Christmas Santa 2008

Here is a Santa that I just finished painting. I believe that I already posted a copy of this guy without paint. Painting keeps me inside while it's cold, and we only made it up to 28 degrees today. After I painted the eyes white, I coated him with BLO (Boiled Linseed Oil). It makes a great color for the face, which I accented with Delta Barn Red. The rest of the body was painted as a wash so more of the wood grain would come through. I added some details to give it an old world look, and adding the detail is a lot of fun.

Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.

Shop Floor

Hi all. I've included 2 more pictures. I was finally home in the daylight and took a picture of the floor, on Saturday. Forms are gone and the bill has arrived, so I guess they are done. The second picture is one I took Sunday morning. The temp is below freezing and expected to continue downward. Oh joy. Merry Christmas, and it looks like a white one.

Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.

The Cement is Down

They poured the cement quicker than I expected, but since it is supposed to freeze this weekend, that is probably a good thing. Three shots again, two from below, one up high.

The yellow tag marks the ground for the power. Sorry for the water spots on the camera, looks like I need to figure out how to clean it. The whole thing is higher than I expected, and it looks small already. But it will be a good place for me to work. There is no water or sewer hook ups out here as I didn't want someone to think that they could move in, once it is built.

My next step is to order the material for building the structure. I'll have Home Depot bid it out once I get the lumber list. They already gave me bid on the trusses, which came in OK price-wise.

Enjoy and be careful of the splinters.

Garage Foundation

I tried to get home in the daylight, but missed it by about a half hour. The first two shots are from ground level, the third from the deck. I had to adjust the third one so the frames were visible, so there is some degradation of the picture quality. The forms are up, the gravel is down and being compacted. Inspection is tomorrow morning, so the cement will probably be poured on Wed. I hope it doesn't freeze.

Enjoy, but be careful of the splinters.

Yard Work

I'm glad to say that they've started working on the garage foundation. Here are 2 shots.




Next up is a small snowman I turned and painted. A cute little guy, but should be a big seller at bazaars. I donated this guy to the auction at work and it went for $27. Pretty great price.

Enjoy and be careful of the splinters.