Better LATE than never.....SEVEN Years in Idaho! (Page 33 of 36)
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Originally Posted By A_G: Oh now that's nice! With the way you've done the rest of the homestead I don't think you need to have any concerns about screwing up the slab. Very eager to see the finished table! One recommendation for a finish for the table, consider a hardwax oil like Osmo Polyx (a one part, two coat deal) or Natura Onecoat (like Rubio but about half the price and this is a two part one coat deal). These are very easy to put on, very easy to repair, and quite durable. Also food safe once cured. Thanks….. I’ll look into those finished! Well, we went from 4 inches of snow on Friday morning to about 4” of rain and a whole lot of mud now. So I continued work on the slab and after 8 passes ( taking about a 32nd of an inch I finally got the bottom of the table level…. Attached File Attached File After the planing I then began 4 rounds of sanding with 80 grit to help remove the router marks… Attached File In between each round of sanding I wet the slab to help any imperfection stand up/out for the next sanding. Attached File Attached File I will say that these picture do not do this justice…. It is quite impressive. Keep in mind that this is gonna be the bottom of the table ( at this time). However, this was the convex side, so now I will have to work with the convex side that has more ‘character’ and thus more room for error. |
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Originally Posted By A_G: That is some awful weather to be working in/around. On the plus side that top is coming along nicely. How well did that sled work out, and if you liked it, can you provide any information on it? There is a definite learning curve and it leaves a slight trail as you could see in the pictures but it is a huge time saver. This week we have had heavy rain, high temps (50+ ‘f) severe winds (50-60 gusts) that caused a lot of downed trees and the hoop house gave up its cover…. Attached File Attached File So this weekend is gonna be a lot of clean up and general maintenance around the place. |
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Another week and two more wind storms! Yay! We suffered a severe wind storm on Tuesday night (wind gusts upwards of 75mps) and more rain. Attached File The wood chipper prevented a tree from crashing to the ground. It only suffered a bent safety stop lever and the intake chute will need taken off and re-aligned. At least another 30 trees came down….. Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File All things being equal, I got off fairly easy this time as the cabin and all the buildings avoided any damage, however, my neighbors on both sides took some substantial damage to there roofs and some of their out building. On top of all that we had another wind storm last night which was shorter and had only 50mph gusts so only my sleep schedule took a real hit. Hoping to get back to the table soon as it is too muddy to get out to the downed trees with the tractor. Any else up here (N. ID) I hope you all faired well and made it through with out too much damage. |
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Although the temperature is dropping the ground is still too soft to get the tractor out to start clearing trees…. So I put together a little project today out of scraps from around the cabin….. Attached File Friday I started with the steel frame crate that my wood chipper came in and started siding it with left over t&g. Attached File Then I trimmed down some leftover cabinet doors that were not being used (also made out of pine t&g. Attached File I used the weed burner to char it completely and then added some leftover tin from the cabin….. Attached File Attached File Now I have a protected shed for my trash cans so they don’t end up on the other side of the property during the next wind storm….. I left the back open for now until I decide where it will go permanently. Although I didn’t show it I did hinge the roof so it can be lifted as well as the front doors being opened. |
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Originally Posted By Davidrw5150: Although the temperature is dropping the ground is still too soft to get the tractor out to start clearing trees…. So I put together a little project today out of scraps from around the cabin….. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/384426/IMG_2888_jpeg-3679571.JPG Friday I started with the steel frame crate that my wood chipper came in and started siding it with left over t&g. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/384426/IMG_2900_jpeg-3679573.JPG Then I trimmed down some leftover cabinet doors that were not being used (also made out of pine t&g. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/384426/IMG_2906_jpeg-3679577.JPG I used the weed burner to char it completely and then added some leftover tin from the cabin….. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/384426/IMG_2912_jpeg-3679580.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/384426/IMG_2914_jpeg-3679581.JPG Now I have a protected shed for my trash cans so they don’t end up on the other side of the property during the next wind storm….. I left the back open for now until I decide where it will go permanently. Although I didn’t show it I did hinge the roof so it can be lifted as well as the front doors being opened. I had to go find my trash cans as well. Lol The little shed is a good idea. |
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Originally Posted By Davidrw5150: Any else up here (N. ID) I hope you all faired well and made it through with out too much damage. I lost about 100 trees but, no structure damage. |
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Originally Posted By JoseCuervo: I thought he was making a dog house.  Same here - I thought it was a bit "big"....I will have to do something similar after I hack my hedges to hold down the trash can and keep stuff (snow) off of it during the winter. |
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Since the weather has been less than ideal….. and the idea of cleaning up around the property was so unappealing, I figured I would dust off and old skill and do something fun…. Attached File That is bake some old style country sourdough loaves. I started a couple weeks ago with a raisin water natural yeast…. Attached File So I have made two straight sourdoughs so far and one raisin walnut… Attached File Attached File Attached File I have some work to do (in scraping the rust off) with my skill set and the fact that my current oven is less than ideal, but I don’t think they turned out too bad. Being that the starter is so young it hasn’t developed a strong flavor yet, but that will come. |
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Originally Posted By Deuskid: Those look great! Never heard of a raisin yeast method. How does it work? You mentioned it was 'young' .... does it get better with age? Thanks Thanks… The raisin ( natural ) yeast method is to take grapes, or in this case raisins and cover them in filtered water and the natural yeast on the skins of the raisins will come alive and multiply. Basic fermentation. I just use the liquid to leaven the bread before it starts producing the alcohol. I take the water and mix with flour and let that ‘grow’ for three days and use it as a natural yeast. My sour dough starter is young and has not developed much of a distinct flavor yet. However there are strains of sourdough that date back hundreds of years and are still being used today. |
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Happy New Years to everyone! I got back to the slab today. I set up in my tiny ‘wood shop’ and started work on the top (concave) side of the slab. After leveling the slide I just dug in with the router…. Attached File Attached File So after about 10 passes taking approximately 1/32” off at a time I was able to knock out the curve….. Attached File That is how much total wood had to be shaved to level the table top. Here’s another reference…. Attached File The sawdust filled a 13 gallon trash bag! So it was a total of about 2.5 hours of planing and then 20 minute of 60 grit sanding to get to this…. Attached File Now, I guess, the real work begins in sanding, filling, and smoothing then deciding on the finish (clear coat) that I will be using. |
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Damn, I hope you had ear plugs and ear muffs while that router was screaming for over two hours. Besides my earlier suggestion of a hard wax finish due to ease of application, repair, and food safe nature, I would also recommend using a solvent based wood filler like DAP plastic wood. That stuff dries hard and accepts finishes well. Make sure to work through your grits, up to 180 max to allow a good mechanical bond for the finish. If you use a water based finish, run a wet rag over the surface and let it dry for a day, then give it the finish sanding before finishing. This will help prevent grain raising when applying a water based finish. Also, finish the top and bottom for balance and equilibrium regarding seasonal changes. Sorry, the woodworker in me had to throw in his two cents.
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Originally Posted By A_G: Damn, I hope you had ear plugs and ear muffs while that router was screaming for over two hours. Besides my earlier suggestion of a hard wax finish due to ease of application, repair, and food safe nature, I would also recommend using a solvent based wood filler like DAP plastic wood. That stuff dries hard and accepts finishes well. Make sure to work through your grits, up to 180 max to allow a good mechanical bond for the finish. If you use a water based finish, run a wet rag over the surface and let it dry for a day, then give it the finish sanding before finishing. This will help prevent grain raising when applying a water based finish. Also, finish the top and bottom for balance and equilibrium regarding seasonal changes. Sorry, the woodworker in me had to throw in his two cents. Excellent advice, all of it. That will make a gorgeous table top. |
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Originally Posted By A_G: Damn, I hope you had ear plugs and ear muffs while that router was screaming for over two hours. Besides my earlier suggestion of a hard wax finish due to ease of application, repair, and food safe nature, I would also recommend using a solvent based wood filler like DAP plastic wood. That stuff dries hard and accepts finishes well. Make sure to work through your grits, up to 180 max to allow a good mechanical bond for the finish. If you use a water based finish, run a wet rag over the surface and let it dry for a day, then give it the finish sanding before finishing. This will help prevent grain raising when applying a water based finish. Also, finish the top and bottom for balance and equilibrium regarding seasonal changes. Sorry, the woodworker in me had to throw in his two cents. Whatever the finish is it might have to wait til Spring as temperature will be the issue….. and I’ve been informed that doing it in the cabin is a no go! 🫤 |
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Well, after cleaning up around the table top today I thought I would break down the table as it was just a throw together effort and see where I stood with it. The slab still had a nice twist in it ( on the back side) so I ended up building a more proper table top sled frame…. Attached File And took off another 5 passes at 1/32” each until I got it flat… Attached File Attached File Now the sanding can begin, again, and I can get the surface ready for whatever finish I finally decide on. Depending on which direction I go it may decide which side I actually use as the top…..I am really liking the large crack now, especially since I trimmed the table top final length and lost most of the end ‘character’ from my previous post…. Attached File |
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Well, what a (non) winter it has been….. the last week has been close to 50’s during the day…. So the ‘spring’ mud season has come early and has hindered much of anything outside….. However, I am going to be making some major changes to the homestead over the next several months that will hopefully chart a new course for the foreseeable future. The first major change will be my storage situation ……. Attached File The 10x20 ole faithful storage shed is going to be dismantled because it is sitting where I am going to be building the new structure….However, I have been sitting on this 20x30 heavy duty unit for several years and I decided to put it to good use… Attached File Attached File More will follow, although next weekend is the Cola Warrior NW 7 which I will be attending again. Another change is in my vehicle situation… my White f250 blew a gasket and dumped the oil on my way to work and died….. So a replacement had to be obtained…. Attached File As I get a little closer to starting the new structure it will become more obvious what it will be. |
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Originally Posted By Davidrw5150: Another change is in my vehicle situation… my White f250 blew a gasket and dumped the oil on my way to work and died….. So a replacement had to be obtained…. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/384426/IMG_2986_jpeg-3709764.JPG As I get a little closer to starting the new structure it will become more obvious what it will be. There are still rust free Excursions in ID?!?! Details, man, details?? |
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Originally Posted By Davidrw5150: 2000 v10, 112k, a few minor issues but I got it for a really good price…. Originally Posted By Davidrw5150: Originally Posted By Buckshot4U: There are still rust free Excursions in ID?!?! Details, man, details?? 2000 v10, 112k, a few minor issues but I got it for a really good price…. Can't go wrong with that! That V10 passes anything but a gas station! Still driving my 2001 Excursion with v10, 214,000 miles and no issues, let me know if you want to sell yours! |
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I thought it was time for an update….. after a very wet spring, things have finally dried out enough for me to get back to work on the cabin….. I started with the siding on the cabin this morning. The am using a pine tongue and groove that I am torching heavily…. Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File The trim around the windows and doors will be cedar that I have to mill. Speaking of the mill, I have been running it and cutting a bunch of timbers for an addition to the cabin…. Attached File I have been absent here for quite a while as I have been working on a couple ideas that may effect my future job prospects and I am trying to get all of my T’s dotted and I’s crossed… |
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Originally Posted By Davidrw5150: (snip) I started with the siding on the cabin this morning. The am using a pine tongue and groove that I am torching heavily…. (snip) The trim around the windows and doors will be cedar that I have to mill. (snip) Speaking of the mill, I have been running it and cutting a bunch of timbers for an addition to the cabin…. The torching is definitely “heavy”, but it looks great to me!  Nice looking timbers, too! That must be satisfying. Thanks for the update, and best wishes for future success! |
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Happy Memorial Day! I hope everyone is having a great weekend, but also take time to remember those who gave their all for us! Tackled a fairly big job this morning…… I moved the mill under the cover for the old one and it just barely fits. Attached File I started by removing the old timbers foundation of the old mill and leveling the ground as best as possible….. Attached File Then I set the supports and the rails and got them as level as possible…. Attached File Attached File Attached File Taking a little break and then. Have to move the dunnage supports from the old site to the new locations and get them all leveled up. If I have time I may mill some cedar logs I have and start the trim where I put the siding up yesterday. |
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Mill setup is complete! Although it just about did me in…. I’m gettin to old for this stuff! Attached File Attached File Attached File Yesterday I continued on the siding…. Attached File Attached File It’s going pretty smoothly, however I doubt I will do any milling today…. Just gonna chill! |
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I've been away a little while and it's great to see updates. I like the torched siding, it will look better with the cedar trim contrasting against it. Moving that mill, ugh I can't imagine the work especially by yourself. I'll reiterate, doing these sorts of updates takes a lot of time away from what could be working or resting. Just remembering to stop and take pictures, let alone uploading, writing captions, and following up it's all a lot. Certainly appreciated by us. |
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Originally Posted By A_G: I've been away a little while and it's great to see updates. I like the torched siding, it will look better with the cedar trim contrasting against it. Moving that mill, ugh I can't imagine the work especially by yourself. I'll reiterate, doing these sorts of updates takes a lot of time away from what could be working or resting. Just remembering to stop and take pictures, let alone uploading, writing captions, and following up it's all a lot. Certainly appreciated by us. Thanks A_G! Yeah, moving the mill put a hurtin’ on me most of the week. The problem was that the way I set it up to cut as low as possible left the rails raised a bit more than normal and they now don’t go down far enough for the saw head carriage to easily get back on the rails. So a lot of lifting and tweaking was required….. …..once the milling begins I will be able to build up a good sawdust bed that will allow easier access for the carriage. |
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Today I continued with the siding on the west side of the cabin…. Attached File Attached File I will be removing the siding from the water shed shortly and redoing it, the decking on the roof, and putting new metal on top so that it will match the cabin. While putting up the siding I had to cut in all the vents for the bathroom, both propane refrigerators, and eventually the hood vent in the kitchen…. Attached File Attached File Attached File All the vent covers will eventually be painted black so that they blend in a little better. |