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I recently built a shelf unit from reclaimed crate wood and some of the distressed wood (70% off) from Home Depot.
The crate wood came from a local sign shop that freely gives out the crate materials that they no longer have a need for.
this substantially dropped the out of pocket project expense to approximately 40 to 50 bucks total.
here's the pictures-
the unit is 70" Tall x 49" Wide x 22" Deep
it took approximately 185 linear feet of lumber to complete
Cut List:
8 @ 3/4"x 3-1/2"x 49-1/2"
18 @ 3/4"x 3-1/2"x 47"
10 @ 3/4"x 3-1/2"x 68"
3@ 3/4x 3-1/2x 20-1/2"
10@ 3/4" x 3/4" x 22"
reclamation took about 3 hours to remove the staples and screws from the crate material
cutting and assembly took about 6 hours
32 oz of Gorilla Wood Glue was consumed
200 1/4" x 1-1/4" crown Staples were shot
16 Pocket Hole Screws were used
the unit was sanded and finished with 2 coats of clear polyurethane, approximately 3 hours
not too shabby, for a 12 hour investment of time- i think!
As always,
thanks for looking!
The crate wood came from a local sign shop that freely gives out the crate materials that they no longer have a need for.
this substantially dropped the out of pocket project expense to approximately 40 to 50 bucks total.
here's the pictures-
the unit is 70" Tall x 49" Wide x 22" Deep
it took approximately 185 linear feet of lumber to complete
Cut List:
8 @ 3/4"x 3-1/2"x 49-1/2"
18 @ 3/4"x 3-1/2"x 47"
10 @ 3/4"x 3-1/2"x 68"
3@ 3/4x 3-1/2x 20-1/2"
10@ 3/4" x 3/4" x 22"
reclamation took about 3 hours to remove the staples and screws from the crate material
cutting and assembly took about 6 hours
32 oz of Gorilla Wood Glue was consumed
200 1/4" x 1-1/4" crown Staples were shot
16 Pocket Hole Screws were used
the unit was sanded and finished with 2 coats of clear polyurethane, approximately 3 hours
not too shabby, for a 12 hour investment of time- i think!
As always,
thanks for looking!
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