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  1. GirlPiper
    Extending my sympathies to you and yours.
  2. GirlPiper
    You are on a roll, girl!
  3. GirlPiper
    Clever, clever, clever! Wouldn't you have swept the porch? But, if you haven't, how about some fine sawdust colored with pencil "lead" sharpening carbon?
  4. GirlPiper
    What a great gift!
  5. GirlPiper
    Here in the Midwest, the risers are often painted, the spindles, too, with stained treads and handrails. In lumberjack/furniture country, different woods were used for the spindles, newels, treads and risers, and the same color stain on the diverse wood changes the color. (Just south of Grand Rapids, home of many fine furniture and wood turnings since the 1850's.)
  6. GirlPiper
    You might still want a piece of plywood--scrap sized--to clamp stuff to, and cutting with an Exacto or small hand saw. It also helps if you need to move your items to use the table for something else.
  7. GirlPiper
    (My head hurts now.)
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    Bookcase 1

    GirlPiper commented on bunnyraindrop's gallery image in Members' Gallery

    Bookcase 1
    Good thinking.
  9. GirlPiper
    I have old family china, too, and can swear none of it has never been in a dishwasher. The crazing just happens. Use mine every year.
  10. GirlPiper
    Please accept my sympathies. It must be a shock for you so take care of yourself.
  11. GirlPiper
    How wonderful it worked out well in the end. (This place would not be the same without you.)
  12. GirlPiper
    Several of us played at the National cemetery this morning--weather not horrible, but it started raining, then sleet on the way to the next place-fortunately it was moved inside. Selkie--hope all went well with the surgery and the pain is tolerable. Jeremy--hang in there--maybe they will take advantage of your experience and bump your pay accordingly.
  13. GirlPiper
    Very accurate--great job!
  14. GirlPiper
    Rub lemon juice or waterless mechanic's handcleaner on your hands then wash with soap. (I live in a mitten-shaped state, so yes, I know what you are smelling.)
  15. GirlPiper
    There are some in the gallery made of bricks/stones from egg or drink cartons, too. I'd do that again. Fun and a nice effect.
  16. GirlPiper
    Well, Holly, treat it like a departure base housing inspection, and take your ammonia and plastic bag for the stove. . .don't envy your task, and wish I was close enough to help.
  17. GirlPiper
    You captured the need to make things for me, in a succinct package. Thanks, Steve. I didn't have it as hard as you, but we lived by the "make do" attitude.
  18. GirlPiper
    I make things I could never fit into a real house (who wants to clean a CASTLE?!), and i like that you can pack it all up and unpack it again and again.
  19. GirlPiper
    Neck pain from TENSION!
  20. GirlPiper
    Cleaned for fall today and moved some furniture around to accommodate the houses. Just watched the Breeders Cup at Santa Anita--great race! I don't bet, but love to watch the T'breds run. We've had a few retired race track T'breds, and they are great when retrained for hunter/jumper/pleasure. (The trick is to get them to slow down and teach them to turn right sometimes!)
  21. GirlPiper
    Beautiful--AGAIN! (Holly--guinea pigs don't do wheels--hamsters and gerbils do. The 'pigs like a tunnel to hide, and run thru.)
  22. GirlPiper
    How about cutting the second floor opening down to about a raised hearth height, and cover the top opening with an elaborate mantel and mirror if you really hate it the way it is.
  23. GirlPiper
    Welcome back!
  24. GirlPiper
    My favorite part was the dad painting the underside of the eaves so confidently with no tape, and right side up.
  25. GirlPiper
    Dimensional lumber. W are usually building old" look houses.
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