Building An End Table Out Of Furring Strips And Luan

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  1. Dwight Ward

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    I have the skills to do stain and varnish work but I can't afford any better materials to build with. This will be paint work.

    See clamps? C-clamps. Git it?

    I'm so damned funny.
     
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    I'd respond but I don't know what a furring strip or a luan is, and I can't tell from the picture.
     
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    I edited it a bit since you read it, probably.
    Furring strips are of the cheapest pine and are used for nailers that are fastened to the wall to nail sheetrock to and also on the exterior for nailing siding to.
    Luan is luan plywood, used for several things but mainly to fasten to floors to get a good level surface for vinyl or tiles or carpet.
    Luan is from tropical forests in Asia and has oils in it that make it water resistant. I've built two small skiffs from luan.
    I didn't mean to be obscure.
     
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    I wasn't complaining, just displaying my ignorance.
     
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    ... a little further along:
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    I built a kitchen stand out of furring strips. The bottom opening holds the tall kitchen trash can, the center shelf holds the microwave, and the top shelf holds the convection oven. I spaced the strips about 3/8" apart for heat dissipation. I have a small kitchen. I took the over-the-range microwave out and installed a vent system, and did not want the nuker on the countertop. So I built this. It worked out well, since it puts the nuker and the convection oven at good operating heights.

    I'd post a pic but it's dirty.

    I like those adjustable pipe clamps. My long clamps are on metal strips and not pipes.

    I also have a set of these that I really like:

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    You gonna put legs on that thing, or do you eat Japanese-style. ;)
     
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    Very nice. I love using things I've built myself.
     
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    Very cool. Those clamps are pricey.
    Clean things up and send us a pic.
    And send me a drill press and wood lathe and planer table plus other tools I might think of.
    You could bill me but I don't think it's worth the trouble.
     
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    A drill press would be very nice.
     
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    i have this odd thing where I'd rather use what I have on hand rather than buy new, even if I could afford to buy new and I'm continually inventing projects. I'm actually enjoying my old age.
     
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    I was out finishing the punch list on my outdoor firewood racks today. Those are finally done the way I want them...I just gotta keep the wood-eating beetles at bay.

    When I first moved in I built a firewood rack next to my wood stove. I figured I'd need the ready supply since it's my primary heat source. I scavenged 4 old weathered fence posts, scrubbed them off, and painted them black. The cross-braces are oak-stained 2x4s. It's a little over 2' wide, and the posts nearly reach the ceiling. It's very rustic looking and has worked well for the past 11 years.

    I've built a mantle and a cornice and some other stuff since I moved in here.
     
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    Send us photos!
     
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    nice!
    my husband's a woodworking genius too!
    got lucky on a whole load of oak rails ...totally dry...had been used for pig enclosures at county fair....
    he made kitchen cabinets for our daughter...oh...
    he loves pallet wood too...and we hunt cedar...town brought him a big cedar they'd cut...still drying
     
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    Planer / Jointer. Got it.
    Table Saw. Yup
    Routers and router table / shaper. Uh-huh
    Standing Drill Press. Sure.
    60” Wood Lathe. My baby.
    12” sliding compound miter saw. Got one but getting a better one via UPS today.,
    12” Planer. Absolutely
    100 gal standing compressor. Can’t leave home with it.
    30 gal portable compressor. Can’t leave home without it.
    Airless sprayer, vacuum sprayer, gravity fed sprayer, vacuum mini-sprayer.

    Yeah, I have all that stuff but after the last few jobs, I have to clean the shop up before I can use it again. Someday ima gonna build a good vac system so things stay halfway free of sawdust.

    Just a note: There are a few types and uses for Luan and in my case, sanded Poplar makes a great door skin for interior doors.
    Following someone’s fist or foot through one side of an interior door, it’s cheaper to replace the skin at about $23 (4/x8’) than the whole door at $65 ++.
     
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    They say envy and jealousy are a sin. I'm going to hell for sure after reading your tool list.
    Almost done. I primed with matte finish and ran out. I need to get some gloss to finish up.
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