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October 21, 2008

Things you can do in an old house.

Filed under: Restoration Progress — admin @ 2:51 am

So, I am running some wood through my moulder for the soffit detail, when it dawned on me. I am running 14 foot long boards through a moulder-planer in my foyer. Picture this … before it goes into the moulder, all 14 feet are sticking out the input end. After it is passed through the moulder, all 14 feet are sticking out the output end. the moulder itself (feed area, not the support table) is about 15″. That’s over 29 feet of lineal space needed to run a 14 foot board. WOW! Yeah, I’m bragging, but not too many people can run a 14 foot board through a moulder in any room of their house, let alone the foyer. For those who are wondering, I could also do it in the living room, but that’s not a construction zone right now.

No pictures today, but the carpenters finished up the siding on the first floor front of the house today. Now all they need to do is work on the trim pieces. We’re going to use my mistake oak plinth blocks for the window plinths. They’re perfect for it.

I should be able to get some pictures tomorrow. I didn’t today because I had to hook up the carport light switch. Several people have commented on how nice the cypress looks, and that they’d be tempted just stain it. In a way, I would be also, but after having the mental picture of it painted, I’d have to pass on just staining it.

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