A Copy of a Night Stand

I started this project in November 2008 at a special project class at the Villages Woodworkers Club. I signed up because I was not getting to this project which I wanted to do for several years. Tried to buy one, but could not find it anywhere. Finally it's done. The only difference I made mine with cedar drawers. Glued some cedar slats on 1/4" Poplar plywood. Made a template for my router bushing, to route the front of the drawers. The oval knobs were a little tricky, used Poplar stock, cut ovals to size, secured them to a board. They were thicker then my knobs so the router bit bearing had a place to ride. After routing I secured them to a special jig to cut them to size. It all came out great & I'm happy with it. Now on to the next project.

Piedmont, Italy Vinyard

Amateur at painting, been doing it for years but never turned Pro. Love to paint. This took about 2 weeks. I am presenting it to you in three stages. I have always been shaky, but now at 80 it's worse, so I keep trying. If you want to see a larger view, just click on the picture. use the back button & it should bring you back. You can do this with each picture.

HANDY CART

This cart was made from scrap wood laying around. The Villages Wood Shop had the handy tools of a lathe for the handle, planer,round over router bit & sanders. I asked for help on the turning but John Herega did most of it. The 1/4" dowel I had for a handle, just didn't cut it. Now the bread machine is more accessible & a place for patatoes, onions or what have you.

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Patio Appeal

Ethel had to have this alongside the Patio. She did all the work. Good job Ethel !

New Kitchen Counter Tops

Replacing the kitchen counter tops, took me awhile. I ended up with hives or shingles, Maybe from particle board dust, who knows. Anyway I'm better now & the project is done. I joined The Villages Woodworkers Club so I could have access to there table saw & end up with square edges. Tricky but we got it done, my friend Leo helped me. Thank the good Lord for his help. Had to cut down the width of the marble sill, so the splash board would fit. Did that with a masonry blade on a skill saw. Had to extend the bottom of the peninsula to accommodate for a longer top. Had some leftover pieces from an old screen door. Thats where the ornates came from. Not to pleased with some of the seams. Some long reach clamps might of helped. Need to get some. Lot of dry wall patching to adjust for the splash board. I extended the corner cabinet, got rid of useless partion for more space. Well Happy Counter Top Replacing to all ~!

Water Damage Behide Vinyl Siding

It all started when I saw a corner of the canopy rotted. The more I probed the more I found, termite damage also. Well I had to take down the siding & replace a 4X8 sheet of flake board. Had to tear out the side of the canopy & replace all the 2X4's , New flake board & drywall. I,m finishing the drywall now. Then all I have left to do is paint & I will be done. Woopy !










































Finished painting today 3/29/08

Garden Outside Kitchen Window

Everything was scrubbed with clorox & repainted. Newspaper layed down under lava rocks, to hold the weeds done. Works better then garden cloth. In the center it's mulched with paper from the shredder . Finished it today. Happy with it !

OLD PARK BENCH

This was a curbside pickup. The wood was all rotten & needed replacing. Hardest part of this project was removing the paint from the cast iron. White coat came off fairly easy, but there was a black rubberized paint under the white that was really tough to take off. Paint remover barely dented it, used a heat gun & blow torch to no avail, had to wire brush & scrape to get then rest off. they used that heavy black rubber coat for rust proofing. Mostly used to hide the imperfections of the casting, I think. I sprayed a primer on it, then a finish coat. I'm happy with it. Wish I could put these pictures in the order I want them, without uploading again.
The wood is Douglas Fir, it has two coats of stain & four coats of Minwax Poly. Then Armor All. Hardware soaked in grease & WD 40. Hope it out survives me.