thenewred@lemmy.world to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · edit-21 year agoWife wanted a plant shelf on Amazon for $60. I said, pshh, I can build that myself. So I did. It only cost $90 and took all weekend.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up11.48Karrow-down114file-text
arrow-up11.47Karrow-down1imageWife wanted a plant shelf on Amazon for $60. I said, pshh, I can build that myself. So I did. It only cost $90 and took all weekend.lemmy.worldthenewred@lemmy.world to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · edit-21 year agomessage-square82fedilinkfile-text
Made entirely from 1x2 pine. Ripped into thirds for the shelf slats. Pocket holes. Glue. Brads and glue for the shelf slats.
minus-squareLordofCandy@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIf he had bought a sheet and ripped his own slats on a table saw it’d have been cheaper. But then he’d have to have a table saw. Fabrication is mostly front loaded. If you aren’t equipped for it then economies of scale is working against you.
If he had bought a sheet and ripped his own slats on a table saw it’d have been cheaper. But then he’d have to have a table saw. Fabrication is mostly front loaded. If you aren’t equipped for it then economies of scale is working against you.