4' x 8' |
In my home, large surface areas which are not used for their intended purposes on a regular basis become large surface areas (LSAs). LSAs can hold a lot of stuff. Before I moved all of the stuff on this LSA to nearby LSA-- to photograph the former LSA so I might sell it-- it held gardening, sewing, crafting, and gun cleaning stuff.
It's time for this LSA to go.
Don't get me wrong! When we first moved in, we did shoot some obstacle pool-- and that was fun. And we have put it to use as a LS pattern cutting A and LS serving table. But we did that roughly four times each year. The pool table must go.
The more I thought about selling it, though, the less inclined I was to sell it. LSAs of slate can be turned into LSAs of dining table & whatnot. And my 2013-2014 project, which I've accepted, will eventually entail my finding a large table. So today I began the process of decommissioning the pool table, with the hope that it would be the basis for a large table.
First to go were the sides, exposing the pockets. |
And then the rails or whatever they're called. |
For my money, a deconstruction project is more intellectually challenging than a construction project. When constructing, you either have the tool or you don't. To staple felt onto the wooden base under the slate, you need a stapler. Sure. If you didn't have a stapler, you could try some little nails and a hammer. But you'd end up getting a stapler.
The space of deconstruction is vastly larger. To remove the zillion staples, I tried a staple puller (fail) and a garden tool (fail). I was successful with a knife, a very small flat-head screwdriver, and a pair of needle-nosed pliers.
Humm. Not what I had envisioned. |
It is 3/4" thick. |
So. It's too late to sell it as a pool table.
I did note that there's a sticker on the underside-- says something about Italian Slate, Italian Fir.
I'm confident that Daughter C can make something beautiful of these three pieces of slate that we'll talk about for years to come.
"Who remembers when this _______ was but a lowly pool table in the bunkhouse?"
And now... Daughter C. It's all yours!
Seems to me you now have 3 SSAs...(small surface areas).
ReplyDeleteOf course, those cut outs could be a bit of a problem...
Wonder what sort of artisan you could find who could trim the edges to make smooth squares...
Hmmm. Three work surfaces that could be hooked together to make one _large_ surface... or two to make a larger than one - not so large as three...such versatility possibilities!!
Fortunately, Daughter C is highly creative as are many of her friends. Those creative people create things! And they have lots of really cool tools.
DeleteFor example, http://www.critzcampbell.com/Books-Press
We are embarking on a major project so it's just a matter of storing the 3 SSAs and doing brainstorming when the time comes to utilize them/it. They'd each make a nice size workspace, don't you think?
So many possibilities.