The journal
Working notes from the benches
What a first season actually does to a patio set. The four measurements that decide whether a case fits a wall. And how an anchor meets a stud, a hollow wall or a slab.
The First Season: What a Year Outdoors Actually Does to Patio Furniture
Sun, standing water, wind and freeze attack different parts on different timetables. What each does, and the four habits that decide how a set looks in its third summer.
Measure Before You Fall in Love: The Four Numbers That Decide a Piece
A case three inches too tall is not a slightly wrong case, it is a case in the hallway. The four measurements that settle it indoors, the two outdoors, and how to take them.
Anchored, Shaded and Standing: The Steps Nobody Photographs
A bracket into a stud indoors, a ground anchor outdoors, ten feet around a fire pit. Three unglamorous steps that decide whether furniture is safe, and how to do each one.
Everything here is written around Shintenchi outdoor and indoor furniture and the two sides of the door it furnishes.