It's Project Time Again - a Workbench

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Explanation: Knot = wood knot, crochet knot etc. Sew = I sew just enough to get by; Sow- seeds for gardening either flower or veggie.Perfect = absolutely exquisitely done but KNOT by me (sometimes). What I do sometimes I have never done before so the results are Knot Perfect!Design = Could be most anything. A crocheted rug, a kitchen makeover, a patio, garden, a new recipe , decorating something - or maybe even some awesome pictures.   

Holy moley - it's been sooooo long since the last blog...August 2014 wasn't it?  Phew.  Can ya'll forgive me? 

 What I did before were projects of sorts and it being my first attempt at a blog - well, when I ran out of projects I ran out of blog material.  

Hmmmm, let me think, was I suppose to make stuff up?  I could certainly do that cuz' any of you that have known me a while certainly know I do have ideas, opinions and comments on just about everything!!  ha ha ha

This is what is in the mix - PALLET CREATIONS...all sorts of stuff made from pallet wood.

 Did I tell you I got a table saw for Christmas - how sweet is that?  

Wait to you see what WE can make. I'm so excited to share this with ya'll.  The ideas are endless but I have a few ideas - but that kids, will come in a little while.

Wait ? what the... sorry because FIRST, I had to clean/organize (at least a little) my workshop.  What a mess.  Of course I didn't take a picture of the before mess but here is a partial clean/organizing.  And, that is a LOT cleaner!!!  I need to get the lawnmower it's own house!!

I also have to  re-do my work bench as the sides on the current one were starting to look like the letter "C" and that's NOT good when you have a chop/miter saw on the bench.

I had an idea of how I was going to make this bench better and easy to do but HEY - GUESS WHAT?  I am NOT as strong (physically) as I used to be.  Damn. I COULD NOT lift/flip 3/4" plywood sides and a solid core door that is the top to the bench...and of course my neighbor is at his mountain house.  What the hail....??  So, I made the base the proper way...with 2x4's.   I picked up 8 or so 2x4's so as to have them for the weekend.

A little chilly this AM - 28 degrees when I got up so I did laundry and grocery shopping first; made a huge pot of veggie soup and let it simmer all day.  By noon the sun was shining into the workshop. The breeze was from the north (back of shop) so it was pleasant in the shop.  I did buy a little propane heater (dirt cheap - started at $45.00 and I ended up getting it for $20.00)  I'm so good at that!  I amaze myself sometimes.   Anyways, I haven't bought the regulator yet, nor have I swapped propane tanks out.

First I cut the 2x4's to fit the door/bench top and screwed them altogether. Next came the legs and more support.  Oh and look who was helping me - yup, this is my Dad's hammer.

One of many I inherited along with many of his hand tools.  My Dad "helps me" with most of my projects.  I talk to him all the time while creating something with his tools or I "ask" what the heck do I do next??  

 For those of you that do not know, my father was a cabinet maker and made most of the furniture in my house. When I was real young, I would be in his shop making something from the scraps he left behind.  Oh how I went through jigsaw blades...ping, there goes another one but he always had more in a drawer somewhere.  So yes, I learned some from my father.  Next would be my husband who was a contractor and yes, I learned from him as well but I think I learned a lot on my own.  Not being able to afford a carpenter (remember- I haven't won the lottery yet) so I would try doing stuff myself.  There were lots of "what the hell is that ?

Remember in my FIRST blog I mentioned this is not just for woman, but for everyone.  So, DO NOT BE AFRAID TO TRY SOMETHING NEW, no matter what it is.  You might fail at perfection - this time, so what?  Next time you WILL do better.  At least you tried and for that:  GOOD FOR YOU. You should be proud of yourself.  YOU did it even if it looks hideous!!

Okay - so the base is done and I might be able to flip the base myself but still can't get the top on.  I would rather have help as I need to attach top to the base before I flip it and most certainly I cannot do that (flip) by myself.  YES we all need to ASK FOR HELP every now and then.  As you can see I built it on saw horses on top of the top so it is upside down.  Still no one to help flip it....grrrr !  That's okay.  Done for the day. Time for some soup that's been simmering all day.  A meal in a bow....how easy is that?

So - I Will get my big girl panties on tomorrow and do a "cross fit" workout by gettin' this bad boy in order (flipped) so I can start with the Pallet Creations. I can't wait.  Some of the patterns I've chosen are just to dang cute and hopefully easy to make.  

Here we go - I got my big girl panties on and out to the workshop I go.  I WILL get this bad boy flipped and setup

myself.  Everyone is on the way to Super Bowl parties or something.  Cross Fit workout in progress.  TA - DA done.  Take that. 

I also have a few other ideas once I get a few other things done.  Nicer weather, more time for projects.  

By all means, please share my blogs. Go back to the first one and read them all again or if you haven't seen them, start at the beginning to know about me a little bit.

I'd like to think of them as :

"ENCOURAGEMENT IN A TOOL BOX" !!  You do not have to know how - you just need the desire to TRY.

***Don't leave your wet laundry in a ball when you put in the dryer.  They will dry quicker and more wrinkle free if you shake them out first.  I don''t know about you but I HATE to IRON!!