A friend asked if I could build a gun rack that would fit behind the seat of a standard pick-up, and still be stable. This is the design I came up with.

The gun rack folds up to a size that is 32”X20”X4”, but is very stable when opened and locked. The wood is the Douglas Fir that was mentioned in the post about the gate. The finish is semi-gloss, Spar Urethane for outdoor use.

I really enjoy getting ideas from all of the posts on LJ, and I hope this will help somenoe else.

My wife raises AKC Toy Pomeranians and likes to keep them in certain areas of the house.
She came to me with that one question that manipulates woodworkers, “Can you build me a gate, or should I buy one?” What could I do but accept the challenge.

The gate is made out of Old, straight grained, clear, Douglas Fir.
We had to remove the old wooden bleachers from a high school gym to make room for new metal ones.
The wood we removed was 50 year old straight, clear, Douglas Fir that was a full 4/4, and some 5/4. There were boards from 8’ to 16’ long, and up to 12” wide. I was able to get about 300 BF before it was hauled away to the landfill.

The gate is finished clear. The curved top rail is laminated from thin strips and the rest of the gate is milled to the sizes I needed.

I have other projects made out of this same wood that I will post as I get the opportunity.

With Grandchildren some items are more special when you build them. Oak folding Stool/Seat. This is made with Red Oak with European Walnut Plugs.

This is a 10’ conference table made out of a gym floor that was removed from a school that was over 40 years old. The main wood is maple, stripped, milled, and cut to size. The black part is White Ash dyed with India Ink. The table top is made in two 5’ sections connected together. The second picture shows how the wood began.

This is a thirty-five foot Oak trophy case built for a local high school. Obviously way too big for my home shop so I built it at the school district shop.