Jim and Heather's Woodworking Class with David Marks

Trip Down Memory Lane

Wondering around California, I thought it would
be interesting to see Monterey, Cannery Row
and Fisherman's Warf again after 38 years have
passed. Interesting is not the word for it, maybe
depressing.
Cannery row was just that, warehouses - some converted to
dinner theaters, some made into bars and one a theater.

Now, just traffic jams and wall to wall people.

Monterey's Fisherman's Warf was a fisherman's warf.
It had a couple of restaurants and fish markets and
maybe one shop at the enterance. Now its
wall to wall peopled, restaurants and store front
fast food. Not a fish shop to be found and
definitely no fish boats coming in.

Starting on the steps. Now that the deck is finished
we need steps to get up and down.

This is a good view of our little deck.

This is the end of week one. After posts on Monday, waiting on wood
on Tuesday and building on Wednesday

We got to actually start on decking on Friday

At the end of the day, this is what it looks like.
Each board is a different length, so it took a while
to get this far. Plus there was a brief pause for a dump run
and to get more wide board for the front edge.
Next week should complete the deck, then for
the screen around it.

This is the center beam that will 'set the standard hieght
for the whole deck.

Here it goes again, or is it still. The Knee wall is finished,
new windows are in, back of the house is all painted, Now we do the deck.
The posts are all planted, now we build

This is the post farm, waiting for lumber

And just now the lumber came and tomorrow the party begins.
By Saturday, I intend (hope) to have a mostly finished deck
Mostly because there wasn't enough wood for all the floor deck.