Other Cabinet Shop Projects

Dry run to mount the statue

There were two other projects in which I had some involvement that were somewhat different One was helping Dave mount and deliver a four foot statue of Joseph Smith for the Welcome Center which is located across the street from the temple. It is where people and families who have traveled some distance to be married and/or sealed in the temple. In the Welcome Center there are facilities for showering and changing clothes, learning about what goes on in the temple and a place to relax, unwind and prepare to enter the temple.

Mounted Statue of Joseph Smith Jr.

Anyway, Dave was asked to build a base for the bronze statue. Because it was round and not a very big diameter, it was very difficult and took him a considerable amount of time. Looking at the picture one can't tell how difficult it was to do.  

Temple doors showing space in between

The second project was fixing the front doors of the temple. This had to be done while the temple was closed for two weeks in November. It was a very cold two days when we did the project.

Fred shown routing rabbet in door

Here in Nauvoo the humidity and temperatures have a real impact on woods, making them swell and shrink. When the restoration of the various sites, buildings and even the building of the temple, it was determined that the same construction materials would be used that were used by the saints when they built Nauvoo.

Fred shown re-installing door with Austin

Anyway, there was a quarter inch gap that developed between both front double doors, even with a weather strip in between them. It was very noticeable from the inside looking out. We had to remove all four of the fifteen foot doors, one at a time. We routed a rabbet on the edge of both doors and added a strip of African Mahogany to one door which over lapped the adjoining door. We did one pair of doors on one day and the second pair of doors the following day.

Completed fix before being painted

There was four of us working on the project. We were happy to have it completed and get back to inside the shop.

I've had the opportunity of helping to install dressing room lockers in the temple. Dave  made them in our shop. We do various projects in our shop for the temple.