28 July 2012

Continuing the saga of missing things: as I was putting away tools this evening, noticed that the chuck key was not where it is always kept in the holder on the Bosch hammer-drill.  Not a big deal so long as henceforth I only want to drill ¼″ holes 8″ deep with a ship auger bit.  Put the deck boards on the first turn of the wooden walkway this morning.  Spent the early part of the afternoon surveying the next section of the walkway, which is extremely challenging without someone to hold the range rod while you shoot the elevation from 75 feet distant.  Bottom line (if I can believe my own observations and calculations… never a good bet): the walkway will be 3 feet up in the air at the next turn.  Hmmm….  Moved a fair amount of dirt and rocks out of the way, then put in the in-ground posts, stringers, and railing post for the next piece of the walkway.