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Beehive!
My brother is planning on doing some bee-keeping this year. He emailed me the plans for a hive someone had posted online and we thought we could make it out of some of the oak I had laying around.
Here’s what the beehive is supposed to look like. I kinda hope that we deviate from the original design a bit – I think we may be able to make it more visually aesthetic.. at least just with the legs if nothing else!
The plans mostly call for boards 12″ in width so we ended up doing some surface planing and glue-ups to get to the right width. Here’s the second round of glue-ups. I gotta admit, some of the grain is pretty nice looking… so I am hoping my brother opts not to paint them white. (hint hint…)
Second glue up.. please ignore the messy workbench. Spring ain’t here yet!!!
Oh yeah. It sure is pretty!
I tried to take a pic of some of the waves in this grain… it is hard to capture with the camera, but some of it is pretty cool. I’m betting it would really pop with a few coats the right finish.
Planning – the Key to Success
I know you’ll probably consider this a little backwards, but I thought I’d show the planning for the hole in the wall for some of my most recent posts after the project is done. Planning for projects is a must… even if at the expense of spontaneity. Even something as simple as cutting out […]
Shelf Complete
My mother sent a picture of the shelf after she painted the surrounding wall. Looks quite nice!
Hole in the Wall – Now with Shelf!
My brother installed the shelf in the hole in the wall over the weekend. I provided him with a chisel when he picked up the shelf in case he needed to fine tune some of the dimensions. Apparently after about 40 minutes it fit like a glove and I appreciate the effort he went to […]
Hole In the Wall
My mom apparently doesn’t like washing dishes while staring at the wall. She requested that a hole be put in the wall that divides the kitchen from the living room which is a good idea. Mark and I spent most of a Saturday tearing into it and getting it roughed in with a first coat […]