Dec 3rd - Shelf Building

John asked me to build a shelf under one of the main kitchen sinks. He bought a set of  drawer rollers so that the shelf could be pulled out and pushed in.

A lot of it was a "from scratch" project. I dug around the scrap board pile and found some rough sawn boards that were usable. I got out the portable planer and planed them to smooth the rough sawn surfaces. Next I ripped them to a 4" width. We found an old scrap of plywood down at the "barn", and dug it out of the pile of plywood scraps.

In the midst of the above I decided I was tired of fighting the sliding cut off saw we have. At one time it was a nice saw, but it has not received much care. I blew out as much saw dust as I could and did some oiling. Most of it works pretty well now.

I also had to make a couple of trips to the "barn". Once for some screws and another time to get the angle grinder. The "barn" is a pole barn with a partial concrete floor. It is the main storage area for maintenance items.

On the way over to the barn I was looking out through the woods and saw a roof line. I got off the Mule and wandered around a little to find this building. There is a sign above the door that says Mobley's Wild Kingdom. I think a guy named Mobley was the prevous owner of the property.

 In my wandering around I also happened on this old structure. It is now used as a roof over some roof sawn lumber.

 There is a house near the "barn", and this pond.

 This is the house. I think the buildings shown above were all part of the complex. Currently a Texas A&M college student lives in the house. He is supposed to work at the camp part time to pay for his rent.

 My shelf with the basket in the stored position.

 My shelf in the out position.

 

I couldn't find the right length screws so I had to use screws that were to long. I cut off the exposed ends with the angle grinder.

 





It was in the mid 80's again today. The humidity was high enough that I was glad I was working inside a lot of the time. It wasn't really uncomfortable, but it might have been if I had been working hard outside. Tomorrow it is only supposed to be 80 and then drop to the 70's for the rest of the week. I'm not sure what I'm doing tomorrow and Wednesday. John told me that Mark was working Thursday and Friday, and that Mark and I will be sawing logs both of those days.

After getting home I cooked some "Rice a Roni" while I took a shower and then fried some pork chops. Supper was a salad, pork chops, rice a roni and cottage cheese.

After watching Bones I did today's dishes, I don't do dishes more than once a day, and then sat down to write this entry. I think when I finish it I am ready to lay down and read awhile, before going to sleep.

Good night to all. May God bless you and yours.