@Stan Galat posted:Given the price of COVID lumber, I'm not sure I could afford the buck.
Again, I had the lumber on hand because I never throw anything away. The 2x4s were (I think) part of a big work table the PO left in the garage, which I cut up and remade into a garden cart and a bar top about six years ago. Not sure of the 2x3's provenance, but I've had those four-foot bits of 2x6 since at least 2008, and I moved them to this house when my wife and I bought it.
Not saying my way of living makes any sense whatsoever. But not going to any store or buying any material or tools (so far) probably made the difference between trying this project and not bothering. I just think it's cool to be able to say I've got zero cash sunk in a particular handmade item.
It never lasts though.
Going to probably invest in a shrinking disc now and maybe buy (or make) a set of shearing dies and a tipping die.