The toys were getting a little out of control in the basement so my wife asked if I could build a toy shelf for them. I wanted to make this a blend of metal and wood for something a little different. I used 2x12 beetle kill doug fir that I tried to keep as thick as possible. It was harvested out of an area that had a big wildfire in 2013 which created a lot of the dark brown streaking in it along with the blues from the bugs. I ran it through the planer just enough to surface the top and gave the bottom a light sanding. The metal is 1x2" 16ga tubing with 1x.25in straps between to add some lateral support. I didn't get a picture of it but after I finished fitting the top, I went back in and welded supports under it as it was way too tight to put in there with the metal supports already installed.
It is finished with General Waterlox to keep all the blues of the beetle kill.20190902_124031.jpg
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