Another 11.5 hours of work got me from here:
(front of one set of lower cabinet doors)
to here:
And the back side:
And the other set, front:
and back:
I also began working on the opposite side of the base cabinet, the one with damage.
There's a chunk missing of the lower right hand side. When I used the wire brush on it, it began chipping away due to past water rot or termite damage. I found no active bugs, though. Or dead ones.
Sheetrock Guy is actually a master carpenter. He came over this afternoon to give me some prices on materials for the job and suggest a flooring material. I showed him the my project and he said he could rip down a piece of heart pine, which my Dad has, and create a piece of moulding to cover or camouflage the damage, rather than replacing the whole piece or trying to piece it in.
Once I'd seen the extent of the damage I was let down a bit, but now I have renewed encouragement to continue on because of his solution. It may not cover it completely, but I'm okay with that. It just goes to show the piece has history.
I was actively working on this side when I realized it was after midnight. I decided it was time to clean up, shower, and blog. Especially since I have to work tomorrow.
4 comments:
it will all come together in the end...these projects always do.
I feel you here buddy. We just restored a cabinet from 1904. We are also restoring our house...way to go, my daughter found your blog and I look forward to seeing what you are up to.
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First time around, and must say that you have a really good work around.
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