this is a really expensive ottoman and uh they put fabric on the top and in
uh they put fabric on the top and in
uh they put fabric on the top and in tears and I got this from a friend of
tears and I got this from a friend of
tears and I got this from a friend of mine he was going to throw it in the
mine he was going to throw it in the
mine he was going to throw it in the trash and I goes no let me see if I can
trash and I goes no let me see if I can
trash and I goes no let me see if I can fix it so I basically have a solid
fix it so I basically have a solid
fix it so I basically have a solid welded framework of the weather proof
welded framework of the weather proof
welded framework of the weather proof material that won’t rust in weather and
material that won’t rust in weather and
material that won’t rust in weather and I got a break in here and a bracket
I got a break in here and a bracket
I got a break in here and a bracket there so I’m going to take this fabric
there so I’m going to take this fabric
there so I’m going to take this fabric off and see what I can build out of it
off and see what I can build out of it
off and see what I can build out of it every time I find something I feel like
every time I find something I feel like
every time I find something I feel like it’s a shame that someone went to all
it’s a shame that someone went to all
it’s a shame that someone went to all the trouble to engineer and manufacture
the trouble to engineer and manufacture
the trouble to engineer and manufacture a very nice useful item and then the
a very nice useful item and then the
a very nice useful item and then the least little thing goes wrong with it
least little thing goes wrong with it
least little thing goes wrong with it and people throw it away if you think
and people throw it away if you think
and people throw it away if you think about it there’s a lot of ways to reuse
about it there’s a lot of ways to reuse
about it there’s a lot of ways to reuse something either as it is I’ll repair it
something either as it is I’ll repair it
something either as it is I’ll repair it what I’ll do is I’ll fasten a piece of
what I’ll do is I’ll fasten a piece of
what I’ll do is I’ll fasten a piece of wood across there I’m going to drill a
wood across there I’m going to drill a
wood across there I’m going to drill a couple of holes and put some bolts in it
couple of holes and put some bolts in it
couple of holes and put some bolts in it I want the holes to line up this is what
I want the holes to line up this is what
I want the holes to line up this is what you’d call a cordless variable speed
you’d call a cordless variable speed
you’d call a cordless variable speed drill this is slow and this is fast it
drill this is slow and this is fast it
drill this is slow and this is fast it amazing how it works a lot of times will
amazing how it works a lot of times will
amazing how it works a lot of times will restrict it by times on what we can get
restrict it by times on what we can get
restrict it by times on what we can get done but living in the woods give me an
done but living in the woods give me an
done but living in the woods give me an opportunity to do nothing or set and be
opportunity to do nothing or set and be
opportunity to do nothing or set and be creative and there’s no particular time
creative and there’s no particular time
creative and there’s no particular time frame when it has to be done don’t have
frame when it has to be done don’t have
frame when it has to be done don’t have any deadlines now I don’t usually use a
any deadlines now I don’t usually use a
any deadlines now I don’t usually use a ruler because all it is in the piece of
ruler because all it is in the piece of
ruler because all it is in the piece of metal with numbers on it but this board
metal with numbers on it but this board
metal with numbers on it but this board is exactly that long
is exactly that long
is exactly that long and if I put it like this this is
and if I put it like this this is
and if I put it like this this is exactly half a board so if I put it to
exactly half a board so if I put it to
exactly half a board so if I put it to my fingernail to there and make a mark
my fingernail to there and make a mark
my fingernail to there and make a mark right there with my multi-tool which is
right there with my multi-tool which is
right there with my multi-tool which is my tomahawk make the line look at that
my tomahawk make the line look at that
my tomahawk make the line look at that two pieces
two pieces
two pieces looks like about three boards have a bad
looks like about three boards have a bad
looks like about three boards have a bad back right so I build anything I’ll make
back right so I build anything I’ll make
back right so I build anything I’ll make sure it’s a little bit crooked
sure it’s a little bit crooked
sure it’s a little bit crooked something’s a little bit different a
something’s a little bit different a
something’s a little bit different a little bit off that way I can prove I
little bit off that way I can prove I
little bit off that way I can prove I made it all right now we have chair let
made it all right now we have chair let
made it all right now we have chair let me check if it works the only thing it
me check if it works the only thing it
me check if it works the only thing it needs now I take is maybe a back but I’m
needs now I take is maybe a back but I’m
needs now I take is maybe a back but I’m thinking well that angle looks pretty
thinking well that angle looks pretty
thinking well that angle looks pretty good what would a support person do it
good what would a support person do it
good what would a support person do it he’d only drive the nail in about a half
he’d only drive the nail in about a half
he’d only drive the nail in about a half way in case it was crooked so you can
way in case it was crooked so you can
way in case it was crooked so you can readjust it
oh look there if anybody ever looks at
oh look there if anybody ever looks at the newspaper of the TV in the last
the newspaper of the TV in the last
the newspaper of the TV in the last several decades
several decades
several decades there’s just long stories about
there’s just long stories about
there’s just long stories about unemployment job loss people losing
unemployment job loss people losing
unemployment job loss people losing purchasing car prices bacon going up
purchasing car prices bacon going up
purchasing car prices bacon going up gasoline going up just whole myriad of
gasoline going up just whole myriad of
gasoline going up just whole myriad of things that cost more and people have
things that cost more and people have
things that cost more and people have less money than they expect but if we
less money than they expect but if we
less money than they expect but if we get the mindset of improvising live and
get the mindset of improvising live and
get the mindset of improvising live and cheap turning trash into treasure and
cheap turning trash into treasure and
cheap turning trash into treasure and living simply there’s way more than
living simply there’s way more than
living simply there’s way more than enough
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