Outhouse Seat Redo - When An Idea Presents Itself
 

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

Outhouse Seat Redo - When An Idea Presents Itself
 

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!

Outhouse Seat Redo - When An Idea Presents Itself
 

On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 11:53:37 -0700 (PDT), 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

You have done a lot of nice work including the mirror. There are
going to be quite a few family heirlooms.

Outhouse Seat Redo - When An Idea Presents Itself
 

On Saturday, April 26, 2014 5:11:35 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
The mirror making the depth appear double is cool too!

I hadn't noticed that. Good eye. I like that, too.

Sonny

Outhouse Seat Redo - When An Idea Presents Itself
 

On Saturday, April 26, 2014 9:09:36 PM UTC-5, Gordon Shumway wrote:
You have done a lot of nice work including the mirror. There are going to be quite a few family heirlooms.

Thanks. I wish I had learned to do more precision or exacting work, long ago, rather than the "rough stuff", of many of my projects. Sometimes, I sense the rough stuff is gimmick-like, in its make, appeal or presentation. All that rough stuff has gotten old, for me. I sometimes think I would, now, prefer to be making things a little more elegant and refined, but I have doubts about my skills for that precision and workmanship. I'm too impatient, these days, to be appropriately precise.

..... and/or for my personal self to be appropriately refined!!?

Sonny

Outhouse Seat Redo - When An Idea Presents Itself
 

Sonny wrote:

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.

I fixed étouffée yesterday, but had to make do with shrimp. Crawfish are so
expensive here this year that my coonass registration card would be revoked
if the word got out I had paid that much for mud bugs ... not that shrimp
are cheap. :(

Global warming, doncha know.

Your outhouse seat project is simply lovely, BTW ... just don't hang it in
the kitchen, Cher! :)

--
www.ewoodshop.com (Mobile)

Outhouse Seat Redo - When An Idea Presents Itself
 

Interesting set of pictures and handmade furniture....
I enjoyed walking through the photo's
very creative and great use of large pieces of wood.
john

"Sonny" wrote in message
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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

Outhouse Seat Redo - When An Idea Presents Itself
 

On Sunday, April 27, 2014 5:20:17 PM UTC-5, Swingman wrote:
I fixed étouffée yesterday, but had to make do with shrimp. Crawfish are so expensive here this year that my coonass registration card would be revoked if the word got out I had paid that much for mud bugs

Yeah, the crawfish got a late start, because of the lingering cold weather, so the prices, everywhere, has been high. They are just now starting to drop and the size are much better, also.

Actually, we didn't have etouffee, as I was initially told by Jonas. He was to bring some crawfish from the farm. He came back with a big loggerhead turtle and some frogs, so we had sauce piquante. It was excellent.

Last few weeks, they were catching about 60 sacks of crawfish, every other day, at the farm. That production should continue increase a good bit more, too.

Sonny

Outhouse Seat Redo - When An Idea Presents Itself
 

On Sunday, April 27, 2014 7:17:58 PM UTC-5, jloomis wrote:
Interesting set of pictures and handmade furniture.... I enjoyed walking through the photo's very creative and great use of large pieces of wood. john

Thanks, John. I've enjoyed doing all that stuff.

*These days, depending on the project, some of the big wood projects require a higher percent of work, than fun.

Sonny

Outhouse Seat Redo - When An Idea Presents Itself
 

On 4/27/2014 5:20 PM, Swingman wrote:
Sonny wrote:

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.

I fixed étouffée yesterday, but had to make do with shrimp. Crawfish are so
expensive here this year that my coonass registration card would be revoked
if the word got out I had paid that much for mud bugs ... not that shrimp
are cheap. :(

Global warming, doncha know.

Your outhouse seat project is simply lovely, BTW ... just don't hang it in
the kitchen, Cher! :)



Hang it in the bathroom!