The Morecambe DIY Project

[trevnhil]

Good Idea.

Put a roll of hosepipe in it together with an axe, and it could be for your upstairs fire safety .

Trev..




The Shoe People

[WillowTheWhisp]

I think I'd better pretend I haven't seen those two stepladders lashed together and the plastic crate idea - and more to the point hope that Coachman doesn't see them and get ideas. He worries me enough already with the precarious things he gets up to! What is it with you chaps and your DIYing? That is supposed to read D.I.Y.-ing NOT dying!

[trevnhil]

Willow.... really!!

I am sure that Coachman would never strap ladders together in that Heath Robinson fashion.

He has far more regard for your safety in the stair well. ;D

H&S Trev..

[accykeef]

The roped together steps were very solid and they were just a sloution to a problem. I could have hired a small scaffold but where is the fun in that?

The cabinet is almost complete and it will be a couple of weeks before it is fitted out. Handles will be fitted later this week.



Today's tasks have included, more varnish on the front door, fitting some wall mounted, infra red weigh scales in the kitchen and cladding the arch into the kitchen as well as some serious tidying up.

Now I can't find anything!

H&S Alert
A roasting tin full of boiling water, on top of the gas oven makes an excellent bath to immerse plastic trim in before bending. I was able to bend the straight rim to the shape of the arch. I am hoping that 'No More Nails' is strong enough to stick it.

I made the arch out of MDF when I built the kitchen a few years ago and lined it with plastic cladding to match the new ceiling. The cupboard doors had to be lowered to make room for the ceiling and straightening them up is a task for the future.

[trevnhil]

Hi Keith. It's looking better with every posting. And each time I look I seem to see a different detail. I have just spotted the stopped chamfers on the bottom rail of the showcase. A very nice touch.

I would think that the No Nails would hold it especially as you have already risked life and limb in bending it. I was always amazed at what silicone would glue together.

Maybe I have just one tip for you re the No Nails...... Let Mrs Keefy take the clamps off. ;D

All in all it is looking good, and when the shoes are in their new home it will be Unique.

Well Done....



Oh.... just one last thing.... are you sure RED scales (even in the Infra shade) will match the white in the kitchen

Cheers. Trev..

[accykeef]

Stopped chamfers - is that what they call them - I was just making the cabinet a bit prettier.

A bit more about the infra red scales.
A little adaption of the little spice shelves allowed these fascinating weigh scales to be installed. They needed to be handy for the work top.


The display stays on the wall and the scale is put on the work top. When not being used as scales, they become a clock and a thermometer.

[trevnhil]

That's a brilliant idea Keith. The wonders of modern technology. I like the scooped out back plinth as well.

Mrs Keefy doesn't know how lucky she is.

Off to soon. Trev..

PS. I like the 'Dinky' grater.

[accykeef]

I had to mount them on an angle as, being an LCD display, the display is only clear when viewed straight on.

The grater would make a mess of your dinky but we tend to use it for garlic, ginger, lemon and lime.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Oh I like the scales. Very clever those.

[accykeef]

It has been a while but the project is still going on

Lining the cabinet with some basic grey shoe descriptions but not finished yet - the best bit is yet to come - maybe tomorrow.


The wooden handles are now in place but need a few coats of varnish to match the rest of the woodwork


I have been looking forward to fitting the spindles


The twin doors of the living room and the dining room line up for Mrs Keef to attack them with a paint brush. She is not happy that I mentioned the runs but .............................


A view of the display cabinet from the other side.


The display cabinet


The same but a bit of photo trickery - if a polarising filter qualifies for such a description

I will try for a better picture when it goes dark.

[trevnhil]

Hi Keith.
It is really looking good now. The white gloss is really shiny. and the gloss on the varnish looks good.

Can I ask why the white piece between the top newel and the display case.

Oh and tell Mrs Keefy that almost everyone gets some runs at some time.



Cheers. Trev..

[accykeef]

Trust you to pick fault in her work -
The runs are where the top goes and will not be seen when it is all together.

You say you were a joiner so you should be familar with the phrase

' What the eye does not see'.

Can i ask why the white piece between the top newel and the display case.

That is where the MDF end of the cabinet is attached to the newel post.
It is painted grey with some plastic quadrant beading against it.
The screw holes still need to be filled but it looks OK in real life.

[trevnhil]

Re... "Trust you to pick fault in her work -
The runs are where the top goes and will not be seen when it is all together."

OOOOPs ;D I thought that you had done the varnishing.

It may have been better if I had kept quiet.

I noticed the 'Shoe' paper inside the cabinet as well. Another nice touch.

Trev..

[accykeef]

It was me who did the varnishing but don't tell her!

[WillowTheWhisp]

Those spindles are different. I dare bet they are cat proof. Our cats seem to have taken to using spindles and table legs as scratching posts. It's not as if they haven't got scratching posts.

I look forward to seeing that shoe display when it's all finished. I like the lining.