"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
05/05/2020 at 10:24 • Filed to: None
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"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
05/05/2020 at 10:24 • Filed to: None | 7
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I built a bench.
It’s very solid.
Also buit another sawhorse.
Going to build 2 end tables half the length of the bench these are firepit furniture.
Tripper
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 10:39 |
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OOO nice! Please post pics of the finished product! I’m looking for inspiration for our fire pit area. Also I finally broke out the collabsi ble saw horses I got for Christmas... Life changing!
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CalzoneGolem
> Tripper
05/05/2020 at 10:42 |
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Oh man are they sturdy? Those look awesome!
OPPOsaurus WRX
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 10:45 |
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so how long until you have a few beers at the fire pit, run out of fire wood and the extra pile is wayyyyyyyy over there, so you just toss the bench in?
WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 10:45 |
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I’m pretty sure those’ll burn if you put them in a firepit.
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CalzoneGolem
> OPPOsaurus WRX
05/05/2020 at 10:46 |
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I don’t think that’s going to happen. The sheer weight of the bench will help with that. Plus it’ll probably have beers and stuff on it.
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CalzoneGolem
> WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
05/05/2020 at 10:48 |
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And t hen you can breathe in the pressure treated goodness. Win-win.
MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 11:00 |
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The base of that bench looks a bit narrow. May want to do a tip test and see how easy it is to tip over while sitting on it.
functionoverfashion
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 11:01 |
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Nice! I need to build something exactly like that... for the same purpose. Right now my firepit furniture is basically stumps with boards across them.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 11:02 |
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I have a set of those instant-sawhorse clamps. I was trying to be practical and keep them collapsible by not screwing them together. That worked great until I tried to pick one up. :)
Now I have four plastic ones that collapse and have a slot on top for a sacrificial 2x4.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> Tripper
05/05/2020 at 11:03 |
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Those look very sturdy. Do they have holes on top for attaching a sacrificial 2x4?
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CalzoneGolem
> functionoverfashion
05/05/2020 at 11:03 |
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This is re placing just that. A board screwed into two logs. The logs are no longer structurally sound.
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CalzoneGolem
> MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/05/2020 at 11:04 |
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I was concerned about it myself but I slapped on those runners on the bottom and it’s super solid.
Hooker
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 11:04 |
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I dig this. I need this. But, I also need job security. That first. Then build things! Great job!
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CalzoneGolem
> Hooker
05/05/2020 at 11:07 |
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I ordered a bunch of wood up to keep myself busy.
Nom De Plume
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 11:08 |
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Not quite on par with your hammer handle. Still quite nice though.
After years of woodworking. F ound I liked building firepits and the bouts of working in a woods a little more these days.
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Tripper
> TheRealBicycleBuck
05/05/2020 at 11:18 |
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They are, and they do! My workshop is tiny, so I thrive on tools like these. My only complaint is clamping. I have to have a couple pieces of 2x4 nearby to throw on the underside when using a clamp as they are just deep enough that most of my clamps hit the edge before the bottom.
Most of the time I’m just throwing up a mobile workbench somewhere in the back yard. So I’m just strapping longer 2x4s onto the sacrificial 2x4s mounted to the horses.
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Tripper
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 11:20 |
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They are very sturdy, my only complaint is that I need to throw a piece of 2x4 between the bottom of the saw horse and any clamp I am using.
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CalzoneGolem
> Nom De Plume
05/05/2020 at 11:34 |
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The old white birch handle was much nicer. I probable have a picture of that also. Let me dig it up.
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Nom De Plume
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 11:47 |
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Here I thought it was just a one time neat project to hang on a wall next to the skillet clock.
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MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 11:55 |
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Glad you already got that covered. Nicely done.
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CalzoneGolem
> Nom De Plume
05/05/2020 at 11:59 |
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Nah that’s the third handle I put on there. I destroyed the first one with the snowblower.
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CalzoneGolem
> MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/05/2020 at 11:59 |
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It was pretty tippy at first.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> Tripper
05/05/2020 at 12:01 |
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My little workshop/storage building is proving to be a really small space to work in. I have a couple of dollies that are supporting my table saw so I can move it around as needed. I have a feeling all of my bigger tools are going to need wheels.
My wife has big renovation plans for the house, so we discussed setting up an outdoor covered space for dealing with big materials and clearing out part of the garage for working on smaller stuff. This summer is going to be interesting!
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Nom De Plume
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 12:42 |
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Hammering on it or sending the hammer through it?
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CalzoneGolem
> Nom De Plume
05/05/2020 at 12:47 |
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Ran over it. Shot the head of it out into the snow. I didn’t find it until the snow all thawed. That solved the mystery of where my hammer had gone.
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Nom De Plume
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 12:53 |
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This is the type of story I get nothing but incredulity over when it happens, a fair amount, to me . Have no doubt any of these elements played out as described and the hammer got rehandled.
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functionoverfashion
> CalzoneGolem
05/05/2020 at 13:54 |
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The logs we have, I can barely move myself. I think they’ll far outlast any wood I put on them.