Thread: G'day folks, Home reno and hobbyist

G'day folks,
Name's David and I've floated by these forums a number of times as a guest reading the numerous posts. Thought it best I should do the right ting and register.

I don't get to spend anywhere near as much time fiddling with woodwork as I would like but here's my "wealth" of experience - A bar ;-)

It's a little more than that. the wife wanted some toosl to make planter boxes so being the bunnings-fanatic I am off I went to get a swag of $15 'specials' like Jigsaw, Plane, Hammer drill and so forth.

needless to say the planters were never made and since I hated to see the toosl go to waste I set off to build a small 2m bar for a corner of our outdoor area.....

Well the best laid plans of mice and men were a waste of time (of which I had detailed drawings that I spent 3 weeks drafting up). I ended up winging it as I built the bugger and ended up with a bar nearly 4m long with display inserts that I had cycling coloured lights showing off memorabilia and a number of power outlets for the installed bar fridge and so on...

Quite happy with the end result for a first timer but lessons learned (which will make anyone with more than 1 days experience chuckle):
-- Don't just brush stain on unless you really do want those brush stroke effects
-- Solid timber on the front facia of the bar is not good when you install wheels...the imbalance tends to make the bar tip over
-- Brace wheels ;-) don't just bolt them to a single plank on the bottom shelf unless you want that plank lifting up

And many more I must say.

So my major lesson learned is, make a plan and stick to it.