Happy New Year to all. This years gift was meant to be a coffee table for the cabin, but the wife thought it was a bench for the creek on our property in the hills. Instead of correcting her, I just explained it was not finished yet and now I have to add a back to it. The pictures of the grain cart (from a farm cleanout were to large to download, so a picture of the wheels with the wooden axle removed is provided. In the back ground you can see the bed frame that repurposed to serve as the frame for the table, I mean bench.
To make sure the table, I mean bench did not roll, lug nuts from an old vehicle were welded on the bottom. The wood is a leaf from a maple table that was part of a cleanout. Good thing I have another leaf and bed frame to make a back support. It was interesting trying to weld the bed frame to the cast iron wheels. The design required the maple leaf to be in the frame when it was welded to the wheels. Nickle welding rod was used. Trying not burn the wood while welding was also a challenge. Sand was used to keep the cast from cooling to quickly and to keep the wood from burning. The hubs for the wooden axle are under the table in the first picture.
I will try to show the transition from a coffee table to a bench when the project is complete.
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