On the virtues of block paving, realized
My wife and I have talked about a pool for a long time. 17 years, to be exact. I have had detailed drawings for a […]
On the virtues of block paving
Once upon a time, our house has had every sort of driveway possible. First, it was dirt. Then gravel. The driveway when we bought the […]
“Unpainting” doors
I have pondered many times why in the world someone would ruin a door that was originally a wood finish by painting it. My theories […]
Shadowboards
I am dedicating a post to this particular topic because I learned something today, and it is worth storing away that knowledge. But let’s start […]
Getting close to the end, part IV
It is really hard to explain my anticipation going back several months to be able to take these pictures. Perhaps someone reading and looking at […]
Getting toward the end, Part III
Very 1912. Minus the junk in the yard! The stained glass matches the big house. It has been very rewarding to see the pencil drawings […]
Getting toward the end, Part II
I need to talk briefly about tools. This is not necessarily a shop tool discussion. I can have that discussion, as I have lots of […]
Getting towards the end, Part I
I wrote a lot of these posts catching up the last several months of work in a couple weeks of posting. But in real time, […]
