If there’s one thing our dog Ollie loves, it’s finding the perfect stick, so I thought it would be fun to make him his very own dog stick library, with enough room to share with all the neighbourhood dogs too!
This was such a simple little project to make using my Bosch DIY tools, and I love that it’s both cute and useful. We popped it out near the street and the kids collected a whole bundle of sticks to fill it up.
What I used
For this project I used:
- Timber for the base, sides and back
- Timber dowel (I used an old coat rack cut in half)
- Exterior screws
- Exterior timber paint
- Bosch drill/driver
- Bosch circular saw
- Bosch sander
- Paint brush or mini roller
- Lettering or a stencil for the ‘Stick Library’ sign
Making the stick library
I wanted the design to be really simple: essentially an open timber box with some hooks to hold the sticks.
- I started by cutting the timber pieces to size using my Bosch saw.
- Once everything was cut, I gave the edges and surfaces a quick sand so they were nice and smooth.
- Next, I assembled the base, back and sides using my Bosch drill/driver and exterior screws. I then screwed in the coat rack hooks.
- Once the structure was finished, I painted the whole thing with exterior paint and added a stick library hanging sign.
Turns out my daughters use this as much as Ollie does!
