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Build Log-St. Michael Pedestal
Summary
- Cost: ~$120 + lumber
- Time: ~16 hr
- Completed: 2025-02-15-Sat
Design
- Designed with SketchUp on my 2010 Macbook Pro...this was the project that finally killed it...
Materials Required
- Oak lumber (various stock and veneer plywood leftovers)
- $70 Oak Cove Moulding
- $8 Wood filler
- $9 Stain (Sedona Red) (1 coat)
- $20 Wipe-on poly (2 coats)
- $7 Anti-Skid Gripper pads (couldn't find them, so used some cut-to-size pad I had)
Tools Used
- big square
- table saw
- circular saw
- miter saw
- jack plane
- drill
- impact driver
- pocket hole jig (hand-held)
- nail gun
- sander
Build Notes
Time Log
- 2024-10-11-Fri - 1 hr Sketchup design location and rough dimensions
- 2025-01-11-Sat - 1 hr Sketchup rough design pedestal design + Screenshots to Fr. Paul
- 2025-01-17-Fri - 30 min Sketchup detail design
- 2025-01-31-Fri - 2 hr clean, select wood, cut side panels and trim
- 2025-02-02-Sun - 1.5 hr plane and cut vertical supports, Lowes for trim
- 2025-02-03-Mon - 1.5 hr assemble base, start base trim
- 2025-02-04-Tue - .25 hr measure statue at St. Pats
- 2025-02-08-Sat - 2 hr prep, glue up, and sand top
- 2025-02-09-Sun - 1.5 hr install top/side trim
- 2025-02-11-Tue - 0.5 hr install inside trim 2 of 4
- 2025-02-12-Wed - 1.5 hr install inside trim 4 of 4, drill pocket holes, route and install top
- 2025-02-13-Thu - 0.5 hr test fit at St. Pat's, install last trim
- 2025-02-13-Thu - 1 hr fill holes and sand
- 2025-02-14-Fri - 0.5 hr stain
- 2025-02-15-Sat - 0.5 hr poly, non-stick feet, add St. Joseph and kid's drawings
- 2025-02-16-Sun - deliver to St. Patrick Church
Created: 2025-01-11-Sat
Updated: 2025-11-18-Tue