Project by DustyInOhio | posted 08-04-2014 08:56 PM | 1755 views | 1 time favorited | 4 comments | ![]() |
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Let me give you some back ground….my father had about 700 2×4s cut between 13 and 15 inches long…I won’t bother getting into why….when I would go visit I would constantly drive away pondering what to do with this pile of seemingly useless “fire wood”. I pulled into my driveway and looked at my ugly concrete front porch, then it hit me. After about 5 rough sketches, this is what I came up with. All of the 2×4s needed ripped to 3” wide and cut to 12” long. IT TOOK A VERY LONG TIME. I am aware that this is not fine wood working, however it was a labor of love. Despite its many imperfections (primarily my unwillingness to plain over 400 boards to the same thickness) I am very proud of my 3 week journey. If you want a deck that no one else has or is willing to piece together…HERE IT IS. Thanks for looking.
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BCDesign
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#1 posted 08-04-2014 09:10 PM
Wow that was alot of work!i like the way it looks and i bet no one else has a porch like that!
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#2 posted 08-05-2014 01:19 PM
I love stuff like this, and I disagree that it’s not fine woodworking. Sure, the joint tolerances don’t need to be as tight as a piece of cabinetry, but it took a designer’s eye and a woodworker’s passion to transform a pile of cutoffs into a beautiful porch. Great job!
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#3 posted 08-05-2014 02:05 PM
That’s very attractive.
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#4 posted 08-05-2014 04:31 PM
I really like it! It looks “fine” to me. I have long been fascinated by the end-grain floors that some have done.
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