MacKenzie Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Guess those workers want a hot lunch, you'd think a sandwich and down time would be better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 You bet they do Mac. Here are some updates photos after a big couple of days. Kitchen bench with cut out for gasser Croatian limestone cladding. Apparently this is what the White House is built from. Can you tell? . I can’t. Burning off some rubbish. Blackbut ship lap ceiling cladding arrives over Easter to go up on Tuesday and the capping, coping, pool clean also happens Tuesday. Could have this hardscaping wrapped up in 2 weeks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Basher, this is so exciting and it's going to be a fun two weeks also. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 No one commented on the cute pooch?? Shame! He's so mellow with everything going on around him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troble Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 @Basher looking good! I like the limestone a lot but I can’t tell you if it’s the same as the White House mate sorry. They dint let me get that close l but it’s looking good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted April 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Playing with the bench tops today.Working on burnishing a danish oil in to finish. It back fills between the grain with saw dust and wax. Pretty cool to watch it transform. Not sure yet how it will set. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troble Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Those beach tops are stunning. That’s going to look amazing once finished 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonj Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Wow! Those tops are beautiful! This project just keeps getting better and better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted April 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Thank you Troble and jonj I Can’t chop on those bench tops. So we made this chopping board....... can’t bring myself to chop on this either..... so it’s a cheese board now. Maybe in a year.Next week will be a big transformation week with blackbut ceiling and paving being done.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 That's exactly how I'd feel, Basher. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Is there such a thing as a "beater" cutting board made from wood?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve M Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 hour ago, tony b said: Is there such a thing as a "beater" cutting board made from wood?? End grain boards hold up pretty well, don't show scratches quite as much, and are pretty easy to refurbish. Easier on the knives too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om21braz Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Beautiful work! And quite a bit of patience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Steve M said: End grain boards hold up pretty well, don't show scratches quite as much, and are pretty easy to refurbish. Easier on the knives too. That's my main cutting board in my kitchen. Plus, it's got depth, 2" thick to prevent warpage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted April 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Cladding almost completed.fire area cobblestone went down today.Grouting and pool coping tomorrow then they take a break while the chip pies finish before final paving.Kitchen roughie.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve M Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 That stone is gorgeous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonj Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Every time I think it can't look any better, you post another picture and it does! Keep them coming. Moving the KK into the ODK will be the best! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) Gotta love that bowl. Along with everything else. Edited April 14, 2020 by MacKenzie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted April 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Thanks Steve. That cobblestone is a sandstone that turns black when wet, and the cladding is the Croatian limestone- supposedly White House material.Looking forward to it Jon.Mac my wife wanted to swap the large river stone bowl for this one ground out of marble.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Smart wife, lucky you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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