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Wife wanted a plant shelf on Amazon for $60. I said, pshh, I can build that myself. So I did. It only cost $90 and took all weekend. (lemmy.world)
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Made entirely from 1x2 pine. Ripped into thirds for the shelf slats. Pocket holes. Glue. Brads and glue for the shelf slats.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It's always the size.

My Mrs has bought heaps of stuff from Amazon only to find it's about a quarter the size she expected.