Made entirely from 1x2 pine. Ripped into thirds for the shelf slats. Pocket holes. Glue. Brads and glue for the shelf slats.

  • @tooclose104@lemmy.ca
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    911 year ago

    Are you me, but with better skill? I do this all the time but the end result is like Homer Simpson’s spice rack.

  • @Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    So instead of a cheap Amazon furniture she got a more valuable hand made one. Seems like a good deal to me

  • @Blastasaurus@lemm.ee
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    471 year ago

    Hey have you ever considered acquiring more succulents?

    I am a carpenter. I bought a jewelry rack for my partner off amazon. It broke in 2 months.

    I assure you your time and effort will not go to waste as this is going to last a million times longer. Not to mention the brownie points!

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      I was gonna say! One of my friends had a mango-themed party. He didn’t even particularly love mangos; it was just a nice unified theme.

  • Swaziboy
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    341 year ago

    Nice work! $90 and the satisfaction of having built something yourself! Did/ are you thinking of staining it given the wateringv situation?

  • @lipilee@feddit.nl
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    311 year ago

    my guess is yours look like what your wife wanted, wheres the amazon one would have looked like utter shit (also the quality), and nothing like the pictures on the site. so well done man.

      • Che Banana
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        91 year ago

        On top of all that you had a nice weekend working on a hobby you enjoy. Can’t put a price tag on that.

  • @The_v@lemmy.world
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    251 year ago

    Very nice looking. Given the numbers of plants, the next project should be a nice double-paned glass greenhouse. It will be cheap only $20K or so :-).

    Did you toss a finish on that? Pine plus water will not age well. On projects like that spraying is much more time efficient. I would use a lacquer personally if the weather outside is appropriate. It requires lots of ventilation but dries fast. I use three coats on stuff that needs to be water resistant. Five coats for stuff like aquarium stands.

    When I apply it, I open all the doors in the garage and put a fan on as well as wearing a respirator. Damn stuff is pungent but I love the results.

  • Sagrotan
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    221 year ago

    So much nicer than Amazon or Ikea. Bah, fuck that crap, do anything yourself. I’m in the process of making a sofa because they’re painfully expensive or total crap here, learning to sew and anything about upholstery foam. Free yourself from the corporate tyranny & make it all yourself!

  • @sara@lemmy.today
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    201 year ago

    This is beautiful! I would be so touched if my partner went to all this trouble to make me something like this.