Tom I have to ask, how did you pack up and move and get such high end work? Love seeing your work it's truly inspiring.

 

It’s a long roundabout story Joe.

Cliff Note version;

I have Ed Michnick to either thank or curse……..

This entire home and all its elements are stunning. Hopefully the builder adds it to his webpage so I can link the album.

Tom

 

Side project. Not done yet.

Building out this water truck. Wacker-Neuson 2” trash pump. Has a gravity discharge. 2” pressure port, 2 1” ports, and a hose Bibb.

Has a suction port to draw from a pond or river, and it can fill the tank that way.

Also has a hydrant inlet, and of course I usually fill it with the overhead drop pipe at the CSD yard through the top manhole. 👍

Still a lot to do. Need to get a bunch of 2” and 1” wildland hose, I think I’ll mount a garden hose reel on the deck, and get a few more adapters and hydrant fittings.

Plus lighting. Lots of lighting. Side and rear work/scene lights, maybe a couple rotators.


And I still haven’t installed the CB radio. 🤣

 

Gut remodel oceanfront Folly Beach. Almost ready to close out. Happy Labor Day my Bro’s.

 

 

 

Great work Patrick!


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Mike that’s strong my friend. Appreciate your compliment. Wish I could afford that view….

 

Starting up on what might be the smallest kitchen I've done. Got three cabinet boxes assembled. 5 lowers and 2 uppers along with a set of 3 shelves that are either going to be floating or on decorative brackets. On top of it it is Euro frameless with slab doors.

 

Wife’s massage studio getting close.

Plan B if her religious/philosophical exception doesn’t work at the hospital.

I would prefer not to, but my treehouse office may become an Airbnb destination.


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Bro, you package that tree house with a massage coupon and my wife will be at your door by sun up.

You even understand what a travel blog goldmine you're sitting on here?

 

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We prefer to give married couples free access to the treehouse.

It would be profitable to rent it. Just have to figure out how to not attract the wrong crowd.

Don’t want to get sued. Wedding cakes and stuff.


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Even stained the dog to match the floor....

 

Chad set the riser today.

Tom

 

The sit at island complete (what the frame became…..).

Told the builder I hate the chairs, they obstruct the view of our frame.

Tom

 

Told the builder I hate the chairs, they obstruct the view of our frame

Nice work Tom. I can relate, we did a 5’ wide Texas blend fireplace that was covered by a T.V. Guess next time I’ll bill it as a stone entertainment center


Mike

 

Made a "shelf" for an client from a long way back. Built a kitchen for her 20 years ago when I was working for a builder.

She wanted a stained top and I was going to make it out of maple. And I asked her if she wanted it in curly Maple. Showed her a few boards I had. I hate this stuff because I order normal Maple and I get this... And I can't paint it because the curl shows through. She was game.

She picked Minwax Red Oak for the color and I had it matched in MLC WoodSong II.
I did my standard of stain it, sand it back 80% so most of the curl stain stays but the field loses most of the stain and then I restain it again so the curl gets double stained. Shelf is 18" x 47"

Found one stud where it would look good on the shelf and had to use the Snap Toggles on the bracker near the corner.

Here it is installed. She picked out the brackets and they go nice with the area the shelf is in.

I was half way home and I get a text from her. I'm like, damn - what did I forget?

Nothing, she had set it up already and the dog is happy again. There used to be a table that Jake would lay under. She gave it to her sister and Jake has been upset about it since, that was his table.

Happy home owner, happy dog. What else could you ask for?

 

Made a "shelf" for an client from a long way back. Built a kitchen for her 20 years ago when I was working for a builder.

She wanted a stained top and I was going to make it out of maple. And I asked her if she wanted it in curly Maple. Showed her a few boards I had. I hate this stuff because I order normal Maple and I get this... And I can't paint it because the curl shows through. She was game.

She picked Minwax Red Oak for the color and I had it matched in MLC WoodSong II.
I did my standard of stain it, sand it back 80% so most of the curl stain stays but the field loses most of the stain and then I restain it again so the curl gets double stained. Shelf is 18" x 47"

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Found one stud where it would look good on the shelf and had to use the Snap Toggles on the bracker near the corner.

Here it is installed. She picked out the brackets and they go nice with the area the shelf is in.
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I was half way home and I get a text from her. I'm like, damn - what did I forget?

Nothing, she had set it up already and the dog is happy again. There used to be a table that Jake would lay under. She gave it to her sister and Jake has been upset about it since, that was his table.

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Happy home owner, happy dog. What else could you ask for?

This is awesome! Work and story hand in hand. Respect bro.

 

Shelf is cool. Looks very straight and well stained.

Let's talk about that bracket though. Where'd you get that thing?

 

She picked it out. They don't really have a bracket for an 18" wide shelf.

 

Well, they do, but it's gross looking.

I've fought this battle before. Everything my wife an I collaborate on ends with us having heated arguments about brackets that end in her frustrated and me having to do way to much work to modify an existing bracket that I deem structurally sound enough for the task to fit her definition of attractive enough for retail consumption. Lots of spray paint and swearing is usually involved.

Related: I have a basement full of dozens upon dozens of rejected brackets that could not be returned because they were already spray painted. This happens a lot.

 

Try the flea markets.

Well, they do, but it's gross looking.

I've fought this battle before. Everything my wife an I collaborate on ends with us having heated arguments about brackets that end in her frustrated and me having to do way to much work to modify an existing bracket that I deem structurally sound enough for the task to fit her definition of attractive enough for retail consumption. Lots of spray paint and swearing is usually involved.

Related: I have a basement full of dozens upon dozens of rejected brackets that could not be returned because they were already spray painted. This happens a lot.

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Since it's unlikely to come up again, shout out to the company I consider to be the best in the game for Made in USA heavy duty brackets that aren't stupid to use.

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Well those are all ugly.

 

Beauty is in the eye of the installer.

 

I don't think I have to worry about a happy customer.

 

15" would work well for an 18" shelf.

Amazon.com: NACH Cast Iron Victorian Shelf Bracket, Heavy Duty Shelf Brackets, Antique Black, Large 14.5 x 1.96 x 14.5 Inches, L Bracket for Shelves, DIY Projects, Hardware Included, JS-90-063 : Tools & Home Improvement

Amazon.com: NACH Cast Iron Victorian Shelf Bracket, Heavy Duty Shelf Brackets, Antique Black, Large 14.5 x 1.96 x 14.5 Inches, L Bracket for Shelves, DIY Projects, Hardware Included, JS-90-063 : Tools & Home Improvement

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Almost perfectly...

 

Sheesh. That's spendy. Awesome looking, but spendy.

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Make up a wood pattern, and you could cast that in aluminum.