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DRP
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# Posted: 6 Feb 2026 03:28pm
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The windows at the job are in a wall that is a good bit thicker than the jambs so I had to make extension jambs before trimming them out. This is just one way to align what carpenters call E jambs with the window jambs. I used biscuits, putting tape on the window jamb and e-jamb so I could make alignment marks for the tool. I taped shims to the framing to align the tool with the window jamb. Then the next problem is how to clamp the e-jamb in place while the glue dries. I did that by drilling holes in some 1/4" thick steel strap and screwing it to the framing with a piece of shim as needed to concentrate the force on the e-jamb. Then I could trim nail the face trim on, putty the holes and apply the final coat of Waterlox finish. This is from trees I harvested, sawed, dried and processed.
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 7 Feb 2026 08:44am
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# Posted: 7 Feb 2026 09:57am
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Oh yeah....extension jams, did some in my remodel 20+ years ago. I didn't do as well as you, but ok for having only simple tools.
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rpe
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# Posted: 9 Feb 2026 04:14pm
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Can't argue with those results! Nice work!
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DRP
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# Posted: 9 Feb 2026 06:50pm - Edited by: DRP
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Thanks 
This is the last building on Main street in our town to get an apartment upstairs. The old theater balcony was just too expensive to remodel, until now. I've talked friends out of buying it for 20+ years.
Mainly I was just showing another window detail.
So, the bostitch trim nailer on the floor, it's a wall hanging now, she says I can recycle my old guns. I was pithed, multiple times as it died and failed to sink flimsy nails in visible trim. I pulled the clients nail gun off their shelf, bought nails (Damn, tarriff prices!), and it was junk. Dropped by the little building supply to price a new nailer and came home over the weekend to check his price and try to rebuild something. I tried on the B...itch and the old paslode mustang, several times each, no joy, they have both laid down. The mustang, that was THE trim nailer, on every crew, through the 90's. I have the factory tackle box of rebuild parts, its just too scored inside. Larry at the little building supply was competitive so I bought a Senco trim gun and finished up the windows today. The doors and base are still to go, so do what you gotta do. 6 days ago, I'm 1 year from SS and every old tool seems to want to die, I'm nursing 3 geriatric compressors in the cold, trying to make air... come on guys one more hit, that's all I ask!
My southern brothers ran the gauntlet and hung the drywall below today. 2,3 and 4 layers to make fire code. We wrapped up, I tipped them well, and we came home in time to transfer her bags and spin the groceries to the house with the burb in chains. Supposedly 50f tomorrow, bring it!
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DRP
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# Posted: 26 Mar 2026 08:09pm
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Still trimming out the apartment. The natural wood is red oak that came from trees I processed. The countertops are acacia, shittim in Hebrew for the bible scholars (Exodus 25:10 and 26:15, the Ark and the Tabernacle construction specifications). Anyway, there are over 1,000 species of acacia, Lowes isn't saying which one this is but the price was right. This is the species that seems to be full of silica and eats carbide router bits. The clients picked up a herringbone acacia top ~3'x6' and a set of paint grade turned legs for a counter height kitchen eat in/worktable. The doors lead from the kitchen, past the washer dryer closet and into the master bedroom. I've gasketed the door stops and am over 4 cases of caulk in doing everything possible to air seal but also stop auditorium sound from rocking the apartment. In the process we have really air sealed it well. I don't think the BO will require a blower door test but this would probably come in between 1-2 air changes per hour, current code is <5ach.
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 27 Mar 2026 09:03am
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Nice countertops. Also great number of electrical outlets..
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DRP
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# Posted: 2 Apr 2026 06:51am
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The sparkies got the undercabinet lights, range receptacle, stair lights and a bunch of detail work punched out. A plumber would be good but spring has sprung, everything is busting loose for the trades.
I got a closer shot of the door trim. We decided to gasket all the doors for sound so I bought some EPDM rubber bulb material with a barbed fin. A router table with a slot cutter made short work of cutting the groove for the barbed fin. It is kind of nice to have no door rattles. There is a little of the laundry bypass door track on the right side. The main reason for the pic is to show the eased edges. I have a 45 degree chamfer bit in the router and use it to break all the sharp corners. It helps soften any bumps a person may have with the trim and makes it harder to damage. It also hides slight mismatches at intersections. On other jobs I've used a 1/4" radius bit there as well. Not high art, just a step above hard edged 1x4's. I've worked on old homes with rosette corner blocks at the top corners of window and door trim. It does a good job of hiding mismatches caused by plastering over green wood framing. Many trim details are a creative solution to an alignment issue.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 2 Apr 2026 08:30am
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Nice! That almost looks like our house.
Of course Im partial....that edge break on repurposed old oak is what we used on our kitchen and bath trim and all cabinet fronts/doors on custom boxes remodel some 20 years ago. No regrets and still looks great.
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