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November 16th was going to be the day it was finished. I started early and took all day.
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The middle section was tough. The angles did all kinds of things to my measurements and cuts. Somewhere along the way
I realized it wasn't furniture and nobody was paying me
to do this, so I just screwed it up there. Turned out ok if I do say so myself.
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The more I work on this thing, the better
I get. It's a shame to spend all this time working and
learning, then maybe never use what I learned about deck
rails in particular again. I just hope I remember till next
spring when I do the other side.
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I had to use the ladder to
get to the spindles on this side. The ground was slippery and
uneven, so I spent most of the dance balancing back and forth
on the ladder. I think because of the balancing act, I broke
no less then three countersink bits. At one point I was afraid
I'd run out bits and time and have to finish the whole thing
some colder weekend.
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Tada! Looks nice and it's a lot sturdier
then the old one. With all the rails connected, the whole
thing sured up nicely. |
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 Now I
can put this behind me till the spring when I'll have to crawl
under the really narrow parts underneath and do the other
side.
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February 28, 2009 it was nice enough to
get outside and cut down the rail on the other half of the
deck. As it warms up through the spring, I'll get out
and complete this for the summer. Ahhh the summer - sitting on
the nice deck with outdoor speakers playing the
tunes.
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May
12, 2009 My Dad and I thought we'd try to get the last six
posts up. Getting underneath this end of the deck is the most
difficult because it's so far away from the access point and
the access is quite narrow. With two of us, I could crawl
under and stay under, while my Dad did the necessary stuff up
top.
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We
only had a couple of hours, but it seemed like forever lying
in the filth with the creepy crawlies under the
boards.
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We
managed to get five of the six up. A couple of them required a
bit more work then we expected and a couple of them still
require
more.
It's amazing how a few posts can change the perspsective of
the deck size. I'm almost afraid to finish it for having too
small a deck.
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