Custom Garage Door in North & East Richmond

Custom garage door in North & East Richmond

Matching frame and panel gas meter access door

Sometimes, the porch needs new railing panels to complete the garage door update

Garage door not stained yet

Weaved redwood fence panels

Fence top panels for privacy in windy conditions

At the right time of day the sun squeezes thru the  gap between the lapped redwood strips.
The gap was incorporated to dissipate the high wind conditions and still provide full privacy.

Breathable Redwood Planter w/ vented panels to extract excess moisture

Redwood Planter with venting slits

2x6 top   3x3 posts    2x3 top rail    2x4 bottom rail    4x4 feet     1x2.5 paneling

SIKKENS matte clear coat is still drying...

you can almost see the drip rail detail added around the bottom edge of the 2x6  

I was going for a floating top look. I routed the same channel along the bottom edge to act as a drip rail

I liked the corner detail left from recessing the 4x4 to fit the panels.
Added some  depth to an otherwise square post. Note the sweeping terminations.

The tv is just there as an earthquake warning device.

I used my shaper to cut the vent slots then biscuit joined the panels.  

AUG 2015 Projects in Bolinas, Rockridge, Richmond etc

IKEA butcher block counter top w/ shellac finish

5 panel gate w/ sandwich frosted safety glass so both faces are smooth 

5 panel gate glue-up

5 panel gate finished with SIKKENS
Cetol door & window clear satin wood finish colorless 003

Bolinas remodel attic conversion

I haven't used any caulking since 1993

doug fir stair treads installed between 120 years old stringers that narrow ever so slightly

No nail holes bc there was access to underside of treads where screws were used to keep everything in place

How to "STOP chickens from pooping everywhere" gate build

this chicken proof gate I made keeps the chickens out of the backyard but still allows them to roam in and out of the cage. No more chicken poop everywhere.  

I hammer drilled ½" holes and epoxied galvanized anchor bolts into the concrete to hold the post bases

4x4 side sections getting morticed together to hold lattice panels

Home made lattice using ¼" thick strips of redwood. Stapled and glued. No knots.

Gate being assembled with no fasteners just through mortices and wood glue.

close-up of a through tongue and mortice 

bottom panel was tongue and grooved on my shaper before assembly 

This was scrap metal I found at a garage sale. I stretched it diagonally to fit the gate 

more joinery close-ups

the day before I bought a morticing machine

ready to glue everything up

I round the corners of my panel to match the rabbit. this way I dont expose my mortice to the elements by squaring the rabbited channel instead + its faster and easier