Hooky Friday

I took off from work today to get a few things done around the house and yard. D- is having his Confirmation tomorrow and all sorts of relatives and friends will be around this weekend leaving me little time for the usual Harry Homeowner activities. So I'll mow and trim the yard, put down some more mulch, and generally spruce up the place.

This morning I finished up refurbishing the front door and the surrounding woodwork. I replaced the "brass" kick panel the builder put on the front door with a real one. I also replaced the plastic doorbell ringer the builder gave me with a nice brass one that matches the new kick panel and door knocker. The project was more involved than I anticipated. I was forced to cut out a hole in the wood about 1" deep and about 5/8" in diameter so that the brass plate would sit flush on the wood. Complicating the whole thing was that the wire for the doorbell was in my way, making it difficult to cut out the wood without nicking the wire insulation. With a little electrician's tape and my Dremmel Tool, I was able to do the job without any problem. (Notice the way I cut out the raised woodwork on the right-hand side nicely following the curve of the brass plate.)

How does it look?
K-