On Feb 7, 4:20*pm, Keith Nuttle wrote:
On Feb 7, 3:20 pm, mac *wrote:

I've been looking at different plans for TV trays for a few months and haven't
gotten around to making them.. material lists, cutting layouts, etc..

We were in the States last week and Wal-Mart had wood TV trays for less than $9
each.. The wife loved them and I liked the idea of buying them for less than I
could buy the wood and hardware, so we bought 4 and I'm back on the lathe today,
figuring that I dodged a bullet..

Pretty bad when I can buy something cheaper than I can make it, though...

mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

That is what happened to the Computer desk that I spent a year
designing. *I wanted something to take the computer, printer, and all of
the associated items. *I had got to the point where I had I arranged
exactly as I wanted it.

We went down to the local Lowes and there it was for about half of the
cost of wood that I needed to build mine.

Try haunting your local thrift stores for six months...the quanity and
quality of furniture that comes through makes you wonder if one should
just sell all your tools.

We waste a lot in the United States.

TMT