Morning all,

Headed to 83 later.  Will probably have a walk today.

Didn't get much accomplished yesterday, we'll see what today brings. 

Jeff

Great coloring on the stonework.

Jeff

Thanks, guys.  I made some mistakes on both, but they turned out OK.  I think the remedy would be building more kits so I don't make the same mistakes. 

Jeff

Morning all,

Yesterday morning we had frost, today it's sunny and headed to 83 F (28C).  Weird Iowa spring weather. 

Finished the kit yesterday.  Also reset my digital level.  I haven't used it for a couple of years and it was about one degree  off level.  Not bad, but I have fifty feet of wall for the backdrops.  I'll start leveling in the center to cut the error margin further.  Need to wash the wall down, mark the level line and a perpendicular line, get some black paint for the top and painting supplies, and figure out how I'm going to hang the backdrop.  Originally, there was no benchwork, so it was easier. 

Headed to the grocery store this morning, otherwise a lazy Tuesday.

Jeff

Wow, only eight days to complete.  Probably a record for me.  The base is included, just sprayed with gray primer.  

There's supposed to be a window on the back, but some dumba** braced the wrong side and the window would have been in the center of the sign.  Doh!

A fun little kit, and free ain't bad, either! 

Jeff

As is the barber pole (which I forgot to add for the final pics).

Jeff

The added sign is a nice extra (especially in a free kit).  

Jeff

I drilled a hole in the base of the stack to insert a .20" wire which made it easier to paint and drilled a hole in the roof over a wood brace which makes it easier to straighten after attaching.  I put on the corner pieces and the top pieces to the front wall as well.  I should have sanded the angled piece a bit more as there's a slight gap at the corner.   Added some "tar" along the edge and at the base of the stack.

Jeff

While the structure cured, I started on the roof.  I used some leftover tarpaper from another project.  I painted the visible underside and sides of the roof white first, then added lines on the top to align the paper.  Used the 3M adhesive tape for sticking the paper on.  I use a Sharpie gently along the edges so the white paper doesn't show.  

Jeff

Time to put the walls together.  I started with the 90 degree walls and then added the front.  Again, I needed to trim one of the braces as it interfered with another.  

Jeff

The front wall is angled, so I needed to sand one of the corner posts down, I put the roof on the sander to make the angle and then sanded the wall itself. 

Jeff

Around this time I cut and built some skids with lumber supplied in the supply shed kit.  They won't work with the barber shop, but I'll add them to the finished details drawer.  

Jeff

I then added some window shades and the signs.  The wall is upside down, not the sign.  Not that I've ever made that mistake.  

Jeff

Used the supplied window material and added the frames, etc.

Jeff

Morning all,

Happy Patriot's Day to all you New Englanders.  I'll be watching the Red Sox game this morning, though it's painful to watch as they cannot score any runs.  

Just at freezing here now headed to 65 later.  

For the third day in a row I hope to finish the barber shop kit.  

Jeff