The pew is originally from a church in Ketchikan, Alaska. My friend Cyndy was living there a few years ago and she found it at a rummage sale or something like that. She gave it to me when she moved back to Minnesota last year. It was in pretty rough shape so Adrian and I decided to restore it. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of it before we disassembled it. It was was really grungy and rickety. The two side pieces were actually split in two and had to be glued back together. The arm rests were a total disaster so my Dad made me two new ones out of ash. I spent the summer striping the old finish off of it with an orbital sander. What a handy tool that was!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The Church Pew of the Quivering Brethren
The pew is originally from a church in Ketchikan, Alaska. My friend Cyndy was living there a few years ago and she found it at a rummage sale or something like that. She gave it to me when she moved back to Minnesota last year. It was in pretty rough shape so Adrian and I decided to restore it. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of it before we disassembled it. It was was really grungy and rickety. The two side pieces were actually split in two and had to be glued back together. The arm rests were a total disaster so my Dad made me two new ones out of ash. I spent the summer striping the old finish off of it with an orbital sander. What a handy tool that was!
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Pam, the pew is fabulous, Brother Amos would be as proud of you as I am. Enough with the sacrilegious remarks, remember;
"there is no butter in heaven" !!
Love you,
Mom
Did I read that right? You're going to let it warm up and finish it in the living room? Does that mean Adrian turned the heat on??? The pew looks fantastic!!!! Can't wait to plant my butt on it! Looks like the perfect knitting spot :-) (Surprised you didn't restore a Ford van instead - then you could have gone about the land - hahahahaha!!)
Why its from Cold Comfort Farms!
Pam,
I think that perhaps you owe Tracey a felted sheep!
Mom
Pam, the pew turned out beautiful and I told you the blotchy ends would not matter, it is part of anything that is made of wood that has aged. Change your site, the arm rests are made of Ash, not Oak. They do match the rest of the pew in color and that is all that's important. Considering that they were made in Oregon and shipped to you, they fit pretty well!
I think you should put a picture of the lamp I made for you and Adrian and put it on this site. Since you mention "your wood working Dad" perhaps your fans would like to see it, including the art glass lamp shade. The lamp is inspired by Frank LLyod Wright but is not a copy. His name is Welsh and they do not have a single L in the Welsh alphabet, and that's the way he signed it.
We might still come for Christmas but ONLY if you both promise to turn the heat up to 70, from the usual 50- you keep it.
Love you,
Dad
PS: Looks like both Sue and Tracey both got the answer correct!
What a great family movie!
Sure you did, but did it see you, baby?
Did ye bethink that this will save ye from the fire to come? Nay, ye'll burn like the rest. Or not. Depending on His will. Or you can just go to a little restaurant and have tea and an orange with sugar. Belike.
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