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Remodeling a quaint little farmhouse in Oregon, and getting loads of splinters along the way.
Friday, February 09, 2007
It's Like Watching Clay Dry
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Thursday, February 08, 2007
Oak Tree Tile Trim, Part Four
This part deals with making the side trim of the oak tree tile mural. Here it is in final form, drying:
The first stage, in rough form, after pressing the clay into the jig or guide for the forming tool:
After the first pass:
After the second pass:
And the third. At this point, the bulk of the extra clay is off, and it's a matter of going over it several times, while spraying it with water to make sure the clay is uniforming distributed and no small cavities exist:
For the last pass, I clean the tool to make sure I get a good final clean cut into the clay. Surprisingly, there is still clay coming off despite making several passes. I try not too over work the clay too.
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Friday, February 02, 2007
Panel Wainscoting Complete
This past week I was able to wrap up the last of the panel wainscoting install. It was just a couple of small areas, one near the stairs and one near the woodstove. And I can't even nail the cap yet near the woodstove until I figure out how to blend it in with the oak tree tile trim.
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Here is the before / after scecario:![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrkV_Ju9AhyphenhyphenBC7aLHq8-gkzIj_zkjWiY-TdqupexRyWBs7wgoWsb5uV3fokDYag3fQatSjoIy0cDknXCzQsv4E750CwGbstKAk7DFAJmN3pGqpJiWwjBk5ATWoNCCwMeX-RsStg/s400/DSCN2865.JPG)
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