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Posted on February 13, 2016

1 December 2023

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25 November 2023

The family all headed home after Thanksgiving, so I took a little time to clean up the cellar threshold. I trimmed the plugs hiding the cement screws, sanded them smooth, and applied a first coat of Tung oil. Second coat tomorrow. #wine #woodworking #ProjectWineCellar

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16 November 2023

Today was the last work day of this trip. I drilled pilot holes in the floor for concrete screws, and drilled counterbore holes in the threshold so that screw heads are hidden. Then I secured the threshold to the floor with concrete screws and a healthy helping of construction adhesive. Finally, I inserted oak dowels […]

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14 November 2023

Built a threshold for the cellar door today. Started with an oak 1×10, then I ripped to width, cut to length, notched the corners (for door trim), beveled the top edges, and cut rabbets to accommodate flooring. Hopefully I’ll be able to sand and install it tomorrow. #wine #ProjectWineCellar #woodworking

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13 November 2023

Today’s project was installing vinyl plank flooring in the wine cellar. This is the first time I’ve ever done flooring, so I had a lot of waste at first. But once I got the hang of it, it went in really easy. #wine #ProjectWineCellar

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7 November 2023

✅ I voted in our municipal elections. 🇺🇸 I was very happy to see that they have added a paper receipt to our electronic voting machines this year. They’re a little late to that innovation, but better late than never. 👍

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21 October 2023

I got the second wall of shelves cut, sealed, installed, and (best of all) level. Next steps: flooring and door. #wine #ProjectWineCellar