Gifts that You Can Build  Craft attractive wooden presents for everyone on your list: a heat-shaped jewelry box, shadow boxes, serving trays and an attractive and practical storage bench.

Build a Basic Case of Shelves  Although the shelf case in this project is designed specifically for DVDs, you can alter the dimensions and basic design to suit whatever stuff you want it to hold. The whole thing is constructed from No.1 select pine and a plywood back. The shelves are joined with pocket holes and self-tapping screws—a fast and strong way to join finish carpentry. Here's how to take it from a stack of boards to the final product.