Thar she blows. The door fills in as a test run for the new layout. And I expect to be frustrated again, as every time I post pics from this damned Mac, they can't be "clicked to embiggen."
In case you need some proof that I actually worked on this thing. Of course, that might not be me. And lookee dat, it embiggens. A close look shows many large rocks hiding in the shadows back there. It's where I keep them so I don't hear them when they make this sound: "Andy, you gonna do something with all those rocks you took half a day off from work to pick up from some dude in an alley?" It's a terribly annoying sound.
Poly still fresh, still very shiny. Not like me.
A detail. Hardware needs some cleaning up. Exactly like me.
And there she is. Now, who we gonna get to finish that trim? What's that honey, you say his name is - hey, that ain't cool.
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Sweet.
I will assume you mean both the door and the layout. I need to assume that.
Thanks.
Nice door. Nice layout. Nice big pics. Did I miss anything?
It's hard to get used to seeing my own page like this, but I think I really like it. I will hold on to it long enough to make a sound judgment.
Dang Andy, that door is friggin' gorgeous!
And, I very much like the new layout. And, unless my perceptometer is broken, the picture embiggens real big.
Really, too big on the first one. Just sayin'...
There's a thing, Andy, that has no source but laziness: I have never bothered to take the time to figure out the ins and outs of saving pics to certain sizes so that they make better email attachments or blog attachments. I just shoot, transfer, attach, and send. If it's huge, if it's tiny, it's staying that way.
Very nice. Both door and site layout. :)
I have plants that must be related to your rocks. Or, rather, I had plants. I tend to get people who want to give me extra plants they've dug up from their yard. The plants then sit on the deck, whining reproachfully at me whenever I go outside. I tend to solve the problem by not going outside until they are good and brown.
Andy, maybe I was too subtle.
YOU WERE IN THE FIRST PICTURE, SO TO EMBIGGEN IT WAS A BAD IDEAR!
It was a lame attempt at humor...which I am good at...I mean the "lame" part.
Bitchin' door, though! After looking at that thing I really am thinking about pulling our front door (which is a beautiful old 1948 piece of work) down, stripping all the paint off, and going with a stain/poly something.
Building a fortress around your family I see.
Nice. Very nice. Care to come to my house to help The Oracle finish the sanding/staining project we have going on???
Building a fortress around your family I see.
Nice. Very nice. Care to come to my house to help The Oracle finish the sanding/staining project we have going on???
If I lived near and and the beer was cold, I would be glad to. As of now, I am just glad to be finished. I'm sure you and The Oracle understand.
Andy, I want to let you know that you have a NEW fan. I was telling my wife about how beautiful that door of yours is, and how I was somewhat inspired to remove, strip, sand, and finish our old 1948 door.
It really is a beautiful "period" door. She said, "Well, it's about time. I've been wanting to do something with that door since we moved in here 14 years ago! She looked at your photos, and fell in love.
With the door.
Did you stain it, then polyethylene it? Or, did you use some kind of combo stain/poly?
Andy - the beer would most certainly be cold and plentiful. The plane ticket is on you though...oh well.
:-)
Stain, sand, stain, sand.
Polyurethane, sand, polyurethane, sand, polyurethane.
I was advised and read that if a coat of poly dries for more than 12 hours, a light sanding is necessary prior to the new coat. That's why I sanded. Very lightly. Otherwise,let it dry until it isn't tacky any more and then brush on another coat.
Cool, Andy. Yep, that's what I figured, but I've heard of some new products that are like one coat with stain/finish. I'm not sure I trust them, though.
I'll do it the old fashioned way. Will post results!
Thanks again, man.
Reader small-tee tim mentioned that he recently re-did his door and used the stain/poly combo. tim, if you're checking in, do you have any input for (The Other) Andy?
Beautiful door! Wow!
BTW... love the new layout of the blog!
Bellisima!
Grazie, Alison! Buongiorno! Come sta?
Sono imparando. Lentamente.
The sanding/staining project in our house is being done with the stain/poly combo.
We aren't fans. It goes on much thicker than you want - no matter how thing you make it on the brush. And if you don't work fast, it drags.
We thought it was a good idea, save a few sanding steps. It's coming out OK for window trim that will largely be hidden by curtains. Personally I wouldn't recommend it for things like doors.
Hi Kris!
This is the "other Andy" that had questions about the stain/poly combo.
Thanks a million for the input. I think I shall do it the old fashioned way.
Andy- The site looks sharp.
The door is very well done, and the ribbon-stripe manongahony (it's an inside joke) is marvelous to look at.
The best parts about that doorway are not always evident to the reader.
I can tell the entry is "hooded." People try to maintain doors like that that are exposed to direct sunlight and rain, and they barely last a year. The hood over it makes it possible to use a clear finish.
The second part is the difference between a big, heavy wood door and the awful plastic and thin metal foam-filled refrigerator doors that everyone uses on their house now. Your door goes THUNK when you close it. That's the shizzle.
The heavy door is the good door. Smooth ball bearing hinges, too. It glides with a sense of heft just before it thunks. We love it.
I do all the bad things on purpose. The good things I do are accidents, which makes me glad I chose the right kind of finish. I assumed the clear poly would actually protect it from the sun. Of course, clear or not, hooded or not, I would be fairly safe, as this is dreary Seattle.
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