[tjbnwi]

Looks great Andrew.

Tom

 

[Stunt Carpenter]

Job I wrapped up today. Railing should be in next week.

 

[Robie]

A "keep up with the Jonses" little job. Did the floor tile, chair rail and crown a few months ago. I did the neighbors also and put up some tile so of course she had to do tile...and I'll see your tile and raise you some upper frames.
Still have to re-grout/caulk some of the gap between the moldings and tile.

Before

After

 

[Leo G]

What!? No crown? :laughing:

Looks good. The strip of tile is neat. Don't think I've seen something like that before.

 

[Robie]

What!? No crown? :laughing:

Looks good. The strip of tile is neat. Don't think I've seen something like that before.

I put the crown in 6 months ago. The white you see in the 2nd pic is the bottom of the white crown.

 

[Leo G]

I hate how cell phones (on average) don't have a very wide lens. You can't take pics of small rooms.

Which is the reason I have a 10-20mm ultra wide zoom on my DSLR.

 

[Leo G]

Have made one of these in a real long time. Not really into it for some reason. I guess I've gotten out of it. But it is what it is and I'm building an entryway for an 18th century house.

I'll be building a jambset for the existing doors which should be interesting since they aren't square, level or parallel. But that gets put in first and the entryway gets overlayed on top of it.


CAD

The pilasters will be fluted and have a few moldings capping it off.
There will be a plinth with some moldings on top of it also.

Made the dentil and another molding and installed them today.

The wood is Red Grandis. Suppose to be good for outside, rot and bug resistant. Most of it mills pretty nice, but I've had a couple of boards that had a lot of stress in them. Really don't like that most of it is under 5 1/2" wide. Makes for a lot of glue ups.

 

[tjbnwi]

Not sure if it is avalible near you, accoya is nice to work with.

https://www.accoya.com

Tom

 

[Leo G]

$3.60 BF for the Red Grandis

 

[tjbnwi]

$3.60 BF for the Red Grandis

Speaking of prices.

Have you ever used knotty Alder? I oredered 30 borad feet the other day, she quoted me 42 dollars for the 30 board feet, with SL1E. I can't believe it's that cheep, I'll find out tomorrow when it comes with the other items ordered.

Tom

 

[griz]

Speaking of prices.

Have you ever used knotty Alder? I oredered 30 borad feet the other day, she quoted me 42 dollars for the 30 board feet, with SL1E. I can't believe it's that cheep, I'll find out tomorrow when it comes with the other items ordered.

Tom

yes, i have found it to be very reasonable.

good wood for the smoker also...:thumbsup:

 

[tjbnwi]

yes, i have found it to be very reasonable.

good wood for the smoker also...:thumbsup:

Fabricating a vanity out of the alder.

Tom

 

[griz]

Fabricating a vanity out of the alder.

Tom

the guys at fire camp used to cut down alder, rough mill it, air dry then kiln dry and make cabinets & furniture out of it.

 

[tjbnwi]

the guys at fire camp used to cut down alder, rough mill it, air dry then kiln dry and make cabinets & furniture out of it.

Alder room doors with white trim was real popular a few years ago back home.

Tom

 

[Calidecks]

I love the look of notty alder. Had these corbels hand carved out of it. Also had the cabinets and doors made to match.

Mike.
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[griz]

Alder room doors with white trim was real popular a few years ago back home.

Tom

orthopedic surgeons office has alder 6 panel doors and trim.

blew the doc away when i told him what the wood was...:laughing:

 

[Morning Wood]

Redoing this deck. Framing stays. New pvc trim and new mahogany 1x4 decking.

 

[Leo G]

Speaking of prices.

Have you ever used knotty Alder? I ordered 30 board feet the other day, she quoted me 42 dollars for the 30 board feet, with SL1E. I can't believe it's that cheep, I'll find out tomorrow when it comes with the other items ordered.

Tom

I don't order knotty anything. Alder, "cheap man's cherry" use to be considered a nuisance tree and was just cut down and ground up. When someone discovered it was a nice wood at first it was pretty inexpensive. Then the word went out and people bought more than could be brought in and the price skyrocketed. Now you might as well by Cherry.

Do they 36 grit sand your Alder? That's how all of mine came when I was making a bunch of doors.

 

[Texas Wax]

Speaking of prices.

Have you ever used knotty Alder? I oredered 30 borad feet the other day, she quoted me 42 dollars for the 30 board feet, with SL1E. I can't believe it's that cheep, I'll find out tomorrow when it comes with the other items ordered.

Tom

Snotty alder is dirt cheap. What you get is short widths up to 6", full of knots, and not just a few. They are every where in the board. Knot fall out is a real problem with door profiles. Did a retial store with 400 bottle wine rack, POS counters and false beams a few years ago. Had to glue up the 12" pieces for the beams. Stained like crap in my mind, but the Archy wanted it. Owners loved it.

Price here is 1.85 for knotty alder. I just paid 2.38 for superior (pushing clear) wider widths (6-12). That is some good looking wood in general. Only caveat really need to consider preconditioning for stain. The molting is gawd awful terrible, even for a rustic look. Owners of this project bought knotty alder divided light doors. Staining them dark .... gonna make the alder cabs finish look like a couple million $$$$

 

[tjbnwi]

I don't order knotty anything. Alder, "cheap man's cherry" use to be considered a nuisance tree and was just cut down and ground up. When someone discovered it was a nice wood at first it was pretty inexpensive. Then the word went out and people bought more than could be brought in and the price skyrocketed. Now you might as well by Cherry.

Do they 36 grit sand your Alder? That's how all of mine came when I was making a bunch of doors.

Looks like it may have been 36 grit sanded.

Tom