"This is beautiful! I would love to do something like this in my upstairs bath however, when the tub, toilet, and sink were plumbed in, everything is pretty well jammed into the same area, which I will probably work around to avoid major…"
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Historical Society Plaque Text for my Home... Getting "Plaqued."
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Here is the summary:This site has hosted guests as hotel (roadhouse), tavern, Chinese restaurant, cafe, dance hall, motel, apartment building and is now a home and woodworking shop. It has been…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by basswood Feb 27, 2010.
Built-up Victorian Casing Techniques Article Now Available Online
An article I wrote on methods of reproducing and installing Victorian trim is now available online. It can be viewed in HTML of PDF versions (the PDF is the better version and the file is not very…Continue
Started Feb 11, 2010
Restoring Arches to a 1950's Home
I posted a few process photos on a contractors forum. Here is a link to that thread and a sample photo here:…Continue
Started Jan 23, 2010
Bathroom with Wrap-Around Drawer Vanity
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This was a fun creative piece of work I did this past summer. Hope it is interesting:All the best,Basswoodhttp://basswoodcarpentry.com/Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sandi Romijn Apr 8, 2011.
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basswood replied to PStewart's discussion Making Wood Shutters"Here is a link to a discussion of my method of making traditional wooden shutters:
http://www.contractortalk.com/f13/simple-speedy-shutters-79728/
The method used can simplify all sorts of repetitive tasks (no measuring or marking required)... it…"
Jim Brooks commented on basswood's blog post "Green" Qualities of Old Houses"At a talk about a new LEED home the speaker was ask about some new construction and he started his response by saying 'Remember the greenest home is the one not built.'"
basswood replied to Ken Overfelt's discussion Old Warped Doors"Phil, you bring up a good point. Moldings can be scribed to achieve a near perfect fit, and weatherstripping can take up the slack.
Here is an extreme example of scribing I did last summer (trim to siding), so with considerably less effort the jamb…"
"Very clever. I have been looking at old buffet cabinets with the same idea, but did not want to cut them up to the point of destroying their utility as well as their beauty. This preserves both. Good work!"
basswood posted a blog post"Green" Qualities of Old Houses
Restoring an old home is really recycling on a grand scale. Extending the useful lifespan of a structure keeps literally tons of material out of landfills. Landfills themselves create an obvious environmental impact by altering the landscape. Additionally, much of demolition waste dumped in the landfill is wood (framing lumber, flooring, subfloor, sheathing, siding, lath, cabinets, etc.) and will decompose releasing carbon to the atmosphere. As long as wood is retained in a structure, it serves…See More
basswood replied to basswood's discussion Historical Society Plaque Text for my Home... Getting "Plaqued.""I revised the history (the correction is in italics) and reads like this:
"The main structure was built in the Victorian period but it is a simple Colonial Revival building, rather than the more ornate styles of that time.""
basswood replied to basswood's discussion Bathroom with Wrap-Around Drawer Vanity"Thank you Charles. The article is a brief "how-to" piece, should someone like to replicate this.
All the best,
Basswood
http://basswoodcarpentry.com/"
basswood replied to basswood's discussion Historical Society Plaque Text for my Home... Getting "Plaqued.""Good point about the Victorian time-fame. I meant that it belongs architecturally to a style popular before the typical Victorian styles took over. By the 1870's it seems like most buildings were very Victorian here. This part of MN has very…"
PStewart replied to basswood's discussion Historical Society Plaque Text for my Home... Getting "Plaqued.""Very cool! Just a thought to consider: The victorian period is generally considered to span from 1840-1902. Your building would be considered to have been built during that time rather than before."
basswood posted a discussionHistorical Society Plaque Text for my Home... Getting "Plaqued."
Here is the summary:This site has hosted guests as hotel (roadhouse), tavern, Chinese restaurant, cafe, dance hall, motel, apartment building and is now a home and woodworking shop. It has been owned by a State Representative (O.M. Lord), a Civil War Officer (Henry Bancroft), Winona Mayor (Verrazano Simpson), State Senator (who later became Idaho Supreme Court Justice—Charles Berry), California 49-er (Amos Ellsworth) and fellow flour mill pioneer (Henry Miller). The main structure was built…See More
basswood posted a discussionBuilt-up Victorian Casing Techniques Article Now Available Online
An article I wrote on methods of reproducing and installing Victorian trim is now available online. It can be viewed in HTML of PDF versions (the PDF is the better version and the file is not very large):http://www.jlconline.com/cgi-bin/jlconline.storefront/4b74921310e0fb3227170a32100a0664/Product/View/1002otjbhttp://See More
basswood posted a discussionRestoring Arches to a 1950's Home
I posted a few process photos on a contractors forum. Here is a link to that thread and a sample photo here:http://www.contractortalk.com/f13/cutting-corners-71544/See More
Leah Acosta replied to basswood's discussion Making Curved "Paint-Grade" Moldings With Plaster"You guys have been an amazing inspiration. I needed this, because I was feeling very daunted. I've ordered a copy of "Plastering Skills". Thank You! I take pride in being a good student, but when you don't even know where to…"
basswood replied to m.s.'s discussion Outside window detail"Hi Matt,
Steep roofs are common on Gothic structures, though some have more modest pitches. Here is an example of one with a pitch similar to…"
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- Owner of Basswood Architectural Carpentry in Southeast Minnesota. I am a regular contributor to Fine Homebuilding magazine, the Journal of Light Construction and Tools of the Trade magazine. I am currently working on the third in a series of Master Carpenter articles for Fine Homebuilding.
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- I am renovating my home (an old 1868 Roadhouse Inn with a Big Band Era Dance Hall as my workshop) in the Upper Mississippi River Valley. The home was built by a carpenter who later invented the famous BMT hand saw. This was a fun discovery for me as a carpenter.
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"Green" Qualities of Old Houses
Restoring an old home is really recycling on a grand scale. Extending the useful lifespan of a structure keeps literally tons of material out of landfills. Landfills themselves create an obvious environmental impact by altering the landscape. Additionally, much of demolition waste dumped in the landfill is wood (framing lumber, flooring, subfloor, sheathing, siding, lath, cabinets, etc.) and will decompose releasing carbon to the atmosphere. As long as wood is retained in a structure, it serves… Continue
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