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i've got some oscale caulk carl, so it's all good.
thanks bill...
i was supposed to have received the back issue of the gazette by yesterday, and last night and this morning i checked my amazon account, and now it's supposed to get here by 12/31 and if it doesn't i am to contact them for a replacement. that doesn't sound so good. apparently the postal service sent it to the long beach, ca distribution center instead of chicago.
that's a big WTf???
spent a good part of my morning prepping this to take to the niece's house for dinner.
https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/11/over-the-top-creamy-brussels-sprout-gratin-recipe.html
it's a little work intensive but well worth all the effort
Do you have a Bavarian or an Alsatian (German) heritage? The ingredients for that recipe sound like something my grandparents would have made back in the day.
I showed the recipe to my daughter and she said, "I have that chef's cookbook." So it looks like something we may have for New Year's dinner.
Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
steve: that's what i thought too until i tasted it.
dave: no sir, i'm as irish as st, paddy. found it at a website called 'serious eats'. if you make it you'll be glad you did.
the windows and doors are too pristine, so last night i tried an 'experiment'. i coated one of the doors with a crackle medium, and when that dried i put another coat of paint over it and checked it first thing this morning. it didn't do a damn thing. so i'm going to take a grout sponge and dab on some grays and see if that helps.
any other suggestions?
here's how i've decided to brace it:
my thoughts on the bracing (if anyone's interested) is this: since the gable wall isn't actually an end wall, the 1/4" bracing is right to the edge of the wall and will be the gluing surface for the front and rear walls.
the actual end walls (one of which is spending the night under this:
have the bracing right up to the actual edge of the wall as well. my thoughts on this are that the front and rear walls will have bracing set back from the edge 1/4" and the bracing will be glued to the adjacent bracing on the wall it's being attached to. (if anyone sees a downside to this please speak up) all walls will have the same bracing flush with the bottom of the walls. this bracing will be the gluing surface to attach the walls to the base.
working on windows and doors now....
here's the two walls together:
all but about 6" of my stock 1x8s was used up on these three walls. i have 5 packs coming this week, bu i seriously doubt that will be enough to finish this model. after i get this order i'll order more. damn, this thing sucks lumber up like a sponge....
thoughts, criticisms, ideas welcome.
ed-i know you were.
bryan-thanks.
Geezerbill
i cut the front and rear gables today.
and the ups guy brought my sander today.
i think my lumber is coming today too..
i got my lumber order of 5 packages of 1x8s a couple days ago and immediately placed an order for ten more. i cut the 5 packages down to approx. 8" pieces giving me about 124 or so and grained and stained and detailed more half of them and damp brushed those boards last night. i was going to start siding the front today. here's the decision i need to make this morning (and i could use a little advise here), because the front is so big, and a glued butt joint, i need to decide whether I should brace it before siding it or after. the reason it's such a dilemma is, it's kind of frail. its been handled alot since cutting out the openings. and i don't want to risk the butt joint breaking in two. honestly i don't see where i have a choice. it has to be done. soooo....i guess i don't actually require advise.
sorry for wasting your time....