NOT MUCH PROGRESS THIS PAST WEEKEND

HELLO EVERYONE,

WELL, THE TITLE PRETTY MUCH SAYS IT ALL. I CLEANED UP SOME MORE, HUNG UP MY EXTENSION CORD REEL, AND MOVED MY OLD TOOL BOX BACK INSIDE FOR SOME MORE STORAGE SPACE. EVENTUALLY I'LL TAKE THE WHEELS OFF IT AND PAINT IT, BUT FOR NOW, IT'S FINE THE WAY IT IS.

ON SUNDAY, WE WENT AND WATCHED OUR GRAND DAUGHTER PLAY IN A VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT, THAT TOOK ALL DAY, SO NOTHING GOT DONE ON SUNDAY.

I DIDN'T GET THE SPEAKERS I WANTED, LONG STORY. SO, I'M STILL LOOKING. I'M HOPING TO START WORKING ON THE LAST WALL THIS COMING WEEKEND. NEED TO CLEAN OFF THE METAL SHELF I HAVE AGAINST THAT WALL AND MOVE IT OUT. THEN I CAN START LAYING OUT THE NEW ELECTRIC BOXES AND INSTALL THE BIGGER CIRCUIT BOX. I'M GOING TO ADD ANOTHER 220 PLUG AND SOME MORE ELECTRICAL BOXES FOR, HOPEFULLY, SOME FUTURE ADDITIONS TO THE SHOP TOOLS.

THEY'RE CALLING FOR SOME BAD WEATHER THIS WEEK, SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT AFFECTS THE WORKING PLANS. SHOULD BE CLEAR BY THE WEEKEND.

WELL, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

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A LITTLE PROGRESS THIS TIME

HELLO EVERYONE,

I DIDN'T GET AS MUCH DONE THIS PAST WEEKEND AS I HAD HOPED, BUT I DID GET ONE PROJECT DONE OFF THE LIST. I MADE, PAINTED AND HUNG THE TRIM AROUND THE BRICKS BEHIND THE WOOD BURNER. IT TOOK ME MOST OF SATURDAY TO CUT AND FIT THE PIECES TO GET THE LOOK I WANTED. AFTER I HAD FILLED THE WOOD SHED.

THEN I WENT TO BREAKFAST SUNDAY MORNING WITH MY BROTHER AND "SHOP TEACHER BOB". I CAME HOME AND PAINTED THE TRIM, AND MY WIFE SUGGESTED PUTTING CHICKEN WIRE OVER THE BRICKS, FOR SOME CUTESY

BEFORE

AND AFTER!

 

NESS. WELL THAT TOOK ME A VERY LONG TIME TO TRY IT AND IT JUST DIDN'T WORK WELL. SO I FINISHED JUST PUTTING UP THE TRIM BY DARK.

BIG DIFFERENCE, AS YOU CAN SEE! I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I'M GOING TO DO WITH THE LAST WALL. MY WIFE SAID NOT TO GO WITH THE PLAN I HAVE IN MY HEAD, AND, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I MIGHT JUST LISTEN TO HER!

I'M SUPPOSED TO GET TOGETHER WITH THE GUY FOR THE NEW SPEAKER SYSTEM THIS WEEK AND I'D LIKE TO GET THE NEW RETRACTABLE EXTENSION CORD PUT UP ALSO.

                                                    WELL, I GUESS THAT'S ALL FOR NOW,
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SLOW PROGRESS BUT, PROGRESS

HELLO AGAIN,

WELL THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL. I GOT SOME TRIM PAINTED, CUT AND PUT UP. PUT SOME NEW LIGHTS UNDER THE OLD CABINET, ( ALTHOUGH NOW I NEED SOME MORE LIGHTS!). THE PICTURES DON'T LOOK LIKE IT BUT, I DID SOME MORE CLEANING. WHICH, BY THE WAY, IS ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS WEEKEND, PLUS TRIM OUT THE WALL BEHIND THE WOOD BURNER.

FINISHED THE WINDOW TRIM!

NEW WORKBENCH TRIM

IN THE UPPER PICTURE, I INSTALLED TWO NEW LED LIGHTS UNDER THAT CABINET TO LIGHT UP THE WORKBENCH, THAT CABINET WILL EVENTUALLY GET PAINTED AND HARDWARE REPLACED, BUT, PROBABLY AFTER I RETIRE. I'M RUNNING OUT OF WINTER, AND I NEED THE BIG PORTION OF THIS JOB DONE. I ONLY HAVE ONE MORE WALL, WHICH I WILL PROBABLY START ON NEXT WEEKEND.

                                       

I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH EDITING SOMETIMES! ANYWAY YOU CAN'T SEE IT TOO WELL BUT BEHIND THE WOOD BURNER IS A HALF WALL OF GREY BRICK. THEY'RE JUST STACKED UP AND I'M AFRAID THEY'LL FALL OVER. SO, I'M GOING TO TRIM IT OUT AND MAKE A LITTLE MANTLE TO MAYBE PUT SOME OLD PLANES OR SOMETHING ON.

IN THAT SAME CORNER I'M GOING TO HANG MY RETRACTABLE EXTENSION CORD NEXT TO THE CABINET. I'M HOPING FOR SPEAKERS THIS WEEKEND, BUT I DON'T KNOW YET. THE GUY WHO HAS THEM HAS BEEN JERKING ME AROUND A LITTLE BUT, WE'LL SEE.

WELL I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW,

TALK TO YOU SOON,

TVI

SLOWLY BUT SURELY, PROGRESS

HELLO EVERYBODY,

WELL, STILL GOING AT IT. GOT ALL OF THE OSB PUT UP ON THE WEST WALL AND GOT IT PAINTED THIS PAST WEEKEND.

ORDERED SOME CABLES FOR THE NEW STEREO HOOK UP BUT, THEY DIDN'T COME UNTIL AFTER THE WEEKEND. I GOT THE TRIM FOR THE WINDOWS CUT BUT, I DIDN'T GET IT ALL PAINTED BECAUSE THE SUPERBOWL GOT IN THE WAY. I REALLY DIDN'T CARE WHO WON BUT, I WAS KIND OF GLAD ANDY REID GOT HIS SUPER BOWL WIN, AND I LIKE THE KID THAT'S QUARTERBACK.

STILL WAITING FOR SOME SPEAKERS, AND AM STARTING TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER TV. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE I STILL HAVE SOME CLEANING AND PITCHING TO DO. I TOOK A TRUCK LOAD OF SCRAP TO THE BONEYARD, MADE $40. THAT'LL GO INTO THE SHOP FUND. AFTER THE WINDOW TRIM IS DONE I BOUGHT A 50' RETRACTABLE ELECTRIC CORD TO HANG FROM THE CEILING. THEN I CAN TAKE DOWN MY HOMEMADE NON RETRACTABLE ONE THAT EVERYBODY HAS BITCHED ABOUT BECAUSE IT FELL AND HIT THEM IN THE HEAD! HAVE TO TRY AND PLEASE OTHER PEOPLE TOO.

IN PERSON, IT LOOKS KIND OF BAD,BUT FOR ME, IT LOOKS BETTER THAN IT HAS IN 19 YEARS. I'M HOPING TO HAVE IT ALL DONE BY SPRING TIME. I HAVE SEVERAL OUTDOOR PROJECTS COMING UP THIS YEAR, A ROOF OVER THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN THAT WE BUILT LAST YEAR, AND A ROOF OVER THE PATIO AREA BY THE OUTDOOR FIREPLACE. NOT A TON OF WORK BUT THINGS I WANT TO GET DONE BEFORE I RETIRE SO I CAN ENJOY WHAT WE'VE BUILT HERE.

THE KITCHEN WASN'T QUITE FINISHED HERE BUT, YOU GET THE IDEA. THE WIFE WANTS A CLOSED ROOF SO WE CAN GO OUT IN THE RAIN AND COOK AND SIT. BEHIND ME FROM WHERE I TOOK THE PICTURE IS THE FIREPLACE, SO IT GETS A ROOF OF SOME KIND TOO.

 WELL I GUESS THAT'S IT FOR NOW, I'LL KEEP AT IT AND KEEP POSTING THE PROGRESS, EVEN IF NO ONE IS WATCHING!!


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