sunrise out my window Thur morn-before rain, sleet and snow arrived

breaking granite for shelf and its support bracket

A few inches(maybe) of snow are on the ground and another granite shelf is in the bathroom. Saturday I removed the plaster from the area I wanted the granite and used construction adhesive to glue the rock to the lath and the granite pieces together and temporarily supported the shelf. Then I re-plastered and left things to set up.

the plaster removed, lath exposed

temporarily supported

 I also made a towel hook using an old brass and glass doorknob, one that was threaded for a set screw, and a metal hook I had on hand. I can think of a few refinements to improve on the idea, but as it is, it does the job just fine.

heat(or not) and hammer the hook to shape