ALL IN, ALL DONE !!
as the saying goes, my part of the project is finished.
Lincoln Coderre, of Domain Doors, hung the overhead door on
the carport on Thursday, and while he was doing that, i finished up a corner
workbench inside the shop that i started Wednsday, so, i am 'all done' !!
It has been and interesting 6 month exercise.
From 1974 to the end of 1979 i worked as a carpenter for
Mark Breen Builders in the Manchester/Stratton area. during that time,
i think at one point we counted up 30 plus houses that we worked
on in that time ... things were simpler then, for sure!
for instance, some houses take a little longer these days ...
we started doing some work on that one in late 2021 and i'm
not sure if it is completely finished yet!
carpentry at 77 is certainly different than carpentry at 27, but
once i figured out sort of what i was doing, and how to remember
measurements from the time i took them til i got the board to cut
(hint: keep a shingle in your pocket and write the measurement
down before you go get the board and the saw), it was a
very interesting and fun challenge.
step by step photos, and lots of help from the folks mentioned
in the previous'retirement project' post made it all happen.
i could not have done it without them!
Will has got everything humming in there now, and
he is happy to have his own space (finally) and
Sam is happy to have his shop back !
over and out!
