During this long cold season when Old Man Winter chooses to trap us in our homes by piling multiple feet of snow at our doorsteps, I find that progress on my various projects is inevitable. Certainly, I have had plenty of free time recently to sit by a crackling fireplace and read Sherlock Homes stories to the Wackenhammer children, both of them rejoicing in their snow day freedom from classes. On a happy note, we discovered that snow ice cream is much better with chocolate sauce applied liberally. Still, I have managed now and then to sneak away from this sleepy reverie down to my basement workshop and apply sharp cutting tools to the two large sheets of sandeply I procured for the Treadwall game case to slice them into back, side, top and bottom pieces. This was followed by a flurry of assembly activity with glue and nails. As shown here, basic carcass, as the case skeleton is called by cabinetry makers, is done. A door will cover the lower portion, glass the top. Do not be fooled by the perspective, this is a huge piece, 7 ft tall by 3 ft wide by 1 ft deep. Mrs W. has chosen a nice Early American stain for the wood. Her sanding and finishing efforts have been well rewarded, the piece has a deep, rich, antique look to it.
Hmm...I'd best get together some interesting bits to put inside...
-Otto
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