On 4/26/2014 1:53 PM, Sonny wrote:
I had salavged the seat from my grandparent's outhouse, demolished in the mid 70s. I had wondered what I could do with it. I had coated it with a spar urethane, until I could find a suitable project with it. Leon's suggestion of putting a mirror in the opening was appealing.

I made a vanity mirror with it. Viola (sic)! We need a mirror at the farm bathroom, anyway, so this project should fit the bill, nicely. I'll make a complimentary vanity cabinet, for it, later.

The seat board is 10/4 cypress, so it is nice and sturdy; 47" wide X 15" tall. I framed it with old salvaged cypress 4X4s and the bottom edge board is about a 1.5X3. The seat is essentially framed like a picture would be. No glue was used, it's all pegged or notched together, though the glass supports/framing, on the backside, is screwed in place.

It looks much better, in person, than it does in the pics. It's not gross looking, either, as one might think an outhouse seat "decor" may be. I'm debating whether to put a finish on the framing. I think it looks good, as is, accented by the unfinished framing.

We're to have crawfish etouffee at Mom's tonight, so I'll run it passed her, for her critique. I'm wondering if she'll recognize it. As much weird stuff as I made, and not just for her, she'll probably confirm I'm nuts, rather than comment on the mirror.

This was a quick, fun project.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/43836144@N04/

Sonny



Cool! The mirror making the depth appear double is cool too!