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[betarhoalphadelta]

Bah humbug.

[utee94]

Now you sound like my i s c & a aggie wife.  She didn't like storing the pallet-trees and snowflakes, so we got rid of them after Christmas this year.  I'll have to come up with something new for next year.

[Drew4UTk]

Got hit with a short fuse for the USAF.... recruiting stuff.... since I was the only one who could pull it off in time, i get the job... if they like it/them, i get to do a metric shit ton of them- which is nice because they're SO simple.  

this goes on a thingamuhthing--- a wall made for the obstacle course.... funny enough (being the USAF) the wall has a gadget that makes it raise or lower, and reveals a window someone can crawl through if they can't climb... A Marine wouldn't have that... they'd just walk around the silly thing   

these things are inset into the posts on either side (or, will be at least on one) : 

[rolltidefan]

Now you sound like my i s c & a aggie wife.  She didn't like storing the pallet-trees and snowflakes, so we got rid of them after Christmas this year.  I'll have to come up with something new for next year.

instead of pallet trees and snowflakes, what about fence panel/plank trees and snowflakes? completely different.

[utee94]

Oh I just unearthed these pictures of a Lego/crafting table I made for my kids many years ago.  The top is 3/4" birch plywood in a natural finish, edge-banded in mahogany because why not?  The bottom is 3/4" BC pine painted out to match the Ikea Trofast storage units at either end.  I put a little cut-out in the bottom piece on either side so the kids could pull up their stools right under it, and then of course had to put it on rubber casters so they could roll it around their toy room.  I also tacked on a little base bolding trim to make the bottom look a little more finished.  The Lego topper is made of Lego baseplates mounted to an MDF core.

[longhorn320]

by building a table for legos you have taken away one of the joys of fatherhood

have you ever stepped on a lego in the dark at 2 in the morning

life doesnt get any better

[utee94]

by building a table for legos you have taken away one of the joys of fatherhood

have you ever stepped on a lego in the dark at 2 in the morning

life doesnt get any better

Ha! It's not like my kids were particularly good at keeping the legos on the table, or in the bins.  I've had plenty of occasions to enjoy the searing pain of a lego in the foot at 2 AM.