Building Rock Star!!



Yeah!! And pulls from either side



How's that for awesome!


 Feeling very superior, totally full of myself, can't believe all I can do...only thing not going my way...My new bikini top. Every time I bend over get a face full of boob. No, this isn't an Xrated blog, not gonna add of pic of THAT...super annoying till I figured out I had it on upside down. Whoops! So much for Queen of the Universe. Didn't think there was supposed to be an overwire.
    Okay, back to earth. Today was dedicated to last sand and stain on the 2nd lounge chair, finishing my extremely customized pullout shelf, and finally working on the Back bracing.


Doing the happy dance!~




forgot to factor in wood swelling, no dice by the pool

  

 

Did end up tweaking my plan a little bit, about 47 times! Originally, the table was sandwiched as pictured above...really wanted an easy slide.

Here's the winning plan...



Start with a Gorgeous shelf, mine is 2 inches smaller than the width of my chair





Here's a closeup, repurposed wood. As usual, check for level after every step.

 


 it's waterproofed. I don't want to have to kill anyone who spills a beer.

Flipped the lounge chair over, attached to bottom, just like it looks above. the 1x3's to the underside. Tried to line them up with the 1x3's of the chair seat...


Can hardly tell it's there!



pulls from either side, for the lefty in me.....

 



or the righty!




 

weight testing!



believe it or not, this prototype shelf took longer to make than the entire lounge chair! Wanted it sturdy enough to hold a small child, because one will probably sit on it! yet sleek, low profile, don't want it to look homemade. The biggest compliment I ever get is, "it looks like it came from the store." makes it all worth it.... 



adds character



a final shot, couldn't help myself

One last tip, I did half screw in a 1 1/4 screw on the underside to the shelf, in the middle. keeps it from being pulled out by anyone who doesn't have a drill handy; but very easy to remove for cleaning, or breakfast in bed! love dual purpose things. 




sneek peek:
working on my back support, can't wait till later today to finish it.

one side of back support, check back tommorrow this time to see how I did it

EXCITED!!

little busywork...halfway through with the wall planter. Waiting for cedar planting box to assemble itself.

 

May all your drill bits stay out of your thumbs!