tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post2863417843134236262..comments2023-10-29T06:37:10.138-07:00Comments on Living in the 'burbs: The Fireplace, Part IUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-42576752704041714712012-04-04T08:37:16.460-07:002012-04-04T08:37:16.460-07:00IG, I said "potential" tv. I can't ...IG, I said "potential" tv. I can't stand the tv up there, because:<br /><br />a) it will fall. We have earthquakes.<br />b) it's like having an Imax theater and our living room is so small, I'd have to look straight up to see the tv.<br /><br />However, I also like keeping my options open.Turlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466952089423973036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-79565450312786008422012-04-04T05:05:03.391-07:002012-04-04T05:05:03.391-07:00Woah there boy! You just stop right now and consid...Woah there boy! You just stop right now and consider what you've done.<br /><br />A television above a fireplace? What are you, a gypsy? For the love of Barry Gibb, pull yourself together. Fire surrounds are to lean on, beer in hand, whilst you lecture your children on the perils of free love. If there's a TV there, it's going to make you look like some kind of net.<br /><br />No, what you want to do is have a flap in the floor that the television rises up from. That's the proper way to do it.<br /><br />By the by, if you cut the wood a few inches too short, just reduce the overall size of the finished item. It's called miniaturisation. The Japanese have been doing it for years, along with bombing harbours and eating raw fish.The Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345021580985320660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-71535227764134571092012-03-29T07:28:09.306-07:002012-03-29T07:28:09.306-07:00Thank you, Sherlock. I read the North Bennett Str...Thank you, Sherlock. I read the North Bennett Street School in Boston has all of its students create actual size drawings, so I figured it's a good way to go. Also, I'm not very good at figuring out how to add back 2" of wood to a piece cut short.Turlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466952089423973036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-41591531064776787022012-03-28T18:52:45.780-07:002012-03-28T18:52:45.780-07:00The template is a great idea. I do that a lot wit...The template is a great idea. I do that a lot with paper for things in our house. I like the look so far. Keep us posted.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.com