Yard Furniture

[Tyrus]

Well it might not win any awards for design, but it sure is practical around the cooker for a bit more space, hang a towel or some cooking impliments. Sturdy and strong, what I might emphasize as Paul Bunyan furniture. It's 35 x 32 and substantially wider with the carrying handles/tool holders. Plenty of space for a cutting board to trim up a brisket on your side while someone else works on the other. Has a shelf below for whatever and is conveniently accessible. The top or surface was incorporated into the frame height to make it all one surface.  The handles are for carrying this table also, one person could, but your not getting far without some injury developing. So that's it, life got easier and seeing it's made from PT lumber and treated with a waterproofing chocolate stain it'll be here for a long time. The BBQ Gods are smiling

Edited July 9, 2023 by Tyrus

[C6Bill]

Looks great 👍
 

I’d add some wheels 😁

Edited July 9, 2023 by C6Bill

[tekobo]

That looks really robust @Tyrus.  If you have built it right it should outlast you!

[tony b]

But will it outlast the KK? I'm thinking not, but hopefully I'm wrong.

 

[Tyrus]

On 7/8/2023 at 9:20 PM, C6Bill said:

I’d add some wheels

and I'll give you a push down any steep hill in the neighborhood, like soap box derby

 

On 7/9/2023 at 3:17 PM, tekobo said:

If you have built it right it should outlast you!

A coat of paint every 2 years Tekebo and it's sitting pretty. The KK always gets covered Toney, this is just yard furniture...my moneys on the KK

[Tyrus]

Had some time on my hands so I thought another Ark of the Covenant "planter" was needed. They're both great herb garden boxes, sides are pitched at 11 degrees, double walled and easily repaired down the road as there made to come apart easily. An unusual box to make because they require an angle of 11 degrees on the each end to hold a level plane, tricky it is unless you see the flow. It sits off the ground so those pesky woodchucks don't rob you blind and you don't have to bend your tired back so. Mackenzie you'd be glad to know I trapped the woodchuck I had in the yard  just like those French trappers of yesteryear, he's gone you might say relocated. The bird house incorporated a natural piece I noticed while splitting wood, I thought it might work well as a front. And the tool box can be for flowers or herbs, I have made them in the past, made  in various sizes for friends. Best tomatoes I've had, strong vines and it never lost a leaf or turned a color with it's leaves during the summer, perfectly sweet flavor with a constant meaty texture side to side, grown in this particular box....still producing into late September here in Massachusetts. 

[MacKenzie]

I've been doing raised bed gardening for decades and I love it, I get more produce than you can imagine and nothing much for weeds. There is no room for weeds once they are full with veggies. Neat bird house, too.

[Tucker]

The 4x4 pot holder - genius

[C6Bill]

love that bird house !!!!

[ALLBBA]

Looks great. 

[Tyrus]

This began as an Umbrella stand, unfortunately it went awry and became another planter, somewhat different, but with a flair. Built on a 12 degree pitch with multiple compound angles it became a thought to work, it didn't transpire to my original thought so I just went with it. I believe a 5 degree pitch would have been better suited to close the top dimensions for the original purpose, however a mistake made became a nice modern tulip shape herb planter at it's end. So what's this got to do with cooking, ahh it all starts in the garden and that's what makes your dinner a step above. The side piece of cast iron is a sewing machine base I picked up at a roadside antique store, it will be fashioned with an attrctive hard wooden top as it has four holes that accepted the sewing machine originally. All in all even mistakes can be turned around, no plans except an idea to begin, shoot for the moon or land in the neighboring town...it's all good. Hey, C6Bill, if your reading this, Roche Bros is having a sale on Tri-tip PRIME tomorrow (Friday) 9$/lb vs their 19$ regular price, just sayin.

 

[C6Bill]

That’s a beauty and thanks !!!!!!

 

PS I read every post lol

Edited October 24, 2024 by C6Bill

[Paul]

I haven't seen a Moosehead beer in years!

Nice work BTW.

[tony b]

@Tyrus - that's an old Singer pedal-driven sowing machine stand. My grandmother had one and I liked to "help pedal" on it as a kid. 

[Tyrus]

3 hours ago, tony b said:

that's an old Singer pedal-driven sowing machine stand

And I had two to choose from Toney, this one being the one more ornate. $20, I didn't even bargain/

[jonj]

I’m using one of those Singer bases under my router table.