This weekend, we mostly finished creating the stair railings for
WP668, our backyard caboose.
There is some detail work to be done and the railings need to be painted
but what we have looks good and is very sturdy. I also stood in my cactus
garden and painted WP668’s name on her bay window (finally) since the weather was
warm. We still need to add the
Western Pacific Railroad decal to the side.
John worked with welders Chris Gremich (CG Designs in San Jose, CA,
phone: 408-313-3706) and Adam Stickles (Fusion Welding, 408-849-6636) to shape
and assemble the parts out of
galvanized steel pipe. Each rail set can be unbolted and removed
for painting – the banisters slot into pipes set in concrete in the
ground. Photos:
WP668 today:
half done railing
|
railing removed for finish welding, Adam
|
stencil on bay window
|
first paint on stencil
|
baluster-banister welds close up
|
Chris grinding pipe
|
adding balusters: Chris, John, Adam
|
a few more to go
|
looking upstairs
|
Images Copyright 2008 by Katy Dickinson
KatysBlog 