Made a little shelf for my lady.

[Cope]

My woman wanted to buy this POS shelf thing for like a 100 bucks, when I saw what she wanted I told her. "I'll just make it."

I used some old bar stock and a chuck of poplar. I think the poplar realy looks good vs some garbage painted MDF that you get at IKEA.

Took about 3 hours so, yeah it probably cost ALOT if I think about it like that but it's not on shop time. Just a Sunday project.

Realistically it cost me less than 20 bucks.

I think shes gonna be happy with it. Gotta lay a few more coats of clear and hit it with some fine paper tomorrow.

 

[RustyRatRod]

That's pretty nice! Mine would have looked like ***.

 

[mycuda]

My woman wanted to buy this POS shelf thing for like a 100 bucks, when I saw what she wanted I told her. "I'll just make it."

I used some old bar stock and a chuck of poplar. I think the poplar realy looks good vs some garbage painted MDF that you get at IKEA.

Took about 3 hours so, yeah it probably cost ALOT if I think about it like that but it's not on shop time. Just a Sunday project.

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Realistically it cost me less than 20 bucks.

I think shes gonna be happy with it. Gotta lay a few more coats of clear and hit it with some fine paper tomorrow.

Nice.
And it wont break if you lean on it...lol

 

[Treblig]

My woman wanted to buy this POS shelf thing for like a 100 bucks, when I saw what she wanted I told her. "I'll just make it."

I used some old bar stock and a chuck of poplar. I think the poplar realy looks good vs some garbage painted MDF that you get at IKEA.

Took about 3 hours so, yeah it probably cost ALOT if I think about it like that but it's not on shop time. Just a Sunday project.

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Realistically it cost me less than 20 bucks.



I think shes gonna be happy with it. Gotta lay a few more coats of clear and hit it with some fine paper tomorrow.

Yes!! That type of wood is very poplar.

 

[zkx14]

I think shes gonna be happy with it.

If not, I'll give ya $20 for it.

Looks Great!

 

[Cope]

As a trim carpenter I use to work with poplar a lot and always thought it was a very underrated wood. I've seen some that was so colorful it was a shame to see it painted.

I dug through the stack at the depot and found this nice chunk. At 2.50 a foot it's not only cheep but very nice. In the light its, green, purple, red and tan.

I've been kicking around the idea of building a high end jewelry box out of it for a while now. After seeing it here with a very cheep clear stain I think I will make one.

Do a nice chunk of poplar with a white oak triple stripe inlay that raps around the entire box, lift out tray and some knife work around the top edge. I think it would be a nice change from all the cherry wood boxes?

Now I just need about a week off work to make it. So if I take a week off I just gotta sell it for 5 grand and I'm good.

How much do you love your wife? Any takers?

 

[Cope]

Let's see. 20 bucks÷3 hours=6.66 an hour..

Dam I should have started selling these long time ago.

IM GONNA BE RITCH!!!

 

[clifftt]

$20 ... that’s nice
Making something with your own hands for your wife ... PRICELESS!
You’re ‘da man, Cope!