I charge about 300 bucks a lineal foot for them.

 

Mike, you ever deal w/J&W lumber?


Mike

 

Yup. When I was further south in Temecula I used them often.

 

Made the wine cooler "panel" and finished it like the rest of the job

Went back down today to finish up the install. The door that I didn't have the hinge plates for I made sure I had them and got the door installed. I put the panel onto the wine cooler using double sided tape and then screws. Drilled the handle holes and took the door off, removed the double sided tape and put the handle on along with the panel.

 

Flagstone and cobblestone.

Thank you for looking.

 

Gotta pic from a client I did some work from a while back. The big black shelf with the lighted blue boxes. They finally got around to sending me a picture of it filled up. I think it looks awesome.

 

More fantastic work, Rock!

 

Well whippersnappers, after you've been retired a year, this is what your before and after pictures look like. The condo maintenance man loaned me a wheelbarrow and shovel.

 

Of course he did... he didn't have to do it and takes no responsibility for who does... why wouldn't he lend you a wheelbarrow and shovel?!....

 

Could be a massive sinkhole there in the near future.

 

Why did you need to dig a hole like that?

 

It's gonna come back.

 

He was wishing they weren’t returned



Mike

 

This home was over 60% burned...the inspector originally thought it should be demoed, but the HO wanted to re do it...we turned it from a 3/1 into a 3/3 and here is the final product...it was built in the 1950s

 

Nice resurrection

 

Went up on his balcony to measure for new rails to match these. Got a better shot.

 

I made one of these out of solid cherry a week ago and got it stained and finished. Tried to make it a full fill finish and you could still see the joints. It was kinda unstable because of the massive difference between the outside and inside grain expansion and contraction. While I was finishing it I thought I got it under control be low and behold it reared it's ugly head and actually cracked the finish in the inner center.

So I realized I had some self stick cherry plywood from days past and thought I might be able to make it with veneer. I did a test and the self stick had weakened and when I put it on either raw MFD or a surface with a finish I could pull it off too easily. Remembered a trick and I got out the Hamilton Iron and stuck some on raw MDF and applied heat, then rolled it out with a "J" roller and let it cool. It ripped the surface of the MDF off so good enough.

I used the track saw to cut my flitches to shape. I did cathedral grain on the two opposite horizontal triangles and then did straight grain on the next and kept alternating. Last pcs are always the challenge as they need to be perfect. Got the 1st one on the 1st try. The 2nd one took 3 tries. But it was the same pc and I just adjusted the angle.

MIdway, about to put 4 pcs on which would be the 2nd to last round.

Here it is completed. The centers didn't match perfect, but after I stained it you couldn't even tell.

I think this one looks nicer than the solid wood one because of the alternating grain. I couldn't do that with the solid wood I had.

 

I made one of these out of solid cherry a week ago and got it stained and finished. Tried to make it a full fill finish and you could still see the joints. It was kinda unstable because of the massive difference between the outside and inside grain expansion and contraction. While I was finishing it I thought I got it under control be low and behold it reared it's ugly head and actually cracked the finish in the inner center.

So I realized I had some self stick cherry plywood from days past and thought I might be able to make it with veneer. I did a test and the self stick had weakened and when I put it on either raw MFD or a surface with a finish I could pull it off too easily. Remembered a trick and I got out the Hamilton Iron and stuck some on raw MDF and applied heat, then rolled it out with a "J" roller and let it cool. It ripped the surface of the MDF off so good enough.

I used the track saw to cut my flitches to shape. I did cathedral grain on the two opposite horizontal triangles and then did straight grain on the next and kept alternating. Last pcs are always the challenge as they need to be perfect. Got the 1st one on the 1st try. The 2nd one took 3 tries. But it was the same pc and I just adjusted the angle.

MIdway, about to put 4 pcs on which would be the 2nd to last round.
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Here it is completed. The centers didn't match perfect, but after I stained it you couldn't even tell.
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I think this one looks nicer than the solid wood one because of the alternating grain. I couldn't do that with the solid wood I had.

Yeah, I zoned out halfway through that. I just like pretty pictures. I DID want to point out that @Snobnd is a d*ck, though, although probably right. 🤣🤣🤣

 

Wow, you’re right Your last one sucked😂

I like the grain in this one👍

 

Leo knows I’m just being serious😂

 

You suck Sno

Here it is with the finish still wet

And perspective corrected for a straight on view.

 

The second photo is giving me a headache.

 

That definitely came out way better👍

 

Lambs tongue corner detail.

Start off with a bevel router bit. You put start and end stop lines

Then you carve it square with a chisel

Then you cheat and build a router jig to use a large cove bit to do the tongue curve. I ain't carving that.

And you end up with this

Then you hand carve the last drop curve with a chisel.

And you do that 4 times.

 

Lambs tongue corner detail.

Start off with a bevel router bit. You put start and end stop lines
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Then you carve it square with a chisel
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Then you cheat and build a router jig to use a large cove bit to do the tongue curve. I ain't carving that.
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And you end up with this
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Then you hand carve the last drop curve with a chisel.
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And you do that 4 times.
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Fine, now sand it...

 

You didn't just go there.....

 

Keep those lines crisp.....

 

Nothing earth shattering just a lot of work.
Was originally the "summer kitchen" in an 1880's house I've done a lot of work at.
They wanted to spruce it up instead of replacing it as it kind of goes with the house.

Scraping, sanding, 4 gallons of primer as it soaked it up so much.
New fascia out of PVC along with PVC soffit which was a pita as the fascia was angled.
Getting the old drip edge out was fun also with two layers of shingles and the starter course.
Anyway, it's done.

After...

 

That's some old wood. Looks pretty good now. Tough to make it look new when it's crap to start. Good polishing job.