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04/29/2025

I took an old table nobody wanted and transformed it into something new and useful
This table goes from coffee table to kitchen table with a simple pull of a lever.
You can make a simple version of this coffee table just by adding folding legs under your own coffee table.
It makes for an extra table when company arrives.

01/21/2025

Years ago I picked up this little dresser on the shores of lake Go Home, from Shore to boat to my truck I got it home.
I did a quick paint job and gave it away.

Well to my surprise I had it returned to me last week.
And I thought let’s have some fun

So what do I do with an old pine dresser that’s had an exceptionally rough life?
And to fix it up for under 60$?
I’m not a fan of pine but someone built this and it’s held up for likley more than 50 years so I’m going to see if it can last another 50.

let’s see what I can do

01/16/2025

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12/10/2024

Checked off To-Do's

12/08/2024

Hubbies For Hire is booking now for Mid January and beyond.
Have you thought about a painting refresh or perhaps you need some interior caulking to keep out the winter chill?
From complete renovations to changing out a furnace filter, Hubbies for hire tackles your To-Do lists no matter how small.

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10/15/2024

I’m Finished the table!!!
After some thought I decided to go all natural with a semi gloss finish and honestly I love it!!
It’s big, it heavy and built to be used!
I’m just guessing but ya 200 years this should last!
I’m contemplating keeping or Selling.
The price I’d ask is nothing close to the labour that went into this but I did have a lot of fun building it and would be happy to take on another one if I do sell this.
It’s a solid maple top, no joining of boards and I’m pretty sure I could park a small car on it, it’s that heavy!

10/08/2024

Did you know that as a tree grows up and out towards the sunlight it twists and turns at the same time it grows thicker!
This twisting and turning stores what’s called potential energy.
The simplest visual is a compressed spring. As soon as you let go of the spring it pops out into its natural state of expansion.
It’s way more complicated in a tree that’s been growing for 80+ years.
If you’ve ever had a tree branch cut or a tree taken down you’ll know how unpredictable they can be.

So after I assembled and sealed the table I’ve been working on I saw it had moved about an 8th on an inch, right along the crack!!!
Nature has forced me to learn patience along with adapting to what the wood wants to do.
Ive added C-Channels in the base of the table to stop any more movement and I’ve decided to take the table finish to natural.
I’m working on the base as I want to keep as much natural form as I can. My vision is to honour the tree.
So the less straightening the less squareness the better
One problem I’ve had (of hundreds by the way) is trying to keep this project cost effective.
For wood this large it can get expensive for tools to work this material. So it’s important to have a plan based on your experience

Table top 300
Table legs 200
Screws and fasteners 60
Stains and sand paper 180
C channeles 130
Router and bits 700
Sander 900
Table saw 400
Jointer 900
Miter saw 1000
Clamps 300
Drills,drill press, band saw, levels, precision gages 2000
Labour hours I don’t want to talk about.
Vac 1000
Everything I forgot 1500
Oh and labour hours, I’m embarrassed but when you learning it’s going to be really really high.

Ok so is it worth it? Are you still reading?
I believe truly that when you take on a project any project, education, wellness, renovation or like me a really big table, it’s a place of self discovery.
Maybe you give up, it’s to much work, life keeps getting in the way, maybe you thrive and complete your project.
In the end it’s about just trying and learning.
I’m not a furniture maker, I’m a Handyman. But through this I’ve met some incredible people, Brandon the tree guy I got the slab from is such a kind honest person, the staff at Busy bee in Barrie who go out of there way to support what I’m doing.
So go do, ask for help, and don’t ever set an expectation set a goal just to learn and enjoy.

If you’re interested in attempting this kind of project feel free to reach out with any questions or any questions on home projects, I’d be happy to help.
In the end it’s really just about patience

Oh yes and ill defiantly post the finished product.
That I’ll be selling if anyone is interested.

09/29/2024

After a gruelling hour of moving the top onto the base the maple table is finally attached
With two people it’s easy but just me was a bit challenging
So here it is! 500-600 pounds of solid maple.
I’m really happy with it and the contrast between the top and bottom however I’m going to sit with it and decide if I want to go full out with epoxy and maybe lighten the top.
Still I’m pretty impressed with myself for doing this all on my own.

09/26/2024

So with some time and a lot of coffee I’ve finally made some progress on the table base.
I’ve cut, sanded and stained the legs and the frame to attach to the table top.
I wanted to make this base so that it would come apart.
This table is pushing 600lbs so anything to make it easier to move is a bonus.
I decided to stain the legs In a more natural finish for contrast and I’m still pondering epoxy to fill the cracks or to leave them open.
Once the legs dry up where I’ve glued them at the base I’ll be able to finally fit them to the table.
I used all my clamps for this