Wood Shop

Lots of activity going on in the Wood Shop to bring in the new year.  Here is SOME of it.

Sparks Flying

Prime Painting

Lots of help pitching in to help complete the guard assembly for the Fay Molder.  John Faulhaber is grinding welds for better appearance, and follows by starting the painting process.

Tooling

Ed Chase continues sorting and cleaning the new (to us) tooling and knives we obtained for the Fay Molder.

Sliding Doors

For Chicago El car 1268, Tim Peters continues on the restoration.  He has totally rebuilt two of the very large sliding doors and here the second one gets the first coat of CRT Bown paint.

Pullman Step

Victor Humphreys and Kirk Warner take over finishing touches on a Pullman Porter Step Ladder that needed broken parts replaced.  This is the taller of two versions that Pullman built.

Seat Work

To start his day, Kirk Warner completed the first coat of Santa Fe finish paint on the third seat frame in a series being restored by the Coach Department.

Two Results of a Days Work

Ed Chase slides together a mortise and tenon corner joint and Ted Anderson likes the first test fit of the new window; Victor Humphreys checks the Pullman step for level or paint misses.

First B and M Window

This is the first new window our shop is making for a Boston & Maine car.  Project Manager Ted Anderson seems happy while Bob Kutella points out jointery and Henry Vincent, Ed Chase and Victor Humphreys look on.

Welders

Wayne Baksic and John Faulhaber put finishing touches on the new frame for guarding belts on the Fay Molder.  Here the frame has been removed and is upside down to get at some of the hard to reach places.

Surprise!

This is Tim Peters using a walker, following a serious accident a month ago splintering his left leg and requiring surgical repair.  You cannot keep a good volunteer down!  Seen here, he is back at work on CRT 1268, cleaning up after sanding a window frame and a door on the bench below that.