Shims and such.

I needed a pretty small set of uniform shims so I could space the backer boards apart.  There doesn't need to be much of a gap, just enough to allow the wood to expand in the humid summer months.  These toothpicks worked perfectly.




An elegant solution. Ba-dum-ching!

I'll replace the zinc phillips head screws with brass slotted screws before the end.  If I'm going to put this much effort