Woodworking, with Sanford and Son

[nuhobby]

Hello,

We recently had to bite the bullet on a new (big) TV. I held back on buying a stand, figuring I could make one eventually.

Exactly one week later, as I trolled the neighborhood trash, I found a 49"x29" piece of 3/4" plywood, complete with flawless black-laminate top, and a "cable access" large grommet to boot.

After some figuring, I cut the board into two pieces of 5-sided shapes, with minimal scrap. Then I used some of my old walnut planks to build support legs (8) and edge trimming.

And here we go!

[dusty]

Nice work, Chris. A really nice piece of furniture and a good job. This sort of performance warrants a reward; you should go order something that you have been wanting but didn't get.

[shydragon]

I agree, that's definately worth another SPT for your Shopsmith. When I bought my large widescreen, it cost me another $334 for the stand.

[john]

Nice Job!!

And it's in line with today's mantra of Reuse, Recycle to boot!

John

[a1gutterman]

Hi Chris,

Nice! That free material came in handy. Do me a favor and send your TV to me so I can "test" it too!:D

[fixit]

Hi Chris,

Great looking TV Stand! I'm working on one right now (well, not NOW, I'm at the computer actually:D ). But the material for mine wasn't provided by a nice neighbor so I'll end up spending quite a bit.:(

I noticed the Shopsmith and Dust Collector in the picture. You have your shop set up in the basement and have CARPET on the floor????????:eek: Wow, how do you keep it so clean? My dust collector is good but I'd never get the floor clean with carpet on it. LOL.

Great jobs in both material acquisition and craftsmanship!

[charlese]

Great Job Chris! You are truly one of my heroes!!!

Now you have one of the very best entries into Nick's future contest of building something out of scrap.

Congrats!!!!

[chrispitude]

I'm not sure if I'm more impressed with the ingenuity or the end result!

- Chris