First Project of 2015

The warm spring weather has finally returned to the state of Kentucky. Warm weather means it's time to go back outside and finish more projects. My first project of 2015 is to repurpose this old dresser into a hallway bench.

This is the dresser I started with, my wife and I purchased a new bedroom suit so this was for the taking.

I drug it outside, and gutted it down to the frame.

Using pieces of an old pilot, I made the back of the bench. Then cut down the original top of the dresser to use as the seat, and coated it all and thin white paint. Then put a thin coat of Willow Green Paint, along with a thin coat of light blue.

 

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Finally got a Keg Jig!

If you need to put a pocket hole in a tight location, this is the fixture for you. I have the larger 3-hole fixture, and have used it when I need multiple holes, particularly when the work can be brought to the fixture and clamped into it. But when you need to position the fixture onto the workpiece because the workpiece is large and intractable, then using this one-hole fixture with an appropriate method of clamping is the best way to do it. I have taken the 3-hole block off of the clamping base, and brought that block to the workpiece and clamped it into position, but it is more cumbersome than this single-hole device. You can use this fixture to put a pocket hole in an already assembled or built structure, in dimensional lumber in non-orthogonal orientations if needed. I also have the Cobalt steel step drill bit that is quite a bit sharper and way more durable and lasts longer than the standard silver tool steel one that all of the Kreg fixtures come with.
The only thing I noticed about this fixture is that in the first few pocket holes I drilled with it, some of the blue plastic was drilled through along with the wood- this might have been plastic flash they didn't completely clean out of the hole on the wood side of the steel drill bushing. Other than that, it works great and is easy to clamp wherever you want it.
Whenever I need to join two pieces of wood together now, the first question I ask is- " how can it be pocket holed?".
Bravo Kreg!

King Size Headboard

Starting another project today with this headboard. I will let you see the progress.

 

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The bench is done!!

Wow! What a difference adding a set of arm rails makes. I was undecided for a while on how to build the bench, with or without rails. What's everyone think?

Looking for used furniture

 Mount Sterling Residents,

I'm in search for my next project. If you have old, used, even broken furniture let me know! Looking for free or cheap items. It can be kitchen tables, chairs, dressers anything. Instead of throwing it away, give it a second life.

You can send me pictures at somethinsalvagedmtsterling@gmail.com
Or on my Facebook page, Somethin' Salvaged

Share your Projects! #SomethinSalvagedSaturday.

Tomorrow starts the new new segment, Somethin' Salvaged Sarurday! If your working on a project then let us see. Don't have a project? Share the this post with a buddy who might. I might even share it with all my Facebook friends! Post with the hashtag #SomethinSalvagedSaturday.

 

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I know, I know I am running a bit behind. I finally started a Pinterest page! See where I get the inspiration for my ideas on the Somethin' Salvaged Pinterest page.