I think I found my new home!

frau kaleun · 05-13-13, 12:27 PM

And lo, there was a rumbling in the parking lot, and the clouds did part, and thus did the UPS driver appear, and verily did he say unto Frau Kaleun:

"Fear not, Frau Kaleun, for thou hast found favor with Amazon. For thou hast placed an order on the interwebz, and it shall bring forth a drill bit for use with thy hole saw what thou hast purchased at Lowe's without knowing it could not be used without the special part that neither they nor any other local retailer saw fit to keep in stock for thy convenience, which is an affront to all who seek to drill holes in things before the guy from the phone company arrives on Saturday.

"And therefore the Lord thy God of Commerce shall smite them, and thou shalt render thy coin unto the afore-mentioned online retailer in retribution of their evil, and Neal shall get a cut, and a drill bit shall be delivered unto thee in two business days or less, and thus shall peace and goodwill be restored to all who deserveth it, and thy desk be finished, and of cable management there shall be no end. Sign here."

FINALLY!!!!

Sailor Steve · 05-13-13, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

FINALLY!!!!

Holy holesaw, Boschgirl! The drill can bite the bit, the bit can bite the board, and those evil holes better watch out cuz there's gonna be some holy holecuttin' goin' on today!

AVGWarhawk · 05-13-13, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

And lo, there was a rumbling in the parking lot, and the clouds did part, and thus did the UPS driver appear, and verily did he say unto Frau Kaleun:

"Fear not, Frau Kaleun, for thou hast found favor with Amazon. For thou hast placed an order on the interwebz, and it shall bring forth a drill bit for use with thy hole saw what thou hast purchased at Lowe's without knowing it could not be used without the special part that neither they nor any other local retailer saw fit to keep in stock for thy convenience, which is an affront to all who seek to drill holes in things before the guy from the phone company arrives on Saturday.

"And therefore the Lord thy God of Commerce shall smite them, and thou shalt render thy coin unto the afore-mentioned online retailer in retribution of their evil, and Neal shall get a cut, and a drill bit shall be delivered unto thee in two business days or less, and thus shall peace and goodwill be restored to all who deserveth it, and thy desk be finished, and of cable management there shall be no end. Sign here."

FINALLY!!!!

And all the Republicans rejoiced stating, "Drill baby, drill."

Jimbuna · 05-13-13, 02:55 PM

LOL

Wolferz · 05-13-13, 02:58 PM

AMEN!

Use great caution because no amount of prayer will replace thine fingerz. Lest ye be forced to seek a microsurgeon.

Jimbuna · 05-13-13, 03:56 PM

AMEN

frau kaleun · 05-13-13, 09:59 PM

Yep, that was the part I needed:

Now to take care of that pesky cable management issue. But first, a little practice!

We'll start with the back panel for the middle shelf on the lower part of the desk. Just a relatively thin piece of backing, should be easy enough.

The hole's a little rough, but I figured they all would be that way. This one won't have a grommet to put through it so I'll clean it up a bit with a matching... um... wood stain marker? Whatever they're called. Those pens you buy to rub over light scratches on furniture, that match the finish. I think I have a black one around here somewhere, if not maybe I can finally use up the rest of my Home Depot gift card on a new one. If they don't have THAT in stock, I'll give up on them entirely and just buy $12 worth of paper towels or cleaning rags or something.

But on to the desk itself. X marks the spot, if by 'X' you mean a big white blob of whatever that white Sharpie is made out of. A little messier than I expected, but it did the trick just fine.

One down, two to go:

Looks pretty clean underneath, too!

Once more, with feeling...

And the third time's the charm!

I CAN HAZ GROMMETS!

They fit a bit loose in the holes, but I'll try to add a little padding around them to make it more snug - maybe wrap some black electrical tape around the bottom part where it fits into the holes. But that can wait. Time to get that lower back panel nailed on, and start putting the hutch in place:

And then some more back panels and the lower shelf in the middle:

And finally, let's top it off to (almost) finish the job!

I still have to put the door on the upper left cubbyhole, and add the keyboard drawer. Anyway, that's where I stopped for the night as it was almost 9:30 by the time I got that far. Tomorrow I hope to finish up the desk, clean it all up and touch it up as needed, then clean up the room and move the desk back up against the wall where I expect it to stay.

I am SO FREAKING TIRED and I have so much to do before Saturday... and I went and complicated things by making a hair appointment on Friday after work, but if I don't do it this week it'll be the end of the month before I can get to it and that just won't do. I wouldn't have waited until now but my stylist was out of town all month until this week.

Of course I will probably run myself ragged getting the computer and all that set up by noon on Saturday in case the phone company guy shows up that early, and then he'll end up coming three or four hours later, because that's what always happens.

Sailor Steve · 05-13-13, 10:10 PM

You can't fool me. I saw the sawdust pic. You just wanted to make a mess. All that money, and for what. Technically nothing, because you didn't add anything, you took away. Well, I guess you could say you built some air.

Seriously, lookin' good!

Jimbuna · 05-14-13, 04:24 AM

Coming along very nicely...time to start filming the documentary

Wolferz · 05-14-13, 05:05 AM

Excellent work mein Frau.

My desk came with holz already in it for cable management and very nice preinstalled brass grommets.

neener

I can see you now, with drill securely attached to your utility belt, standing atop the tallest building and contemplating where to put the next hole.

Being a hirsute driller of evil wood is a wooly existence...

Watch out crinimals with wood.

Bosch Girl is watching.

You can try to hole up in a hole in the wall to no avail.

Tune in to next weeks boring episode....

C'mon Plug my trusty sidekick. It's time to go to the super hero supply store and buy a shop vac.

05-13-13, 12:27 PM	#1
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	And lo, there was a rumbling in the parking lot, and the clouds did part, and thus did the UPS driver appear, and verily did he say unto Frau Kaleun: "Fear not, Frau Kaleun, for thou hast found favor with Amazon. For thou hast placed an order on the interwebz, and it shall bring forth a drill bit for use with thy hole saw what thou hast purchased at Lowe's without knowing it could not be used without the special part that neither they nor any other local retailer saw fit to keep in stock for thy convenience, which is an affront to all who seek to drill holes in things before the guy from the phone company arrives on Saturday. "And therefore the Lord thy God of Commerce shall smite them, and thou shalt render thy coin unto the afore-mentioned online retailer in retribution of their evil, and Neal shall get a cut, and a drill bit shall be delivered unto thee in two business days or less, and thus shall peace and goodwill be restored to all who deserveth it, and thy desk be finished, and of cable management there shall be no end. Sign here." FINALLY!!!! Last edited by frau kaleun; 12-16-13 at 09:49 AM.

05-13-13, 02:55 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,844 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	LOL __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-13-13, 02:58 PM	#5
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	AMEN! Use great caution because no amount of prayer will replace thine fingerz. Lest ye be forced to seek a microsurgeon. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

05-13-13, 03:56 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,844 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	AMEN __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-13-13, 10:10 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	You can't fool me. I saw the sawdust pic. You just wanted to make a mess. All that money, and for what. Technically nothing, because you didn't add anything, you took away. Well, I guess you could say you built some air. Seriously, lookin' good! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-13-13, 09:59 PM	#7
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Yep, that was the part I needed: Now to take care of that pesky cable management issue. But first, a little practice! We'll start with the back panel for the middle shelf on the lower part of the desk. Just a relatively thin piece of backing, should be easy enough. The hole's a little rough, but I figured they all would be that way. This one won't have a grommet to put through it so I'll clean it up a bit with a matching... um... wood stain marker? Whatever they're called. Those pens you buy to rub over light scratches on furniture, that match the finish. I think I have a black one around here somewhere, if not maybe I can finally use up the rest of my Home Depot gift card on a new one. If they don't have THAT in stock, I'll give up on them entirely and just buy $12 worth of paper towels or cleaning rags or something. But on to the desk itself. X marks the spot, if by 'X' you mean a big white blob of whatever that white Sharpie is made out of. A little messier than I expected, but it did the trick just fine. One down, two to go: Looks pretty clean underneath, too! Once more, with feeling... And the third time's the charm! I CAN HAZ GROMMETS! They fit a bit loose in the holes, but I'll try to add a little padding around them to make it more snug - maybe wrap some black electrical tape around the bottom part where it fits into the holes. But that can wait. Time to get that lower back panel nailed on, and start putting the hutch in place: And then some more back panels and the lower shelf in the middle: And finally, let's top it off to (almost) finish the job! I still have to put the door on the upper left cubbyhole, and add the keyboard drawer. Anyway, that's where I stopped for the night as it was almost 9:30 by the time I got that far. Tomorrow I hope to finish up the desk, clean it all up and touch it up as needed, then clean up the room and move the desk back up against the wall where I expect it to stay. I am SO FREAKING TIRED and I have so much to do before Saturday... and I went and complicated things by making a hair appointment on Friday after work, but if I don't do it this week it'll be the end of the month before I can get to it and that just won't do. I wouldn't have waited until now but my stylist was out of town all month until this week. Of course I will probably run myself ragged getting the computer and all that set up by noon on Saturday in case the phone company guy shows up that early, and then he'll end up coming three or four hours later, because that's what always happens.

05-14-13, 04:24 AM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,844 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Coming along very nicely...time to start filming the documentary __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-14-13, 05:05 AM	#10
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Excellent work mein Frau. My desk came with holz already in it for cable management and very nice preinstalled brass grommets. neenerneener I can see you now, with drill securely attached to your utility belt, standing atop the tallest building and contemplating where to put the next hole. Being a hirsute driller of evil wood is a wooly existence... Watch out crinimals with wood. Bosch Girl is watching. You can try to hole up in a hole in the wall to no avail. Tune in to next weeks boring episode.... C'mon Plug my trusty sidekick. It's time to go to the super hero supply store and buy a shop vac. __________________ Tomorrow never comes Last edited by Wolferz; 05-14-13 at 05:40 AM.