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enlarge 75KB, 640x538 1 only house door I have. So porous that water and snow and ice poured in. Two large holes that I had to put metal sheets on floor saying: "Step Over", so people wouldn't fall in. I cut carped which was all moldy and dragged out bags of trash
enlarge 69KB, 640x541 2 all cleaned up. This was on a Sunday in June, the next day the garbage went and Tues. JC and Spencer came and worked on the floor. This door will replace the same side door of the french doors that go into the kitchen from the porch (actually sunroom). At least the new one will have new jambs and new weatherstripping.
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enlarge 81KB, 640x546 4 Spencer and JC reinforcing the joists to hold new treated plywood
enlarge 63KB, 640x597 5 All finished and waiting for them to come back and put in the door.
enlarge 38KB, 640x480 6 Took down three kitchen cabinets. Will paint and add floating shelves from Barnwood.
enlarge 57KB, 640x480 7 Old cabinets for JC's office.
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enlarge 64KB, 640x480 13 When I moved the walnut desk from the other wall I took off the front side and it still fell on me when I moved it. LOL
enlarge 41KB, 640x480 14 moving my first farm table to here
enlarge 65KB, 640x480 15 walnut desk all assembled. Now to move the printer and set that up.
enlarge 66KB, 640x480 16 still have to put these photos on the wall
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enlarge 48KB, 640x480 18 schedule board in kitchen
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enlarge 72KB, 559x640 20 harness ring I got from the barn the other day when getting boards for the upstairs
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enlarge 73KB, 640x480 23 carpet that has been removed as well as railing
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enlarge 80KB, 640x480 25 getting ready to cut out carpet to add wood
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enlarge 61KB, 640x480 32 This was the kitchen around June 2016
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enlarge 54KB, 640x480 73 I need to add a baseboard to the back wall of the kitchen.
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enlarge 89KB, 552x640 75 I found 2 pcs. of barn wood 160" long.
enlarge 83KB, 480x640 76 I cleaned, sanded and oiled this one after cutting it to length.
enlarge 51KB, 720x396 77 Here it is inside the kitchen
enlarge 39KB, 640x584 78 I used 10-2 1/2" GRK trim screws to install.
enlarge 62KB, 616x640 79 This wall dips in the middle 1/3 and the floor sags. I can't do anything about the sagging, but I can put in wood shims to make it tighter and straighter.
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enlarge 31KB, 430x640 81 This is one of the old windows from the barn. I made a chalkboard back so I could have a place to put my schedule.
enlarge 34KB, 640x558 82 The board is totally level, but looking at it, I can see it's crooked by about 1/2". The whole wall in here is off, so I just make sure what goes in is level.
enlarge 82KB, 640x636 83 I moved everything off my maple 19th century butcher block and sanded it from 36 grit to 600 grit and then moved it into the kitchen
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enlarge 48KB, 435x640 85 Before oiling and waxing.
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enlarge 42KB, 416x640 87 finished with one of my barn beam stools
enlarge 44KB, 640x480 88 brushed and sanded, cleaned with a rag and applied MinWax furniture wax.
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enlarge 41KB, 575x640 91 Some areas are down to the wood to create a more 'used and vintage' look.
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enlarge 44KB, 569x640 94 Copper 10 gauge wire I used to make door handles and pulls. These are about 2 years old.
enlarge 34KB, 410x640 95 They oxidized over time, but I like that look.
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enlarge 38KB, 566x640 97 This is the upper cabinet that I brushed and waxed. I buffed it with a rag.
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enlarge 44KB, 545x640 100 This is the door knob for the upper cabinets-I also made them for the bottom doors.
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enlarge 52KB, 640x480 108 I've finished the sides and frames of the cabinets and taken off all the drawers and doors. I will replace the drawer fronts with sanded and cleaned barn wood, and the doors will be double painted in white with dark wax added after.
enlarge 43KB, 640x480 109 I started on the trim around the windows.
enlarge 38KB, 640x480 110 On the clear space I am going to add two 1/4" thick plate glass shelves on antique iron brackets for the coffee and tea bar and cups and mugs.
enlarge 42KB, 640x480 111 Microwave covered up until I put on the second coat on the walls.
enlarge 38KB, 640x480 112 I'm thinking of leaving the dark grey on the ceiling
enlarge 81KB, 640x640 113 ideas for cabinets: finish is made up of layered colors and spattered dark paint (to mimic fly specks). When the paint is dry, you can "distress" the finish by lightly sanding in the spots where cabinets get the most use to reveal the colors underneath.
enlarge 51KB, 720x315 114 Eventual result
enlarge 63KB, 640x480 115 start on kitchen
enlarge 54KB, 640x537 116 finished north wall and part of cabinets on west wall
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enlarge 45KB, 591x640 119 table now in studio and lights removed
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enlarge 58KB, 626x640 121 For under $20, I bought two Brooder Lamps, and 2 outlet to socket screw in's, and cut and rewired the 6' cords to 18" long to replace the recessed bulbs above the kitchen farm table I made. I was really happy with the results!
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enlarge 91KB, 640x588 123 Hall table for Paul Batz. 100yr. reclaimed basswood and red pine.
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enlarge 79KB, 550x640 127 October 14, 2014 4th table for Paul.
enlarge 98KB, 640x517 128 after wax and buff over beeswax and orange oil.
enlarge 110KB, 569x640 129 Table is 34" tall, top is 17 1/2" wide board, and 36" long.
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enlarge 60KB, 378x640 133 Thursday-Miss Tutti approves of the first coat! Start to finish was 2 hours, including searching for paint, straining it through a screen into a new container, making sure the brushes were clean and taping off the door. The one coat is almost dry and I'll put on the second coat later this afternoon.
enlarge 60KB, 429x640 134 First coat of paint finished
enlarge 43KB, 295x640 135 First coat drying-Harry and Miss Tutti Approved
enlarge 61KB, 720x262 136 I had one quart of exterior paint and cut an old piece of screen material and poured the paint into a plastic container. I used a dowel to stir the paint. The screen removed any pieces of dirt, rust and stuff from the old can.
enlarge 51KB, 447x640 137 I taped off the parts of the door so I would not over paint places I didn't want paint on.
enlarge 92KB, 634x640 138 Wed. morning. finally the steps are finished with Tutti Approval!
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enlarge 76KB, 487x640 140 Top board ready to put on.
enlarge 79KB, 529x640 141 Before I took off the top step, which needed my chisels and a light touch, so I could selvage the risers.
enlarge 89KB, 572x640 142 Taking off pieces 1" at a time.
enlarge 96KB, 640x480 143 Tuesday evening
enlarge 119KB, 640x480 144 3 finished steps-2 more to go
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enlarge 73KB, 720x427 146 after all the sanding and then the beeswax and orange oil, then finishing wax and buffing
enlarge 53KB, 720x357 147 threshold board on bottom, hemlock on top
enlarge 65KB, 720x443 148 boards from barn cut and sanded from 36 grit to 220 grit
enlarge 84KB, 621x640 149 cheap railings, and rotted boards
enlarge 69KB, 411x640 150 The board on the left is 12" oak, which will be the threshold step, then the long board the middle 3, and one I had inside the bottom
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enlarge 80KB, 640x537 152 Tuesday morning- I found a long hemlock roofing board 12" wide in the annex and had to take out many many nails
enlarge 119KB, 640x562 153 Monday morning
enlarge 104KB, 602x640 154 railings off, and temp board on bottom
enlarge 102KB, 588x640 155 Second table for Paul Batz. Top is 28" long. Cut and sanded.
enlarge 69KB, 720x413 156 legs are 27" long, using the boards from the barn.
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enlarge 88KB, 574x640 160 shelf brackets and dowels ready to set on the legs of the table.
enlarge 89KB, 640x597 161 glued in and then hammered in place.
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enlarge 79KB, 640x505 165 Flipped over and then the red one on.
enlarge 50KB, 720x273 166 flipped table over and doweled in the opposite lower brace.
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enlarge 77KB, 640x486 169 Top board shown underneath, middle board, then the top board here shown on the top of the picture.
enlarge 86KB, 626x640 170 I made a shelf out of a piece from the end of the top board that had split, planed and then sanded it, and just placed the top on for the night to let the dowels seat in the table.
enlarge 73KB, 640x492 171 Saturday I will drill the holes and put in the dowels for the top of the table, give it a finished sanding and put on the orange oil and beeswax, paste wax, then buff it and add my copper tag.
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enlarge 71KB, 640x480 194 I started with a 17" wide Red Pine board from the flooring on the second floor of the Annex barn. These boards are over 100 years old.
I had to wire brush off all the whitewash covering. This took almost 2 hours to accomplish.
enlarge 68KB, 640x416 195 Here is one end of a 10 foot board that is pretty free of the limestone/calcium wash.
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enlarge 60KB, 640x406 198 This is the other side, the outside of the board. White washed side was inside giving the animals a brighter place. This was a small dairy farm, and the annex barn, the last one standing, still has the concrete and center aisle, although now it's covered in areas of the wood I've reclaimed.
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enlarge 65KB, 640x433 200 I started sanding with 50 grit, then 80, then 110, then finished with 150.
enlarge 89KB, 640x638 201 These are hand sawn boards of red pine, used for ceiling joists in the barns. These boards are 2 1/2" thick, and 10" wide. I wanted to keep the saw marks from the mill on the boards, because it says so much. I also sanded these like I did with the top board.
enlarge 83KB, 640x490 202 To create a shelf, I cut and shaped two boards to lay the shelf on, and a back board half way down to stabilize the table, and two boards on the top. The issue was keeping the same square measurements top to bottom. I had to redo this several times and then stand against one side and push in order to keep the measurements when I screwed in the deck screws.
enlarge 120KB, 640x639 203 Here it is, waiting for the top, filling the holes, sanding again, finishing and the shelf.
enlarge 97KB, 587x640 204 Here it is with the top. It's not permanently affixed as yet, because I have to fill the holes, and finish all the pieces before I put the top on.
enlarge 72KB, 455x640 205 There is a natural bow to these boards, so that determines which side is up!
enlarge 67KB, 720x397 206 When I get my honey/beeswax on here, then the Minwax finishing wax, and buff it, you won't believe the result.
enlarge 81KB, 640x524 207 From the front. It's 28" tall, and 17" wide
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enlarge 99KB, 640x530 209 The back of the table.
enlarge 67KB, 640x480 210 ready to mortise and pin this bench next week.
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enlarge 48KB, 640x480 218 sanding finished on table
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enlarge 37KB, 720x201 222 I found an old tongue and groove oak door in the Annex, and since I had just sold my Hoosier kitchen cabinet, I needed a table, so I decided to make one. This was damaged on the one end and I cut that off.
enlarge 65KB, 720x368 223 Here is the bottom of the table top before I started sanding.
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enlarge 37KB, 720x362 225 The top had spray painting on it, and I sanded and sanded and sanded to get that paint off there, after trying turpentine and vinegar.
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enlarge 67KB, 589x640 228 I decided if I wanted to ever move this thing, I'd need to cut slots around the perimeter so that the skirt that would be attached to the legs could fit in. It was very time consuming with a chisel and hammer until I was able to adjust the lower pad on my circular saw. :)
enlarge 61KB, 640x525 229 I was able to cut the areas out, and not cut into the table top, and the pieces came right out. I reinforced the smaller sections with 1 1/4" nails.
enlarge 56KB, 720x437 230 Here is what it looks like before sanding
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enlarge 62KB, 640x468 233 I had a pretty tough time trying to find boards that would not only fit but that looked good as well. They all had to be squared off and tacked until it was all stable.
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enlarge 70KB, 640x453 235 After adding the inner boards on the short side, I started using star top deck screws one at a time, then checking with a level then adding two more, until everything was right.
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enlarge 48KB, 640x445 238 About that shelf stretcher......Well since I wanted it to be level, and I don't have a 3rd hand, I cut two scraps, taped them on to the legs so they wouldn't move, and put the stretcher for the shelf on, drilled the holes and put them on.
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enlarge 77KB, 610x640 241 On the other end, I had to use shims to make sure that the short boards were exactly the same depth as the other end.
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enlarge 65KB, 547x640 246 Trying to find 4 boards that weren't warped, or cracked or had the tongue half off, or the groove half there was a challenge and I had 14 1/4" inside between the legs.
enlarge 64KB, 462x640 247 I decided to bring the frame of the table inside the kitchen. I just stepped inside the frame and picked it up, and walked into the kitchen. A bit unorthodox, but I needed to see how moveable it was if I decided to make more.
enlarge 59KB, 458x640 248 A quick word about the 4x4's. I will NEVER again use treated wood. They are not true, or level and twist and check badly.
enlarge 50KB, 526x640 249 Here is the underside of the top and the base in the kitchen
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enlarge 74KB, 640x586 251 Here is the top fitted on the frame. All of it is easily moved into place and assembled. The top does not move about, and the entire thing could support two dancers on top.
enlarge 69KB, 609x640 252 I still have to finish the legs and the top. I'll prime and paint the legs and use Tung oil and wax on the top.
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enlarge 88KB, 640x599 254 The shelves were a real problem. I ended up taking the tongue off one outside board, and the groove off the other end-much sanding after cutting, and having to hold down the board on two sawhorses without moving it was somewhat of a challenge but I was pleased with the outcome. The green board was cut into two 1"x1"x14" pieces that I put 1" in on the base so it could not move when the shelf was placed on the shelf boards.. I had to clamp this together, measure, draw lines, and find square top finishing screws for this. In order to start, I pre-drilled holes in the green board, took a pair of vise grips with my square top bit, and got the screws just out on the bottom side. then I was able to screw them in.
enlarge 54KB, 640x427 255 I had one end finished of the shelf, and clamped the other end together, and dragged it into the kitchen before I added the second under board. Of course the clamps came off, but the un boarded end stayed pretty well until I could scribe the mark for the second board.
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enlarge 60KB, 480x640 262 24 Jan, all walls mudded and sanded and next wall goes up
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