I'm a fraud

[lurker]

I've just been looking at aa American Oak table project in the projects section.

I've decided to come clean.

I've had a long term ambition to build a dining table, but time is not something I have much of.

Last month SWMBO dragged me to a furniture shop in town & we bought an Oak dining table about 2 X 1metres that extends in two stages to 3 metres, plus four matching chairs.

We both think they are really nice & good clean design. It was me who insisted on the Oak one. Money was not an issue but total spend was only £750. If I've a complaint - to my eye they are a bit too perfect.

The Chairs were way beyond my ability - I reckon I could have made a similar table (eventually!) but bet the cost of the wood & fittings would have been far more than the finished one we bought.

Anyone else want to fess up??

 

[wizer]

Right. OUT!

Where's the ban button...

 

[Racers]

Hi, Lurker

I bought a computer desk I had planned to make one my self but as you say tempus fugit.

Pete

 

[Night Train]

OK, time to own up.

I bought a set of Billy bookcases from Ikea.

In my defence they fitted the space in my alcoves and, for the money, it was the quickest and easiest way to get a lot of white book shelves in my white room so I could get my books out of storage.

I got two 2mx800mm and two 2mx400mm to make up two sets of shelf and a half width on top of my radiator cabinets. They come with glazed doors but I haven't bought them yet.

 

[big soft moose]

Ive got an ikea bed, a B&Q desk, and an argos wardrobe *hangs head in shame*

 

[MikeG.]

Bl**dy hell, this is going to be a lonely forum! Been nice knowing you chaps..........

 

[Krysstel]

:lol: :lol:
Living (almost) in Ikea-land I too have a collection of Billy bookcases (the birch ones). No doors. Have for some time been considering some home made panel doors to improve them but as a result of the inspiration I've gained from this forum I've recently decided they've got to go in favour home made, built-in solid birch that properly fit the space their squeezed into.
Can I stay ?

Mark

 

[Chippyjoe]

To the Tower with the lot of you!!! :lol:

Mark.

 

[mailee]

Now I am ashamed of you lot. I thought this was a woodworking site?? :shock: I think a ban is in order here. :lol:

 

[billw]

Yikes I bought two Ikea bookcases the other day

I DID feel terribly ashamed, but the missus wasn't happy when she heard "I can make those" for the 500th time this year.

 

[Racers]

Hi,

In my defence i only have one piece of furniture in my living room that I didn't make, and I plan to replace it some time :wink: let me stay!


Pete

 

[Night Train]

Well how many of you would build 14m of book shelving for a temporary bedsit while the rest of the house is being renovated?:wink:

When it is all done I will have to build 120m of shelving for my library.

Needs must I'm afraid.

 

[SammyQ]

One roof, from 'scratch', two floors (as in complete HOUSE floors, i.e. ground and first) rebuilt from joists up, including rotten wall plates beneath ground floors removed and replaced WHILE THE FLOORS WERE STILL IN USE..three chimney breasts removed, over 3 stories each, roof closed over them, each floor made good structrally for the chimney void, 2 custom fitted wardrobes 15' x 8' in their place, two kitchens 15' x 8' and 17' x 11' with all doohickies (alright, I bought the carcases and doors), innumerable shelves, two bathrooms gutted and fully refloored, appliances installed, boxed in, custom vanity unit built and installed; loft refloored, velux window in, , dry rot across two floors cut out and new grafted in.

This is my hobby, done at night, weekends and holidays. I practice it to obtain a home I could not otherwise afford.

Mike, can I please stay in the gang?

IKEA is just four letters of the alphabet.....

Sam

PS I'm a bloody awful mechanic.

 

[Doctor]

Anyone else want to fess up??

I used to steal from Woolies when I was a kid and I threw a stone threw Mr Bloomfields greenhouse because he wouldn't return my football..... I also once had a wee out of the window of a moving train (the commuters at Magdelen station must have thought it was a very quick shower) I've been beating myself up for 25 years over this, I feel better now.

 

[Woodmagnet]

Anyone else want to fess up??

I used to steal from Woolies when I was a kid and I threw a stone threw Mr Bloomfields greenhouse because he wouldn't return my football..... I also once had a wee out of the window of a moving train (the commuters at Magdelen station must have thought it was a very quick shower) I've been beating myself up for 25 years over this, I feel better now.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[wizer]

damn and curses. This is how my luck goes. Making dinner tonight I decided to move our dining table as it was blocking the patio doors. Wifey and daughter helped move the 'stuff' (mainly toys) around and then we went to move the table. Halfway into the shuffle and that awful creaky crunchy sound filled the room. Bang goes one of the legs!!

](*,) ](*,)

Not even sure if I can afford an Ikea replacement so I might have to try and repair it.

I suppose that still makes me welcome round these parts tho.... \/

 

[Ironballs]

One of the future projects is to build a kitchen table, I will however be buying the chairs as a) I've never built one, b) I don't think I could get a scaffold plank bench seat past the design authority and c) I would like to sit at the table some time before retirement

 

[DaveL]

Bang goes one of the legs!!

So how many woodworking books do you have?

Enough to pile up to support the corner of the table? :roll:

Don't think I need a hat or coat with the current sun....................

 

[wizer]

Zackery.

I dunno how to describe it. It's a sliding dovetail arrangement and the female part of the dovetail has blown out. The table is hideous, so fixing it will be crude, very very crude :roll: :lol:

 

[Harbo]

I make very little stuff for our house as we had bought most of the stuff before I got back into woodworking. Done lots of DIY stuff though!
Most of my stuff goes to my two daughters and grandchildren though I have made some garden furniture for myself!

Rod