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Shelved Mirror Frame

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For the last 6 years, or so, we’ve had a 30 x 40 mirror sitting in our spare room gathering dust. This mirror was originally hanging in our bathroom when we first moved into our home. When we replaced it with a decretive mirror, we put it out of sight, and out of mind. I decided it was time to work this mirror into our weekly project list. Using plans from Ana White’s book “The Handbuilt Home”, I adjusted the measurements to accommodate a larger mirror that will hang horizontally (landscape mode). I based everything on the inside dimensions of the piece (the part in contact with the mirror) to determine the overall size. It turned out very well, and I’m glad to have finally given good use to to a mirror that would have otherwise sat tucked away for 30 years. I chose to use pine for this project, because it’s cheap and I’m going to be painting over it anyway. First I framed out the mirror with 1x4s on the sides and top, …

Wood Pallet Sign

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This week’s project got us a lot of Bang for the Buck. Using free discarded wood pallets from a local shopping club in town, we were able to build a beautiful wood pallet sign for just the cost of a wall decal (around $9). This was a very simple project, but took quite a bit of extra steps to breakdown the pallets, and get them “Showroom” ready. Checkout the steps below. Breaking down your wood pallets can be dangerous work. Make sure you have work gloves, steel toe boots, and eye protection. Use a crowbar to separate the wood on the pallet. You may need to tap the boards with a hammer in order to get the separation necessary to insert the crowbar. Once you get your pallets separated, you’ll want to give them a pretty good sanding. Usually these things are rough and weathered. I used my rotary sander on each side of the boards to get as many splinters out of the way as possible. Then, it was all about  the measurements. After …