Doors assembled and knobs made from curtain rail off cuts

Old curtain rail used to hang clothes

Frame and doors were varnished

Basic frame was assembled

Broken pallets

Oct project

The October objective was to make a small wardrobe/ cupboard out of old pallets. Pallets were broken up, sanded and de-nailed. 

Finished

Done and dusted (expect and bit of undercoat and gloss on metal) ....just deciding on colour 

Finished

Done and dusted (expect and bit of undercoat and gloss on metal) ....just deciding on colour 

Nearly finished

Holes were drilled in wood and new bolts were bought. Tightened up the bolts and cut steel to length to hold bottom of chair together . Drilled new hole in steel. Bottled together . 

Job 3

Luckily the wood wasn't too rotten. After sanding a layer or 2 of wood stain was thrown on. Rust primer was layered onto steel

Job2

Next job was to clean everything down. Nitro moris was used to dissolve the old paint on steel and wood. When the paint was scraped off and cleaned, the wood was sanded and metal was steel brushed

Crack on

First job was to take everything apart, rusty bolts and nuts were not easiest to free but after some gentle persuasion it happened. Rotten pieces were cut away

Project 2 - covert garden bench

Bench found for free on adverts.ie . In pretty bad shape, rust, mould, rotten wood, it had it all

Getting ready

All wooden parts of the chair was sanded down using a belt sander, orbital sander and sand paper. Wood was then given 3 coats of varnish. Head support was missing so I used a door saddle instead . Garden cord was used to give the back support

Step 3 make a backing

Step 2 coat of varnish

Step 1 fix the major broken parts

Garden chair

First project- garden chair

Pulled from a skip in south dublin. Missing seating lat and most of backing

First project