JohnG Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 Out of view from the camera! There were a couple busted corners from the delivery, and I worsened one of them but not too bad overall. I did break out an edge trying to use one of those gorilla gripper carrying handles, so that will only be used on sheets of plywood in the future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 My body just got sore and tired by looking at that picture... Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 And moved it two sheets at the time!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom King Posted October 12, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 What I've been busy with. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Not only do I see a bunch of happy puppies but also a nest egg $$! That swing and the ramp is cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Holy cow, that's a lot of pups! Real cuties, though! I see why the waiting list is so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pkinneb Posted October 23, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Sold my truck...Ford says the new one is going to be built on Nov 2 sure hope they don't let me down 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 If they build the new one like they did in the 70’s, without the chips that they can’t get, you’ll be better off. Congrats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jonathan McCully Posted October 24, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 Broke down and milled 68BF of cherry as I begin my barn door build. May put a post in the project journal section when I have a few more pictures. Glad to be building again after a hiatus of nearly two years. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted October 24, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 Today, I harvested the first fruits of a walnut tree that I have been nurturing for almost 25 years. The 'grandparent' of this tree grew in a wooded area of my grandfather's property, adjacent to the house where I grew up. When I was about 10 years old, my grandparent's rented a small house on this property to a family with a couple of boys near my age. I recall us spending a few great summers, roaming around the 'wilderness' where my grandfather had once raised cows. We built a 'fort' from driftwood collected along a small stream that flowed through, fished in the lake that the stream emptied into, and tamed the wild frontier with our lever-action Daisy BB rifles. On a hot summer day, nothing could quence our thirst like a long drink of the cold, clear springwater that flowed from the roots of that old walnut tree. We even relied on that spring for drinking water during the great ice storm of '74, when power was out for more than two weeks, and a tray of ice Dad left in the kitchen sink didn't melt for that entire time. Sometime after the renters moved on, my grandfather collected some nuts from that walnut, and managed to get a couple growing in his back yard. After building my current home, he gave me a wheel barrow full of nuts from one of those trees. He passed away in 1999, so that must have been '97 or '98. Anyway, I left a pile of those nuts outside, so the outer hulls would dry up and be easier to clean off. A few were forgotten, and the next spring, five little walnut trees had sprouted. I transplanted them to more favorable parts of my yard, and hoped they would grow. Over the years, one by one, they succomed to drought, poor soil, or being mowed over by accident. The sole survivor has died back at least three times, only to sprout anew the following spring. I have moved it a couple of times, finally locating to a spot that seems to work. After a couple of decades, it is finally taller than me, and healthy enough to produce nuts. The memories it brings to mind will always be more valuable than any lumber it could possibly produce. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 That's a great story. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 On 10/23/2021 at 9:10 PM, Jonathan McCully said: May put a post in the project journal section when I have a few more pictures. Please do, that build would be fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted October 24, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 I put up the rear speakers in the shop and thought to take a couple pics from that vantage point just for grins. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 We be grinnin from jealousy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 I don't think I've ever dreamed of having a shop that nice, or as well organized. I could make a good living in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 Where is the wood stored? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 What a great space!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McCully Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 7 hours ago, gee-dub said: I put up the rear speakers in the shop and thought to take a couple pics from that vantage point just for grins. What’s the ceiling height in there again? I’m sure you mentioned it in your journal, but I don’t recall… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 Ten foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/24/2021 at 4:47 PM, RichardA said: Where is the wood stored? Waiting on brackets for shelf standards on one wall. Will hold 12’ long pieces on 4’ of height. I will probably have to add another 12’ x 30” in height on another wall and stack some for a while. As I start working the project list the backlog of stock will drop to something more “normal “. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted October 25, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 I tested out my new tree saddle and climbing method. Was able to get up so my eye level was around 25 feet (not this picture but later) Made for a nice picture of the neighborhood. The ash trees were beautiful this year. Normally we get an early frost so they dont' get as gold and drop their leaves green. My elm trees hold their leaves green until thanksgiving and drop them only after we have 12" of snow. So i get to clean leaves in both fall and spring. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 So what are you going to do now that you can climb trees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Mark J said: So what are you going to do now that you can climb trees? Hopefully shoot Bambi, or Bambi's mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 Does Bambi's mom live in the white house across the street? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, RichardA said: Does Bambi's mom live in the white house across the street? I've seen her trotting accross the cul-de-sac from that direction a few times.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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