Fixin’ books in the Wild West
Well folks, it’s all done. I know it’s been a long haul, but I hope you can come help me celebrate the completion of the new workshop. Come enjoy the company of fellow bibliophiles on June 26th from 2pm til evening with a potluck/BBQ. We’ll have some food and drink, but bring something to [...]
The time has come to decide on the face of the shed. Even though this part of the process is the most cosmetic, I feel like it is the most important. I am a slave to Benjamin Moore and so I went to their shop in town to pick some color swatches. The main dilemma [...]
It’s been quite a while, but I’m happy to say that I’ve been thoroughly enjoying working in the new shed (flickr set). Habits die hard - I still call it the shed even though it’s more like a posh cottage. The little oil radiator heats the space well, but struggles a bit when the mercury [...]
Each of these last few phases really does something radical to the appearance of the Vespiary’s future home. We recently finished wiring and insulating, as well as putting up all the drywall and paneling. We ran out of sheep’s wool and for speed’s sake, we opted for regular ol’ insulation to finish the job. Working [...]
It’s really getting exciting now. June and July were all about getting some major work done on the inside of the shed. We put in the reading/lounging loft (for me, the most anticipated part of the project), and are almost finished with the floor. This floor just screams Montana. It’s locally harvested circle sawn fir [...]
Hooo, it’s been a busy month, but we’ve finally topped out the workshed. Our contractor Anne told us about the ceremony of topping out, called richtfest in Germany, a traditional event that occurs when the framing of a building is complete. Western Folklore has a long article that explores the various permutations of the ceremony [...]
This weekend the roof came off. We found 3 layers of shingles. On the north facing side, the middle layer was painted white (for what reason, we cannot guess). Pulling away some of the boards revealed groups of dead yellowjackets, crammed together to try to avoid their inevitable demise from Montana winters. Other removed boards [...]
Wool is in the house! Well, at least on the property, now. This past Saturday, I went to Sugar Loaf Mill in Hall, MT to pick up the wool insulation for the shed remodel. When we arrived, they were having a Spin-in, so not only did we get a chance to watch the carding machine [...]
The work on the shed is going along swimmingly. At this point, all four legs of the treated lumber foundation/frame are down and in place. Next project is to level out the floor and get to work on the roof. Our contractor was so enamored with the wabi-sabi-ness of the outside eastern wall, that she [...]
If you’ve been following my Twitter feed, you’ll know that I’m in the process of converting my old shed, previously used for pottery, into the new home of The Vespiary workshop. We gathered all kinds of materials this past week: shingles, flooring, replacement studs, etc. We’ll hopefully soon be bringing in some locally grown insulation [...]
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