So here's one project out of several that I've been working on; The TV stand. This is the biggest project I've done so far, and it's essentially finished now. There's one more thing that I have to do to it, but I have to build a three-ring binder type system to mount on the angled front piece on top, and it can be done later.
48 inches tall, 25 inches deep, and 56 inches wide. Constructed out of pre-joined pine, stained with an Early American flavor stain for color, and sealed with my usual glossy polyurethane. Exposed screw heads for character, and because Exe and I both agreed that the hole filler buttons look cheesy.In regards to the screws: I know I could have joined all the pieces and eliminated the need for the screws altogether, (And I fully acknowledge it would look better) but there were two things working against me with that: I didn't have any bar clamps big enough, and I like to overbuild things. All the joints are glued and screwed. I sat on the top of this (And inside it too) and it never creaked.
All that said, this was fun to build. From concept to design to finished product, I think I have about 25-30 hours worth of work in it. I used pretty much every tool I had, got to use some techniques I haven't used for years, and a lot of the work was done using hand tools. I ran into problems and had to change the design slightly on the fly, or fudge out some math to make things work, but it's solving problems like those that I live for when I build things.
Now what should I build? I think a workbench for the garage is in order...
