A Minor in Mechanical Engineering

A table would be a good attire for my small room. A lamp with a weathish complexion would produce a warm nook. It would let me feel home. When it rains outside (and when it rains, and if it rains here at all) I would enjoy a nice breeze, murky sky and an earthly whiff, still with no power gone for the fear that the trees would fall over power lines. This was the thought I started with few days back. Didn't know that this would cost me some sweat, frustration and a blog. Yes, this arrangement seems to deserve one and here I am writing about it :).

It would have been at least 25-30 Kg, but thanks two friends who own Coupe with large trunk. We could some how fit this thing and got it home. I would see it everyday, imagining it to grow to a full 3-dimensional entity. Waited most eagerly for the weekend to arrive when I would open this cousin of Pandora's box. 

We (as in me and subbu) had assembled two Hopen beds, it almost took us our whole Friday night to call it a day. This time I was all alone, but what the heck I recently bought a whole tool-box set from Home Depot, tell me what numbers are the screws and I would be done with it in few hours. And then I would relish the wood in dark and alone. 

And came the Friday. I gave up my tennis session that day only to realize that I had in total around 75 parts and 234 screws to forge in to make a table !!!. The task look daunting and had 21 steps before I can call it done. It took me almost 3 seating and probably 6-7 hours to realize this.

By the time I was done with it, I was already swearing not to dismantle it ever, even when I move to a next place. It sure did look like one of the Mechanical Engineering workshops. Phew!!!

PS: The table had an optional shelf part too which I returned back as soon as the next Weekend arrived :) and got a simple shelf in return.