Jonesing

Adding lumber to create a substrate for applying trim.

Upon completion it is just like new. Nobody will ever know it was damaged.

Remedial measures to tidy up sloppiness.

Cleaned up all the parts, time to put it back together.

Barking at the moon.

A little tidy on a poorly refinished surface.

Just hoping this works.

Finding a use for some nice stuff that was headed for the skip.

Silent movie. By the way, I thought 2 coats was enough for this drawer front but it just ain't right. Got to do another coat.

As usual, this window project is 3x what was originally thought. Oh well, gotta see it through.

Lotsa screetchy noises, if you are into that kind of thing.

The process from start to finish.

Stuff is in the works. Enough said.

Attempting and failing to read old newspaper. Worth noting, the house was built in 1917 and yet the newspaper is dated 1932. I am guessing this was an early attempt at insulation.

Tearing stuff apart that I really do not want to tear apart. Oh well...gentle gentle, gentle.

My toaster.

Throw your coping saw away.

One of the lengths I go to to keep trim that has always been original to this century house.

Keeping an old piece of furniture alive.

Today's Ted Talk

just for fun...

There was a time not long ago when every home handyman knew this skill. Nowadays it is becoming an increasingly lost art.

Taking steps between the 1st and 2nd coat of polyurethane hoping to achieve a pleasant end result.

Cats on either side of the window.