Work this week was cut short by plans to head north for the holiday on Thursday. Nonetheless, progress continued on the hood over the range. I decided to use aluminum sheet rather than stainless steel for the overhead liner because the aluminum can be cut much more easily, allowing me to cut a clean hole for the vent using an ordinary hole saw. To prevent corrosion, it will be painted with high temperature paint. In addition to procuring the sheet metal, I was able to find a nice used cast chromed bronze Perko deck plate locally. That will be used to close off the stove vent when desired. Another nice local score was a Voyager folding knife from
Cold Steel. I've wanted a good deck knife for some time, but didn't want to pay the usual high freight. With half its blade serrated and some other nice features, it fits the bill nicely at a good price. ( I got it at their semiannual parking lot sale for $50, $15 less than the normal price.)
On Saturday, Carol and I got see my longtime friend Curt play in his band, the Barrelhouse Wailers, on Saturday. They play 1930's jazz tunes, and it was a lot of fun. Never been a groupie before!
The winter season has brought back the big skies. And the air is so clear it seems like someone has moved the Channel Islands closer. In the spirit of the season, I want to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving holiday, and express my thanks to all those who have followed this blog, especially my most loyal follower, Salty Monkey! Thanks for sticking with it!!!
