Real craftsmen/women please don't judge us.
Remember, last week when Jason was figuring out how to re-mould the decorative top for the batwing lattice door? Read here to refresh your memory.
Well, he's done it. Have a look in the photograph below and see how he's matched the top bits. For those not in the know, it looks for all the world like there had never been an issue with the doors.
Jason's managed to shape and fashion a new decorative top with plain old builder's bog. Yep, a wannabe tradie's best friend...guaranteed to make you the Rodin of the carpentry world.
It's a slightly unorthodox approach to fix the problem but it seemed better than the alternative, which was to get new doors made. The batwing lattice doors are not a standard size - it would probably have cost us the best part of a grand to get new ones custom-made...
So, for about $25 for the bog and hardener set, the doors have been salvaged.
And now Jason's OCD twitch has dissipated substantially and all is right with the world. Amen.
Remember, last week when Jason was figuring out how to re-mould the decorative top for the batwing lattice door? Read here to refresh your memory.
Well, he's done it. Have a look in the photograph below and see how he's matched the top bits. For those not in the know, it looks for all the world like there had never been an issue with the doors.
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| After shot of the batwing lattice doors |
It's a slightly unorthodox approach to fix the problem but it seemed better than the alternative, which was to get new doors made. The batwing lattice doors are not a standard size - it would probably have cost us the best part of a grand to get new ones custom-made...
So, for about $25 for the bog and hardener set, the doors have been salvaged.
And now Jason's OCD twitch has dissipated substantially and all is right with the world. Amen.
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| before shot of the batwing doors for the sake of comparison |
Is it true that you can buy a alcohol spray to squirt into the carburettor of you car called, 'Start Yer Bastard', is is this a British myth?
ReplyDeleteReplace the 'yer' with a 'ya' and then you're spot on. You don't have tradie's bog? I'm sure it has a more eloquent name in your part of the world...!
DeleteI'd love to see you sculpt something out of tradie's bog!
DeleteThere are aspects of Australia which I really love - imagine an article on the shelves of a British shop called, 'Start Ya Bastard'! No, we don't have anything which includes the word, 'Bog' either. Shame. If I were to sculpt something out of something like that, then I would be buying it in industrial quantities.
DeleteJason's just informed be that the bog comes in an even larger tin. Send me your postal address and I shall send you one (if Australia Post will allow). xx
DeleteClever... !
ReplyDeleteAnd cheap! xx
DeleteAnd you will be planting a bonsai tree in the empty tin for extra lifestyle points?
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't I think of that? Yes, that tin would make a sublime planter! xx
DeleteBrilliant! It looks perfect, and I'm so glad that Jason isn't twitching anymore. :)
ReplyDeleteThere's no shame in that! Much better than trashing a fully functioning door if you ask me...
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