you worked. Team work is important...LOL!
Before all I just wanted to send you a little SMS ... to greet you and wish you a good continuation and good luck ... for 4 years I follow you. More videos please thank you
That's a nice piece, and it doesn't require a lot of expensive tools to make, either. A drill and circular saw (or miter saw) would be enough to crank that out. Thanks for sharing!
You sure have came a long way April. I remember subscribing to your channel close to 3 years ago and just watching it grow has been amazing. I don't know what I find so interesting about watching people build things but its so satisfying. I don't do any woodworking, I don't even own a saw.
Guess Who I agree! It's been so fun to watch her skills grow. When I first started watching she seemed like someone getting into a hobby. Now? She's whipping out all kinds of projects that I could only imagine making. All the different media she's learned to use, the tools she's gained, the shop. Amazing.
She has literally turned this into a career, I’m not sure if she has a “normal” job otherwise but if not she has the best hobby set up ever, as she doesn’t do contract work or customer commissions.
I think it would be absolutely awesome to see you to an entire build out on an adventure van of some sort! You and Cody seem like the kind of people that would love one and get tons of use out it! It could be a whole long video series with other videos sprinkled in along the way. I know it’s a huge project but just an idea!
You are correct - that size is fine for a Texas winter, but up here in Wisconsin where it got to -27F last week, that would probably only last a week. it's still a nice wood rack! :D
I have always admired your design skills and taste and you've only gotten better over time. This is a whole new take on a firewood rack and it looks great.
I love that design. Since I’m kind of OCD and I love to maximize space. Since you went through all of the trouble to make a nice roof for the wood shed I would place it on the outside of the tiny home exterior wall. Since it’s a tiny home I would want to maximize any outside living space and that huge overhang offers a great place to have a sitting area allowing the user to have a place to stretch out. Maybe add a fire 🔥 pit just off of the outside sitting area for a nice relaxing evening and easy access to the firewood 🪵 shed. Just my opinion. Thanks for sharing.
April!! You’re whole setup is awesome. I live in Frisco Texas and I don’t drive over west very much but every time I do I think of your awesome videos! Keep up the great work. I always look forward to seeing what project you have next! P.S. I see you are coming up on 1 millions subscribers!!! Congrats!!!!
Cool..........I'm not sure what your "tiny home" looks like, but I love the glass (door or wall??). It reminds me of your garage doors on your shop......so beautiful to let the natural light in!
Oh wow, I was thinking of that as a one week supply of firewood, not a whole season. I still really like it as a one-week storage shed close to the house, though!
I REALLY LIKE THE WOOD RACK AS MOST EVERYTHING YOU MAKE. HOWEVER I REALLY LIKE THE WAY "YOU ROCK"," THE DEMOLITION RANCH" HOODIE.. GREAT JOB !!!! . GOD BLESS YOU YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR HOME
The house I live in here in the UK is timber-framed in Western Red Cedar! Smells beautiful when it is worked, and it's really strong for its weight and rot resistant.
Nice build! My wood shed is 16’x16’ stacked six feet high. We burn around 12 cord a winter but we do heat six thousand square feet with house and shop. It’s all in floor heat.
I think we might do something like this down the line. We do fires in the summer as a gathering on our block (not just us but they happen around the neighborhood) this is a nice way to keep the wood out of the elements.
Great video of the build and it turned out fantastic 👌👍. I really love those little one liners of yours when you get excited about something 😁. They are so funny. And that happy dance you do makes me laugh so hard I almost drop my phone. Watching your videos really brightens up my day even when I was already having a great day. Keep up the great work and enjoy your new shop, you really earned it. Thanks for sharing and God bless
April, I have a disability that makes woodworking much harder for me. I have chronic pain and fatigue and all sorts of issues that severely limit my abilities in the shop. It's awful, because I love it. Watching you grow over time has inspired me so much to keep doing what I love. And on days when I just don't physically can't work on a project, I have your videos to entertain me. Thank you.
I've been looking at different design options for one of these lately and so far, I like yours best. Once winter is over (Northwestern Ontario Canada) and the snow is gone, I think I'll make one similar to yours but a little longer and with a heavy duty roof to withstand snowpack loads. great video and great choice of wood. Western red cedar...I go through thousands of dollars of it every year.
The only trouble with perfectly square and carefully built items like this is when you have to put them on hard surfaces that are not level, or to be fair need a camber for water drainage. When it was put in place at it's final location it appears to be lopsided, but only because of the concrete surface it rests on. That undermines all your careful work. It would be fine on an earth surface but perhaps consider adding advice on shimming or adding levelling feet to the design. Other than that, you have made a charming and helpful video.
Hi. That's a nice design of a firewood rack , one thing though ply board outdoors will warp in cold, wet,damp weather , other wise its a good build and nice looking of the outdoors.
I live in Washington, and I really don’t go through that much wood during the winter. Maybe a quard of wood per winter. Got to love a Blaze King stove.
April, Nice... i made a starter green house with rollers a rack and a lid with a piano hinge and two doors covered with a plastic simular to what a comforter comes in. it's much like this except plastic sides door and roof to make solar energy access. best, David
This came out great! It's got a really nice design aesthetic. And I totally chuckled when you used the clamp to bend the wood to your will instead of its own. ;) Gotta love the Mom clamp!
hey April - great wood storage. The 2 most important decisions you made were to use cedar and to have slats, not closed The cedar is best for outdoor projects and slats for the better air flow. Air flow is key .
When building the floor on these kind of projects I install the screws from the bottom to eliminate exposed screw holes that trap water. I try to place the projects on limestone or gravel to give the wood good drainage. That is a beautiful guest house and with that much of a firewood supply I think you will have a hard time to get guests to leave or help with projects.
I like this build. It makes a possible eyesore of a messy wood pile into an attractive addition to any home of any size, even a tiny home. :) Awesome Job April!
Our fire marshal put out a publication that any wood storage must be 100' from a house. Have you heard of this? Perhaps it is different for each community. Thank you for being a great example for young girls in the trades, as is my cousin who was the first female to be a metal fabricator in Alberta Canada. Poster of her were placed in high schools to encourage other girls to take trades as a career.
It’s a beautiful wood rack, but there is one fairly big problem. With that roof sloping the way it is, it will launch any water that lands on it towards the shed. Furthermore, if it snows there, it will trap snow between it and the shed. Both of these situations are not only bad for the shed, they will keep the firewood damp as well.
April, please use a push stick on your table saw. When I taught woodworker students, I would tell them to use a push stick always, or a sledge..safety first. Merci!
Very Beautiful! The huge overhang will help, but I still wouldn't shed the roof towards the house. Admittedly, it's easier to access as installed and even looks better that way, but I can't keep my water management trigger from going crazy 😵😄
You may already know of this method of stacking green firewood known as a "Holz Hausen". It works great for me here it CT. and I do not use a tarp or any cover of any type - check it out - lots of examples to be found on the internet. It is hard to believe that green firewood can be dried out using this method.
My 7 year old daughter watched this with me after being told by a boy at a home depot kids build that power tools aren't for girls. She was excited and watched more videos, commenting on all the cool tools. Thank you being a positive example for my daughter.
That's great! Glad she enjoys watching them. Give her a big High Five for me!
go find that guy and let him know home Depot sponsors several women. all of the best to you and your daughter. ❤️
I wish I had girl skills!
Tell your daughter that the circular saw was designed by a woman!
I teach Woodshop and the girls who take the class generally do better than the boys due to listening and attention to details.
April, your page is such an inspiration! I used to post a lot of how to videos on my page before I went deaf. Because of creators like you i recently decided to start uploading content again even though my audio may not be up to par like it used to be. Just like you I love to teach people new things! Thank you!
Nice build! I built my first woodshed a year ago 9' x 4' x 7' ...I got all my materials from the landfill. Someone was throwing away 4" solid oak tounge-groove flooring, which had splintered upon rip up...so I put both sides through the table saw, ripping them to 3.5" ea. The flooring is pallets covered with 3/4" scrap plywood. The roofing is also scrap plywood covered with rubber sheet...from a H.S. basketball court- landfill obtained concrete blocks were set in-ground, and 4x4s of varying lengths were motise/tennoned and fastened together to create 4 usable 8' posts...
I added a 4x2x6' "cactus display" rack that Lowes was tossing...onto the side, and enclosed it with a broken fence panel that I bought from Lowes for $8.
I used birch trees from my property to accent the posts, and used birchbark as trim for the door...which has bear skull, a coyote skull, and old bow saws...
I don't have a need for the wood rack but I sure enjoyed watching you build yours. I noticed mom was there to help pet the dogs while you worked. Team work is important...LOL!
I’m so glad that you covered up the end of that printed plywood! Not that I ever doubted you.
Before all I just wanted to send you a little SMS ... to greet you and wish you a good continuation and good luck ... for 4 years I follow you. More videos please thank you
In Michigan that is a kindling shed. Wood sheds here hold 6 to 8 facecord. Great project video and looks like you are making home of the new place.
The tiny house idea would be so fun to watch
That's a nice piece, and it doesn't require a lot of expensive tools to make, either. A drill and circular saw (or miter saw) would be enough to crank that out. Thanks for sharing!
Your mom cracked me up. Dark sunglasses all i could think was "I'm here to supervise you and I will be back."
You sure have came a long way April. I remember subscribing to your channel close to 3 years ago and just watching it grow has been amazing. I don't know what I find so interesting about watching people build things but its so satisfying. I don't do any woodworking, I don't even own a saw.
Guess Who I agree! It's been so fun to watch her skills grow. When I first started watching she seemed like someone getting into a hobby. Now? She's whipping out all kinds of projects that I could only imagine making. All the different media she's learned to use, the tools she's gained, the shop. Amazing.
She has literally turned this into a career, I’m not sure if she has a “normal” job otherwise but if not she has the best hobby set up ever, as she doesn’t do contract work or customer commissions.
I think it would be absolutely awesome to see you to an entire build out on an adventure van of some sort! You and Cody seem like the kind of people that would love one and get tons of use out it! It could be a whole long video series with other videos sprinkled in along the way. I know it’s a huge project but just an idea!
Great little wood storage unit. You could also attach a roll up canvas blind to the front that could be let down on windy, rainy days. Good video.
Gorgeous Hornet Condo!
You are correct - that size is fine for a Texas winter, but up here in Wisconsin where it got to -27F last week, that would probably only last a week. it's still a nice wood rack! :D
Thank you for including the shopping list for the wood sizes. You're the only youtuber I've found so far that includes that with their plans.
Also, if you made a subscription to access all the plans on your website - I would so buy it.
Nice project. I would love a tour of the tiny home and a set of plans.
Love that you're just low key rocking a demo ranch hoodie the entire time.
I have always admired your design skills and taste and you've only gotten better over time. This is a whole new take on a firewood rack and it looks great.
i really enjoy the fact you share the finished product at the front of the video! great vid.
I love that design. Since I’m kind of OCD and I love to maximize space. Since you went through all of the trouble to make a nice roof for the wood shed I would place it on the outside of the tiny home exterior wall. Since it’s a tiny home I would want to maximize any outside living space and that huge overhang offers a great place to have a sitting area allowing the user to have a place to stretch out. Maybe add a fire 🔥 pit just off of the outside sitting area for a nice relaxing evening and easy access to the firewood 🪵 shed. Just my opinion. Thanks for sharing.
Great video! Thanks for sharing. Don't sell yourself short, you have a fine sense of humor.
Looks good April, another cool thing you’ve built for yourself.
April!! You’re whole setup is awesome. I live in Frisco Texas and I don’t drive over west very much but every time I do I think of your awesome videos! Keep up the great work. I always look forward to seeing what project you have next!
P.S. I see you are coming up on 1 millions subscribers!!! Congrats!!!!
Cool..........I'm not sure what your "tiny home" looks like, but I love the glass (door or wall??). It reminds me of your garage doors on your shop......so beautiful to let the natural light in!
Oh wow, I was thinking of that as a one week supply of firewood, not a whole season. I still really like it as a one-week storage shed close to the house, though!
I REALLY LIKE THE WOOD RACK AS MOST EVERYTHING YOU MAKE.
HOWEVER I REALLY LIKE THE WAY "YOU ROCK"," THE DEMOLITION RANCH" HOODIE..
GREAT JOB !!!! .
GOD BLESS YOU YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR HOME
The house I live in here in the UK is timber-framed in Western Red Cedar! Smells beautiful when it is worked, and it's really strong for its weight and rot resistant.
You and RR Buildings are my favorite wood workers/ youtubers.
Nice build! My wood shed is 16’x16’ stacked six feet high. We burn around 12 cord a winter but we do heat six thousand square feet with house and shop. It’s all in floor heat.
April, i love the firewood Rack... I love your white Tacoma even more... lol if you ever think of selling it, keep me in mind...
I think we might do something like this down the line. We do fires in the summer as a gathering on our block (not just us but they happen around the neighborhood) this is a nice way to keep the wood out of the elements.
your videos are great, you are very skilled, your work can take the pattern of many men
Thats a nice firewood storage idea. Now you've got me looking forward to the shed conversion. I'll be watching for it!
Great video of the build and it turned out fantastic 👌👍. I really love those little one liners of yours when you get excited about something 😁. They are so funny. And that happy dance you do makes me laugh so hard I almost drop my phone. Watching your videos really brightens up my day even when I was already having a great day.
Keep up the great work and enjoy your new shop, you really earned it.
Thanks for sharing and God bless
Not to be mean but you have a good sense of humor but I like your work
You two have gone all Giaco! lol Great Build April. Cant wait to see your next one.
April, I have a disability that makes woodworking much harder for me. I have chronic pain and fatigue and all sorts of issues that severely limit my abilities in the shop. It's awful, because I love it. Watching you grow over time has inspired me so much to keep doing what I love. And on days when I just don't physically can't work on a project, I have your videos to entertain me. Thank you.
I dig the demo ranch hoodie
Nice Demo Ranch hoodie at the end!
I've been looking at different design options for one of these lately and so far, I like yours best. Once winter is over (Northwestern Ontario Canada) and the snow is gone, I think I'll make one similar to yours but a little longer and with a heavy duty roof to withstand snowpack loads.
great video and great choice of wood. Western red cedar...I go through thousands of dollars of it every year.
Thumbs up on the DemoRanch shirt 👍👍👍
The only trouble with perfectly square and carefully built items like this is when you have to put them on hard surfaces that are not level, or to be fair need a camber for water drainage. When it was put in place at it's final location it appears to be lopsided, but only because of the concrete surface it rests on. That undermines all your careful work. It would be fine on an earth surface but perhaps consider adding advice on shimming or adding levelling feet to the design. Other than that, you have made a charming and helpful video.
ALL RIGHT April You part of the DEMOLITIA!!! Cool Matt is so cool. Great video as usual. Thanks April
Looks nice and sweet. Great Job.
Hi.
That's a nice design of a firewood rack , one thing though ply board outdoors will warp in cold, wet,damp weather , other wise its a good build and nice looking of the outdoors.
April, excellent video and build as usual. And a shout out to the Notre Dame logo go Irish 🍀🏈
Woo-hoo! Go Irish!
I live in Washington, and I really don’t go through that much wood during the winter. Maybe a quard of wood per winter. Got to love a Blaze King stove.
Awesome tiny home views!
April,
Nice...
i made a starter green house with rollers a rack and a lid with a piano hinge and two doors covered with a plastic simular to what a comforter comes in. it's much like this except plastic sides door and roof to make solar energy access.
best, David
Amazing finish
April rocking the Demo Ranch hoodie. Sweet
This came out great! It's got a really nice design aesthetic. And I totally chuckled when you used the clamp to bend the wood to your will instead of its own. ;) Gotta love the Mom clamp!
hey April - great wood storage. The 2 most important decisions you made were to use cedar and to have slats, not closed The cedar is best for outdoor projects and slats for the better air flow. Air flow is key .
love it april well made looking good
nice work, looks plenty sturdy. that's a great looking studio/tiny home.
Nice work. The top shelf is some good planning. Thanks for sharing.
Very nice April!
When building the floor on these kind of projects I install the screws from the bottom to eliminate exposed screw holes that trap water. I try to place the projects on limestone or gravel to give the wood good drainage. That is a beautiful guest house and with that much of a firewood supply I think you will have a hard time to get guests to leave or help with projects.
Your shop is awesome
I like this build. It makes a possible eyesore of a messy wood pile into an attractive addition to any home of any size, even a tiny home. :) Awesome Job April!
Good job; nice guest house.
Our fire marshal put out a publication that any wood storage must be 100' from a house. Have you heard of this? Perhaps it is different for each community. Thank you for being a great example for young girls in the trades, as is my cousin who was the first female to be a metal fabricator in Alberta Canada. Poster of her were placed in high schools to encourage other girls to take trades as a career.
Love your videos cheers from argentina
Looks fantastic
As usual, I was waiting for this more detailed version, it really came out great, looks like you can store a lot of wood in it, thanks
I would love to see more about that tiny house. Looks like it's got an amazing view!
Also how many other people were there?
Nice project, functional and easily adaptable 😊 Congrats on 900k+ subscribers too!
Love the project and the demolition ranch hoodie!!
Not to mention how great cedar smells when cut!!
Fantastic job. Loved the design.
That finish is so dope.
It’s a beautiful wood rack, but there is one fairly big problem. With that roof sloping the way it is, it will launch any water that lands on it towards the shed. Furthermore, if it snows there, it will trap snow between it and the shed. Both of these situations are not only bad for the shed, they will keep the firewood damp as well.
sick demo ranch hoodie
I see your rockin that demolition ranch hoddie
Love your humor. Great project.
Nice Demo Ranch hoodie.
That looks great.
Frumos... La noi în România se spune că sculele fac jumătate din lucru, good job... ☝️
April, please use a push stick on your table saw. When I taught woodworker students, I would tell them to use a push stick always, or a sledge..safety first. Merci!
I love the Demo Ranch sweatshirt.
Excellent - as always.
Nice work April. Thanks for sharing. I would have gone with a clear finish myself. Still your result is very nice.
Totally love this. I have had wood stacked in by back yard for years.
beautiful cabinet !!!!!!!
Glad those pieces of cedar trim for the shelves made it. It was bothering me lol
Nice project April!
Love the humor at the end of this video.
Very Beautiful! The huge overhang will help, but I still wouldn't shed the roof towards the house. Admittedly, it's easier to access as installed and even looks better that way, but I can't keep my water management trigger from going crazy 😵😄
Nice project April. Very beutiful video!!! Thank's for sharing again!!!
Love the demo jacket!
Awesome Work!
Howzabout a look at the lil house? Another fun video, well edited and an entertaining project.
You may already know of this method of stacking green firewood known as a "Holz Hausen". It works great for me here it CT. and I do not use a tarp or any cover of any type - check it out - lots of examples to be found on the internet. It is hard to believe that green firewood can be dried out using this method.
I didn't care for the firewood bin but your massive belt or drum sander was interesting.
Very nice, a great unit for evening entertaining and BBQ!
ADDED POINTS FOR THE DEMO RANCH SHIRT !!!!! :)
Nice build. Keep it up
Love the Hoodie! Demolitia!
Hope you guys and gals have a great time this week...looking forward to that video. And great work on the firewood rack...💪
Looks awesome