Reddit 2x End Of Summer Challenge
Son loves climbing, daughter loves jumping - try to kill 2 birds with one stone
The starting pile, just a few 2x4's
Yep Stud
Cut grooves along the top rail for the slats to sit in. (I ended up re cutting them to 1.5" deep when my bandsaw blade was shot and didn't want to go get a new one)
It's for him, he better help
Front legs cut with a 20 degree groove for half lap
Front leg and top rail meet quite well
Top rails re-cut to 1.5" rabbet for the slats and 3.5" for the back legs
Front view with the 20 degree half lap
She's helping drill the holes in the front leg for the ladder
Prepping to cut "round" tenons. I've never done round tenons before they were pretty close after i finished.
Skipped a few steps, but in between was all dry fitting, a few straight cuts and rounding edges
Big sis doesn't want to wait until I'm done
The wife wanted a step on the back after I finished assembly....
First testing after assembly.
Finished with Australian Timber Oil natural since it will live mostly outside
Front view
Back view
He's getting it