I've been meaning to sart this thread for a few weeks but I just never feel like posting it up an dlinking pics. Now the project is almost done, I should get busy typing.
A few circumstances created the idea for this project. One was the fact that we are working short handed at the station due to lay-offs and budget short-falls. Guys are working many double shifts and missing families. It's nothing unusual for us to work doubles/triples and 4 days straight at the fire house. (enough of that, not wanting to get political) It was suggested to the Chief that we turn one of the offices into a loungue, in addition to the regular TV room. this would allow guys to get away from each other and spend some private with their family if they came to the FD. (no conjugal visits
). Two offices were consolidated and some furniture was donated by members along with a TV. Now we needed a table in front of the couch.
We also had some old equipment laying around and I didn't want it to walk off. I wanted to put it to use. I also wanted a winter project. One of the guys (laid off and second generation) had brought in a section of the old wooden floor hoping somebody would do something with it.
I though of a few things and the idea was born. I was going to make a table for the station, in memory of those that have served our department, past, present and those no longer with us. I got permission from the Chief to take a few items for the build and asked him not to say anything as I wanted it to be unknown what I was doing.
Sorry for the long (boring) story but I felt the need for a back story. These are the pieces I started with.
A section of old floor. It has been taken apart and glued back together, not in the correct order but that doesn't mean anything. There's also two pick head axes and two spanner wrenches.
I also bought some steel to match what I had on hand. My mind was racing as to how to put this together. I hope the guys at work like it.
A few circumstances created the idea for this project. One was the fact that we are working short handed at the station due to lay-offs and budget short-falls. Guys are working many double shifts and missing families. It's nothing unusual for us to work doubles/triples and 4 days straight at the fire house. (enough of that, not wanting to get political) It was suggested to the Chief that we turn one of the offices into a loungue, in addition to the regular TV room. this would allow guys to get away from each other and spend some private with their family if they came to the FD. (no conjugal visits
). Two offices were consolidated and some furniture was donated by members along with a TV. Now we needed a table in front of the couch. We also had some old equipment laying around and I didn't want it to walk off. I wanted to put it to use. I also wanted a winter project. One of the guys (laid off and second generation) had brought in a section of the old wooden floor hoping somebody would do something with it.
I though of a few things and the idea was born. I was going to make a table for the station, in memory of those that have served our department, past, present and those no longer with us. I got permission from the Chief to take a few items for the build and asked him not to say anything as I wanted it to be unknown what I was doing.
Sorry for the long (boring) story but I felt the need for a back story. These are the pieces I started with.
A section of old floor. It has been taken apart and glued back together, not in the correct order but that doesn't mean anything. There's also two pick head axes and two spanner wrenches.
I also bought some steel to match what I had on hand. My mind was racing as to how to put this together. I hope the guys at work like it.
