Days of Thunder

Another rainy day. 

I'm just going to start with the fact that I found out today the table saw is going to be sold on Wednesday morning. Don't worry though because I still have the shop until Thursday...this week. Seriously. Can it be done? I'm still hoping it can (not the whole kitchen, duh, but the stuff that requires a shop), but let's be honest, four days is not a lot of time at my pace. I'm still not done the countertops. They are so close, but I just find it hard to work when all my roomies are having beer and steaks, you know?

This morning I fit the template for the chimney.

I have yet to bring the counters back to the house, so I'm not sure how they fit. Oh well. Too late now. I guess I'll just fill any holes with glue and sawdust.

Here's how the solid surface looks when it's getting glued up:

This stuff is amazing. You can't see the seam at all. Steph even said she was amazed when she saw it, even after I told her she wouldn't be able to see the seam. I believe her exact words were "I believed you, but I didn't really believe you".

In other news, I finally cut something too short today! Isn't that what everyone secretly loves to hear about on a construction blog (like wipe-outs in the Tour de France)? I cut the WHOLE counter short by 1 3/4" !! This is because my template was referenced against the chimney and then I just made a note to add an inch here and there, but I accidentally ignored my own instructions. And guess what that means when working with solid surface?

Now you see it...

Now you don't. Isn't that amazing? Even Wolverine would be impressed. Maybe not.

Here is the one thing I accomplished start-to-finish today:

See that sexy backsplash? I opted for a short behind-the-sink-only backsplash. I don't like the full counter backsplash. One day, white tiles will surround it, but who can think about tiles when I have FOUR DAYS to do WAY more than four days of work?