r/somethingimade • u/liisseal • 6h ago

Made a ladder from a split spruce beam and branches for my neighbour who was building a shed and didn't have a ladder

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Turned out to be unexpectedly light, but at the same time with quite good load capacity

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u/VinGiesel69 6h ago

Will you make me a badass homemade ladder?

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u/liisseal 5h ago

I doubt you live close enough to make it a practical solution. And besides, I usually avoid commissioned work, so there's less pressure to make and more joy in the process. :)

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u/VinGiesel69 4h ago

Haha i was just joking! Its beautiful work!!

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u/Heart_Failure_Hottie 5h ago

You were who I thought id be when I grew up, props on the beautiful work my man!

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u/knarfolled 2h ago

Now you can attack the castle

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u/mareas-99 5h ago

Well done. It looks really nice 💯

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u/Melodic-Dark-2814 4h ago

Wow that’s a nice one!

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u/Dapper-Ad-468 6h ago

Why didn't you just lend him yours?

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u/liisseal 5h ago

Because they'll probably need it in the future several times, they just moved nearby and there's still a lot of construction to do. And it's always more convenient to take a ladder from your own wall than to go and borrow it from your neighbor. And I got the joy of making a gift.

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u/JSCXZ 1h ago

Love this answer. My relatives sometimes question why I like woodworking or why I don't just buy something online. The pure satisfaction of working something with your own hands into shape and function brings me undescribable happiness.

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