Cedar Chest Delivery

19 Oct 20 - Got the cedar chest loaded in the camper.  Leaving for a week visit to South Florida.  Going to deliver the cedar chest to Kaitie on the 26th!

Wrapped in a moving blanket so it won't get scratched.  I also brought plastic and straps to wrap it in in case it rains on delivery day.  It rained most of the week of delivery and it was raining the morning we took it down.  So it was completely wrapped and strapped and put in the bed of the truck for the trip down so it didn't get wet!

Back on display at the Mode household.  It was being kept in the closet because it looked so bad.
 

Wall Repair

14 Oct 20 - Got the wall painted today!  I still have to sand the top of the molding and paint that but it will be done soon!  It turned out great.  I will be checking the window caulking on an annual basis from now on.
 

Wipe on Poly - Pencil Cup

12 Oct 20 - Finished sanding the cup this morning and went to the wipe on poly!  Love the knots on this side.

Still drying.
 

Black Walnut Pencil Cup

11 Oct 2020 - I pulled a piece of black walnut out of the pile that we got last year from the Holland Bowl Mill and turned this cup.  The intent of this cup was to replace the one that holds our pot and pan handle covers, but it turned out a little too big for that.  So I think I will use it as a pencil holder on the desk.  Got it on the work bench drying from the finish.
 

Cedar cuts

9 Oct 10 - I started a task yesterday turning some cedar 2x4's left over from the gates I built back in August into small pieces to put in storage boxes so they smell good and to keep bugs out.  Well it was a little breezy when I was sanding the cedar cuts and the dust blew all over the shop!

I ran my finger down the windshield of the motorcycle!  Guess I am going to have to wash it again!  Should have put the cover on it before I started.

I used the blower to get most of the dust off, but it still needs to be cleaned.

Nasty!

Even with the blue shower curtain closed the wind was strong enough to blow the dust everywhere!

Even the cob webs became more visible  with the fine dust from the disk sander.

I didn't realize there were that many cob webs in the shed!

A 5 gallon bucket full of sanded 2x4x1/2 inch cedar blocks to make things smell nice.  The laundry room smells great and so does the shop!
 

Pool Project - Choices

6 Oct 20 - We have been looking at tile books, looking at tile samples, looking at finish samples for the past 4 months.  Today we had the choices narrowed down to 3 sample tiles, shown above.  We met with the pool guy at a customer pool with the finish that we had chosen.  We put our finish sample in the pool and then he held the 3 choices on the wall where they would be.  We liked the middle one the best but when it got in the pool we liked the tile that was in this pool. 

So we are going with the edge tile and had already chosen the step accents in blue glass square tiles.

The step accent squares change color depending on the sun!  It is going to look amazing when it is done.  Now we have to see what his schedule is so they can start!
 

Sunset on the Beach

1 Oct 20 - We took a sunset walk on the beach tonight!  

Living Room Wall Repair

1 Oct 20 - This is one of the small cracks on the window sill that I caulked up in an effort to seal the leak that caused the water intrusion in the living room. 

Josh, the plasterer, came this morning to help find and then fix the leak.  We ran the hose on the outside of the window and Josh was inside looking for water in the wall.  We found no water leaks so he started to work his magic to repair the hole I made.  Board and tape to cover the hole.

Drywall compound to level it with the rest of the wall.

A thin coat of texture to help it match with the rest of the wall.

Now we wait for compound to dry and then paint and it should look just like it used to!  Josh does amazing work!  His crew also did the swirl ceilings!  Now I have to inspect the windows for cracks every year.  I found out that I should have been doing that for the past 12 years since the windows were installed.  OOPS!