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Re Large size traditional style Picnic Table.   I've just finished making this picnic table and I'm very pleased with the result. I made it out of oak 2 1/4" finished planed thickness. So it should last for years and years. I live in Italy and am fortunate that I got all the wood virtually free from a manufacturer of oak wine barrels ( the really big ones!) all the oak that he rejects because they have a slight problem eg knots or small fissures I buy for the price of firewood i.e.approx $10 for 220 pound (100kg).
One problem that I did find fortunately very early in the construction was that your excellent plans and instructions had a fundamental error. The conversion of imperial versus metric measurement was wrong. In Italy I work in metres but on this design I had to work in inches which worked out perfectly OK.
Now looking forward to the next project and keep up this excellent web site I know that it gives lots of people like me a lot of pleasure.
Best regards Victor Rupik Italy (the most beautiful country in the world! ;)

Re Buildeazy.com.   You website is awesome..
thank you very much for offering your expertise to us simple folk who can not change a lightbulb your illustrations and instructions are great and very helpful
Thank you
Luis and Perla Lerma

Re Chicken Coop.   Hi, Just wanted to say thanks to you. Through your website I got the inspiration to build my own hen house. It was a lot cheaper than commercially available ones and was specific to my needs. I now have four hens and they laid their first egg today. Great.
Thanks, MickE

Re Hexagonal Picnic Table.   Our Home Owners association loved the design and are currently building two tables completely out of 2X6 treated lumber (no 2X4) based on other posted comments. Our goal is to make this a long term and sturdy table - ACHIEVED!!! Unfortunately, we tried using a 10" miter saw but that could not cut all the way through a 2x6 on a 30 degree angle. We ended up using the circular hand saw. The directions were lacking where describing how to make the bevel cuts on the center braces. I would recommend that directions state to rough cut the wood to length plus 2 inches, cut the bevels (30 degree cut first) flip board up right, and then cut 1 inch over with 30 degree cut again (Giving a 90 degree angle), complete by cutting 60 degree angle on opposite side to length. There is no way to cut 60 degrees with the board laying flat due to saw limitations. Definitely a two person operation. We did not have a table saw which would have made it safer to use. Total cost for project (LOWES) using all 2X6 treated lumber was $350 for both tables combined!

Re Simple Garden Stool.   Hi folks, I just wanted to say that the simple garden stool instructions couldn't have been easier. I'd been wanting a bench for my patio, and decided it would be cheapest to build one myself. A little searching turned up the plan on your website, and it was just what was needed for my skill level.
I had never done any carpentry in my 41 years, but after getting my cedar cut at my local lumber supplier and picking up a miter saw, it was a snap. Plus, my wife was very impressed!
Thanks for inspiring me and giving me the help I needed!
Sincerely, Bill Doyle

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