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Converting andirons into a wood rack.

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  1. schlot

    schlot

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    Years ago my bride had bought a set of old brass andirons at a garage sale for decoration (the house has never had a fireplace) of some sort.

    For years they sat in the basement collecting dust, so this year I decided to put them to use, or get rid of them.

    Not liking to throw out things, they got converted into a small day wood rack for the stove.

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    I unbolted the long legs.

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    This left a frame that was just about perfect size for some scrap pieces of 4x4 cut to width that would let the wood rack tie into the irons.

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    I built a double 1x8 platform, some sides to hide the ends of the 4x4s, and repurposed the handles from an old broken fireplace accessory set that I kept.

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    The handles are a close match to the irons brass and keep the splits stacked square with the platform. A couple coats of flat black spray paint finished it off.

    It's small, just holds a day and a half worth of wood, but does the trick for what we need.
     
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    Very ingenious of you. It looks very nice.
     
  3. schlot

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    Thanks but ingenious? That makes me sound WAY too smart. :)
     
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    Nice!
     
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