Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for February 26, 2019

With plywood in his pants it all feels the same.

In his younger days, the women all thought he was quite handsome, he was known as Hunkie Dorie.

Resting on those sharp edges, Dorie’s legs are going to go to sleep pretty quickly. He’s going to look funny when he tries to get up and walk.

Whatever works (or doesn’t).

Dorie didn’t go to carpentry school. He learnt from a splinter group.

Dorie, sorry to say I will not be investing. Just don’t see a mass market for this particular recliner. But if you add a foam pad in the middle, call me.

Shhh! He’s reading the Ballard Street comic (note the smile).

A masterpiece of function over form.

Let’s cut to the chase and find his real intentions.

No hammer; no nails. He’s relaxing in a rough cut moveable woodpile.

He told me he’d been thinking about selling his furniture on eBay.

I reminded him that shipping would be awfully high, if he had to send it across the country…

and I suggested he do a trial run at the Ballard County Spring Crafts and Catfish Fishing Festival in March.

This year 10 foot wide booths are still only $27.38, including a plate of fried catfish with coleslaw and baked beans.

I know, some will scoff at his original designs…

but if the price is right, I think they’ll sell well.

Every Dorie’s Bag-o-Parts® can be assembled in at least 14 different ways.

4 bags and you have a whole patio set… 2 chairs, a chaise, and a table… and with the extra bits you can make… er… pile up … a small side table or a child-size chair.

Has he been to Ikea again?

You get your room and boards at Dorie’s B and B.

He can’t do that! It’s not Friday yet!

He appears to be reading The Lorem Ipsum Times.

I think I can make out an Easter Egg in the newspaper, “I fondly say….”

Dorie’s been much happier since he redefined “good enough”.

Dorie????

Dorie is a big fan of the deconstructed food trend, he’s now trying it with Adirondack Chairs. If it catches on he will be opening a franchise store at Ballard Street Lumber.

Obviously, just got board with it…

A scrap isn’t a scrap if you find a use for it.

A quick and easy piece.. and can be adjusted to suit. Dorie is a wise man

Furniture? Wood pile? Scrap heap? You decide!

Knot a problem for Dorie….

My wife ordered an unassembled bathroom storage cabinet from Wally World. It had 29 pieces of wood and trim and 139 various pieces of hardware. I took one look at it and said, “I’ll take it back for you.”