After several mess-ups and re-designs, the frame for the bear insert was completed this weekend and the wrought iron bear scene was installed. Brent had attempted to router the handrail such that the outer edge of the frame would have been embedded in the oak. After attempting to hollow out the bottom of the handrail all that was accomplished was botching up the bottom of the handrail and burning up the router.
The final design was to insert piece of pine into the botched hollow section of the handrail and cover with red oak trim pieces. This new design worked out great and the bear scene was inserted. It took two (2) days and some time to grind down the wrought iron edges, but it was bolted into place over the weekend. The insert is designed for installing on outdoor decks and meets all the required dimensional code requirements to make sure a small child can not fall through the railing. We still need to paint the bolts black to match the insert and install trim around the insert on both sides.
Upon our arrival on Thursday night, we were greeted by a medium age large size real bear. Cookie went wild and was wound up the rest of the night. After a stare down for a few minutes, Brent finally ran the bear off. He galloped down our stairs and raced by Jennifer's car before he disappeared into the night.
We have also been visited by "Rocky Raccoon"on our porch. Jennifer discovered him one (1) night trying to get into the storage can for the birdseed. To avoid attracting any unwanted quests, we have suspended feeding the birds for the summer and will resume the feeding during the fall period.
We enjoyed the Memorial Weekend and did take the time to remember all those who served and gave their lives for our country.
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| Brent inserting the bear scene. |
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| The final product. |
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| Cookie stops to admire the new scene. |
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| Getting closer to finishing the stairs. |
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| The scene does remind us of our mama bear and cubs except our resident bear has three (3) cubs. |
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| The view coming up the stairs. |
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| The view heading down the stairs. |
This looks great!! Too bad about the router.Was it a good one?
ReplyDeleteDad
It was not a good router after I had finished. It was not a great before I burnt the motor.
ReplyDeleteBrent