Tag Archives: Woodworking

DIY Dining Table – Corotu Wood

Three years ago a neighbour had a large corotu tree fall down in his back yard. It was massive, the diameter of the trunk was taller than me. Our neighbour had a guy, with a six foot chain saw blade, come by and slice up the tree. It made some very nice slabs of wood.Continue reading “DIY Dining Table – Corotu Wood”

A little wood bench – DIY

Way back in the summer of 2021 when we started clearing the property west of the city, there were dozens of trees that had to be cut down, both dead and alive. We have been calling this little summer get away El Parque. Daryl has been busy with that chainsaw. Spring of 2022 we returnedContinue reading “A little wood bench – DIY”

Almost DIY, Almost Done, Almost April 2025

Two winters work has turned this house into a beautiful home. Looking at it makes all the hours Daryl spent on his knees to make the floor spectacular, and the hours I spent sanding, grinding and staining to make a functional coffee table out of a stump and a raw slab of wood, all worthwhile.Continue reading “Almost DIY, Almost Done, Almost April 2025”

DIY: A Corotu Coffee Table

A year ago, March 2024, Daryl and I had the opportunity to purchase an old Corotu wood stump with a slab that could be used as a coffee table. We got the wood cut to height and brought it to our totally unliveable house. Once the bark was removed from the base it showed tonsContinue reading “DIY: A Corotu Coffee Table”

DIY Tables….and more tables.

We have a friend who had a very very large corotu tree fall down in his back yard. It damaged part of his fence and workshop. That’s a lot of wood to use up. It took a while to get a guy with a six foot chain saw blade to come and cut the tree intoContinue reading “DIY Tables….and more tables.”