Time to get this baby installed!! I feel like I built it all over again writing Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV, but here were are ready to load it in a trailer and install it!!
Fireplace Remodel: Part IV Final Assembly
Here we are at the final assembly!!!! You can read Part I, Part II, and Part III here. Let the fun begin!!
Fireplace Remodel: Part III Assembly
In Part I I went over the archway, in Part II we ran the rough wood through the planer and molder. Now it is time to start getting this put together!!
Fireplace Remodel: Part II Rough wood to molding
In Part I I got the archway ready, in Part II I'll go through getting the rest of the lumber planed and profiled.
Fireplace Remodel: Part I the Archway
Remember that drawing I did of a fireplace I was planning on building for my dad? It is finally installed. Let's take look at the process of getting from rough lumber and plywood to a finished fireplace. For the sake of not having to change the planing head on the Woodmaster more often than necessary, the… Continue reading Fireplace Remodel: Part I the Archway
Cut the Crown Molding Upside Down and other molding woes ;0)
Sometimes you have to try things the "wrong" way to understand why you should do them the "right" way.
Re-sawing for thinner boards
The most common thickness of rough lumber is 4/4 (four quarters of an inch) and is meant to be planed down to 3/4" prior to use. What if you need lots of 1/2" boards for a project?
Gang Ripping with the Woodmaster
Of the four operations the Woodmaster is capable of, gang-ripping is my favorite. It's easy to set up, you only have to do one quick pass.
Crown Molding in Bathroom
It's up!!! And the corner matches....never mind there are annoying gaps other places I won't point out. The point is, my miter corner matches.
Garden Stakes
Every time I go to buy a bundle of stakes for something I groan at the price. Yeah, compare the price of a bundle of stakes to say a 2x4, or a 2x6 and you many wonder why you never just thought of making your own before. I finally decided to give it a… Continue reading Garden Stakes
Girl with a Hand Plane 