Okay, the so the goal was to finish today and we sort of did. We got it done save for the lights which showed up later when we weren't really sharp enough to deal with that. Besides, I started putting up trim that had been painted.
The boards at the start or ends of the closets are hard because they have to be notched out. Nervous to over cut with the track saw I started marking the ends with tape - it also helps with tear out.
The lasers let me know the saw kerf and for the last cut it was the end of the door so both parts had to be saved.
I was cutting the final notch on the board that I'd already notched for the cabinet when...
I managed to accidentally drop the blade in early. I was tired and not paying attention. I started to layout a new board when I realized that not only did I screw up the cut but the off cut was already glued at the end of the last door meaning that this board was matched in already.
Screwed.
I'm a good retoucher so I figured I needed to make like photoshop and clone some matching wood in there. I found the off cut from the upper part and sliced a very thin strip off.
I used a small plane to shave it thin enough to fit.
Cut it at a diagonal with some snips and then planed the wedge down smooth.
And then glued it in. Luckily it's up high so not really in an obvious place.
The last two boards go in together and one needs to be sliced to fit. I pick two boards that match pretty well to be the sliced pair so they'd look good. The cut fix is just above my hand there on top of the black trimmed corner.
I just need to touch up that little bit of light colored wood.
And they get nailed in. And cabinet is done. Almost. Needs trim.
Which Lara is painting. We're slowly emptying the room of all the tools one load at a time while waiting for trim to dry or touching up the edges of any bare wood.
We don't have any handles, catches for the doors or the lights in but no matter - we start to load up the shelves. It's such a relief to finally have a place to put the KitchenAid, the coffee roaster, the rice cooker (here's a little tip to all my non asian friends - buy a rice cooker! Every asian has one and being married to one it was the first gift I got - best thing ever.) The doors don't quite lay perfectly flat but they're not far off. I think putting catches on top and bottom should do the trick.
Tomorrow is the final clean up and the installing of the small LED's. I'm a bit nervous to screw something up but I don't think it will be too hard. Famous last words.
Gregor
The boards at the start or ends of the closets are hard because they have to be notched out. Nervous to over cut with the track saw I started marking the ends with tape - it also helps with tear out.
The lasers let me know the saw kerf and for the last cut it was the end of the door so both parts had to be saved.
I was cutting the final notch on the board that I'd already notched for the cabinet when...
I managed to accidentally drop the blade in early. I was tired and not paying attention. I started to layout a new board when I realized that not only did I screw up the cut but the off cut was already glued at the end of the last door meaning that this board was matched in already.
Screwed.
I'm a good retoucher so I figured I needed to make like photoshop and clone some matching wood in there. I found the off cut from the upper part and sliced a very thin strip off.
I used a small plane to shave it thin enough to fit.
Cut it at a diagonal with some snips and then planed the wedge down smooth.
And then glued it in. Luckily it's up high so not really in an obvious place.
The last two boards go in together and one needs to be sliced to fit. I pick two boards that match pretty well to be the sliced pair so they'd look good. The cut fix is just above my hand there on top of the black trimmed corner.
I just need to touch up that little bit of light colored wood.
And they get nailed in. And cabinet is done. Almost. Needs trim.
Which Lara is painting. We're slowly emptying the room of all the tools one load at a time while waiting for trim to dry or touching up the edges of any bare wood.
We don't have any handles, catches for the doors or the lights in but no matter - we start to load up the shelves. It's such a relief to finally have a place to put the KitchenAid, the coffee roaster, the rice cooker (here's a little tip to all my non asian friends - buy a rice cooker! Every asian has one and being married to one it was the first gift I got - best thing ever.) The doors don't quite lay perfectly flat but they're not far off. I think putting catches on top and bottom should do the trick.
Tomorrow is the final clean up and the installing of the small LED's. I'm a bit nervous to screw something up but I don't think it will be too hard. Famous last words.
Gregor
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Oh, man, so much. The stairs need to go, the floors upstairs need to be replaced, we need a new roof. It makes my head hurt. But hey, the living room is done. 
