If “Knight of Fortune” is a gentle nudge to the ribs, Misan Harriman’s “The After” is a two-by-four to the gut — and not in a good way.

To craft a bass guitar, Aston took a two-by-four piece of wood and attached it to a square of plywood; down the neck he strung a curtain cord, with a wooden ashtray as the bridge.

“I’m not going to lie. If I see a rock I like, I try and roll it in my car on a two-by-four.”

The center I-beam that ran the length of the house was twisted, and the two-by-four plate on top of it was only 7/8-inch thick due to being compressed.

If you’re on a slight hill, install temporary legs to make the top of the two-by-four box level and in position where your deck will eventually be.