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| Somewhere in this wood pile are two Malm dressers |
After all the moaning and fussing, the two IKEA dressers slipped together as easy as pie this afternoon. We took our time, looked at the helpful pictures and didn't jump ahead. When we were all done, only two washers and a couple of nails remained in the baggie, all the screws and pegs were used up, so it must have been done right.
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| Inspectors |
It was a bit chilly in Mom's garage, but there were plenty of tables and benches to use, which was good, because nothing is worse than doing IKEA on your knees. This was also a grand opportunity to take full advantage of the spiffy new Christmas 18V Ryobi power drill.
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| Seven drawers total |
Half-way through the project we remembered to engage its adjustable clutch, which makes it nice because with 18V of torque you could accidentally power right through that IKEA cheapboard. Plus, it makes that really great grinding sound when you've got 'er screwed down to the max.
Chris, who owns Mom's place along with his wife, Cher, dropped by for encouragement, but little else, until it came time to help move the completed pieces into the bedroom for the grand reveal. Chris had his own project today. . . it was quickly noted that he uses a bigger, even more powerful drill.
It was just warm enough for a brief roll down Kell Avenue for Mom and Jill, so they wheeled through the garage for a look-see and offered approving nods and sounds, making the whole project most worthwhile.
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| Meet Chris, owner, house handyman, with a truck full o'tools. |
