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Reclaimed wood projects are awesome. My boss man Todd Livingston and I were talking about do-it-yourself projects a few weeks ago. He was telling me about a bar he built with rough cedar. He then offered me a pile of the left over cedar boards.

I stumbled on a bunch of old wooden pallets last Thursday. I figured I could use the wood on a few weekend projects. This past weekend, I set out to create a planter box for my tomato plant.

It's still in the early stages but my patio table is coming along great! The thing I think I like most about this little project is I didn't have to go out and buy anything!

It's no April Fool's  prank. I actually worked on my patio table over the weekend! I decided I would have it finished by mid-April. I am being resourceful. The wood I am using is all scrap. The legs were found in the woods, the 2 X 12 boards were salvaged from a dumpster. (Thanks Mr. Ricky.)

Only 3 more day til daylight saving time and only 13 days til Spring. I am excited about warmer weather and getting outside. We moved into a new house in December and have a new deck to christen with the first cookout of the year!

Well, this is how far I have progressed with my picnic table do-it- yourself project. Because I salvaged the 4x4 post from the woods, I have been using the excuse that they needed to "dry out" before I could start. It's been some weeks now and I would have to say my wife is on to my procrastination efforts.

I would defiantly consider myself a Do-It-Yourself-er. I must admit that I start and never finish more projects that I actually complete. I enjoy fixing most anything. My son knows at the tender age of three that Daddy can fix anything. I h...