So I watched this video made by The Drunken Woodworker, and got inspired to create some of my own versions following along with my recycling mantra. So take a few minutes and watch this video.
I did things a little different. I grabbed up some misc. pieces of pallet wood and plywood I had laying around, and using the table saw cut everything into 4"x6" blocks. I then took these blocks and stacked them in different ways, until I had several designs that I liked. I then glued them together, and left them to dry over night.
The next morning I drilled holes into the tops using an appropriate sized drill bit. Using a countersink bit I knocked the sharp edges off the holes. Using my bandsaw I cut them down to the shapes that I liked and followed that up by sanding them with a combination disc/belt sander.
Once I was satisfied with the overall shape and appearances I gave them several coats of Poly. It takes forever for Poly to dry so I left them for a couple of days. When I was sure they were dry I covered them in a layer of paste wax that I then buffed out.
It's amazing what you can do with some scraps of free wood. I used these as thank you gifts to my children's teachers. All they cost me was a little time.
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