294 days ago
by Kevin |
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I took two days off work and drove back to my Grandpa’s this weekend in an effort to complete the de-construction of the house and salvage all of the Knotty Pine and Ash that I could.
I just got to town when I called Grandpa and he informed me that he decided to leave the house standing and use it as storage for the farm.
Crap – I wasted a weekend. Oh well, what ever he wants to do is fine with me. I guess Dad and I will go fishing instead – maybe not such a waste of a...
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298 days ago
by Kevin |
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I decided today that I would offer some of the Knotty Pine and Ash up for sale to anyone on Lumber Jocks.
I am not doing this to make money, I am doing this because I hate to see it go up in smoke. If I have no takers by this weekend, I’ll get what I can and the remainder will probably be burnt down.
Cost? – Make an offer. Location – SE Kansas or Wichita, Kansas
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299 days ago
by Kevin |
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Here are a few of the boards we have been able to salvage so far. This is probably 1/3 of the Knotty Pine that is there. I will probably get half this much again and then let the building be destroyed. I just simply do not know what to do with all of it, have no good place to store it, and quite frankly do not have the time to keep going back home every weekend to work on it.
Trailer is 18’ x 7’
Most are 8’ – 9’, some 4’, some 12’, and some ...
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319 days ago
by Kevin |
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I know it’s been a long time since I have updated this blog, but there hasn’t been much to update until now.
Reminder Picture:
I have all of the knotty pine off of the interior walls. I have also taken a portion of the studs home and cleaned it up.
Thanks to Les Hastings and the other guys at the Sunflower Woodworkers Guild, I now have a positive identification on the stud species. Ash. Yes, Ash. I would have never guessed, but am glad I decided to try and...
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