Tile Saw

I forgot to say, one of the things I did last Sunday was use Matt’s tile saw to cut pieces to finish the hearth overlay for the Maine house. There’s a wood stove, but the brick hearth under it only extends a few inches from the front of the stove. Now, normally you open the side of the stove to put in more wood, and the bricks go out far enough from that side, but it’s not safe to open the front of the stove when it’s lit now. Several weeks ago I brought up a piece of plywood and lots of leftover tiles from the Newton bathroom, cut the plywood to fit in front of the bricks, and put down tiles as far as I could. The corners needed tiles cut to order, though. Matt has a tile saw that he’s been using while working on his mother’s bathroom. That projec† is done, and he loaned it to me. It has lots of warnings — you MUST use hand, eye, and ear protec†ion while using this tool — so I had been somewhat intimidated. I took a deep breath, set it up, and sawed four or five tiles quickly and easily with it. So that projec† is ready for some grout.