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mitre saw bench

MRTRIM — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:20:40 GMT

this is my saw bench that i drag out to the jobsite . its all alluminum . i used to build them in wood which cost about 50.00 for the wood . they sometimes get wet and the wood eventually gets tristed and warped , making your cuts slightly off . i decided to try this about 8 yrs ago , and have been quite pleased with it . its slightly heavier than the wood ones but i consider it worth it in the long haul

its all welded together except the fence which i used screws in case it ever got bent or out of alignment , that would make it very simple to change out

beadboard ceiling

MRTRIM — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:42:27 GMT

beadboard works well on the ceiling also . everyone can add theirs on here as well i know jacees did a nice one at his house , hopefully hell add it on here thx

wainscoting

MRTRIM — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:15:59 GMT

i was looking for something to post and decided to go with wainscoting . a lot of this ive posted on l j but i thinks works here as well . feel free to post your own wainscoting on here . i enjoy seeing other folks styles and work
i just commented on pabulls project that beadboard has been back around for some time now . a lot of the guys are doing the “old school style ” such as bead board all around , chairrail at the top and base at the bottom . i do it a little different , i do a frame first and put the b. board into the frame
this first pic is a style of beadboard called picwick it has a cove in it as well as a bead

this is reg. b. board hard to see since its painted white

one of my favorites is this brazilion cherry

heres something different , this is my music room at my house oak stiles and rails mohoganycenters and wrapped with oak basecap

this next one is about as much fun as a dose of the phillopino clap . but looks cool when its over

painted frames with curley maple centers

my old standby and by far most requested

feel free to post yours on here id love to see it !

kicked the habit

MRTRIM — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:06:37 GMT

ive gotten some emails asking where ive been . thanks to those concerned . fact is ive been in rehab for about 60 days and finally broke free of the l j and h r habit and have been spending the time in the shop . lol
im currently working on an entertainment center . i hired a new carpenter but im not convinced its going to work out !!

somethings telling me to wait till he gets the blade out of the sawsall before i tell him hes fired !! lol
keep the chips flying and have fun !

fein profile sander

MRTRIM — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:17:39 GMT

this is one of the best tools ive bought in many years . it comes with many different rubber profiles that you wrap sand paper on for sanding mouldings ect. it also has a grout cutter for removeing tiles . a scraper blade , a couple different saw blades , which is what i use it for most . i retrim around doors a lot and usually have to pull the baseboard on both sides and try not to break it after trimming recut the base and put it back . with this tool i only mark the baseboard in place and cut it . ive cut oak like its butter makes a nice cut and saves lots of time i have the blade thats in the pic plus a 3 in. round blade . another great thing is when its running you can put the blade on your hand and it will not cut you !

vertical blinds

MRTRIM — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:08:49 GMT

verticals have been quite popular where i live for some time . what isnt popular is the plastic valence that you get with them to cover the hardware . i am posting some ideas ive used to try to cover the hardware and make it more attractive. feel free to post anything you may have done as well .
this was the very first one and was not for the purpose of covering the hardware . the people simply wanted a shelf above the door . when finished they were quite pleased but i was not ! i was acually horrified to think i was dumb enough not to bring the freeze board down a couple in. to cover the top of the blinds . and thats where it all started . the following pics are the different ones ive done since

this one the verticals were eventually removed and replaced with drapes and i thought they looked quite nice as well