u/jrmorton12

I posted a mostly complete version last week. Now is the real finished product.

Technically we are like 95% complete, but close enough to share

We tore down an old stacked stone wall and removed a gas fireplace insert. After navigating my way through that mess, I installed the new stone and built maple cabinet carcasses and a maple mantle carcass in September of last year. I finally locked in and over the course of 5 days off I finished the cabinets, attached the face frames, sanded stained and installed both set of uppers and lowers. Figured out what to do for lower doors(sliding due to space constraints) and then finally built out, finished and installed the mantle. Technically I’m not 100% complete because I need to change out the directional lighting with smart wafer lights, but otherwise I’m done and can finally grab a beer. Last picture is for the tv police.

I recently got a laser cutter specifically for this not knowing what it would snowball too. I hand drew the designs in one program, moved to another to change file types, then moved to final app to process only to discover HOURS worth of troubleshooting. But, I’m passed all that and I’ve got it down. This is the v1 with a lot of notes for the next batch. Plus a couple of friends donated their own logo files for me to learn with so they’ll get batches of their own as a thank you.

I am making these for a local group but I’m looking for a better paint option. The ones I’ve tried so far have either too runny and brush strokes show through or like this one, too chalky. Also a spray option would be nice just do to the volume I’m doing. Any suggestions are appreciated.

I made a Blue Hawaii for 626. This is the first time I’ve purchased bottled sweet n sour in ten years. It’ll be another ten.

I’ve been tinkering with this as a house recipe for my home bar “The Thieving Monkey” for several months. Recipe below:

1 oz Bourbon

1 oz OFTD

1 oz pineapple juice

.75 oz lime juice

.5 oz cinnamon syrup

.25 oz pimento dram/ allspice dram

.5 oz banana liqueur

3 dashes tiki bitters

A bit spirit forward, a bit spicy but not too strong in either direction. Built off of a modern rum barrel spec and twisted about a bit.

Yes, we did have a bit of a... break-in. But we still have plenty to sell. Robbers were only after one thing. An ornament, solid gold. In the shape of a dragon's claw.

I found a 3D printed Golden Claw. I thought it would be a nice piece for my home bar “The Thieving Monkey”