Sign Board

With the characters for the sign underway I started on the actual board. Approximately 8x3 feet in size (2400x910mm). There are still a few practical matters to settle with affixing the unit to the roof, so the front of the panel is not yet glued in place to allow for any additional hardware to be inserted. All the internal framing is glued, as are the laminated bits for the frame. This whole thing will be clad in copper sheet and the lettering will float in front held by pins and spacers.

Next job

Working on a large lettering sign for a chemist shop. First job to glue up some sheets of plywood to saw out the letters from. A lot of clamps. The two curved battens are left over from a big arched door frame, clamps on either side apply pressure in the center of the work where the clamp jaws can't reach.



It took most of a day on the bandsaw to get the two board cut into the stacks of characters.



Then I routed the edges of the larger characters as an initial step toward final shaping.

Alcove

One corner of the kitchen project. Working with the hot glue gun and a can of insect freezer. The mesh has 2mm squares and makes a good backing for plaster. The newspaper is stuffed in as a backing. Holes left at the bottom on both sides for sockets. The finished thing after plastering and painting below.

Long absence

I've been busy working on the kitchen renovation and assorted sundries. My daughter spotted this site set up by a friend. Nice pictures of some corners of the recent cafe job. I like this one of the window and light set in one section of wall.

There are still a few areas that need tidying and the inhabitants still don't seem to view the venue as a working cafe as yet, but I hope they soon will.



The stove area with it's copper rimed hood. It was a lot of work doing all the decorating, very thankful for the help from the offspring. Washing down all the Walls and ceiling applying sealer and two coats of paint.
The iPad is now my only avenue for posting as both chrome and firefox crash every time I try to attach a picture. IT is becoming increasingly frustrating for me, the real world less and less so.

Another memorial

A cloudy day on the veranda with its new addition. Gradually getting the place tidied up after all the work. I must remember to take a nightie shot of the same scene. Inside there are just a few more bits and bobs to insert, but the major work is all done.

Prep school

The far corner of the work area will receive a decorative ironwork construction and I needed to keep a record of the placement of wood in the wall for placing anchor screws later on. So, rather out of character I have a series of photos that show the work progress. Starting with the wooden skeleton above.



Then we move on to a covering of asphalt roofing paper and a layer of wire lath mesh stapled over the top.



Today the first layer of mortar went on, this will be followed by another coat of a different type and finally the White stuff to finish off.

Sketchbook pro

I still have issues with image resolution in the blog posting, but I have settled on sketchbook pro as the app to learn, just scribbled on a photo to experiment. Artrage is noticeably slow in comparison, and also has fewer features. I don't think either offers sensitivity of brushstroke, but SBpro makes a very nice mark that simulates sensitivity to pressure. There is a free version, so try that for yourself, but the app was only ¥600. I do think there should be a palm protector feature, perhaps I just haven't found it yet.

Another birthday marked with a creative development. Sammy and I put in the stained glass windows this Friday.