The Rental
I guess we can now officially refer to our condo in Everett, where we lived for the last six years, as “The Rental.” It will certainly take a lot of adjustment to get used to that idea, on a number … Continue reading
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Leaning Into The Turns
Tomorrow is closing day! The past few weeks have been a tornado of planning and activity, and the next two will be even worse. I’ve been wandering around a little shell-shocked, with a clipboard as constant companion. Oddly, under the … Continue reading
Jigs and Fixtures
I make a fair amount of jigs and fixtures in order to provide a higher degree of precision in woodworking. This image shows the construction of a jig that will hold crown molding stock on my chop saw so that … Continue reading
Details
Silly as it may seem, the place where the Hickory meets the Travertine is a point of pride for me. Divinity is in the details, and this is the place two projects meet, and are perfectly flushed and mated.
The Lykowskis
Dan and Lacosta lived in our development, and moved away two years ago. (Already! How time flies!) Dan scored an excellent job at Apple in California, so they decided to scoot north on vacation and check out some of their … Continue reading
Staircase Rehab Part 3
Ta daaaaaahh! A marathon weekend project completed! The first thing you see when we open the door: Predictably, the main floor carpeting now looks even more dingy by comparison. But that will have to wait for another day.
Staircase Rehab Part 2
Onward and upward. Ha! The toughest part of this job is cutting the skirts to mate with the staircase. I’ve never done this before, so I am improvising as I go. The outline for the skirts was made by slipping … Continue reading
Staircase Rehab Part 1
Like most new homes, our split level came with carpeted steps. There are only two of us living here, we always take off our shoes at the door, yet the carpeting looks like a family of twenty has been living … Continue reading
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Almost Done
Laying Travertine tile in the entry. I finished grouting today, so now I have to wait a day or so for final sealing and re-installation of the baseboard millwork. I’ll be writing more about this misadventure soon.
The Entry
The next project begins! To tile the entry, I am creating a half-size mockup in order to decide on a pattern. Cutting blanks: Preliminary layout on rosin paper, scored with a 1″ grid. The “tiles” … Continue reading
The Kitchen Sink
Our home came with a double basin stainless steel sink in the kitchen, which Camille hated. It was not big enough to wash anything that was too big to fit in the dishwasher – roasting pans, large pots, my Wakizashi, … Continue reading
Completion
At last! Now, all I need are taller roses! 😀 The glass work in our front door (below) was the inspiration for the design. The trellises also have iridescent art glass in the triple openings near the top of each … Continue reading
The Trellis
On and off over the last two months, I have been working on a trellis for my roses. Today, I finally mounted the support rails and the first 2 of 4 trellis panels. The pattern was derived from the leaded … Continue reading
Genetics
Every once in a while, there is a motion or gesture, a passing posture or tone of voice that sounds or looks just like his uncles Don and Dave (his mother’s brothers). No escaping genetics, I guess. … Continue reading
Back to Work
I’ve been workin’ this poor child like a plantation ni… ummm… slave. Screening gravel, laying weed block, backfilling with gravel… In another day or so, we’ll start slapping up the rails and pickets. Here he is, deciding whether the … Continue reading