October 08, 2010
I just finished rebuilding the side gate to our back yard. Here are before and after photos:
Yeah, it's not perfectly square. Considering the ground is uneven, the post sunk in the concrete (which I didn't try to replace, just stripped and waterproofed) is tilted, and I only used hand tools, it's a pretty good job.
I wish I had Steamboat McGoo's wood shop, but I don't have the space. Not only would it be much easier to get stuff fitted perfectly, jobs would take about half the time.
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It's tough to not have a man-crush on that guy McGoo for his "make stuff" skill.
Looks like you had to finagle the bottom of the door a bit, but we work to make things function (form is secondary). I have a project coming up this winter, and yours gives me a positive attitude.
Wish me luck!
The toughest part of getting something done is deciding you can do it, no?
Posted by: the botnet at October 10, 2010 06:51 PM (pvpGl)
Yah, there's 2" of slope from post to post on the concrete walk, and 1.5" of skew from bottom to top on the old post. Â All due to the house's concrete slab settling unevenly over the years. Â All things considered, I'm happy with the end result.
Also, I knew I'd forgotten a few folks in my new 'fake internet friends' category ... putting you in there.
Posted by: Hermit Dave at October 10, 2010 06:59 PM (sqGe2)
Oh, and you have been vindicated on the tea party thing over at dpud, but I guess you already saw that. I'll tell you what, IVD's stated dislike of patriotic Americans pissed me right off, and your handling of it right out the box was spot-on.
Posted by: the botnet at October 11, 2010 05:41 PM (pvpGl)
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