Made entirely from 1x2 pine. Ripped into thirds for the shelf slats. Pocket holes. Glue. Brads and glue for the shelf slats.
That is some beautiful craftsmanship. I’m sure better than the one she saw on Amazon.
I’d say about $30 better
Don’t be so cheap, it’s a whole 50% better!
Are you me, but with better skill? I do this all the time but the end result is like Homer Simpson’s spice rack.
As the son of an avid woodworker and the grandson of a cabinetmaker, I completely understand this comment.
Bah, I could do that for $200 in only a week or two.
I could probably do it for $800 and never finish it.
hah ! I spent all my retirement money on the power tools and never even started the woodwork
Real pros use chisels only, just as the Jesus intended
don’t fuck with the jesus !
So instead of a cheap Amazon furniture she got a more valuable hand made one. Seems like a good deal to me
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!
The last trip to buy pots to separate the existing overgrown succulents also brought home a new succulent. Soooo…
Like when I went to get some mulch for my new gooseberry bushes and walked out with 4 blueberry bushes.
I feel seen and attacked at the same time
You might have to go back for some sulfur for the blueberry bushes. At which point you should buy some serviceberry bushes.
This is almost exactly how I got a blueberry bush.
I say “I” but actually the rabbits got a new blueberry bush.
I’d like to see you’re wife’s version of this post.
“Finally got all my plants organized, so happy with the result!”
Oh. I guess I thought it would be funnier.
“Finally got all my wacky, zany plants organized, so happy with the result!”
Look what my awesome husband made for me!
His wife obviously is a plant hoarder. She’ll probably buy the Amazon one, too, and overload both with innocent, helpless seedlings.
That monster.
A forklift-themed party? That sounds awesome haha
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.
Nice work! $90 and the satisfaction of having built something yourself! Did/ are you thinking of staining it given the wateringv situation?
I already coated with paste wax. Should be enough, we’ll see.
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.
Thanks for the suggestions. I used a paste wax, hoping that went on thick enough to do something.
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!
That shelf looks amazing. Good job. What was your wife’s reaction ? Did she give it a rating?
7/10, would’ve been better if she didn’t have to remind me to make it so many times
This is beautiful! I would be so touched if my partner went to all this trouble to make me something like this.
Looks good, though. Hope it was a fun build.
Looks great! Did you at least get to buy a few new tools out of it as well?
I used the tools I bought earlier to justify those purchases
That tiny bit of pine wood cost 90 dollaroos?! Christ, no wonder I can never afford to make anything :-(
That’s like, 6 full weeks of house electricity payments right there, haha.
That’s some cheap electricity
You may benefit from a energy efficient fridge. Old appliances can cost a lot of extra energy (or are using AC/Electric Heating, that will cost extra of course).
If he had bought a sheet and ripped his own slats on a table saw it’d have been cheaper. But then he’d have to have a table saw. Fabrication is mostly front loaded. If you aren’t equipped for it then economies of scale is working against you.
