Other than working on a large theater set (I'll get photos of it before this weekend's performance), here's a couple of things I've been working on.

 

First is the little free library, which I plan to start painting tomorrow, while waiting for some roofing screws.   Second are some 4x8x7 storage shelves for the furniture bank. 

Edited November 19, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston
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Nice work on those shelves. 

Awesome job on the little church/lrbrary. What is that roofing? Sure looks like corrugated roofing but it's awful small. 

5 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Nice work on those shelves. 

Awesome job on the little church/lrbrary. What is that roofing? Sure looks like corrugated roofing but it's awful small. 

 

what I was about to say...

Nice work on all Keith...Love the little library. I probably missed it, but what are your plans for location placement?

Very cool Library.  I like the church idea.  Nice build.

Cool little library! Sturdy looking shelves, too!

The LFL will be on the edge of the parking lot in front of the "little country church" where we now attend.  Probably somewhere near the flag pole.    The roofing is some repurposed galvanized metal roofing.   I"m awaiting my daughter bringing back some shorter roofing screws because I'm too cheap frugal to buy another $10 box of screws  for five of them, since I already own a box (less about 10) of the right size.

 

 

 

The storage shelves were an interesting project.  We had some last minute re-design because they ordered the wrong material.  Instead of 16 7' 2x4s, and 48 8' 2x4s, they ordered 16  8' 2x4s and 48 92 5/8" 2x4s.      Would not have made a big difference if we were willing to cut 12 sheets of 4x8 1/2 plywood, which we were not.    We ended up using the 19.2" stud spacing as cross beams under each shelf.

Here's a picture of the monster set.  Two levels, two layers, 40 feet wide.    In addition to what you see, the top walls swing out to make a stateroom, including a murphy bed, the bottom walls swing out  to make cabins, there's a jail, a bunk bed, tables and chairs. Railings made out of EMT we bent.   Eight sets of stairs front and back. It's been a monster and the director and set designer are masters of scope change two hours before the curtain raises.  Grand-daughter is just right of center on top level.   Tonight we tore our hair out to have some hinged, moveable walls behind the two red doors that swing both ways (had to replace defective hinges last night).  I think we should have just put them on a skid and forgotten the hinge.  Pick it up and move it.

 

Edited September 22, 20178 yr by kmealy

Looks like quite a production Keith, both the set and the play!  Where they practicing this over the summer or has this whole thing come together since school started?

There used to be a guy on the Wood forums (JL in NGa maybe?) that did work like this; and Ralph used to do this on Hee Haw IIRC,

Cal

I'm not sure how long they have been rehearsing.   We've been working on the set with volunteers of various skill levels for a couple of months.   I think after the last week I may be informally promoted to "First Mate."  

 

It is at the school, but an independent theater company.   The school is "yhuge."   I think there's close to 1000 students in each class level.   They have a "scene department" that is also a class students can take.  It would put most HS woodshops to shame (those that still exist).  It also has a costuming / wardrobe department.

LFL is coming along.   I think I've persuaded a friend to help with the flame and cross across the front.    A bit more paint, some hardware, and mount the stained glass in the windows.

Stained glass is in.  Got my roofing screws from my daughter over the weekend and roof is done.  Caulked the joints on the steeple.

 

Got the cross and flame done today -- freehand with an artist's brush.   I went to S-W and asked for the smallest can they had of an exterior ultra-deep base.  The guy asked what I wanted to use it for.   I said i need about about 1 teaspoon of red and 1/4 teaspoon of black.   He looked at me funny.  I told him I had UTCs that I would add.  

"You have UTCs?"  he said almost incredulously.  

"Yes."  

"Hmm," he said.

 

Never mind, they have a whole shelf of them for sale at one of my other vendors.  About $7 for a lifetime supply.  If you just need a little, they'll squirt it in your cup for free.

 

Edited October 4, 20178 yr by kmealy