Projects

Recent adventures ((LINK), (LINK), (LINK)) describe a continuing interest in our built surroundings.

Other active projects include building furniture from discarded materials found in the city. It's insane what we throw away. Cross section of an oak board (LINK) once part of a pallet but currently waiting in my shed for reincarnation. Note the medullary rays.

Death of an octet of ale

I made a 1:40 scale model of our house (LINK) and then sprayed it red, red as the fires of hell. I didn't attach the front porch that wraps around the north and east sides of the ground floor (LINK) but I might get to it if the cold weather ever relents. Like I mentioned before, it's hard work trying to mess around in the shed when the mercury reads -20°C or worse.

On that same note, a cruel fate was served me last night. I left my case of Point Special beer in the front porch but due to the cold temperatures some of the beers froze, expanded and eight good bottles popped their caps. A tragedy of Titanic proportions you will understand. Eight good men lost... and for what? It's times like these I thank God for the family and friends that surround me.

Crazy stairs

I want to cut windows in some of the steps in our staircase. Underneath each window will be a little wooden box which will contain junk/photos/weird stuff. The box will be covered with glass.

Martha won't let me do this to our house though. She suggested I do it to the staircase I built in my two story shed. Yeah, right.