Weekend project: Wine Barrel Desk
 

I'm moving into a small office and need a desk. So I took two of our spoiled barrels, cut to height, cut out a knee space, and put a simple work surface on top. Here's the result:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1232326819.jpg

Back:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1232326827.jpg

Building is from 1898:
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Working away:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1232326845.jpg

Fun project - recycling, making something with my hands and brain, saving money and a unique result.

Bravo....

very nice

Cool! Is that your home?

nice

we use 'em for all sorts of stuff around here too...

Nice. How is it that the barrels don't lose their structural integrity with a bottom and some staves removed and all those hoops cut? This is extremely disturbing to me; I thought I really understood the concept of a barrel. :)

Thanks.

I used screws to keep the staves in place - alternating rows/etc.

Next time I do this, for a really clean look I might remove one stave at a time and epoxy in place. My arm and shoulder are dead from drilling some 150 holes...

Well done! It looks like you did some small cut-outs to run wires through as well. With your knee space & cut out for file cabinet, that should be great. Now all you need to do is take one more barrel, cut it out & drop the top down on some supports to form a seat bottom, add cushions for the seat & some casters on bottom, and voila! Desk chair :)

Group buy? I love that. I thought I was stoked to acquire a lazy suzan barrel top from Justin not too long ago.

So it wasn't exactly two barrels of fun...:)