re: YOUR DREAM PROJECT,WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

I’m currently working a somewhat large one – the remodel of our house. It includes carpentry, electrical, sheetrock and mud work, kitchen cabinetry, painting, granite work and glass etch.

Thus far, I’ve removed two of the five sliding doors in our [small] house. I’ve tore out a wall between the [formerly tiny] kitchen and a bedroom and used the space to add a dine room. I’ve built all new cabinets, cut, profiled and polished all the granite counter and window tile (epoxy grout), built cabinets, bookshelves, pantry and broom closet. I’ve replaced or installed windows and French doors. I’ve added about forty-five lights and replaced about fifteen others (primarily, LED). I’ve still got a master bath and bedroom, then a couple additions to consider.

Another major dream project is, to build my own car. It won’t be a quarter miler. Though I want enough giddy-up go to be fun, I want milage and tow or carry capacity.

For milage, I’ll go with a six, an air dam and so forth. It’d all sit on a good frame with rack-and-pinion and, somewhat, state of the art running gear, including , eight forward gears (e.g., a Pontiac Le Mans four speed in front of a Hone overdrive), the latter which will go a long way toward milage, but which would (based on past experience) still allow me to deal with loads.

The woodwork part comes on the matter of the body. I’d like to build my own woodie panel, tied to, for example, a Model T cab. It’d have the mandatory oval windows and lots of etched glass.

On somewhat lesser scales, I’d like to build a few heirlooms. For example, a grandfather clock, or two. Too, I am fond of cabinets with lots of drawers, such as apothecary cabinets, for both their appearance and usefulness.

Like many here, I’ve collected enough tools to cut, bend and shape wood for whatever project I choose to tackle. Being able to introduce mediums like etched glass and granite, or basic metal work to my wood projects makes it possible to add unique character to an item.