This cart was made from scrap wood laying around. The Villages Wood Shop had the handy tools of a lathe for the handle, planer,round over router bit & sanders. I asked for help on the turning but John Herega did most of it. The 1/4" dowel I had for a handle, just didn't cut it. Now the bread machine is more accessible & a place for patatoes, onions or what have you. 
Replacing the kitchen counter tops, took me awhile. I ended up with hives or shingles, Maybe from particle board dust, who knows. Anyway I'm better now & the project is done. I joined The Villages Woodworkers Club so I could have access to there table saw & end up with square edges. Tricky but we got it done, my friend Leo helped me. Thank the good Lord for his help. Had to cut down the width of the marble sill, so the splash board would fit. Did that with a masonry blade on a skill saw. Had to extend the bottom of the peninsula to accommodate for a longer top. Had some leftover pieces from an old screen door. Thats where the ornates came from. Not to pleased with some of the seams. Some long reach clamps might of helped. Need to get some. Lot of dry wall patching to adjust for the splash board. I extended the corner cabinet, got rid of useless partion for more space. Well Happy Counter Top Replacing to all ~!
It all started when I saw a corner of the canopy rotted. The more I probed the more I found, termite damage also. Well I had to take down the siding & replace a 4X8 sheet of flake board. Had to tear out the side of the canopy & replace all the 2X4's , New flake board & drywall. I,m finishing the drywall now. Then all I have left to do is paint & I will be done. Woopy !
part of this project was removing the paint from the cast iron. White coat came off fairly easy, but there was a black rubberized paint under the white that was really tough to take off. Paint remover barely dented it, used a heat gun & blow torch to no avail, had to wire brush & scrape to get then rest off. they used that heavy black rubber coat for rust proofing. Mostly used to hide the imperfections of the casting, I think. I sprayed a primer on it, then a finish coat. I'm happy with it. Wish I could put these pictures in the order I want them, without uploading again.
Ethel plays Bingo on Friday nights so I play Chef, HA ! Not Bad but to salty. In the rub recipe I would cut the salt from 5 to 2 tablespoons. Click on pictures for detail, the drink is a Dark Rum Margarita, Yummy ! Recipes : Blackened Salmon with Spinach and Soy Black Beans (Five-minute meal in a pan!) : Food Network
My wife Ethel came up with this idea, which I think is super. She took some old golf club sleeves cut them to size, put them in the center of the pots & filled with cement around them. Then placed artificial flowers in them. When they get weathered, simply replace. In this case the pansies are new, the rest I air brushed them to revitalize the colors, came out fine. You can use any P.V.C. pipe for the centers. We had some pretty strong winds & they did not move. HAPPY FLOWER POT MAKING.
