Server made from all recycable wood and old stuff too :)

[Two Much]

Talk about recycling wood for projects...I love to tackle
those projects. So, we had this outdoor server that we made
about 20 years ago out of cedar. It was 2 ft deep X 5 ft long.

The top was 6" ceramic tiles with a cedar trim. Underneath
was two fridges. One old one and one new one.
We put a water source (on top on the left side)by using
a garden hose and a faucet that we found at an antique store.

For us the water source is a must,
as we have so many flowers and plants on the deck and dragging the hose
up everyday was a big PITA, not to mention always getting everything
including us -- soaking wet.
Anyhow, over the years, the top started to look unsightly...The edge was
clad in cedar and even though we tried to keep the edge siliconed the
water eventually seeped under the edge...actually, it was very sad looking,
also it was too big and clunky)

We acquired a lot of bluestone ( 2'x 3' ) slates from our son. So, I
thought that one bluestone slate would make a great top. Firstly, it
would be very neat, leakproof, and durable.

We did this project in July... the only thing we had to purchase was
one magnetic catch for the door and a stone sealer for the top.

I made a drawing for the project...of course, I made some
changes including moving the water source to the right side ( to
the horror of the head carpenter) He sure complained about that!
Plus, he reluctantly threw out the old fridge...(why did we need two,
anyhow) We needed a place for the recycable cans, so there wasn't
room for two fridges.

I also was going to put a stained glass insert in the door, but changed
my mind; actually the head guy said he wanted to make a louver
door, and I liked that idea.

The old faucet leaked, so I talked him into using our old Price Pfister
kitchen faucet...(what are we saving it for it anyhow?)

This is the drawing. All the stuff on the table was dug up from
our stash in our workshop. I wanted to use the round casters
(the unit pulls out -- (that will be handy for cleaning out the leaves
that gather in the fall)

[Two Much]

The tiles on the back were left over from our kitchen project.
the shelves inside the cabinet were from the fridge we tossed.
the covered pot is from Korea. the top is removeable or it inverts.
the faucet is our old PF faucet.
The fish was a big trivit that we attached a piece of stained glass to.

All the cedar is from our old ugly server...we used every bit of it.
As a matter of fact we ran out so we made the top of the little
sink table from a piece of mahogany we had in our stash.

As as you can see we raised up the faucet tower higher than my original
drawing. We attached the sink table in the back to the water tower
for stability.

[Bill in Buena Park]

Great piece, and awesome that you were able to recycle from the old in making the new. High marks for beauty, functionality and being eco-friendly!

[BadeMillsap]

Very nice! Great job of recycling!

[tfischer]

This is very nice indeed.

But... I think I've been spending too much time thinking about work stuff, because this isn't what I pictured at all when I saw "Server made from wood"

[Two Much]

This is very nice indeed.

But... I think I've been spending too much time thinking about work stuff, because this isn't what I pictured at all when I saw "Server made from wood"

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Thanks, Gentlemen ...If I showed the pic of the old ugly server you would understand why I'm so
delighted with the new server...

Tfischer....I'm curious, what were you picturing?

[twistsol]

This is very nice indeed.

But... I think I've been spending too much time thinking about work stuff, because this isn't what I pictured at all when I saw "Server made from wood"

Wood is the new silicon?