The dayshade lives!

[melaniesuzanne]

Hubbyfink and I erected the dayshade behind the neighbor's house (the land is slightly flatter) this morning so we (meaning he) could spray the shade down with Canvak. I snapped photos before the spraying began.

	Dayshade front, 6/13/09. The design on the valance is composed of two stencils: the blue curliques and the gold medallions. The curlique stencil has lotus flowers as well, but I taped over them.
	Dayshade side, 6/13/09. The poles in front are 7' and the poles in back are 6.5'. With ropes, the shade's footprint is approx 16'x16'.
	Dayshade rear, 6/13/09.

We also worked on the clothing rack by cutting down the uprights and rod to the correct lengths and staining the rod. I need to look for the appropriately sized bit to make the holes for the rod, make those holes, give everything a good sanding and then stain the uprights. At this rate, the only Pennsic project left will be painting the pavilion. Oof.

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Re: That's awesome!

[kittyblue.livejournal.com]

So, if I don't really have the drill-fu and something to cut rebar, would finding thick nails to pound in partway work? Or do you think that might split the wood? (Or just not hold up at all if a breeze kicked up?)

(I'm trying to come up with an option that doesn't involve me renting tools that I would most likely kill or maim myself with, yanno?)

Mostly, I'm looking to create a shade that fits in the back of my car and can be set up easily for a one-day sort of sunny event in which shade is needed. (Being able to load the car in two trips or less is a big plus, too.)