Porch is Done

The porch and steps are almost finished, and I've installed the fascia trim. Its starting to look like a wagon now.


Following some questions posted earlier by Keith, below is a pic of the compass jig that I used to make the curved pieces. The jig has preset holes at the far left, and is attached to the bench with 1/4 carriage bolt through a bronze bushing. There is an adjustable plate near the router end that allows for fine tuning. As I mentioned already, the key here is to use a non-plunging router, as this will give a nice clean cut using four passes.

As requested, here is a larger image of the interior.

Progress on the Interior

The master bedroom is coming along. The bed platform is almost complete, as is the storage below. Borrowing heavily from George's work (see the link above) I've installed eastern aromatic cedar around the bed area and along the sides. I've also put fiberglass insulation in, which was covered with plastic sheeting prior to being enclosed with cedar. The bed platform houses a pull-out table made from scrap wood and an old mahogany table leg I found at an antique shop. The leg folds up under the table for storage.