RandyLittrell 3,884 #1 Posted February 4, 2021 Along with the new pex and water heater ( @pullstart Aren't you proud of me?) I have closed in a door in the kitchen and built shelves in the doorway for some built in storage. My house a century old and therefore nothing is square or plumb, so you just have to make it close as you can! I put beadboard on the kitchen side of the doorway right over the trim so that left room for 8" shelves on the other side. I am going to put a short bakers rack on the kitchen side and build matching cabinets above. I have painted the beadboard inside and out and just have to caulk the shelves and paint them. 10 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,695 #2 Posted February 4, 2021 VERY nice 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,922 #3 Posted February 4, 2021 Water heater, sounds like angels singing! Nice work! It’s tough to do quality jobs when you’re following someone who measured by “I need a board ‘bout yay long” 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,884 #4 Posted February 4, 2021 Just now, pullstart said: ice work! It’s tough to do quality jobs when you’re following someone who measured by “I need a board ‘bout yay long” I'm sure it was much squarer when built, but the settling over the years makes the doorways a real pain!! Randy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,606 #5 Posted February 4, 2021 23 minutes ago, pullstart said: It’s tough to do quality jobs when you’re following someone who measured by “I need a board ‘bout yay long” Careful...“Yay long” is measured differently from state to state... in Michigan we use mittens, Florida panhandles, Maine, well... meh...uhm... @ebinmaine just has the paint department figure it out... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,922 #6 Posted February 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Careful...“Yay long” is measured differently from state to state... in Michigan we use mittens, Florida panhandles, Maine, well... meh...uhm... @ebinmaine just has the paint department figure it out... mittens and hands... two different measurements? 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,606 #7 Posted February 4, 2021 Gotta ask The Mitten Judge such complex questions... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,606 #8 Posted February 4, 2021 Don’t mean to hijack thread... great job on the shelves! Looks fantastic! Wish I had the space!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,622 #9 Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, pullstart said: It’s tough to do quality jobs when you’re following someone who measured by “I need a board ‘bout yay long” When we were building my nephews house, we had to make a run for some lumber. When we got to the lumber yard my nephew stepped up to the counter and ask for some 2x4's. The guy behind the counter asked "How long do you want them?" I quickly piped up and said "We're building a house, we want them for a long time" Sorry, Kevin's statement just reminded me of that moment. Great work on the shelves Randy. Edited February 4, 2021 by Achto 1 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,884 #10 Posted February 4, 2021 31 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Don’t mean to hijack thread... great job on the shelves! Looks fantastic! Wish I had the space!!! I don't mind at all, I live my life vicariously through the humor on here anyway!! Thanks, on the shelves! We have a little house, so I try to make every nook and cranny useful!! Randy 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,884 #11 Posted February 4, 2021 27 minutes ago, Achto said: Great work on the shelves Randy. Thank you!! I am definitely a jack of all trades, master of auto glass! I have always tried to do everything myself, but my body is telling me to start looking for a handy man one of these days!! Randy 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,874 #12 Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) Or like 5 feet and 7 little black lines! that is precision carpenter talk Edited February 4, 2021 by JoeM 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,695 #13 Posted February 4, 2021 7 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Maine, well... meh...uhm... @ebinmaine just has the paint department figure it out... You ain't wrong. Trina builds LOTS of stuff literally by eye. I WISH I could do that. She grew up into a family full of carpenters. Yay big. So big. Kinda big. A little bigger. 'Bout this much. If it don't fit, shave it. If it's too small add more boards til it do fit. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,922 #14 Posted February 4, 2021 4 hours ago, ebinmaine said: You ain't wrong. Trina builds LOTS of stuff literally by eye. I WISH I could do that. She grew up into a family full of carpenters. Yay big. So big. Kinda big. A little bigger. 'Bout this much. If it don't fit, shave it. If it's too small add more boards til it do fit. I know you are a fan of old tools... got you a board stretcher, huh? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,884 #15 Posted February 4, 2021 48 minutes ago, pullstart said: got you a board stretcher, huh? Those are very rare and hard to find!! Randy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,922 #16 Posted February 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, RandyLittrell said: Those are very rare and hard to find!! Randy In science class we are learning about energy. Wood has high tensile strength. Just hafta pull harder! Get a BBT! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,695 #17 Posted February 4, 2021 45 minutes ago, pullstart said: I know you are a fan of old tools... got you a board stretcher, huh? I have had one in the past but I haven't seen it since we remodeled the basement. It's particularly disconcerting to me because I used to keep it in the same tool kit as my left-handed crescent wrench, glass face framing hammer and a small bottle of dihydrogen monoxide which was exceptionally beneficial when exchanging water pumps on old VW beetle engines. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,922 #18 Posted February 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I have had one in the past but I haven't seen it since we remodeled the basement. It's particularly disconcerting to me because I used to keep it in the same tool kit as my left-handed crescent wrench, glass face framing hammer and a small bottle of dihydrogen monoxide which was exceptionally beneficial when exchanging water pumps on old VW beetle engines. Maybe you plastered it to the wall? If you need, you can borrow my box of scribed lines. I don’t have a left handed crescent wrench, but I’ve got a metric one if you could make that work... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,695 #19 Posted February 4, 2021 13 minutes ago, pullstart said: Maybe you plastered it to the wall? If you need, you can borrow my box of scribed lines. I don’t have a left handed crescent wrench, but I’ve got a metric one if you could make that work... I've got plenty of scribed lines but thanks. Those I kept with the pre-striped paint. Metric crescent??? Eehhh... I don't think so sir I'm no good at counting to 10. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,922 #20 Posted February 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I've got plenty of scribed lines but thanks. Those I kept with the pre-striped paint. Metric crescent??? Eehhh... I don't think so sir I'm no good at counting to 10. Maybe I’ll stick that wrench in the classifieds, trade for something cool like another RJ or a 520-8. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,695 #21 Posted February 4, 2021 39 minutes ago, pullstart said: Maybe I’ll stick that wrench in the classifieds, trade for something cool like another RJ or a 520-8. Great idea and all but why aim so low? That's probably worth more in the range of a nice original Senior or NOS 420 LSE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,922 #22 Posted February 4, 2021 28 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Great idea and all but why aim so low? That's probably worth more in the range of a nice original Senior or NOS 420 LSE Well, probably because we have a senior in the garage ( a second sure would be cool) and I don’t really have much desire for a NOS LSE, because I’d be the guy using it to clear brush or plow with on a regular basis. I’ rather have a usable machine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,695 #23 Posted February 4, 2021 20 minutes ago, pullstart said: LSE, **** have a usable machine Ask @JCM about his 420..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,884 #24 Posted February 4, 2021 Got the shelves painted today and the bakers rack showed up. Now just a toilet to install, upper cabinet to built and what ever else I have put off for the last 20 years!! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,695 #25 Posted February 4, 2021 EXCELLENT 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
