hammer and nails

Temo Wolfe · 08-28-2011, 01:58 AM

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finally, i can write again. at least for the moment.

For someone that did not drink wine or other alcoholic beverages much, the wine was not to bad, but the important part was that it was wet and washed the dust down and wet a parched throat. Feeling the relief from a dry throat, Temo let the last of the wine trickle down his throat as he considered the next step. With a chuckle, he said, "I would be more surprised if they did fit on the first try. It will take one or two more fittings to get them right."

Now feeling refreshed from the wine, Temo and Saul maneuvered the doors into place and Temo placed bits of wood here and there under and around the doors until he was satisfied with their placement. With his pencil, he made some marks on the doors where more material needed removing and where to place the hinges.

They took the doors down and Temo made quick work with some sanding in spots to even out the doors. "We lucked out, the places where the hinges go on the jamb match the spots on the doors" he told Saul as he worked. With a final swipe from his sanding stone, Temo put it away and got the hinges that they had saved. After selecting the best looking ones with the least amount of rust, he cleaned them up with a rag and another sanding stone.

A few quick checks to make sure the hinges would fit the slots that will receive them, Temo screwed them to the doors with the screws that they had salvaged and that he had brought with him. Again they put the doors into place but open and with a small chunk of wood for them to set on and Saul to hold them up, Temo screwed the hinges into the jams. With some final work on fitting the doors and the latches and the install of a doorknob. With some fanfare, Temo proclaims "There. Doors." only just realizing that the sun had already set and it was getting dark.

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