16th October 2020
We drove to Goodwill on the Northside to see if there were any furniture pieces waiting for us. We were looking for some easy conversations, maybe a repaint, but there was nothing. On the way to the south side one we stopped off at De Leeuw’s, the local timber merchant to get some material I failed to get at Menards. They didn’t have exactly the same product, but I got the nearest available.
Kelli happened to know “Duke” the owner from a long time back, who with a little prompting recognises her even with her mask on.
We thought he might be able to advise us on an alternative material, but no luck there, my only option was to use above ground treated timber and provide good drainage.
We got to the mill and loaded the timber on to the truck just as the heavens opened up and I got drenched, so no good drainage here.
There wasn’t much luck at the other Goodwill so we headed back home to get something done.
I set about cutting the wood up into the various lengths, and began joining them together. It was starting to get dark when I fired in the last of the stainless steel screws.
Another Lifetime to go 