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  1. #1
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    Default The RAG bench PT 1

    There is fine wood working, wood working, carpentry and this bench.

    I needed to make a bench and the criteria were :

    Quick
    Cheap
    Easy
    Use up what I have lying around.

    First the bottom frame yes the reclaimed wood is warped cupped bowed and every possible defect apart from being weak.
    DSC_2631.jpg

    I had some good quality metal filing cabinets to get rid of so I cruised Gumtree to see what they were worth. Not even the cost of the drawer slides. I thought of extracting the slides since they were worth more than cabinets.

    But then I had a thought. So firing up the angle grinder.

    DSC_2633.jpg

    So work in progress.

    D-Type

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    What does RAG stand for ?

    Regards

    Adam

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    Haha, love it. Innovation at work [emoji106]

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    Quote Originally Posted by taz01 View Post
    What does RAG stand for ?

    Regards

    Adam
    Rough as guts

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    didn't anyone ever tell you measure twice, cut once? All those bearers seem about 180mm too long for the available drawer width
    I love reuse, and this is a good one. What were you doing with 4 shorty filing cabinets though - actually, i don't wanna know

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    [QUOTE=poundy;2142020]didn't anyone ever tell you measure twice, cut once? All those bearers seem about 180mm too long for the available drawer width

    This is part 1 stay tuned!

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    Rough as guts
    People pay good money for that style in fact I'd take it over IKEA any day.

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