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thisnewdayIt occured to me, as I contemplated our nearly-completed workbench in the morning light, that this sucker is gonna have some serious weight to it.
Hell, the thing has about 3 gallons of wood glue and 50 lbs. of construction screws holding it together. And we have yet to install the cross-bracing for the lower shelf, the shelf itself, and the backing.
Per the instructions, we assembled it upside down and, for the sake of my back, built it on saw horses. So this morning I walked over to one end of it and gave it a lift. And guess what?
It ain't coming off those saw horses in the hands of a skinny, 14-year-old boy and a decrepit, 73-year-old man. I don't care if it is my birthday, lol.
On the other hand, calling in a moving company is definitely not in the budget so I guess I'll have to ambush, er, invite my son-in-law over. Maybe lie about having beer in the fridge and then say that I've got something that I want to show him in the basement.
Once we're down there, I'll say something like, "Hey, you know what? I think you 'd have a lot better idea about how it's gonna look if we'd just turn it right side up...
LPK
@Dreamwidth
7.20.2017
Hell, the thing has about 3 gallons of wood glue and 50 lbs. of construction screws holding it together. And we have yet to install the cross-bracing for the lower shelf, the shelf itself, and the backing.
Per the instructions, we assembled it upside down and, for the sake of my back, built it on saw horses. So this morning I walked over to one end of it and gave it a lift. And guess what?
It ain't coming off those saw horses in the hands of a skinny, 14-year-old boy and a decrepit, 73-year-old man. I don't care if it is my birthday, lol.
On the other hand, calling in a moving company is definitely not in the budget so I guess I'll have to ambush, er, invite my son-in-law over. Maybe lie about having beer in the fridge and then say that I've got something that I want to show him in the basement.
Once we're down there, I'll say something like, "Hey, you know what? I think you 'd have a lot better idea about how it's gonna look if we'd just turn it right side up...
LPK
@Dreamwidth
7.20.2017
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