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I don't think you're alone here. We actually removed the aluminum siding from our home several years back, and replaced most of the original wood siding (alot of it rotted due to the 'maintenance free aluminum siding and soffit trapping moisture from leaking box gutters) and a decent amount of the d...

There are a number of different colors of shellac at woodcraft if you have one there. Have you tried mixing the different colors in different ratios and then adding several coats? The more coats you add, the deeper the color gets. Consider a mix of garnet and orange, heavy on the garnet. And yes, it...

I'm a firm believer that many modern materials and methods would have been used 100 years ago even by true craftsmen if available... I would second that belief, given that in victorian times, they used things such as lincrusta and anaglypta to simulate tooled leather, lots of decorative elements on...

LOL! I'd define a snob (in the context of an old house community) as someone who looked down on anyone who didn't do everything the same way they would -- especially someone who would be critical of anyone who didn't (for example) strip off everything that PO's did and replace it back to original s...

Owning a firearm for PERSONAL PROTECTION is a PERSONAL decision (subject to the laws of your state and community). I respect all of the viewpoints expressed here, and I am (quite frankly and pleasantly) surprised that this thread has lasted 4 pages without going WAY south. I own several firearms, an...

Yes he is huge for a Yorkie but he stands 13" high (floor to shoulder) and is 2ft nose to tail - He could never be a show dog but he's the perfect size for us. LB I guess I really don't have much room to talk as our Airedales are WAAAYYYY too big for show also. Otis is 30" at the shoulder and weigh...

We use positive reinforcement for our Airedales. When they potty outside, they get a treat, right then and there. If they potty inside, no treat. I will add that they have only had 2 accidents since we got them in January, and we didn't see who did it (and therefore could not scold). The first was (...

My door is the same way, and I just went to our architectural salvage, bought an old but functional mortise lockset with a night latch, took it apart, cleaned it up and oiled it, and put it back together. BUT ... I reversed the set so that it could mount upside down (with the key below the knob) and...

Wow, poor doggy. Last January, we rescued two Airedales, and they get SO EXCITED when I come home from work, that they tend to jump on my front door. Since Otis is 90lbs, his nails manage to scratch the door pretty good. This is a door that I spent about 250+ hours stripping and refinishing. But you...

We don't have central air, although it is in the plans, cause we already have the ductwork from the old forced-air heating system. That being said, we have three window units upstairs (6KBTU, 10KBTU and an old 220V 16KBTU AC/Heater) and one downstairs (15.1KBTU). The house stays comfortable. We run ...