Wednesday, April 8, 2015

cool little greenhouse...

I started the bench a year ago with 4 logs I had from a maple I had cut down.  I had some old barn wood that just spoke to me to use for the top.  I used it as a garden bench/fish cleaning bench/harvest bench...

I had some old windows I had been collecting for a bigger project that just seemed to be the right size for the bench. The glass slides horizontally which works well.

Now...  Just need to make some ends...  (To keep the girls out)


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I have some rough sawn lumber I've accumulated from my dad's old saw mill that will work nicely...

Measure 20 times...  Cut 30 times...
I ran the backs of the A frame through the router for the glass to sit in..







I bought a $7.00 glass cutting tool to cut the triangular end glass...  Well...  5 pcs of glass later...  I "mastered" the science of glass cutting...  (Not really...).   A little bead of silicone to hold the glass in place and...



The finished product...  It's not perfect...  But... IT IS ...