Catching up...

Thursday night my daughter Melissa called, just after I got in from work. We talked for over an hour, so I was off to a slow start. I did get the shelf brackets installed and the 2 x 2 cut out so I can get the front screws into the microwave. Quit around 8:30 PM. Dinner was the remaining chicken thighs.

Friday I theoretically had off as a vacation day, but I had two meeting that I really needed to attend. Then I did the last minute grocery shopping for my two Christmas dinners. Meijiers wasn't too bad, but Westborn Market was a madhouse! But, I did eventually get everything I needed. Finally got home around 2:30 PM.

It had been raining all day and my knee was killing me, BTW. But, I changed and went to work. Got the duct work connected (had to call my friend B___ for advice, though). Then I got the cover plate glued and screwed to the ceiling (hole through the ceiling is 8 inches in diameter, to allow for play with the 6 inch duct - cover plate is just over 6 inches and is just for looks, and to keep the attic insulation in the attic, not the cupboard).

I was now whipped and could barely walk, so I quit and took a nap from around 6:00 to 8:30 PM. Got back up and started on the cabinet face. Cut it down and re-nailed it. Put back the upper molding. Good time to take a dinner break. Reheated the leftover beef and wine mix, cooked some egg noodles and ate walking around, thinking about how to do what's next...

Now its time to do the doors. Doors have a half-inch rabbet and are trimmed quarter round. Easy to do with the right router bits. But, I don't have a router...

So, used my table saw (a little tricky, but doable) to do the rabbet. and used my belt sander to "free-hand" a quarter-round look. This, by the way, took forever. Really, really intricate! Then put the hinges on, and hung the doors. Not too shabby! I have a LOT of holes to patched where hinges used to be, etc. But, its working!!! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and its NOT a train!!!

Then got out the stain and a drop cloth and stained the top of the doors and the bottom of the cabinet face. Waited a bit (cleaned up tools, etc.) and re-stained them. Looked at the clock at it was after 1:00 AM. Washed up and went to bed.