tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45913377058225485172024-03-14T04:17:44.143-04:00Flintshire's ForgeDocumenting the Blacksmith Shed ProjectCarter Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515553287391174694noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591337705822548517.post-24409970753936775452012-10-28T13:34:00.000-04:002012-10-28T13:34:29.407-04:00Fall update! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well this should be short, but an update is long overdue. Blog posts have slowed this fall, but just because actual work at the shed has been rolling. It has been forever since I have posted, so I figured that I would let you all know we are still here! The boys are preparing for the first hunting season with the shed as a hunting cabin and they could not be happier. A few casual hunts have occured at Flintshire since bow season is upon us, but the boys are hosting the shed's grand opening with an intimate hunt mid-November. I am sure we will post plenty of blog posts before then to catch you up to speed. Since Andy's doors were installed in the last post, a lot of progress has been made. I'll leave the details for a future post, but just to intice you to keep a eye on the blog I will let you know some outside improvements have been made as well as some interior decorating. (note the old Ducks Unlimited goose print in picture) A lot of wives have generously donated their husbands outdoorsy artwork for the shed, which has made the cabin very nice. I personally was pumped to clear out the random deer pictures from the basement. The most recent decisions have surrounded the bunks, which should be ready to go this week in anticipation of the men's slumber party in November. The blacksmith shed has also been the site for a lovely family photo shoot since obviously it is Andy's favorite place. Thanks to our friend Barbara for the above picture and putting up with our shenanigans during the shoot. Happy hunting and we will update everyone soon!Carter Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515553287391174694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591337705822548517.post-35173221907510500012012-08-15T21:55:00.001-04:002012-08-15T21:58:01.685-04:00Wednesday Zen 9<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591337705822548517.post-45200260224755867612012-08-15T21:44:00.006-04:002012-08-15T21:44:58.755-04:00Door Hardware for the Barn Doors<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A lot of thought went into the door hardware for the barn doors. Most of the surrounding barns have a hodge-podge medely of handles, latches, and locks - more of a vernacular approach than that of a conhesive hardware schedule. After much thought, it seemed that making wooden door handles would prove to be a simple and inexpensive solution. I also did some internet research on different types of wooden door latches to accompany the yet to be built wooden handles. The "tippecanoe" door latch caught my eye and I thought that it would work well in our application with a few small modifications. I did purchase a cheap cane bolt for the one door that would remain "fixed" during everyday use. This door also contains the strike for the door latch that is mounted on the other (the operable) door. A person can operate the latch from both inside the run-in area or from the outside What follows are pictures of the door hardware manufacturing process and install:</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591337705822548517.post-73146576638037804142012-08-12T22:07:00.002-04:002012-08-15T17:42:35.471-04:00Barn Doors!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I apologize for not getting these up sooner but the Barn Doors have indeed been built and installed! I was able track down some rough sawn yellow pine from a local sawmill (</span><a href="http://www.fergusoncustomsawmill.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.fergusoncustomsawmill.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">) and built the doors one Saturday with some help from brother David. We decided to go with yellow pine as our like/kind door building material because the existing siding on the Blacksmith Shed is yellow pine and so, being that we had no evidence to persuade us otherwise, we went with that as acceptable logic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I would highly recommend to anyone that is interested in rough sawn material or any other cool rough millwork projects to look up the guys over at Ferguson - Kyle runs a nice operation over there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am going to post the barn door project in several parts because there are so many pictures. This first post deals with the construction of the actual doors.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">In the beginning, there was a drawing... We didn't have any archival evidence of what the original doors looked like so I looked to other barns on the farm for design ideas. Most barn doors just have the classic z-bracing. We really wanted to let as much light into the run-in area as possible so I incorporated some salvaged windows into the design and this is what we came up with.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"When we approach life with an open and dedicated mind and heart, what do we experience?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We learn that we are striving for the same things - love, honesty, and justice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We find these are actions, not wishes or longings. Freedom and joy are not care-free. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Escape from the burdens of life isn't freedom. Freedom is full of care for everything. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">That means we must be a part of what all people want for themselves and for humanity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The doors of the heart will then be thrown open to wind from every direction."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">-A note from artist Jon J Muth of the picture book adaptation, <em>Blowin' in the Wind</em></span></div>
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<em></em></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591337705822548517.post-90545979500526617932012-07-20T21:55:00.001-04:002012-07-20T21:55:48.880-04:00Stairs to the Reading RoomSoon after the entry way to the main part of the Blacksmith Shed had begun to look so nice, it quickly became imperative that we also make it accessible. Like many project items on the Blacksmith Shed, there was much consternation over the "right" approach to, well, the approach. Various entry stair options were discussed and after examining a range of factors, a front runner was crowned. And while a set of stairs built out of old railroad ties was thought to be practical, contextually compatible, and readily available, an unknown termite infestation forced us to move in a different direction. The result was a set of stairs made out of salvaged pine timbers that we had saved from a past job. Although they are not creosote-soaked like the railroad ties, we have taken some weather-proofing measures as described below. The finished product has an understated effect that upon closer examination reveals a surprising level of craftsmanship; much like the overall impression the Blacksmith Shed imparts on visitor.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I loaded up the stock material and took it to the home front for millwork and assembly.</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591337705822548517.post-69307203605563971512012-07-20T20:58:00.002-04:002012-07-20T21:56:24.364-04:00Entry Door UpgradeThe door leading into the reading room of the Blacksmith Shed would be considered the "entry door" of the structure. When we first began our restoration efforts, this door was the only remaining door that was still halfway intact. Although this door was still "hanging on," it was doing so in a non-functioning state and was in need of serious repairs. We decided to remove the door and have it stored for potential restoration and re-use. In the mean time, we were able to better direct our search for replacement doors thanks to the information provided by the original. We were able to locate three doors that shared the same panel arrangement as the removed door but that also had glass replacing the upper panel sections. This feature was a nice bonus since the Blacksmith Shed lacks electricity and we like the idea of letting as much natural light in as possible. The other two doors have been installed and are documented in past blog posts. The installation of the third door has been documented as follows: <br />
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twofold approach would be undertaken in restoring the Blacksmith Shed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our aim was to focus on sealing the building's
envelope while entertaining "catalyst" projects as we
progressed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This approach was developed
in an effort to maximize enthusiasm while steadfastly completing important project
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">To date we've maintained a pretty good balance of completing both fun tasks as well as necessary ones. There
remained, however, one glaring deficiency in our envelope sealing efforts; the
siding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The west side of the blacksmith
shed was in a state that could only be described as that of a
"particularly scandalous condition."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Clearing this hurdle posed quite a conundrum in regards to the
opportunity cost of our limited work weekends; especially in light of crowded social and
family schedules.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> T</span>he best approach seemed to be outsourcing this portion
of the project. Enter Greg.</span><br />
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</span>Greg is a barn restorationist who has worked on other barns and
outbuildings throughout the Virginia Piedmont as well as in the Northern Neck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We showed him the project and he and his crew
felt that they were up for the task.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
plan was to remove what was left of the siding on the most-troubled, west side
and reside this entire elevation with new rough sawn material.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The removed siding would then be reused on
the remaining three sides as allowable; supplementing with the new rough sawn stock
as needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Greg did an excellent job and
it appears that the Blacksmith Shed has really turned a corner in the overall
project scope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What follows are exterior
"before and after" photos showing the siding repairs on the west side of the Blacksmith Shed: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Siding partially removed - check out the downbracing in the framing!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">I took the reading room woodstove out to the Blacksmith Shed
and reassembled it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had been in the
shop for repairs and paintwork.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looks
awfully nice now that it is back in place and sporting a new paint job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We still need to install the thimble into the
chimney and work out the stove pipe from the stove to the thimble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I imagine that we will put an in-line damper
in this section of stove pipe as well;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>this thimble is actually higher up the chimney than the one for the big
stove in the run-in area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The shed is
really starting to come together and it will be exciting to get this little
project wrapped up. What follows are pictures of the reassembled stove:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We got all the legs back on including the one with the repair.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The reading room woodstove is all put together now - ready for stove pipe and a fire!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">I just realized after reading my “Wood Stove Restoration 1” piece that I may have overused exclamation points in my description.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I apologize for the outpouring of enthusiasm but the fact is that wood stoves excite me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The idea of standing next to a warm, crackling fire inside while it’s cold/windy/rainy outside seems topnotch; especially after returning from an evening hunt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">The wood stove that I am currently restoring is going to go into the reading room as I stated in the prior post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will be interesting to see how both stoves add to the spaces in which they are being used; they are vastly different in many ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the hope that the big double-banger barrel stove that is located in the run-in area will do the bulk of the heating for the run-in area as well as for the bunk room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bunk room floor vents will hopefully assist in facilitating this process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">The reading room is a one story add-on to the original Blacksmith Shed structure that now contains the only access to the bunk room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This access is a small set of stairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I doubt that the reading room woodstove will heat the bunk room. It should, however, provide a comfortable ambiance if one decides to retreat from the late night fatuities of the run-in area but wants to chill out for a bit prior to hitting the sack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps this room will become a place to enjoy a tall glass of bourbon and a few passages from a good book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s also been suggested that this room would be a good location to keep a hunting journal/guest log.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However it works out, we are hoping that both stoves will share the commonality of being functional once I get this one reinstalled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are some pics of the paintwork on the reading room woodstove:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I took the stove down to as many parts and pieces as I could without going crazy. The first few pieces closest to the camera lens have the final coat of paint while the ones farther back just have the rust converter applied.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the main body of the reading room woodstove. I have applied the rust converter and am allowing it to dry in the sunlight.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This picture is of the painted body of the woodstove. The piece to the left of the stove is the thimble which will replace the existing one which is broken. This is the piece that receives the stove pipe on one side and is mortared into the chimney on the other.</span></td></tr>
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591337705822548517.post-81767601818210029982012-06-03T08:59:00.001-04:002012-06-03T09:01:34.410-04:00Wood Stove Restoration 1I just got started on restoring the woodstove that goes in the reading room of the Blacksmith Shed. This woodstove belongs to Gordo and was used by him when he was used to guide hunts at a nearby hunting peserve. The stove will work great as a space heater for the reading room and there is already a stone hearth in place to set it on. As a bonus, this stove has two cook hatches! This stove actually may end up being a better cookstove than the beast that we have in the run-in portion of the Shed. <br />
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One of the legs was broke on the stove but fortunately we were able to find both pieces on site. I got a friend to make the repair so after a little elbow grease and paint the woodstove should be good as new! Here are a few pics of the start of the restoration process:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the woodstove stripped down from most of its parts and pieces. It apparenly served as a home to a family of mice during years of nonuse at the blacksmith shed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm hitting the parts and pieces with a wire brush and sand paper to prep for rust conversion and paint. I'll wipe everything down with acetone prior to applying the rust converter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here you can see the stove leg that had to be repaired.</td></tr>
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the spring social season being in full swing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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better part of most weekends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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when we can manage to get out there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Recently, we tucked into the floor repairs in the bunk
room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The area around the chimney was
the spot that needed the most attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you recall from the insulation video, Will and I worked on replacing
rotted ceiling boards that were adjacent to the chimney prior to insulating
the attic space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The area where a
chimney penetrates a roof is often one of the first spots to have
problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Blacksmith Shed roof doesn't
have a chimney cricket in place. Over the years, snow and debris
would accumulate on the backside of the chimney and this cycle eventually led to the failure
of the roof flashing at this location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
our initial focus was to tighten up the building envelope, this roof repair was
one of the first things completed and there are photos of Jay working on this in
earlier blog posts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The floor repairs in the bunk room represent a benchmark of
sorts for the project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This room is now
100% done with the exception of the installation of bunk beds or lofts for
sleeping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The room has a dutch door with
a shooting window, two operable windows, an insulated attic space above, and
all woodworking repairs complete.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
detail that you may notice in the following pictures is the installation of
heart pine and cherry floor vents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
vents are located directly above the massive woodstove in the run-in area
below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are hoping that with the attic
being insulated and the woodstove rolling below that the bunk room will stay
toasty enough during hunting season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Its hard to see but all the boards around the chimney were really punky as a result of the old roof leak.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Small sidenote here - we had actually fired up the woodstove that morning because it had been a bit chilly out. This proved to be a huge mistake. It made this repair absolutely miserable as it got so hot. Perhaps a good sign for vent theory though.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Again, you can see part of the woodstove as I was roasting while cutting a scarf joint in the top of the damaged floor joist for a small dutchman repair that would keep the floor boards running flat upstairs.</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Floor patch complete - we elected not to tooth the new floor boards back into the existing ones as you can see. Afterall, it is just a hunting cabin.</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had some scraps laying around so we decided to trim the base and top of the chimney with a little threshold-like detail. Byrd insisted on the bevel cut for aesthetic purposes.</span></td></tr>
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one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Low temps and spitting rain did
little to slow down a solid crew of Will, Adam, Byrd and I.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adam brought out his trailer and insulating
equipment to the worksite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We fired up
the gas powered super vac and sucked up two contractor's bags worth of dirt,
dust, and miscellaneous debris.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While he
and Byrd focused on the insulation prep, Will and I fixed ceiling boards that
needed some love in the bunk room and the reading room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We closed the day out with about 12 bags of
blown cellulose insulation and some chill time by the wood stove.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great day despite the crappy weather; see the
prior video post which does a good job of capturing the magic visually.</span></div>
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now be checked off the list), Will got fired up and installed one of the
reading room windows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was
particularly timely given the inclement weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Big ups to William for his initiative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We now have one window left to do which is on
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<br />Carter Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515553287391174694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591337705822548517.post-22593053655218640382012-04-19T22:22:00.001-04:002012-04-19T22:22:19.292-04:00Wednesday Zen 5In honor of all the tiki bar action that has taken place over the last few weeks:<br />
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big, still river, laying on our backs, looking up at stars, and we didn't even
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Now that the tiki bar is tightened up, its time to refocus efforts on the hunting cabin.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591337705822548517.post-3749138241479053892012-04-19T22:02:00.001-04:002012-04-19T22:02:04.893-04:00Bar Rail Manufacture and InstallJay suggested a bar rail on the dutch door as a place to store a cold lemonade while in the bunk room. I manufactured a rail out of ipe (sustainably harvested brazilian hardwood) to match the dutch door dividing inlay. The bar rail has cocentric indexes for different circumference drinks. Below are pictures of the manufacture and install of said bar rail:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591337705822548517.post-12920501124036025962012-04-19T21:43:00.000-04:002012-04-19T21:43:58.651-04:00Workshop and Bunkroom PanoramaI borrowed David's newfangled camera and took this panorama of the workshop space and the bunk room:<br />
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