{"id":1424,"date":"2011-02-08T12:10:29","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T16:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itfarmer.wordpress.com\/?p=1424"},"modified":"2011-02-08T12:10:29","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T16:10:29","slug":"trying-something-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/itfarmersblog.com\/?p=1424","title":{"rendered":"Trying Something New"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cabinet<\/a>

Cabinet Base<\/p><\/div>\n

I made the mistake of watching “This Old House” on Saturday morning, and I soon found myself with my tools in my hand ready to build a new cabinet in my bathroom. I started by surveying what wood I had available, and put together a pretty simple plan. I decided to build the shelves and outer frame with some discarded baseboard stored in the barn, and the doors would be constructed from recycled door jams. I reused all of the hardware from the old cabinet including the handles, hinges and magnetic latches. The whole project cost me some elbow grease, a paint brush, a few screws and some sand paper.<\/p>\n

\"Stained<\/a>

Stained Doors<\/p><\/div>\n

The width of the cabinet was 18 inches wide, so each door would be 9 inches. Since the wood I was using was only about 6 inches wide, I had to glue the pieces together. When I had both of the doors cut to size, I decided they looked pretty plain, so I cut grooves 3 inches from the top and bottom. I intended to paint the grooves with white paint, but when I hung the doors I had a different idea. I twisted two pieces of copper wire together, and then flattened them with a hammer. After applying some silver paint to the copper and handles, I attached them.<\/p>\n

\"Copper<\/a>

Copper Weave in Detail<\/p><\/div>\n

When it came time to attach the twists of copper, I hesitated a bit. I just spent hours staining these boards, and now I was going to put a nail through them !After attaching them, I was happy with the result, and I’m glad I took a chance on something new.<\/p>\n

On a more gardening note, I’ve just submitted my second order of seeds, and when they arrive, I’ll only need to purchase a few herbs, and some Stevia seeds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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