Wes Bischel
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Well, I’ve been attempting to get a few projects done around the house. Believe it or not, I actually did cut up some wood! No fine woodworking here. Just a bit of wood butchering.
We have wanted to visually divide the yard from the driveway for a while, and had never been able to come to a decision as to what to do. Well, last fall, Kmart had a bunch of summer/outdoor stuff on closeout. Not the highest quality items, but good enough to give us a feel for what we will want in the long run.
The arbor (as seen in the center) was only $14 so I got two. They are made of “cedar” but to be safe, I did repaint them. One was left in stock form, and the other was cut-up to create the wings. I used my EZ Smart guide and circular saw since some of the wood was less that straight. The wings were assembled with pocket screws and Titebond III. I did upgrade the hardware on the stock arbor to thru carriage bolts versus the original threaded inserts.
It still needs some touch-up on the paint, and the landscaping finished around it (was thinking a few large pots with climbers of some sort to hide it). But the major construction is done. I’m not sure how long it will last, but I think it will give us enough experience to know what I’ll need to build – if anything. Oh, and LOML is happy.
Thanks for looking, any comments/criticisms or suggestions for the future are welcome.
Wes
PS Sam thought he should be in one picture for scale.
We have wanted to visually divide the yard from the driveway for a while, and had never been able to come to a decision as to what to do. Well, last fall, Kmart had a bunch of summer/outdoor stuff on closeout. Not the highest quality items, but good enough to give us a feel for what we will want in the long run.
The arbor (as seen in the center) was only $14 so I got two. They are made of “cedar” but to be safe, I did repaint them. One was left in stock form, and the other was cut-up to create the wings. I used my EZ Smart guide and circular saw since some of the wood was less that straight. The wings were assembled with pocket screws and Titebond III. I did upgrade the hardware on the stock arbor to thru carriage bolts versus the original threaded inserts.
It still needs some touch-up on the paint, and the landscaping finished around it (was thinking a few large pots with climbers of some sort to hide it). But the major construction is done. I’m not sure how long it will last, but I think it will give us enough experience to know what I’ll need to build – if anything. Oh, and LOML is happy.
Thanks for looking, any comments/criticisms or suggestions for the future are welcome.
Wes
PS Sam thought he should be in one picture for scale.