DIY Wine Barrel Lid Lazy Susan

I love wine barrel lid lazy susans, 

but they can be expensive. 

I made a faux-wine lid from bits and pieces 

of scraps for nothing.

 Here's how I did it. 

I found these scrap pieces of wood leftover 

from the garden arbor Larry built years ago.

 I laid them together and used an old 

20" table top as a template.

Larry cut the pieces.

We glued them together.

I ran a bead of glue into the cracks and
pressed in sawdust to fill in the gaps.

Then it was sanded.

I had one of these old lazy susans lying 

around so we took off the bottom. 

You can usually find these at thrift shops 

for a dollar.  

 We attached reinforcement strips of wood to 

the bottom. Then we attached the turntable.
I always date my projects on the bottom too.

I found a little leftover stain in the garage. 

 While the stain was drying, it was time to 

find a font. This one is Harrington in

100 pt size, outline, condensed.

 Gather the supplies: printed words, scissors,
tape, carbon paper and a black Sharpie pen.

 I decided to make this a two family vineyard, 

Jaeger~May. Joined in marriage in 1981.

 I used carbon paper to trace the outlined

letters onto the wood.

 It's the easiest way and it works great.

Fill in with the Sharpie.

There are so many possibilities for

a wine design.

I chose a very basic one.

 Here it is on the glass coffee table 

in the family room.

I may put on a coat of poly tomorrow or
give it a coat of mineral oil, as I do for my
butcher block kitchen island.

 But for now I wanted to take it out for a spin.

 And play with it. Isn't that the best part?
When I'm not using it I'll hang it on the wall.

Cheers to a no-cost easy project!

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