I done it. Fixing things that aren't broke

[swampratt]

I will put this under stupid things because I have busted things laying around that need fixin' and I tackle this.
I usually do not do that so I guess I am getting older and not wiser or maybe the wife is rubbing off on me as she likes pretty things for some reason.

Well I went and built a cedar top for the movable island in the kitchen.
The old white/green formica top was working just fine.

But I had built a cedar bench to sit at and the top will match the bench.

The top is not installed yet as I just put the first coat of Shinola on it.
These started as a dead cedar that I cut down.

 

[trbii]

Beautiful wood. That will be nice. Custom made.

 

[turkeyrun]

That was a big cedar. My sinuses are stopping me up just looking at the pics.

 

[SoonerP226]

That was a big cedar. My sinuses are stopping me up just looking at the pics.

Part of me wants to say it’s beautiful wood and workmanship, and part of me just wants to kill it with fire.

 

[THAT Gurl]

It's beautiful!! You've done a great job with that big hunk of wood!

 

[swampratt]

Thanks that table top is made from 3 pieces of wood glued and doweled together and is just 5" narrower than the formica top.
It needed to be a bit narrower though.
My planer will only do a 12" wide piece of wood these were just under that.

 

[hunter966]

I like’em both, ya did a good job on them.

 

[sklfco]

This isn’t stupid stuff, very nice work is what it is.
That limb on the back, you are planning a hook to hang the bucket of ice for beverages..right

 

[swampratt]

Hang my hat on so the sweat can dry nicely.
But I like your idea better @sklfco

Maybe I need to make a wooden barrel to hang on it.

 

[sklfco]

Couple of 3-4” limbs planked out of the same dead tree
Flatten the rebar to wrap the bucket
Yup. Folks be fighting over that after your done with it in this life fer sure!