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Power Tool Fun!


This past weekend Jeff and I went to his parents house to hang out. My father in law also said that he got me a rocking chair and we could fix it up when I came. Little did I know that I'd get to use power tools!!! Here is what the bench started as:


It had really old wood that was in bad shape. So the first thing we did was to sand it REALLY well. 


The next step had to do with the bench arms. They were worse than the rest of the bench, so we made new planks for it. This is where the power tools came in. My father in law taught me how to use a table saw and a jig saw. I didn't get any pictures of this, well...because I was having too much fun cutting wood! Here's the before:

And the after:



Next, we spray painted the metal bars. So far it looks a LOT better than when it started!


The funniest part about this bench is that my father in law ended up cutting new planks for the whole bench...so all that sanding for nothing! It will look much nicer with the new boards though! Right now the boards are painted with a primer, just waiting in Winston for a final coat of TEAL paint. I'll post pictures when it's all done.


While playing with power tools my father in law asked me if I could use two fence posts that he had sitting around. My immediate response: YES! There was a Pinterest project that I have wanted to make! Here's what the project looks like on Pinterest:

I liked it because I could change the sign depending on holidays and seasons!

So we first cut the fence posts to be much shorter. He had 2, so we cut them 2 different lengths.

Then we attached bases to them. This is still an on-going project so I'll post pictures when those are all completed.

Another project this weekend was tilling and planing the garden.



 I had so much fun working with my father in law this weekend and learning how to use all of these new tools! Needless to say, I have power tool fever now! I so want to get a table saw for myself so I can make more crafty projects!! 




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