Bozzlife: Building something big
It is usually a pretty good weekend for me if I get the chance to bust out one of my favorite power tools. Table saws scare me (I really like my hands and fingers), so most of my projects get completed with my trusty miter saw.
I wouldn't call myself a world class wood-worker, but I am mildly dangerous and I occasionally create some practical and decent looking pieces. My greatest accomplishment would either be the desk I made for my wife (that I have now taken over) or the shelves I made and posted about close to a year ago.
If you look really closely, you can see my old grill in the background behind the folding chairs. One of the things I loved about that grill was the fact it had a folding shelf on the side of it.
In an effort to save a little bit of money, you can see the new grill I bought does not have a shelf. I figured I could make my own for less than it would cost to buy the grill with one attached.
Spoiler Alert It didn't turn out pretty, but at a low cost of $10 for some screws, I did in fact spend far less than I would have buying the other grill.
I am a big fan of reclaimed lumber. Not the fancy barn stuff you see people selling at flea markets for insane prices though. I am talking about the pile of leftover scraps that lived in the corner of our garage growing up. Pieces of wood that could be used for anything and everything because they were scrap so who really cares.
When @mrsbozz and I had our deck redone, we demolished the old one ourselves to save some money. Channeling my dad, I kept a bunch of the left over 2x4's and 2x6's in the corner of my garage. I knew the end product was going to end up being pretty heavy, but since it was free wood I didn't really care.
I started out making the frames for the top shelf and the bottom shelf as you can see in the picture above.
You can't tell from the picture, but the wood wasn't nearly as straight as I thought it was going to be. I had to use my circular saw to shave a little bit off two of the legs to make the whole thing stand level without wobbling.
I was starting to run out of wood for the tops of the shelves too, so I had to add some spaces to the bottom shelf to make my wood stretch farther. In the end, I am pretty happy with it. I added some hooks to the side of it and I actually used it that night while I was grilling.
It is heavy and to save my bad back I used my hand cart to move it out to the grilling area.
Looking back, it is probably a little higher than I had originally intended, but I wanted something that I could easily place plates of food and other items on without having to stoop down too far. Someday maybe I will recreate it with some higher quality wood but for now, I think it will get the job done quite nicely.
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TrufflePigNice craftmanship :) I do love DYI over bought stuff, give so much more satisfaction...
great handiwork and it will do all you need and save you a lot from what you would have to pay to buy one
Thank you! Yes, it will definitely get the job done!
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Making the best of it
Thank you!
Looks good buddy. One of the things I dislike about my transient lifestyle is my inability to have a workshop of sorts
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Thank you! Our new house has a garage that is much more conducive to this sort of thing. It is one of the reasons I feel in love with the house.
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I am so envious!!!
Nothing worse than when you have a Weber Kettle grill and nowhere to put utensils and pans.
LOVE this table!
Thanks, I appreciate it! Yeah, that was the biggest drawback, but the model with the table was $60 more and didn't come with all of the accessories.
nice one @bozz, ... I'm a good one for buying the hardware but rarely get round to using it. if ever I do get round to using it, .. ill have everything already. that's my plan! :-)
Sounds like a great plan to me!
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Your table really looks great! So much nicer when you've made something yourself with your own specs, I'd love one like this!
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