"Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made Thee glad." Psalm 45: 8

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Walls

Eric and Jonathan have been doubling as carpenters for the past week or so.
Here the north wall (window wall) is getting sheathed with plywood. The inspiration for this wall is the Sculptor's Studio at Mt. Rushmore, the one used by Gutzon Borglum. This will be a far cry from his timber frame wonder, but the best we can do!




Back to the west wall. Here Jonathan is nailing up a stucco-patterned board as wainscot. The metal sheets will terminate on the wainscot cap (cedar) which we hope gives the building an appearance more inviting, less industrial:





With the wainscot in place, we are finally ready for the metal siding. You can tell that Spring has started in earnest here in East Texas:

 



And the view of our west wall after the sheets are all applied:




Of course those sheets will be trimmed to follow the rake of the roof, which will give the finished appearance. Good job, guys!

Oh, and a final shot showing the shop cat. He suffers from a severe case of curiosity, and he was intrigued by this high corner once it was closed in:



Predictably, he could not get himself down. That was my job. Fortunately, we have a number of ladders around the place.

2 comments:

  1. Gonna be one awesome shop, Steve. Jealous!! :)

    Jon Simpson

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  2. Thanks much, Jon! Come see us sometime.

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