https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/40a5e7e8-3e75-46dc-95db-7edc4100827a Senior technical editor Mark Powers shows how to build a copper pipe log cart. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Ferrying firewood to the hearth just got a lot easier with this durable cart. A sturdy plywood base rests on an open framework of copper pipes that makes loading logs a cinch. The addition of casters allows for smooth transport. It's a good way to keep smaller cuts dry and stacked in an orderly manner, and the copper is elegant enough to store hearthside even when a fire isn't blazing. Cost: About $111 Time: 3 hours Difficulty: Easy Shopping List for How to Build a Log Holder: 3/4-inch copper pipe: Get 15 feet, 3/4-inch copper tee fittings: Get eight, 3/4-inch copper elbows: Get eight, 3/4-inch copper pipe straps: Get two, 3/4-inch plywood: Get a quarter sheet, 1/4-by-3/4-inch shelf-edge trim: Get 6 feet, 3-inch steel casters: Get four, 7/8-inch self-tapping pan-head screws, 5/8-inch multimetal or brass screws, 1/4-by-1 1/4-inch carriage bolts with nuts and washers, Wood glue, Super glue, Fast-setting polyurethane glue, Tools for How to Build a Log Holder: Tape measure, Pipe cutter, Drill/driver, 1/16-inch pilot bit, 1/4-inch drill bit, Wrench, Cut list: ¾-inch copper-pipe crosspieces: four each @ 18 inches ¾-inch copper-pipe base coupling pieces: six each @ 3½ inches ¾-inch copper-pipe uprights: four each @ 14 inches ¾-inch copper-pipe top coupling pieces: four each @ 5½ inches ¾-inch copper-pipe top-center coupling pieces: two each @ 1½ inches ¾-inch plywood deck: one @ 12 by 19¾ inches ¼-by-¾-inch shelf-edge trim mitered to fit the plywood deck: four pieces Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House INSIDER to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: https://bit.ly/2GPiYbH Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/streaming-app Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Build a Log Holder | This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:24:38 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/40a5e7e8-3e75-46dc-95db-7edc4100827a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.