Learning to Build Furniture
August 24, 2014 by nepermhome
I have been looking for a reason to start building. Making some furniture as a starter project. Something small that can and will be ugly, since it is my first attempt. Then I came up with the perfect project. A place to put a toilet seat! We are going to make a composting toilet and will need a frame for it. We will have a lot of bigger, more complicated projects in the future, so I need to learn how to build with hand tools. I made this frame completely by hand with a saw, a chisel, a hand drill, and a screwdriver. Yes, I know it’s ugly, but everyone has to start somewhere! It’s not like it’ll be out in the open for people to admire. Here are a couple pictures of the notches I cut to make the frame. Again, they are ugly, but I’m improving already.
Working with branches and small trees forced me to learn how to do some notching. Trying to connect two round pieces of wood without notching them proved ridiculous. I tried it once. I won’t show you the result. It was even uglier than than this frame. I had also used nails for the other project and we seem to have lost our real hammer, so I couldn’t get the nails out. I had to recut the whole thing. My arms are going to be so strong by the time I get a couple of these projects done! Here are a couple pictures of me making the simple notches (I won’t show you the other notches too close because they are REALLY ugly).
Saw cuts to depth of notch
Chiseling out the start of the notch
Almost done
Don’t mind my lack of proper work space. We aren’t set up nicely yet. Someday…
Done!
The finished project all put together
A throne fit for a queen! Nice job kiddo!
Haha. I can’t wait to build something nice!
I have had to use one of those buckets without the framing and seat. This is a wonderful improvement!
We used that for a while. Having the framing and seat is fantastic!