project's not dead...just dealing with a lot of "life stuff" between illnesses, puppy, kid is home all day on summer break, etc. i'm lucky if i get 2 hours to myself anymore on a saturday.
i did finally get the counter done. it was quite a bit more to deal with than i expected...about 3 inches too wide to run through my DeWalt planer so i had to flatten it out the old fashioned way, just an antique Stanley jack plane, a lot of sweat, and a sore arm followed by a long pass with a high grit belt on a borrowed belt sander. its not 100% billiard flat, but its smooth and has plenty of made-by-hand charm. yet another case of me having to remind myself i'm not building a freakin lunar rover, it just has to hold a stove and plates and keep my beer within easy reach.
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the whole thing is a minagerie of cast-offs and reclaimed old junk sprinkled with some good stuff. the "sky" is a poplar bed rail and the "ground" is oak bookshelves taken from furniture that was being junked from Jen's childhood room. you can see the original veneer color on the counter edge. the "mountains" are hickory/walnut shorts from woodshop projects and i'm still getting mileage out of my stash of grandpa's walnut trim.
it needs a little cleanup on the leading edge to cover some gaps at the side, and then a nice thick coat of poly and let 'er rip.
i did finally get the counter done. it was quite a bit more to deal with than i expected...about 3 inches too wide to run through my DeWalt planer so i had to flatten it out the old fashioned way, just an antique Stanley jack plane, a lot of sweat, and a sore arm followed by a long pass with a high grit belt on a borrowed belt sander. its not 100% billiard flat, but its smooth and has plenty of made-by-hand charm. yet another case of me having to remind myself i'm not building a freakin lunar rover, it just has to hold a stove and plates and keep my beer within easy reach.
the whole thing is a minagerie of cast-offs and reclaimed old junk sprinkled with some good stuff. the "sky" is a poplar bed rail and the "ground" is oak bookshelves taken from furniture that was being junked from Jen's childhood room. you can see the original veneer color on the counter edge. the "mountains" are hickory/walnut shorts from woodshop projects and i'm still getting mileage out of my stash of grandpa's walnut trim.
it needs a little cleanup on the leading edge to cover some gaps at the side, and then a nice thick coat of poly and let 'er rip.
2010 Civic Si
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT