tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32656403370894318272024-03-20T04:08:52.793-07:00Reclaimed for a Purpose- taking the old and making it new againI enjoy taking old lumber, steel, and other old discarded objects and finding new uses for them.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05631052213480530798noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265640337089431827.post-53951792983128774232015-10-10T20:43:00.003-07:002015-10-10T20:43:49.342-07:00Cedar Log BedSome friends asked me to make them a log cedar bed to which I was more than happy to give it a try. I have made several beds but a log bed would be a first.<br />
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In order to make a genuine log bed I needed a special tool for the tenon joints. I researched several of the tools for making a log bed and in the end bought the Logman X Pro 1, http://www.logcabintools.com/log-x-pro-1.html. </div>
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The wood for the bed, cedar, is all around where I live. I already had the majority of the wood cut but needed some "green" wood (wood that was freshly cut down). </div>
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Once I had all the pieces selected I began to strip the bark. There are several ways to do this but the easiest I have found is with a power washer. Simply spray the wood off with the pressure of the water and the bark easily comes off.</div>
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Some of the wood stripped.</div>
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All the wood ready to be cut.</div>
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I began with the headboard. </div>
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I laid it out for a queen size bed and screwed temporary boards to keep it at the correct measurement. </div>
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I cut the boards to go across 6 inches longer (3 inch tenons on each side) and then drilled holes to receive the tenons.</div>
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Straps were used to keep it tight while I measured and cut the vertical pieces.</div>
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Each pice needed to have the rough spots cut, sanded, and then an overall sanding. This process took some time. Depending on the piece of wood I used a variety of tools - bandsaw, grinder, or a Japanese saw.</div>
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After all pieces were cut, sanded, and holes drilled, I dry fit the headboard. </div>
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Next, it was glued together.</div>
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Once it was glued I used the straps again to keep it clamped together over night. </div>
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I repeated the process for the footboard.</div>
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After two days of drying I drilled, glued, and inserted dowels at the main tenons to add strength to the bed. </div>
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I left the bed with a natural finish only adding a wax to it. </div>
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A few finished pictures of the bed.</div>
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A picture from my friend of the bed in their home.</div>
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This was a challenging project but I was happy to do it for some great friends.</div>
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This is the one she had seen.<br />
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She wanted the basic idea with these additions; allow the stool to be able to slide under and add a drawer or two.<br />
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The idea I had for the stool was like the old piano stools that swiveled. Growing up we had one that screwed in and out for height. I remember as a kid it was so much fun to spin on. As this desk would be for a young boy I thought it would work well. <br />
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I would have to make it from scratch as I didn't have time to go and find one to repurpose. <br />
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I was going for a look something like this:<br />
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I began by making the screw section.<br />
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I had a large bolt and nut that would work perfect. I welded a plate that would attach to the bottom of the wood seat and to the bolt. <br />
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I then welded the nut to a section of pipe that was long enough to hide the bolt when screwed all the way down. </div>
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For the legs I cut some pipe to 45 degree angles and then ground them out to the contour of the pipe so they would sit flush. I then welded them to the nut/pipe section. </div>
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I then used Rust-oleum Hammered Bronze paint to paint the pieces. </div>
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For the seat I used a nice thick piece of walnut I had been saving for a few years. I cut it to size, shaped the seat slightly so it would be more comfortable to sit on, sanded progressively lighter, and then used a satin spray lacquer for the finish, 6 coats. </div>
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Once it was dried I then attached all the pieces together and here is the finished stool:</div>
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<b><u>The Desk:</u></b><br />
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The dimensions she wanted were, 42" wide x 26" deep x 30" tall.<br />
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I started with the frame. I used some 1"x2" steel tubing.<br />
I didn't show the steps in making this but it was pretty straight forward. I made the sides first, 45 degree angles welded. I made a jig so that these would be exactly square in case my cuts were a bit off as can happen with a chop saw.<br />
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Next I began work on the top. I had some wood that I originally used on a TV cart but I didn't like the cart that much so I tore it apart. It was old oak, over 100 years, that was used in a families homestead that I had picked up a few years back. </div>
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The failed table:</div>
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I ran the wood through a planer and jointer and then cut it to size. I biscuit joined and glued each edge and then clamped for a few days. </div>
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After it had dried I removed the clamps and then did some hand planing. </div>
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Since this was going to be a desk I filled all the old nail holes and gauges with Elmer's sandable wood filler and let it dry.</div>
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I then sanded with a power sander with two different grits then moved on to sanding by hand with two less aggressive grits. </div>
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I used a Rust-oleum walnut stain, let it dry, lightly sanded, and then applied the same satin spray lacquer as a finish, 6 coats. <br />
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For the drawer I found what I thought would be perfect. I was at an antique store and found this crate:<br />
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This was perfect as the boys name is, Carter.<br />
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I installed this to the bottom of the desk with some drawer slides. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05631052213480530798noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265640337089431827.post-29378691949054810322014-02-25T07:37:00.000-08:002014-02-25T08:49:17.808-08:00Vintage Window Coffee Table<div style="text-align: center;">
A while back some good friends of my wife and I asked if I would be willing to build them a coffee table for their home. They had seen one they liked that looked like the following. I was happy to do this for them.</div>
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They had two items that they were hoping I could do. They wanted it to be black and have legs that were sturdy and a bit thicker than what is on this table.</div>
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I began my search for the perfect window. About six antique stores later I found this beauty at a great price. </div>
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First I needed to get the window all cleaned and prepped for paint. </div>
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I had to remove all panes, scrape (using a mask of course), and then glue a few spots.</div>
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The next part would be to make the box, bottom of the box, and the base. I had some wood laying around that would work for these pieces. Some old 2x4's, 4x4's, and old tongue and groove wall paneling of different widths.</div>
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The box build was simple; 45 angles glued, nailed, and then 1/4" dowels to add strength. I made the box 1/4" narrower on each side so the window would stick past that distance all around.</div>
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For the bottom of the box I used old paneling with tongue and groove. </div>
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With the box and base built and the window cleaned up it was ready to paint and stain.</div>
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For the paint I used Valspar's paint and primer, black flat, and then finished it off with about six coats of Deft Clear Wood Finish. The Deft is a really nice product that leaves a very nice finish and it is fast to dry which helps in getting multiple coats on fast.</div>
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Sometimes projects don't turn out like I expect them to, this was one of those times. I didn't like the base at all. It was too small and just didn't have the look I was going for. </div>
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Once again it was a simple construction; glued, nailed, and a few screws.</div>
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This time I made it the same dimensions as the box and added a slat shelf for putting books or blankets on. </div>
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I finished painting and adding the clear finish to everything.</div>
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In order to make this table safe for the home I removed all the glass panes and replaced them with tempered glass.</div>
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First put all the panes in the window. Next insert glazing points on each pane. For my size panes I put two on each side. </div>
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To glaze a window first take a chunk of the glaze and roll it in your hands to warm it up and then start to make a long worm out of it. </div>
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I have been pretty busy with a lot of projects so I tried to do this as simple as possible. </span></div><div><br></div><div>We had an old vanity that needed way to much work to make it a usable vanity so i decided to make it into two end tables (double the gifts)!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFw40G9VFjvddrl0yl7HhbTrcpa8NyXY8uvGOiF1Kf3-EYVbcdTBQoChfugtaSMeQ4EGnPN6vqhM_yR2XuvDxjtA0-ApJQM8LjfV8oN_ULlf71sMIRz94KLaMl6_QpkjmtK8XAzsL8Hw31/s640/blogger-image-1298300036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFw40G9VFjvddrl0yl7HhbTrcpa8NyXY8uvGOiF1Kf3-EYVbcdTBQoChfugtaSMeQ4EGnPN6vqhM_yR2XuvDxjtA0-ApJQM8LjfV8oN_ULlf71sMIRz94KLaMl6_QpkjmtK8XAzsL8Hw31/s640/blogger-image-1298300036.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">First thing was to chop this puppy in half and the legs off, something my mom taught me all to well as she often did this with furniture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-09yu_vpKkniYzdCbR16YGZAysHSx80L6rX4YwUGvC_KStjAkYEW9zB1aMptTUby4SPfRzVbOcZSJgZ-Y_Wc4lpTLqTj7oCGdg49njkwxCv9uW6yBEj7PnvQr1Iv_INcHmE-ZI8OSjpP/s640/blogger-image--554991769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Another project that I needed to finish was a buffet table for our dinning room. </div>
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I wanted to do a farmhouse/industrial style table.</div>
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I had some old oak 1 x 8's planks, 6 x 6 cedar fir posts, some 1 x 2 1/2 metal tubing, and two old milk baskets that I planned on using. </div>
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I drew up a simple plan of what I wanted, but make sure you check measurements more than once! I was supposed to subtract 10" from the depth of the table but ended up adding 10". So the table that was supposed to end up being a buffet table has ended up being something different. </div>
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The table would have the 6 x 6's as legs, the metal as banding on bottom and top with another banding on the table top, then wood in the middle of the top banding, and finally some wood across the bottom banding for the metal baskets to go on. </div>
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I had to start with welding the metal tubing to create the banding for the bottom and the top. </div>
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Next was the tedious task of notching the 6 x 6's for the metal banding to recess into. </div>
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To do this I chose to use my circular saw set at 1" depth (the depth of the metal) and created several cuts.</div>
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Once the cuts are made simply knock them out with a hammer.</div>
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Next I had to assemble. The metal bands were attached into the notches on the legs and then I welded a band to the top to create a metal edge for the top of the table. I then attached the 1 x 8 planks to finish the top.</div>
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For the base, where the metal baskets would sit, I used some old 1x's and spaced them a few inches part on the metal. </div>
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The finished table...</div>
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The table didn't end up becoming a buffet table but instead became a new table for our sunroom. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05631052213480530798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265640337089431827.post-7799965386701280062013-09-23T21:18:00.000-07:002013-09-23T21:18:56.564-07:00Weekend Projects - MirrorSo I hope that no one else is like me in that I have a problem with starting projects without finishing the previous one first. Because of this problem I have many projects that need to get done ASAP as we are about to have a baby girl and things need to be done!<br />
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So this past weekend I decided to get them done, or at least give it my best effort. <br />
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One of them was to finish our guest bathroom which meant making a mirror, or at least framing one. <br />
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I had an old mirror that came off an old dresser that we threw away. It was just the mirror itself so i needed to make a frame for it.<br />
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I started with some 1x4's that were left over from trimming out our windows (another blog entry possibly) and used these for the main part of the frame. </div>
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I cut them so the 1x4's would overlap the mirror on all sides by 1".</div>
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Once cut I made sure they would be square and then off to the table saw.</div>
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In order for the mirror to sit flush on the back I had to cut out the back of the 1x4's and used the table saw to do this. </div>
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With all the wood cut, slots made, and an initial sanding it was time for joining them together. </div>
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I used the Kreg system (I mentioned how this works in a previous blog) and glue to join these together. The Kreg makes tight, square, and even joints when done correctly. </div>
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Testing the mirror for fit...and it fits well.</div>
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Next I used some left over molding and attached it to the face of the 1x4's with some trim nails.</div>
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I then filled all the holes with Elmers wood filler. This stuff works great. It is made with wood sawdust, dries, fast, sands great, and can be painted or stained.</div>
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Once I finished sanded I panted the frame with Rustoleum Metallic Oil Rubbed Bronze Spray paint. </div>
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I found the tripod at my local antique store for $45. It looks like an old army tripod of some sort. It is a pretty cool tripod. </div>
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The Light: All I had to do was take out the guts and install a UL light socket, cord, and switch (all from Lowes for $9). The socket was attached right through the back of the light.</div>
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Light to Tripod pole: This had to be manufacture. I took a 1 1/2" round tube (the size of the tripod's hole) and welded a washer to the top of it so that the light could be attached. </div>
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Once the socket, plug, and switch were installed, the pole attached to the lamp, and the hole thing assembled this is how it turned out. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05631052213480530798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265640337089431827.post-56045859161492199172013-09-05T20:46:00.000-07:002013-09-05T20:46:13.374-07:00Reclaimed Apple Crates for Kitchen CabinetAround April of this year I began a kitchen remodel that still has some finishing touches yet to be done. I have been wanting to share it but would rather wait until it is completed. Until then I thought I would share a cabinet that I made for the remodel. <br />
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We were given a bunch of old Hospital cabinets from the 70's I am guessing, not sure, and they are pretty nice cabinets. They are all metal except for the top cabinets which have glass doors which we really like. <br />
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As with any old cabinet set we had to make these cabinets work for our kitchen. We only had 5 base cabinets and 4 upper cabinets. </div>
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They all fit well but there was one area next to the refrigerator that was too large to leave open, and we were out of base cabinets. I was thinking of buying a wood cabinet and painting it the same color but thought it would look like I was trying to make it match. So I took a trip to a local antique store. </div>
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There is this guy in Vienna, MO that has almost anything old. He has about 5 large buildings just jam packed. I went looking for something that would do the job and came back with three old apple crates.</div>
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This is what the cabinet looks like, it still needs the base trim put on. </div>
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There is a small area between the crate cabinet and the metal cabinet for storing cutting boards.<br />
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The construction wasn't to difficult. I made a simple cabinet shell out of 3/4" plywood just large enough for the crates to fit. </div>
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Next I used 16" drawer slides to install the drawers. These can be purchased at any hardware store and have directions on the back.</div>
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One package will include all hardware to install one drawer; two sets of slides and screws.</div>
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These are easy to install. The slide for the cabinet is attached flush on the face of the cabinet (this has trim that was attached afterwards) and flush with the base of the drawer. </div>
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The slide for the drawer is attached flush at the face of the drawer, or right at the back of the drawer front, and about an inch up from the bottom.<br />
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The slides have stops built into them so the drawers don't come flying out when little ones like my kids pull on them.<br />
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All I had to do to the crates to prep them for being drawers was put a few coats of polyurethane on to protect the paper advertising, put some drawer pulls on, and some trim on the edges.</div>
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The drawer pulls were all items I had laying around:</div>
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The drawer face trim (some old wood I had):</div>
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The finished product, well almost finished.</div>
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Every boy needs a sandbox right? It was time to build the boys one. Once again I tried to find items to reuse instead of going out and buying lumber. <br />
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We had some old oak 6x6's that would work great. <br />
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First was the excavation which CJ helped with and Moses watched.<br />
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I failed to take pictures of the build but it was pretty simple:</div>
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I leveled the ground out and then laid the posts. To screw them together I used my new favorite lag/timber screws, TimberLok</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05631052213480530798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265640337089431827.post-26161961049349268212013-09-01T13:37:00.001-07:002013-09-01T13:37:53.073-07:00Reading Nook In Boys RoomFor a while now I have wanted to build a spot in CJ and Moses' room for them to sit and read, a loft type area.<br />
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I have been putting it off but now that we are having our third child it was time to get the room finished.<br />
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I was at Menards a few weeks ago and out back in the pick up area I saw about 4 pallets of random wood stacked about 6 or 7 feet high. When I inquired they said it was $50 a pallet. It was either left over, cut offs, or just random pieces. I bought one pallet that had a lot of good wood and more than enough to build the boys reading area.<br />
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It is worth it to look in the bargain areas sometimes apparently.<br />
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And this is what it looks like right now:</div>
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I am basically making a loft area on top with a ladder going up and a simple railing. Underneath will be a little hiding place as there will be a book case built in front of the square opening. </div>
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I still have to add the book case, a light underneath, and stain it all.<br />
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All the joints on the railing were made with the Kreg System, <a href="http://www.kregtool.com/default.html">http://www.kregtool.com/default.html</a>, my new favorite tool! It makes pocket screw holes that then when screwed together make nice square joints, and it is fast and simple.</div>
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They sell different setups and at the time I bought the bigger set but since then they have come out with a new one that is even nicer.</div>
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The system works with stock wood from 1/2" up to 1 1/2".<br />
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Just adjust the system, clamp one piece of the wood in and drill some holes.<br />
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The special bit that comes with the system drills an angled hole (this is how the system is set up) and a pilot hole for the screw.<br />
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Kreg also makes other tools to aid in making perfectly lined up joints. This "C" clamp keeps the wood flush while screwing.<br />
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The system comes with an extra long square head bit that works with the Kreg screws and is long enough to screw into the pocket the drill bit makes.<br />
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I bought a Kreg variety screw pack but they can be bought in individual types.<br />
The screws have a large flat head that helps pull the wood in tight to the other piece.<br />
I haven't tried but I don't believe a regular screw will do as good a job.<br />
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Thought I would share something I did when we first moved into our home. We added an addition off the back of the house, to be used as a sun/family room, in which we added a woodstove as well. Since there would be the woodstove we thought the room could use a bit more of a rustic look and so I wanted to add a plank floor, something like this which I had seen in someone else's home. </div>
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After calculating the cost for even a simple pine floor with 1 x 12 boards I decided it would be too much money. I decided to try to reuse a bunch of old 1x's instead, all different lengths, widths, colors, and types of wood.</div>
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How it originally looked after it was completed:</div>
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How it looked during the construction of built in window seats/storage:</div>
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The floor wasn't really all that hard to do. I sorted all my 1x's according to widths so that all runs would have the same dimension wood. Then I started to nail them down with square head nails to give it that more rustic look. </div>
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Once nailed I rented a large floor sander and sanded about 5 times with different grit of sandpaper until all the wood was level and smooth on top. </div>
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Once sanded I used bulls eye oil based poly and a roller to apply. I put about 8 coats on to give it a strong durable finish. </div>
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The floor has been used for about 5 years now and still looks great and is holding up wonderful.</div>
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The sunroom gets quite a bit of use and will soon be opened up to our new playroom/schoolroom which is under construction now.</div>
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We needed some more storage for our boys toys as we are about to have our third child, a girl! We are going to be putting our boys in the same room and redoing the third room for baby Karis so it was time to make room. I thought this cabinet would do the trick and so began the redo.<br />
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First I wanted to ad a base to this as it looked like it lacked something:<br />
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I made a simple 2x4 base on the bottom and then added some old crown that I had saved from the dumpster.<br />
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I wire-brushed and sanded the rough spots all over to clean it up then gave it a light spray with a paint close to the original color. I didn't want to loose the old look, just freshen it up. After the paint I added a spray poly to give it a finished look.<br />
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The inside of the cabinet and the shelves were cleaned and then sprayed with polyurethane.<br />
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We wanted to make it fun for the boys so we added a bit of decor to the outside. We were leaning toward adding some antique toy signs but went with an old car theme. We looked all over for original signage but couldn't find any and ended up buying a few signs from Hobby Lobby for 50% off. <br />
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I found an old car handle and old tractor light at an antique store to add to it. The handle just had to be shined up but the light was a bit more work.<br />
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I had to sand it, spray paint it, and add all new guts. I still need to change the bulb out to a better one and adjust the location of the bulb but for now it works.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05631052213480530798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265640337089431827.post-87939314101484238382013-02-24T12:50:00.002-08:002013-02-24T12:50:14.737-08:00His and Her DesksOur home is not a very large home, about 1,500 square feet, an old modular home with 7 foot ceilings. It may be on the smaller size but we love it.<br />
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Because it is small we don't have a lot of space beyond the things we absolutely need, so space for a study for me and craft room/study for my wife would be luxuries as is the case for most families I imagine.<br />
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We found some areas that would work for study areas but would need smaller desks to fit the spaces. <br />
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I made Cristina's out of an old sowing machine base, which are easy to find at antique stores for around $20, and part of a trashed entertainment center. <br />
I removed most of the sewing machine parts just leaving the sides and the back.<br />
The top is the side of the entertainment center stripped, sanded multiple times, and then clear poly'd five times to give it a smooth hard finish. It is oak. <br />
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Mine is one I designed and made from old lumber; oak, cedar, fir and pine. Simple construction on top and bottom then several coats of poly. <br />
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One thing that I really like is that in order to go into the room there are three steps down into the room, about 6 feet wide, which makes it feel like a private room even though it is wide open to the dining room. The only problem with the steps is that for older people and little people (our kids) it is a bit hard to walk down. So I needed to make a railing. <br />
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I wanted to make it out of wood and steel, this much I knew, as for the rest it was created as I made it. I did want to use 100% old material as well.<br />
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To make it I first had to figure out the angles and to do this i made a simple rail out of wood and screwed it together so that my angles would be right. Then I welded an angle template that I used as I cut and welded the metal. </div>
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I used 1x2 steel for the uprights, 1x1 steel for angle brackets holding the wood rail and for the two parts parallel with the stairs, and 2" flat steel for the middle rail. </div>
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There is a middle rail for the 'little' people and the wood rail is for the 'big' people. The metal rail is two flat pieces I welded end to end to make it long enough and then heated and bent the end. </div>
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The wood is an old piece of oak I cut, sanded, routed edges, and then oiled. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05631052213480530798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265640337089431827.post-4281105576971323112013-01-28T15:21:00.000-08:002013-09-01T11:01:40.948-07:00Simple Farmhouse BedSo my wife and I decided to redo our room a while back and part of the redo included a new bed. Bought beds are far to expensive, for good quality, and so I decided to make one. I had seen several different types of designs and had an idea of what I wanted.<br />
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Recently I had picked up some old wood from an individual on Craigslist and found several pieces that I thought would work (below picture), fir, cedar, and pine.<br />
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The 4x6's were used as the posts. Onto each post I then attached a 2x2 to which the 1x's were attached for the back and main part of the headboard and footboard. After the horizontal boards were attached to the 2x's I trimmed out around the edges with 1x2's and then finished off the top of head and footboard with a 1x6.</div>
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There was quite a bit of finish sanding to do and then I finished it with several clear coats of satin poly with sanding in between each coat. </div>
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The bed rails were simply made with 2x6's that were lap jointed and then connected with lags. Overall it ended up looking pretty good and is nice and solid. </div>
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One of my most recent projects was what I like to call the Well Table. We have a sunroom that we enjoy sitting in and recently added some windows seats. We thought it would be nice to have a small table in there to sit and play games on or do crafts with the kids. </div>
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One of my brothers had given me a butcher block counter from a home remodel he had done and it had been sitting in the garage for a while. It was the perfect size but I didn't have a base and it needed some work to make it look good again. </div>
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I went to a local antique dealer, who has many items that I would love to get, and searched his many many buildings for the perfect base. I new I wanted something metal. Finally at the back of one of the larger buildings I saw this metal base with a round wooden cyliner on it. I had no idea what a great find it was. It was the handle from an old well, similar to the one in the picture. </div>
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I stripped, sanded, and refinished the butcher block and then cleaned the base and sealed with a spray on poly to give it a clean look. I attached the block to the base and now it is ready to go. I did have it so it turned but decided it would be best to have it remain solid. </div>
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