Author Archives: billcarpenter4

Pitcher Mountain Fire Tower

Pitcher Mountain

Before the last heat wave we had decided to go on an easy hike that we had done a couple years ago with the boys.  This would be our first hike with both of them walking, so I was looking for something easy that also had a cool destination at the end of the hike.  […]

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King Size Head Board

Headboard 4.0 – Sanding & Priming

It’s been awhile since the last update, but it’s funny how easily we lose free time in the summer months.  I finished permanently installing the raised panels into the headboard using the fancy panel clips below.  I used new screws and attached the clips in new locations.  Before tightening all of the clips down I […]

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King Size Head Board

Headboard 3.0–Everyone Needs Some Crown

I made some significant progress last night and this morning.  The last component to build is the support for the crown molding at the top of the head board.  As with my former posts on this project I started with a simple ladder frame to get the desired height.  The main purpose of all these […]

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