Project by TheJollyCarver | posted 05-30-2018 09:07 PM | 1008 views | 0 times favorited | 6 comments | ![]() |
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A little table I made out of some scraps. Most of the table is made out of a set of drawers that came from a counter unit that I found at the dump, though the legs are made out of old deck railing.
It was a pretty quick and dirty project. The table top is made out of the front pieces of 4 drawers that just needed a bit of planning along the sides to they would sit flush. Then, after sanding off the old finish and smoothing them out, I gave it a Gunstock stain and finished with my homemade beeswax and mineral oil sealer. the table “skirt” is actually a whole drawer, minus the front piece and the bottom, so that ended up being my template from which all the other dimensions were based since I decided not to take it apart. The shelf and support pieces were made from another drawer which, once I cut off the edges that connected them, were already the perfect length, having the exact same dimensions as the top “skirt”. the only pieces of wood I actually needed to measure were the legs.
I decided to paint most of it because the legs were a different kind of wood and the other pieces were plywood, so the stain would not have looked even. but I stained the top because I liked the look of those drawer front’s, which must have been from a pretty old counter unit as they looked quite rough, but once I sanded them down I liked the rustic look.
Plus I like the look of the 2 different colours.
-- NON QVOD MANEAT, SED QVOD ADIMIMVS
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Woodknack
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#1 posted 05-31-2018 01:52 AM
Looks well constructed, good job.
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therealSteveN
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#2 posted 05-31-2018 03:22 AM
What is your intended use, looks like it would easily hold a table top grill if you had a sheltered place to keep it.
Nice job, saving wood is a noble cause.
Thanks for posting.
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Ivan
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#3 posted 05-31-2018 07:48 AM
Nice design, I like that green colour too.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
TheJollyCarver
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#4 posted 05-31-2018 01:38 PM
Thanks.
I have it holding a couple planters in my sun porch. growing some herbs and mini tomatoes that will nee to be replanted outside soon.
it’s called tea green if your interested. got it with an eggshell finish, though I don’t usually paint my projects so I kind of just spitballed that.
thanks for the feedback everyone
-- NON QVOD MANEAT, SED QVOD ADIMIMVS
helluvawreck
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#5 posted 05-31-2018 03:00 PM
This is a very nice rustic table. Congratulations.
-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com
oldnovice
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#6 posted 05-31-2018 05:53 PM
Good looking table!
You never know how useful a little table like this is until you need one.
-- "It's fine in practise but it will never work in theory"
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