Over the years I have made a few wine barrel tables and every now and then they come with 2 extra bands. I always removed them because it looked better with only a few. I then had a few lying around and wanted to try and recycle them into something useful for the house. I had seen many ideas on Pinterest and they were mainly used as garden decoration, but I wanted something different. A firewood stand was my first choice. I thought It would look great next to an indoor wood fire. I had some rope that I bought years ago when our local hardware store closed down, so finally found a use for it.
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The bands had lots of rough edges on them. I used an orbital sander and 180grit sanding discs and removed all the years of dirt from the bands. I was not too worried about the inside of the bands because once the wood was loaded into the stand It would scratch away the paint. Once my bands were all cleaned up I clamped them in place so I could see what the finished product would look like.
Because the bands are round the stand would just roll around, so I needed to make so legs to support the wood. I measured the distance between the bands, and I cut 3 pieces of scrap wood to hold the two bands apart. I drill a pilot hole through the wood and into the bands and screwed the wood supports in place. I cut two longer and thicker pieces of wood to support the base of the stand. Once I was happy with the size of the base, I sanded them down using an orbital sander ending on 180 grit sanding discs. I used a wood router and a round over bit to remove all the edges from the wood for a better cosmetic look.
The bands were placed in the correct position that I wanted them to be, and I used a hammer and a chisel to remove a slot for the legs to sit in. Make sure you measure each band because they are all different in size. I stained all my wood using cedar stain and added two coats of clear oil based polyurethane.
I used a chrome colour spray paint to paint the outsides of the bands. I worked out how big I wanted my handle (Sisal Rope) at the top to be. I started on the outside and worked my way in just winding the rope around the two bands, so it would be easier to carry without cutting your hands. I used a long needle and some fishing line to sew the ends of the rope into the next piece so I would not unravel. I had tried a hot glue gun first to join the ends, but it kept coming undone.
I assembled all the wood pieces back on the bands and screwed them all in place. To add the sisal rope to the base I just followed the wood up and over and then down and over until the base was covered. I secured the ends again by sewing the end into the row before with the fishing line.
And that was my stand finished. It was a nice unique stand that will look great next to your fireplace with all your wood stored ready for use. Another great project using wine barrels wine barrel tables
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