Redwood shingles and door repairs.

Last week I built a jamb for a small stained glass piece and then shingled the wall around it. The wall was a pain to shingle especially under the 2 foot roof over hang that was only 1 foot above the roof below. I had to squeeze into the tight space to mark the shingles to be cut then squeeze out of the space to cut the shingles and then squeeze back into the space to hammer them in place. I am glad to be done with that, although it was a pleasure to be installing redwood shingles again.

redwood frame for (ebay find) stained glass

Two of my clients doors were sagging and coming apart so I eased them apart more and slathered glue into the gaps and clamped them back together. One door needed a new latch, a door shoe, and stops. The other needed a threshold and one side of the jamb to be replaced.

A bit of metal flashing for the roof and some corner trim details and the building is starting to look more like a finished structure instead of a work in progress that hasn't changed in years.

new shingles and window

Now I am getting back into the shop to build a couple sashes and a window jamb. I have some beautiful old growth redwood boards to work with. They used to be a fence but now will serve as a window jamb. I also will be cutting into more of those amazing redwood 3x12's.

cabinet face frames

My kitchen project is sitting on the back burner for another week. Luckily the face frames don't take up too much shop space. I will be looking at some locally milled 1x4 fir today that hopefully will work for the kitchen floor. We might treat the wood by torching it, then wire brushing it, then oiling it before it is installed. I will do a test piece first to see if we like the result.