We have recently got rid of a chest freezer which we kept in the shed and this has freed up some space. We have also sold a few catering items. This is all part of the plan to slightly downsize our business.
This meant my husband now had room in the shed to build a work bench, which he had wanted for a while. He then picked up a free pallet from a neighbour in case we needed it for a mixer that we had put on ebay. In the end the buyer lived nearby and collected it so my husband decided the pallet could be up cycled into a work bench.
The pallet that we picked up for free
The base of the pallet
The pallet has been taken to bits
The beginnings of legs for a work bench
An inexspensive work bench to help with building the proper work bench
A bit more work on the bench and the other work bench fits underneath
The bench is almost finished
The bench is finished
I think this bench will get a lot of use and make future projects much easier. It has also made good use of a free pallet and parts of the pallet have also been incorporated in the little girls perch in the chicken shed and in the wooden table shelter. Not a bit got wasted.
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That’s very Richard.. a great job done .
You are right, it is very Richard. I think he is really pleased to have his own space for his projects and I can see lots of woodworking come out of this space.
Very good. Is’nt it nice to be married to a handy man.
It is nice. When I wanted a perch for the little girls and I wanted to make the wooden table into a winter shelter, I had the ideas but not the skills to put them into action. I describe what I want and Richard gets it made.
I wish my husband was handy!!! :-0
It is good to have a handy husband.
Ah, to be handy. It’s lovely.
I am so lucky to have a handy husband.
He’s certainly talented, and can turn his hand to anything! Wish I were half as capable – with me, it skipped a generation: my father is still really good and my middle son has taken after him. I’m putting together a run with a top tomorrow and suspect that the air may well be blue by the time I’ve made several major errors!
It’s funny because Richard said that no one would be interested or would comment on this post. I told him that wouldn’t be the case and I was right, it has lots of comments. He thinks it is not a talent but I love that he can always modify something to suit our particular need. Everyone makes errors though and I am sure you will get the job done perfectly well. Let me know how you get on.
I think Richards a star . Not only is he a DIY man but is there for you . You can tell him I said that .
Oh bless you for that. I made him read this and he is touched and you know which way I mean that!