Monthly Archives: March 2011

More hairpin legs with new bender

I bought a metal bender a few weeks ago for $90 (I just noticed it’s actually on sale right now for $79, son of a bitch I want my $11) to hopefully make my projects a little easier. I’ve always … Continue reading

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Springs Preserve and Cactus Joe’s

The Springs Preserve was having a plant sale this last weekend and since we’ve never been there and always wanted to go and there was supposedly cactus for sale, we went and checked it out. There was a ton of … Continue reading

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Birdcage light

I got this old birdcage about two years ago and decided I needed a light for the guestroom/den so I whipped up this light out of it yesterday after work. I took the top off the cage and drilled the … Continue reading

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Scrap wood credenza

I built this credenza out of scrap wood from my dad’s cabinet shop a few months ago. I got the idea for building all of this scrap-wood stuff from all of the off-fall material that we have accumulated at the … Continue reading

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Floating walnut credenza

I made this floating credenza about 9 months ago for all of our media stuff and movies. It’s made out of walnut and white plexiglass. the walnut cost $80 and the plexiglass was something I saved from a dumpster at … Continue reading

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Shaping the yard and driveway

We rented a backhoe last weekend to carve out the driveway and use the fill dirt around the house. The guy just dropped it off without really explaining anything but I figured out the controls pretty easily. We carved out … Continue reading

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More DIY potence style lamps

I made a DIY potence style lamp a few weeks ago after seeing one and getting curious if I could do it or not. Last weekend I made a few more for a friend and my mom. I did a … Continue reading

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