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Well engineered Brian, great to see you back in the shop.

Looks like it will do the job.

OK. I’m really stumped as to how this made editors choice. LOL

It looks very sturdy Brian.

I have not been in the shop for months.

It is very sturdy. Funny thing – I sat through a project meeting for a restaurant I’m building and we were going over some structural elements on the roof and the engineer made a comment about framing. The designer wanted to offset some columns to make room for something but the engineer said all these elements (posts, beams and infill beams) have to be tied together or else it will wobble. I was thinking about that when building this pedestal. And the other thing was the lack of material (scraps! I’m not spending a penny on this!) made me have to think about how to make it efficiently. Not shown are 2 more pieces of infill framing under the plywood top. Oh yeah, it’s butt ugly but it will do the trick. LOL

Getting back in the shop feels good. Right now, it’s clean and organized and ready to take on a new project but unfortunately I am not ready yet. Dang honeydo list has too many non-woodworking items on it. You deserve a break after the last few of your projects, which were really, really impressive and big work. Too much focus on one thing makes you burn out. But it does feel good to get back after a break.

good job

Looks sturdy, great job! I know what you mean. I have 4 kids and getting time in for woodworking seems impossible some days or you have to cut out when your right in the middle is something but I still fit it in it I find it takes my mind off all stress.