This
week's project is actually part one of another two part series I
guess. You see as I was deciding on the finish for the hutch kit I
did the last 2 weeks I realized that I had never made a video showing
my “Extreme Aging” technique so I decided then that I needed to
do one. I didn't really have any furniture on hand to demo the
technique on so I decided to just make up a really simple bench to
use. Then as I was gathering my materials for the bench I realized I
should probably be filming it so you can make one of your own.
This
bench will work in so many places and of course you are not limited
to do the aging on it that I will be showing in next week's video.
You could leave it plain (although I think I would still put a clear
finish on), you could use some wood stain (be sure to do this before
assembly), or you could just paint it. The choice is yours and you
may even think of another finish to use. Feel free to post other
ideas in the comments. Even better if you make one come on over to
the Facebook page and post a picture for all of us to see.
You
are also not limited by the size I made my bench, you can make it as
big or as small as you like. Only have room for a 2” long bench, no
problem just adjust the length of the top boards. Need a bench for
Barbie, again just adjust the measurements. This bench could be any
scale from tiny to real size, just adjust the size of everything and
go for it!
Need
a table instead of a bench, again not a problem just adjust the
length of the legs and the top to fit where you need it. By just
adding longer legs this would be a really cute sofa table, make the
top wider and you could have a kitchen table or a work table.
Since
originally I was just going to throw this together for the aging
video I used what I had on hand so hopefully you can just go to the
craft room and make your own. I always have at least one package of
“skinny sticks” on hand, they are so useful in so many projects
so that is the basis of the table. Other than the skinny sticks you
will need something for the legs, I used some ¼” x ¼” strip
wood for those, use something close to this size (if you do use
something else you may need to adjust your stretcher bars a bit to
fit. For the pieces to hold the table top together I used some 1/8”
x 1/8” strip wood, you need something pretty small here although if
all else fails use some skinny stick.
Cutting
list:
Table
top 4 Skinny Sticks cut 5” long
Table
support 3 pieces 1/8” x 1/8” cut just under 1” long
Legs
4 pieces ¼” x ¼” cut 1 ½”
Long
stretcher piece (skinny stick) 4 ¼” long
Short
stretcher pieces (skinny stick) 2 @ ½”
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