Our dining room consisted of a buffet, six chairs, a table and a SWIX brand ski waxing table. When we needed to wax our skis we would take the loud ugly tablecloth off the ski wax table and wax the skis. I noticed that when we had guests over, we would also hide things under there, like shoe boxes, tarps, small coolers, dust bunnies, large clumps of dog fur, etc. It looked like this:
Anyway, I built a set of shelves with raised trim on the top that fit the ski waxing table very nicely. Now, we have a great place to display some pretty wedding gifts, store our waxing supplies, AND wax our skis! Also, during the summer when we aren't waxing skis, we can put a classy wood inset into this space and show it off. During the winter, we have the SWIX tabletop in there that we can attach our clamps to. One bizarre thing about this piece of furniture is that I accidentally made it at least 10" longer than my plans... Oops. Measure twice, cut once? Luckily, it still fit in the place it was intended, but displaced a garbage can and a floor lamp.
This is made out of white wood, clear pine (trim), a billion Miller Dowels, and lot's of glue. Miller Dowels > dowel pins (you don't need plus OR a guide!). Check 'em out on amazon.com if you are curious, they really are brilliant.
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| I like the knots. |
So, now we have a matching 3 piece dining room set: Buffet, Table, Ski waxing bench/shelves.
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