Projects

After some time in the wood shop, I’ve come to understand what works for me and what doesn’t. Now, it’s time to put everything together and improve my overall experience in the shop.

I wasn’t done building my Gibson Firebird V table from reclaimed white oak that I knew I wanted to build another table. My mother-in-law really liked the first table I built so I thought I’d make one for her to bring to the cottage and enjoy.

This has been a relatively long-term project, but it’s base is interesting. I have to admit it, I got lucky. My girlfriend found someone who was giving away some white oak stairs and balusters; they had been in storage for a while, and they’re dry, so I thought I’d make something like a table and maybe prepare it for some future projects.

Over the weekend, I thought I’d make a little something for my girlfriend. While at it, I thought I’d try to make some tenon and mortises — or whatever this turned out to be.

We moved into our first house on my birthday in 2019, and in 2020, we celebrated with a small group of people both our home and my birthday. We played a few games outside but I quickly noticed we needed small tables to put down our drinks while playing certain games. I found a few wood pallets and thought this was a great opportunity to create something useful at a very low cost.

Nothing says summer like spending a Saturday night around a nice fire with a couple of friends and some cold drinks. To store all that nice wood, I built a nice rack that we’ll keep most likely behind the shed. The fireplace is nearby and the she would hide it from plain view because, let’s face it, it’s not the prettiest look in the world. And if case you were wondering, this project is pretty fast to do; after all, I did do it over my lunch break.