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new shop floor

LATER EDIT - HERE IS A LINK TO THE FIRST START-UP :
THE POSTS - http://lumberjocks.com/patron/blog/21811

last time we left off here
Sky Cloud Wood Land lot Building


and since i got back from that trip

http://lumberjocks.com/topics/29386

here is the progress and the build

first the wood arrived tuesday
30 2 1/4"x11 7/8"x30' TGI's
and 35 sheets of 3/4"x4Ă—8 T&G OSB
and 3 3/4"x4'x8' cdx ply for the skirting
Tire Wheel Plant Vehicle Sky


and this much got done by dark that night
Plant Sky Plant community Cloud Tree


as i also did a form for the skirt under the house
Brown Wood Floor Rectangle Composite material


and help grade the drive
for water runoff
Cloud Sky Plant Natural environment Natural landscape


well wednesday i slept all day
to much sun wore me out

thursday morning bright and early
i checked the beams for square after all that time
my fiberglass tape (100') would stretch 1/2" so i went to plan 'b'
(pythagorus must have been parting the night before)
and just straightened the outside beam with more braces
and had to bolt it together with 7/16"x6" carriage bolts to tighten it up
and just 'tagged' (screwed) the end of the TGI's to the beam
Rectangle Wood Wood stain Plant Hardwood


so the sheeting would find square on it's own
they were not screwed down anywhere else
and could 'float free' till i found square
Sky Wood Cloud Land lot Tree


once they were all up (the TGI's)
the sheets were carefully marked at the edge at 16" centers
so i could move the TGI's to that mark
and 'tag' them down there
Rectangle Wood Textile Road surface Beige

Brown Wood Flooring Wood stain Floor


well the end of that night i got this far
Sky Cloud Tree Plant Wall


friday morning was off and on as i was getting tired
and the hot sun was beating me down
so i didn't do so much but i did take a nap
then came back and worked some more later
got two more rows of sheeting down

saturday i finished the sheeting
and tagged the TGI's to the beams as they were straightened by then
and last night it looked like this
Sky Building Wood Shade Road surface


and today sunday i painted it so it won't start to 'peel' or 'pop-corn'
from the winter snow and water
i bought 8 gal. of waterproof paint made for a pool
that is uv inhibitor and mildew proof
and will sweep it off and squeegee it when it snows
as it may be a while before it is closed in
(the 20' of beams are part of the house
for flooring for master bath and laundry and utility room

the shop is 30'x40' with 12' ceilings
so i can clear the peak of the house with the shop roof)
Cloud Sky Tree Plant Wood


the original beams were pretty close to right on
i will just have to cut about 1/2" off of one of them
Plant Cloud Sky Tree Building


i had to 'steal the first TGI as i needed it for the last one (opps)
but will fix that and the last two feet of decking
i made the beams a bit over 30' so i will have more insulation between the shop
and the house for sound transfer
i didn't order more as i was hoping i could rip some for the last 2'
but it is about 28" to finish
and the sheeting needs to be nailed down now too
with 2"galvanized ring shank nails
and the final coat of paint
and the bracing under the whole thing done too
Wood Beam Wood stain Plank Flooring


i ordered a palm nailer for the metal straps to hold the beams to the posts
and some hurricane clips for the TGI's to the beams

but overall i am happy
not bad for an old man working alone

thanks for looking
have a great end of summer and fall

be safe
 

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#114 ·
after the angels left

the excitement having the first shop wall up and stable
Sky Building Shade Wood Composite material


was so much of a lift for me
i went out and started the spray booth
thinking 12'x16' to be a good size
but laying out the plates for the walls
showed how much real estate that would take from the new shop
i scaled back to 10'x12' and went to work
Sky Wood Shade Wood stain Composite material


things were moving along at a daily pace that i could handle ok
Wood Shade Composite material Brick Rectangle


it was while paneling these walls 'outside'
that the DETOUR arrived
while happily working suddenly my mouth took a hit of pain
so strong it almost knocked me down
as some of you know
i have been having teeth removed for 8 months now
1 or two at a time at a clinic that takes low income patients
but just sent me home with no pain pills or antibiotics

well it was to late to get to the clinic
my throat was swelling and i couldn't eat or drink
and had to lay on my side to keep the wind pipe open
from all the stuff clogging it up inside

the next morning i was the first to arrive at the dental clinic
and figured they would give me an antibiotic like they had the last time

i was rushed into a chair
and everyone there was oohing and awing over me
then informed me that the ambulance was on its way
my throat at this time was as big as my head from the swelling

the ambulance guys wanted $100 to take me to the hospital
which i had to sign for
but told them i needed my car to be at the hospital when i got released
or i would be stranded in espanola 30 miles from the car
and another 30 miles from my house
so i had to sign another 'release form' to drive myself in

as nobody i knew i was there it was just me and the staff
and a doctor that came in the first morning and squeezed my jaw with both hands
and asked me 'how does that feel' ?
well you know what i wanted to do with my foot between his legs
and see how that made him 'feel'
the first 4 days and nights i couldn't eat or drink a thing
yet they kept giving me big pills to swallow and as i couldn't
they would grind them up and put them in yogurt or pudding
which of course i couldn't swallow either

on the morning of the fourth day a ' trial' doctor showed up
and informed me that they had approved any meds i might need two days before
and i could have them every two hours all intravenously
'why didn't someone tell me' i asked
'it is a govt law that the patient must ask for pain medications' says he
so every two hours i asked and received
i did drag my 'tree' that holds the drip stuff around to get some exercise
and wonderd about the patients passed out all the time in their beds
'we didn't give you anything as you were asleep when we came in'

well the morning of the fifth day i actually drank some coffee
and tried to eat some food

and as the swelling was going down
i discovered a shard of a tooth that had been removed a month before
sticking up from the gums right where the pain was
i was finally released that afternoon
so as i get dressed to work my way out of there
i discovered that in changing the sheets the ladies had also grabbed my white t-shirt
and taken it to the laundry
so i put my hospital gown back on
and said goodbye to all the nurses

and got in my car to go back to the dental clinic to have the shard removed

three miles down the road and my front tire blew out
so i turned around and changed the tire to the do-nut
with cars honking and smiles at the sight i must have presented
(maybe one escaped from the cuckoos nest)
thinking to limp into town and see about some tires

suddenly the guy that i had bought firewood from last year stops and says he has a brand new set of the same tire
and a gismo to change the rims he will sell me at a discount
all i need to do is go to the dental clinic and proceed to his house then on to mine
no shard new tires and a hospital gown (probably get a bill for $20,000 for it)
so off i go to meet the wizard skipping along merrily when i get about 5 miles further along
the do-nut blows out too
well it took the rest of the day to get a whole set of tires (not from the firewood guy
as i had to limp back into town on the do-nut rim)

anyway finally road ready again i came home with my mouth still hurting
and tried to sleep but kept sitting up waiting for morning to go to the clinic
as the shard was wobbling around with my tongue working it
i grabbed a pair of tweezers and just yanked it out myself

a little blood but the pain stopped cold
that was a week ago and i haven't had any pain yet
and with the help of some friends that surrounded me like a quarterback
i have a new dentist that is willing to pull the remaining teeth
so i can get those choppers i have wanted for 2 years

what does this have to do with the spray booth you might ask
once i felt better it was back to work
and i completed the paneling and did a ceiling and paneled it too
Sky Cloud Wood Rectangle Grass


the last 3 days i have been framing a temporary roof over it
that slants for water runoff
Sky Cloud Shade Wood Plant


all hurricane clipped to keep the wind from taking it off
Plant Wood Land lot Tree Sky


the wind was not helping at all as it was howling everyday
so until this morning the corrugated tin had to wait to be put on
which i did before dawn as soon as i could see out there
and the wind started again
Plant Window Building Vehicle Wood


as a way of keeping the birds and critters and the wind from lifting this temp roof off
i 'skirted' the opening between it and the main booth and used screws thru-out
like a back-up hurricane clip system
Sky Wood Shade Tree Facade


so i can simply unscrews it at some later date and have a flat shelf area there for storage
when i get to continue on the shop walls again
and can do a truss roof there finally

well here it is finally sealed up ready for the doors i will make and blog about soon too
Sky Cloud Shade Wood Building


then on to the interior appointments lights fumes extractor fan
and swing shelves for drying cab doors or flat stock

ooh …. in answer to the question
this is all made out of WOOD - LOL
 

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#115 ·
after the angels left

the excitement having the first shop wall up and stable
Sky Building Shade Wood Composite material


was so much of a lift for me
i went out and started the spray booth
thinking 12'x16' to be a good size
but laying out the plates for the walls
showed how much real estate that would take from the new shop
i scaled back to 10'x12' and went to work
Sky Wood Shade Wood stain Composite material


things were moving along at a daily pace that i could handle ok
Wood Shade Composite material Brick Rectangle


it was while paneling these walls 'outside'
that the DETOUR arrived
while happily working suddenly my mouth took a hit of pain
so strong it almost knocked me down
as some of you know
i have been having teeth removed for 8 months now
1 or two at a time at a clinic that takes low income patients
but just sent me home with no pain pills or antibiotics

well it was to late to get to the clinic
my throat was swelling and i couldn't eat or drink
and had to lay on my side to keep the wind pipe open
from all the stuff clogging it up inside

the next morning i was the first to arrive at the dental clinic
and figured they would give me an antibiotic like they had the last time

i was rushed into a chair
and everyone there was oohing and awing over me
then informed me that the ambulance was on its way
my throat at this time was as big as my head from the swelling

the ambulance guys wanted $100 to take me to the hospital
which i had to sign for
but told them i needed my car to be at the hospital when i got released
or i would be stranded in espanola 30 miles from the car
and another 30 miles from my house
so i had to sign another 'release form' to drive myself in

as nobody i knew i was there it was just me and the staff
and a doctor that came in the first morning and squeezed my jaw with both hands
and asked me 'how does that feel' ?
well you know what i wanted to do with my foot between his legs
and see how that made him 'feel'
the first 4 days and nights i couldn't eat or drink a thing
yet they kept giving me big pills to swallow and as i couldn't
they would grind them up and put them in yogurt or pudding
which of course i couldn't swallow either

on the morning of the fourth day a ' trial' doctor showed up
and informed me that they had approved any meds i might need two days before
and i could have them every two hours all intravenously
'why didn't someone tell me' i asked
'it is a govt law that the patient must ask for pain medications' says he
so every two hours i asked and received
i did drag my 'tree' that holds the drip stuff around to get some exercise
and wonderd about the patients passed out all the time in their beds
'we didn't give you anything as you were asleep when we came in'

well the morning of the fifth day i actually drank some coffee
and tried to eat some food

and as the swelling was going down
i discovered a shard of a tooth that had been removed a month before
sticking up from the gums right where the pain was
i was finally released that afternoon
so as i get dressed to work my way out of there
i discovered that in changing the sheets the ladies had also grabbed my white t-shirt
and taken it to the laundry
so i put my hospital gown back on
and said goodbye to all the nurses

and got in my car to go back to the dental clinic to have the shard removed

three miles down the road and my front tire blew out
so i turned around and changed the tire to the do-nut
with cars honking and smiles at the sight i must have presented
(maybe one escaped from the cuckoos nest)
thinking to limp into town and see about some tires

suddenly the guy that i had bought firewood from last year stops and says he has a brand new set of the same tire
and a gismo to change the rims he will sell me at a discount
all i need to do is go to the dental clinic and proceed to his house then on to mine
no shard new tires and a hospital gown (probably get a bill for $20,000 for it)
so off i go to meet the wizard skipping along merrily when i get about 5 miles further along
the do-nut blows out too
well it took the rest of the day to get a whole set of tires (not from the firewood guy
as i had to limp back into town on the do-nut rim)

anyway finally road ready again i came home with my mouth still hurting
and tried to sleep but kept sitting up waiting for morning to go to the clinic
as the shard was wobbling around with my tongue working it
i grabbed a pair of tweezers and just yanked it out myself

a little blood but the pain stopped cold
that was a week ago and i haven't had any pain yet
and with the help of some friends that surrounded me like a quarterback
i have a new dentist that is willing to pull the remaining teeth
so i can get those choppers i have wanted for 2 years

what does this have to do with the spray booth you might ask
once i felt better it was back to work
and i completed the paneling and did a ceiling and paneled it too
Sky Cloud Wood Rectangle Grass


the last 3 days i have been framing a temporary roof over it
that slants for water runoff
Sky Cloud Shade Wood Plant


all hurricane clipped to keep the wind from taking it off
Plant Wood Land lot Tree Sky


the wind was not helping at all as it was howling everyday
so until this morning the corrugated tin had to wait to be put on
which i did before dawn as soon as i could see out there
and the wind started again
Plant Window Building Vehicle Wood


as a way of keeping the birds and critters and the wind from lifting this temp roof off
i 'skirted' the opening between it and the main booth and used screws thru-out
like a back-up hurricane clip system
Sky Wood Shade Tree Facade


so i can simply unscrews it at some later date and have a flat shelf area there for storage
when i get to continue on the shop walls again
and can do a truss roof there finally

well here it is finally sealed up ready for the doors i will make and blog about soon too
Sky Cloud Shade Wood Building


then on to the interior appointments lights fumes extractor fan
and swing shelves for drying cab doors or flat stock

ooh …. in answer to the question
this is all made out of WOOD - LOL
God bless you Patron, hang in there and keep fighting forward. Been going through tough trials also, just different, some health issues too. Looks great what you've got going, keep at it.
 

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#170 ·
odyssey - some up some down

Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide …... oh wait, that was homers tale

this is mine

applied for food stamps and medicaid and energy help

got $32 in food stamps …...........buddy came home for a month so he got it all in food + -
got a card for medicaid, supposed to pay for medicare but nothing this month yet, same old SS +
got $160 onetime energy help $56 to electric, waiting for propane

my computer had a meltdown -
put in the disks it came with
it gave it a lobotomy wouldn't even turn on
everything from 5 years gone -
went to apple geek squad ($216)
they did save the pictures +
nothing else works -
talked for two full days with the geek squad and satellite provider
while the geek rummaged thru my computer on the net, nada -
i have to buy a new one they say -
have to bring up my 2 email accounts and LJ's in little windows
and 'refresh' one or the other to see what's current, no notices anymore -
very slow and frustrating -

went to the dentist, had the last teeth pulled +
"keep those teeth handy, i have to write a post dated check
if they won't accept it in the office, you can put them back in
till i come back with some money" (they took the check) +

with the help of some good friends
i decided to paint the new shop floor, it is delaminating slowly (OSB - wafferwood)
this is the third paint job, and will be it's third winter without a roof -

got kind of down so i did what i do in those circumstances, i baked a cake +

got windfall from a loan i had helped a friend with +
decided to build more shop walls (after catching up on bills) +

here is thursdays work, it is just the studs (2Ă—6), as it is 20' x 12' +
Cloud Sky Wood Road surface Tree


after i got it up on the sawhorses i added some 2Ă—4's i had
to rise and straighten with the wall as it would come up
and went to raise it, and promptly had a pain in my back -
Vehicle Road surface Wood Tree Building


so i came back inside and had some cake +
and called the rental guys about the wall jacks i heard they rented
'we sold them 6 months ago' try tony's rentals, nada -
so i went back out and found more 2Ă—4's
and slowly got it up +
Cloud Sky Wood Building Shade


then went back to the store for more 2Ă—6's for fridays work +
this time i knew what worked and what didn't +
so this morning i started another 20'x12' section
the following is the process i learned
4 - 2Ă—4x8' was what i used
these pics are pretty self explanatory
just need to keep moving them from angled to upright
and taking of the other two and re-nailing them at an angle
and pushing the wall one side first till the angled one comes in and is straight up
and removing the loose one to be used as the next angled one again
(this can be very 'iffy' as they only have one 16D nail to the stud
so be careful to stand between studs in case it comes crashing down)
so they can pivot to their straight up position again
Sky Wood Slope Tree Composite material


Sky Slope Plant Tree Asphalt


Sky Slope Tree Composite material Landscape


Sky Tree Plant Shade Wood


Sky Tree Wood Composite material Landscape


Sky Shade Wood Tree Composite material


Sky Wood Outdoor furniture Shade Tree


break time, drink water, check the mail, and see what's going on on LJ's
while i cool of from the heat, it is like working in a hot frying pan
with the white floor reflecting the sun, ok back to work +
more of the same
Sky Wood Shade Slope Snow


Sky Wood Shade Slope Outdoor furniture


Sky Shade Wood Slope Composite material


Sky Wood Shade Composite material Bridge


now to use some PT 2Ă—4x12' (they will be used to brace under the floor later) +
Sky Wood Shade Outdoor furniture Slope


here i use one of the 8' 2Ă—4's to push up with
being careful to stay out side the 12' line
in case it comes crashing +
Sky Tree Slope Composite material Landscape


time for breakfast (after 2 weeks of drinking food
i can gum it now if i cut it up small) +

so while eating there is a knock at the shop door
and it is a house sitting neighbor stopped to see what i was doing
(or maybe to get in the picture that followed)
i gave him a level while i nailed braces +
then he left

thank you lawrence ! +
he uses my existing shop from time to time
when he has a project to do
Sky Composite material Landscape Slope Shade


as you can see all the trimmers for sills and headers
and the headers themselves had to be added later
from the ladder
(after the last of the cake) +
Cloud Sky Wood Facade Composite material


so thats where it stands now +
ready for paneling outside
(michael didn't show for that, i wonder why ?)

the wind came up so i quit for the day
will see about the last few jack studs tomorrow
and maybe the end wall if i can afford it

thank you all for looking
and especially my buds here
that send PM's to check up on me

i am just working thru all this
one day at a time

enjoy
and be safe !
 

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#171 ·
odyssey - some up some down

Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide …... oh wait, that was homers tale

this is mine

applied for food stamps and medicaid and energy help

got $32 in food stamps …...........buddy came home for a month so he got it all in food + -
got a card for medicaid, supposed to pay for medicare but nothing this month yet, same old SS +
got $160 onetime energy help $56 to electric, waiting for propane

my computer had a meltdown -
put in the disks it came with
it gave it a lobotomy wouldn't even turn on
everything from 5 years gone -
went to apple geek squad ($216)
they did save the pictures +
nothing else works -
talked for two full days with the geek squad and satellite provider
while the geek rummaged thru my computer on the net, nada -
i have to buy a new one they say -
have to bring up my 2 email accounts and LJ's in little windows
and 'refresh' one or the other to see what's current, no notices anymore -
very slow and frustrating -

went to the dentist, had the last teeth pulled +
"keep those teeth handy, i have to write a post dated check
if they won't accept it in the office, you can put them back in
till i come back with some money" (they took the check) +

with the help of some good friends
i decided to paint the new shop floor, it is delaminating slowly (OSB - wafferwood)
this is the third paint job, and will be it's third winter without a roof -

got kind of down so i did what i do in those circumstances, i baked a cake +

got windfall from a loan i had helped a friend with +
decided to build more shop walls (after catching up on bills) +

here is thursdays work, it is just the studs (2Ă—6), as it is 20' x 12' +
Cloud Sky Wood Road surface Tree


after i got it up on the sawhorses i added some 2Ă—4's i had
to rise and straighten with the wall as it would come up
and went to raise it, and promptly had a pain in my back -
Vehicle Road surface Wood Tree Building


so i came back inside and had some cake +
and called the rental guys about the wall jacks i heard they rented
'we sold them 6 months ago' try tony's rentals, nada -
so i went back out and found more 2Ă—4's
and slowly got it up +
Cloud Sky Wood Building Shade


then went back to the store for more 2Ă—6's for fridays work +
this time i knew what worked and what didn't +
so this morning i started another 20'x12' section
the following is the process i learned
4 - 2Ă—4x8' was what i used
these pics are pretty self explanatory
just need to keep moving them from angled to upright
and taking of the other two and re-nailing them at an angle
and pushing the wall one side first till the angled one comes in and is straight up
and removing the loose one to be used as the next angled one again
(this can be very 'iffy' as they only have one 16D nail to the stud
so be careful to stand between studs in case it comes crashing down)
so they can pivot to their straight up position again
Sky Wood Slope Tree Composite material


Sky Slope Plant Tree Asphalt


Sky Slope Tree Composite material Landscape


Sky Tree Plant Shade Wood


Sky Tree Wood Composite material Landscape


Sky Shade Wood Tree Composite material


Sky Wood Outdoor furniture Shade Tree


break time, drink water, check the mail, and see what's going on on LJ's
while i cool of from the heat, it is like working in a hot frying pan
with the white floor reflecting the sun, ok back to work +
more of the same
Sky Wood Shade Slope Snow


Sky Wood Shade Slope Outdoor furniture


Sky Shade Wood Slope Composite material


Sky Wood Shade Composite material Bridge


now to use some PT 2Ă—4x12' (they will be used to brace under the floor later) +
Sky Wood Shade Outdoor furniture Slope


here i use one of the 8' 2Ă—4's to push up with
being careful to stay out side the 12' line
in case it comes crashing +
Sky Tree Slope Composite material Landscape


time for breakfast (after 2 weeks of drinking food
i can gum it now if i cut it up small) +

so while eating there is a knock at the shop door
and it is a house sitting neighbor stopped to see what i was doing
(or maybe to get in the picture that followed)
i gave him a level while i nailed braces +
then he left

thank you lawrence ! +
he uses my existing shop from time to time
when he has a project to do
Sky Composite material Landscape Slope Shade


as you can see all the trimmers for sills and headers
and the headers themselves had to be added later
from the ladder
(after the last of the cake) +
Cloud Sky Wood Facade Composite material


so thats where it stands now +
ready for paneling outside
(michael didn't show for that, i wonder why ?)

the wind came up so i quit for the day
will see about the last few jack studs tomorrow
and maybe the end wall if i can afford it

thank you all for looking
and especially my buds here
that send PM's to check up on me

i am just working thru all this
one day at a time

enjoy
and be safe !
Glad to see you making progress on the shop….
That and muddling through life's travails!!!

Keep your spirits high….
As you plod along!!!
 

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#199 ·
moving on and up

since my last post about the shop walls
i managed to get an end wall up +
Sky Wood Body of water Landscape Fence


Sky Wood Beam Composite material Bridge


then got a call we all don't want to hear
my daughter saida had passed away

here she is as a young girl
Forehead Nose Cheek Skin Lip


and in high school
Clothing Hair Smile Lip Hairstyle


and what she became known for in portland oregon where she lived
one of the first real goth people
she loved to find old victorian clothes
and dress the part in her everyday life
with hats and full make-up
like a silent movie queen
Wig Art Flower Cg artwork Fashion design


Painting Headgear Art Fashion design Costume design


she is the only girl i had
i will miss talking with and seeing her
TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER LORD, PLEASE

her friends there are having a memorial concert and event this october 10th
and are going to write her name on a goth/punk wall there
to remember her by

i would like to thank all my LJ buds
that have written me thru all this
and given me the time and support
i needed while dealing with this
all the paperwork and cremation has been taken care of
and i will be sent her ashes next week
and take them to the mountain she was born on
outside of taos new mexico in a teepee
delivered by my mother

BLESS YOU ALL !

on other events
the shop is now 'walls up' +
Sky Wood Composite material Facade Shade


and just braced for now
but i have the weekend to tie them all together with top plates
and do the last of the blocking and headers
the material for that is on my rack on the car now
in the morning i will get to it (it is raining out this evening)
and attach the primary wall back to the existing house wall
with some lag bolts
and do a lower course of OSB paneling then
to secure them for the winter
as the diagonal bracing is not enough for the winds we get here
when the storms hit

after a long dry summer
we finally got some real rain here
and for the first time ever all my tanks are full - 4,750 gallons of water ! +
and i have three cords of firewood stacked on my covered porch +
just one to go next weekend

for once in 14 years i am ready for winter early
and plan to get on with some shop work again

thank you for looking
be safe
and enjoy
 

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#200 ·
moving on and up

since my last post about the shop walls
i managed to get an end wall up +
Sky Wood Body of water Landscape Fence


Sky Wood Beam Composite material Bridge


then got a call we all don't want to hear
my daughter saida had passed away

here she is as a young girl
Forehead Nose Cheek Skin Lip


and in high school
Clothing Hair Smile Lip Hairstyle


and what she became known for in portland oregon where she lived
one of the first real goth people
she loved to find old victorian clothes
and dress the part in her everyday life
with hats and full make-up
like a silent movie queen
Wig Art Flower Cg artwork Fashion design


Painting Headgear Art Fashion design Costume design


she is the only girl i had
i will miss talking with and seeing her
TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER LORD, PLEASE

her friends there are having a memorial concert and event this october 10th
and are going to write her name on a goth/punk wall there
to remember her by

i would like to thank all my LJ buds
that have written me thru all this
and given me the time and support
i needed while dealing with this
all the paperwork and cremation has been taken care of
and i will be sent her ashes next week
and take them to the mountain she was born on
outside of taos new mexico in a teepee
delivered by my mother

BLESS YOU ALL !

on other events
the shop is now 'walls up' +
Sky Wood Composite material Facade Shade


and just braced for now
but i have the weekend to tie them all together with top plates
and do the last of the blocking and headers
the material for that is on my rack on the car now
in the morning i will get to it (it is raining out this evening)
and attach the primary wall back to the existing house wall
with some lag bolts
and do a lower course of OSB paneling then
to secure them for the winter
as the diagonal bracing is not enough for the winds we get here
when the storms hit

after a long dry summer
we finally got some real rain here
and for the first time ever all my tanks are full - 4,750 gallons of water ! +
and i have three cords of firewood stacked on my covered porch +
just one to go next weekend

for once in 14 years i am ready for winter early
and plan to get on with some shop work again

thank you for looking
be safe
and enjoy
What a beautiful daughter! I am so sorry for your loss. It is unimaginable. I haven't spent much time looking around here my friend and I didn't know of any of this until now. I don't know what to say except my heart goes out to you. What a lovely life.

Take care. Sheila
 

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#248 ·
just sheeting around the shop

well the other day i went out and did some sheeting on the end of the shop
but came in and passed out on the bed when the wind almost blew me off the ladder

got up to go clean up and put the tools away
and got back to it after all as the wind had shifted
managed to put up 3 panels
by then it was dark and i fought the panels to get them right
as the light disappeared
clamps levers and brute force
i couldn't really see how it came out
but trusted things were OK from the flash picture
Rectangle Tints and shades Font Pattern Fence


Wood Building Floor Door Rectangle


the next morning i was surprised it was right on !
Sky Shade Material property Urban design Real estate


went to work on my job in santa fe
and got off early one afternoon
and finished that course first
Sky Wood Composite material Facade Landscape


and did the other end wall one course
Sky Wood Tree Water Fence


working off my 40' extension ladder across the main floor beams
with some planking laid on them
Track Plant Railway Wood Slope


well the wind again so time to invent a helping hand
to hold the sheets as i got them in place to nail them
(ever try to hold up a 4Ă—8 sheet with both hands
and bend over to get the nail gun)

slip sliding away

so my helpers a bottom tapered scrap screwed to a scrap piece of OSB
Sky Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank


and screwed to the middle stud loose and higher than needed
so i could have it held from tipping off the ledge while i got things right to nail it
there was very little romm here on the floor so another stop to hold the bottom too
both moved to the next panel ready to take the sheet there
Wood Door Window Building Fixture


Table Wood Road surface Tints and shades Brick


then today saturday
i got to the main long wall
the bottom panels are ripped short to catch the main beam and the bottoms of all the framing studs
so all the next ones are full width
Sky Wood Tree Water Fence


(when i get to the top i will have a full sheet there to catch the trusses
without bird blocks)
and a precut seat for the truss tails to drop into
making it easier than trying to get them right on centers
wobbling around that high up in the void
Sky Wood Rectangle Brick Composite material


that sheet will also nail to the tops of the studs and catch the trusses too
the whole thing acting like hurricane metal clips (which i do use to just in case)
to hold things to the main beams all the way up to the truss
so it stays solid as the wind here tries to take everything away

so for now here is where it is at
(thats an 8' ladder leaning against the wall)
as the bracing came off for the walls
(they are PT treated
i temp nailed them to the floor posts until i get there to place them and bolt
them in a crisscross pattern to stabilize the floor
Plant Sky Wood Composite material Rectangle


Sky Wood Slope Rectangle Composite material


and it is still saturday
tune in for the exiting sequel coming soon
getting the full sheets all the way up to over the top plates

have a great weekend
and thank you all for looking
i do hope some of this might help someone
in their own building challenges
 

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#249 ·
just sheeting around the shop

well the other day i went out and did some sheeting on the end of the shop
but came in and passed out on the bed when the wind almost blew me off the ladder

got up to go clean up and put the tools away
and got back to it after all as the wind had shifted
managed to put up 3 panels
by then it was dark and i fought the panels to get them right
as the light disappeared
clamps levers and brute force
i couldn't really see how it came out
but trusted things were OK from the flash picture
Rectangle Tints and shades Font Pattern Fence


Wood Building Floor Door Rectangle


the next morning i was surprised it was right on !
Sky Shade Material property Urban design Real estate


went to work on my job in santa fe
and got off early one afternoon
and finished that course first
Sky Wood Composite material Facade Landscape


and did the other end wall one course
Sky Wood Tree Water Fence


working off my 40' extension ladder across the main floor beams
with some planking laid on them
Track Plant Railway Wood Slope


well the wind again so time to invent a helping hand
to hold the sheets as i got them in place to nail them
(ever try to hold up a 4Ă—8 sheet with both hands
and bend over to get the nail gun)

slip sliding away

so my helpers a bottom tapered scrap screwed to a scrap piece of OSB
Sky Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank


and screwed to the middle stud loose and higher than needed
so i could have it held from tipping off the ledge while i got things right to nail it
there was very little romm here on the floor so another stop to hold the bottom too
both moved to the next panel ready to take the sheet there
Wood Door Window Building Fixture


Table Wood Road surface Tints and shades Brick


then today saturday
i got to the main long wall
the bottom panels are ripped short to catch the main beam and the bottoms of all the framing studs
so all the next ones are full width
Sky Wood Tree Water Fence


(when i get to the top i will have a full sheet there to catch the trusses
without bird blocks)
and a precut seat for the truss tails to drop into
making it easier than trying to get them right on centers
wobbling around that high up in the void
Sky Wood Rectangle Brick Composite material


that sheet will also nail to the tops of the studs and catch the trusses too
the whole thing acting like hurricane metal clips (which i do use to just in case)
to hold things to the main beams all the way up to the truss
so it stays solid as the wind here tries to take everything away

so for now here is where it is at
(thats an 8' ladder leaning against the wall)
as the bracing came off for the walls
(they are PT treated
i temp nailed them to the floor posts until i get there to place them and bolt
them in a crisscross pattern to stabilize the floor
Plant Sky Wood Composite material Rectangle


Sky Wood Slope Rectangle Composite material


and it is still saturday
tune in for the exiting sequel coming soon
getting the full sheets all the way up to over the top plates

have a great weekend
and thank you all for looking
i do hope some of this might help someone
in their own building challenges
Lookin' good David! Every time I see some one handling sheets by themselves, I think about a sheet rocker i met 35 years ago. We were remodeling a dining room and bar on graveyard and they ere open during the day. The state would never allow that today. A dining room without a ceiling; basically a construction site! Anyway, the sheet rocker was nailing 12' 5/8 rock on the ceiling about 14 or 16 feet high on a scaffolding by himself!!! You guys are tough!
 

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#295 ·
hey kids - its howdedodit time

in our last episode
we left off here
Plant Sky Wood Composite material Rectangle


the sunday turned windy and cold
so all i got done was some temp staging
to see about working up high
and a couple of evening home early got some panels up
Wood Building Sky Composite material Facade


the next weekend was a wash too
wind and no work on the walls
i don't mind some wind
but when it is up to speed
the panels can fly quickly while i am raising them
so i wait

went to work that week
and took wed and thur off
to continue paneling
wed. was howling wind
thurs was one of the worst storms in some time here
rain galore
Cloud Sky Atmosphere Plant Tree


back to work fri and sat
got the lady more or less happy by then
when she hired me she asked when i would be done
and how much would it cost

"when you are as broke as i am
we are done"

guess we hit that sat no work for a bit yet
as she recoups

so today sunday got up early and went at it
raising the panels on the skids i made for them
me up on the scaffold with a rope tied to a clamp
on the middle of the panel and hauling it up
Sky Wood Outdoor furniture Composite material Shade


then placing it up under the top holder
and over and behind the two bottom ones
(think sliding cab doors where the top track is deeper
tan the bottom one)
they are left open plenty so i can jump the panel up
and slide it around easily where i could leave it be
even with the wind while i got my nail gun
Sky Window Wood Shade Ladder


then move the 'helpers' to the next place
and keep on going
adding a metal 'z' strip between courses
to keep out any rain running down the panels

the 'mexican scaffolds' are prety simple
a triangle of OSB (in this case)
and two 2Ă—4'2 in a corner configuration
screwed to the wall top and bottom
with the planking screwed to the tops
to keep them from twisting and racking
they are very solid when placed this way
and can be moved rather easily
Wood Tints and shades Leisure Brick Roof


with a leg to the ground up in the inside corner
with a metal steak as a backup so they don't slide on the ground

the top panel was about where i could reach it from the scaffold so i had to figure
how to hold it up there too as i could just reach the top plate to nail it
without re-setting the scaffolds higher
so i made some 'helpers' that came from the sides
(again these are not flat to the panels
but have a loose space behind them
so the panel can be placed easily
then dropped down on the tapered back lower 'helpers'
that seats the panel where it belongs
Sky Brick Building material Composite material Rectangle


as the top of the panels was a foot over the top plate
and pre-notched for the truss tails to drop into
and with a heel riser in them to nail to as the ceiling cord sits on the top plates
this ties all the floor support beams the wall studs and the joists together like hurricane clips
so the whole structure is connected from the base to the roof
without a seam at the roof line where the trusses are toenailed to the top plate
as in conventional framing
the sheets are run across the studs
and every course staggered (like bricks)
to keep all the wall in one solid unit

well i had to move the staging this afternoon
when i got half the wall done
Sky Cloud Facade Brick Brickwork


and it is ready for tomorrow to finish that long wall
Building Sky Wood Window Slope


so for now this is it for today
tools are put away
the sky is darkening with rain clouds now
i might work on it or not tomorrow
we'll just have to see how it goes
Sky Building Land lot Wood Window


as always thank you for looking
be safe
and enjoy your holiday
 

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#296 ·
hey kids - its howdedodit time

in our last episode
we left off here
Plant Sky Wood Composite material Rectangle


the sunday turned windy and cold
so all i got done was some temp staging
to see about working up high
and a couple of evening home early got some panels up
Wood Building Sky Composite material Facade


the next weekend was a wash too
wind and no work on the walls
i don't mind some wind
but when it is up to speed
the panels can fly quickly while i am raising them
so i wait

went to work that week
and took wed and thur off
to continue paneling
wed. was howling wind
thurs was one of the worst storms in some time here
rain galore
Cloud Sky Atmosphere Plant Tree


back to work fri and sat
got the lady more or less happy by then
when she hired me she asked when i would be done
and how much would it cost

"when you are as broke as i am
we are done"

guess we hit that sat no work for a bit yet
as she recoups

so today sunday got up early and went at it
raising the panels on the skids i made for them
me up on the scaffold with a rope tied to a clamp
on the middle of the panel and hauling it up
Sky Wood Outdoor furniture Composite material Shade


then placing it up under the top holder
and over and behind the two bottom ones
(think sliding cab doors where the top track is deeper
tan the bottom one)
they are left open plenty so i can jump the panel up
and slide it around easily where i could leave it be
even with the wind while i got my nail gun
Sky Window Wood Shade Ladder


then move the 'helpers' to the next place
and keep on going
adding a metal 'z' strip between courses
to keep out any rain running down the panels

the 'mexican scaffolds' are prety simple
a triangle of OSB (in this case)
and two 2Ă—4'2 in a corner configuration
screwed to the wall top and bottom
with the planking screwed to the tops
to keep them from twisting and racking
they are very solid when placed this way
and can be moved rather easily
Wood Tints and shades Leisure Brick Roof


with a leg to the ground up in the inside corner
with a metal steak as a backup so they don't slide on the ground

the top panel was about where i could reach it from the scaffold so i had to figure
how to hold it up there too as i could just reach the top plate to nail it
without re-setting the scaffolds higher
so i made some 'helpers' that came from the sides
(again these are not flat to the panels
but have a loose space behind them
so the panel can be placed easily
then dropped down on the tapered back lower 'helpers'
that seats the panel where it belongs
Sky Brick Building material Composite material Rectangle


as the top of the panels was a foot over the top plate
and pre-notched for the truss tails to drop into
and with a heel riser in them to nail to as the ceiling cord sits on the top plates
this ties all the floor support beams the wall studs and the joists together like hurricane clips
so the whole structure is connected from the base to the roof
without a seam at the roof line where the trusses are toenailed to the top plate
as in conventional framing
the sheets are run across the studs
and every course staggered (like bricks)
to keep all the wall in one solid unit

well i had to move the staging this afternoon
when i got half the wall done
Sky Cloud Facade Brick Brickwork


and it is ready for tomorrow to finish that long wall
Building Sky Wood Window Slope


so for now this is it for today
tools are put away
the sky is darkening with rain clouds now
i might work on it or not tomorrow
we'll just have to see how it goes
Sky Building Land lot Wood Window


as always thank you for looking
be safe
and enjoy your holiday
David, Why not get the guy that took the picture of you up on the scaffold to help?
 

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#328 ·
mas or menos (very high up)

on the last time i got as far as this
Sky Building Land lot Wood Window


since then i finished the long wall
Wood Shade Grass Sky Rectangle


and took the scaffolding down
Sky Cloud Building Land lot House


to be ready for the end
where it is the highest part of the build
the floor of the shop is almost 8' off the ground
sloping away from the wall
i had one course of paneling there
from floor up
and some rips from where i needed to catch the beam
and span the floor and catch the lower sections of the studs
so the top panel would catch the top of the studs
and tie them into the truss ends
(they will have a riser block there
so i can insulate with R-38 without squeezing it to 3 1/2"

so that strip went into the end wall for that reason
Cloud Sky Water Wood Fence


then proceeds on normal like the others
and will tie the studs to the dropped end truss
(a dropped truss is 3 1/2" lower so 'lookouts' can rest on it
coming from the first regular truss next in line to it
so there is the same overhang all around for rain

the weather has been on and off so not as much as i hoped got done
yesterday and part of today i got caught up in some other stuff
but with that out of the way managed to get back on the wall
and almost got it finished
Sky Building Water Composite material Wood


it was getting dark and i was getting tired
so this is it for now till tomorrow morning when i should be done quickly
only 2 + sheets then take the scaffold down
Sky Wood Facade Building Landscape


the square corners on this and the other end
will be trimmed to match the roof angle
when they are in place
they don't have triangular webbing
but straight up and down 'jack studs'
to nail too like the wal itself
as they rest on the top plates so don't need the span support

i want to thank everyone
for all the kind comments left on these blogs
it keeps me upbeat and energized working out how to keep going

allot of this is standard building procedures
it is just a challenge to find ways to do it alone

have a good weekend
and be safe
 

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#329 ·
mas or menos (very high up)

on the last time i got as far as this
Sky Building Land lot Wood Window


since then i finished the long wall
Wood Shade Grass Sky Rectangle


and took the scaffolding down
Sky Cloud Building Land lot House


to be ready for the end
where it is the highest part of the build
the floor of the shop is almost 8' off the ground
sloping away from the wall
i had one course of paneling there
from floor up
and some rips from where i needed to catch the beam
and span the floor and catch the lower sections of the studs
so the top panel would catch the top of the studs
and tie them into the truss ends
(they will have a riser block there
so i can insulate with R-38 without squeezing it to 3 1/2"

so that strip went into the end wall for that reason
Cloud Sky Water Wood Fence


then proceeds on normal like the others
and will tie the studs to the dropped end truss
(a dropped truss is 3 1/2" lower so 'lookouts' can rest on it
coming from the first regular truss next in line to it
so there is the same overhang all around for rain

the weather has been on and off so not as much as i hoped got done
yesterday and part of today i got caught up in some other stuff
but with that out of the way managed to get back on the wall
and almost got it finished
Sky Building Water Composite material Wood


it was getting dark and i was getting tired
so this is it for now till tomorrow morning when i should be done quickly
only 2 + sheets then take the scaffold down
Sky Wood Facade Building Landscape


the square corners on this and the other end
will be trimmed to match the roof angle
when they are in place
they don't have triangular webbing
but straight up and down 'jack studs'
to nail too like the wal itself
as they rest on the top plates so don't need the span support

i want to thank everyone
for all the kind comments left on these blogs
it keeps me upbeat and energized working out how to keep going

allot of this is standard building procedures
it is just a challenge to find ways to do it alone

have a good weekend
and be safe
Excellent work and great progress. What are the temperatures like? Here (Chicago area) it's been near freezing at night and mid 50's during the day… does the temp affect you, or does the wind and rain slow your progress?
 

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#364 ·
holiday odyssey - grading time

since we were last here on the shop build the end wall was going up
Sky Wood Building Facade Landscape


things were moseying along pretty good
i even got the drop end peak done
with the cutouts for the overhang lookouts
and the scaffolding taken down - A+
Sky Building Shade Wood Brick


so i made a 'drawing board' to start the trusses
with stop blocks and templates for all the web cuts -A+
Wood Floor Flooring Composite material Brick


and made one from it 30' long
Wood Slope Flooring Brickwork Shade


i had looked on the net for all the info i could find
and came across this picture of trusses of different types
for different length of spans
looking at this with my geometric eye
i noticed the roof rails were divided into 3
and the ceiling rail into 5
and as it could span up to 60' (called a double fink)
mine at 30' i deducted should be 2 times better ! lol
(i did get a bid of $2,500 for 19 trusses - ouch !)
Font Art Symmetry Electric blue Circle

so thats what i did
and devised a way to raise it all by my macho manly self - D-
struggling it up a ladder end after end
and hanging it by a rope there a foot at a time
got it all the way up to the top plate
when the wind spun it and now flat
it snapped in half - F-
Sky Wood Composite material Floor Gas


well that did it for the roof then
when i got a call from a lady i had known briefly over the years
that had helped deliver my daughter

she was coming to new mexico to have some medical things done
and blah blah blah lets get together A+
she needed a ticket from hawaii
so off i go to daniels in colorado
and paneled his new sauna room
with aromatic red cedar
(bet you thought i'd never mention wood again)
it was T&G milled and had lots of wows in it
so i did it patchwork block by block - B+
Brown Wood Floor Wood stain Flooring


i rushed home and got the ticket
(nothing ventured - nothing gained)
and worrying about the house being to cold
(buddy had torn out the insulation under the bathroom plumbing) - D-
went down and made the last skirt under the house
(cement framing paneling) just in time for my lady to arrive - A+
Water Wood Building House Wall


i expected her to need time to acclimate to the altitude and weather
but started noticing that all she was doing was laying in bed
and smoking medical m and watching tv - F-

well i now have the honor of being the biggest ….... on the planet - A+
what did it for me was that she wanted me to leave my home to her kids in my will (bye bye)

well back to colorado for some more work then
this time to make a silk bedroom from a sows ear - B-
a real beat up old mining house up there
worked over thru the years so it was still barely standing

got that done and came home to rest
in time for the new year
and final grading for last year
(overall i got an A- in determination)

so today i went out to the shop and fixed the broken truss
cutting off the gusset plate that was nailed and glued on
sanding and replacing them - B+
Planer Wood Gas Machine Auto part


Wood Flooring Wood stain Hardwood Natural material


they were nailed with ring shank coated nails
so i used a diamond wheel to cut them flush first
so as not to tear the sanding paper)
Brown Wood Beige Floor Grey


Wood Tool Plane Hardwood Auto part


making new plates for them i was getting all fired up with the fix
and got them nice and clean again
and nailed them down good this time
with lots of titebond II - A+
Wood Triangle Font Hardwood Artifact


only to discover that the nailer had 16 d nails in the tip
in front of the 6 d ones i loaded it with
when it was nailed solid to the floor LOL - F+
Table Wood Floor Plank Hardwood


after a good laugh i finished it and did the patron stress test on it
placing it on blocks each end and bouncing up and down on it
(only managed to measure 1/8" deflection overall in 30')
Wood Floor Flooring Composite material Building material


not bad for an old man HA !

so tomorrow i will make more as i went and got 20 - 2Ă—4x20
Tire Wheel Car Vehicle Sky


and wait for the block and tackle i ordered
on a 20' pole i will place in the middle of the floor
braced to the spray booth walls
and my neighbor as the lift guy
me on my ladders getting the ends into their slots
to get them up to the top plate - A?

all in all i feel pretty good now again
a new year a new dream
(i celebrated new years with a gallon of chocolate ice cream
and a quart of prune juice - just some sips)
a new challenge - A+

thanks for dropping in
and have a great one yourself
 

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#365 ·
holiday odyssey - grading time

since we were last here on the shop build the end wall was going up
Sky Wood Building Facade Landscape


things were moseying along pretty good
i even got the drop end peak done
with the cutouts for the overhang lookouts
and the scaffolding taken down - A+
Sky Building Shade Wood Brick


so i made a 'drawing board' to start the trusses
with stop blocks and templates for all the web cuts -A+
Wood Floor Flooring Composite material Brick


and made one from it 30' long
Wood Slope Flooring Brickwork Shade


i had looked on the net for all the info i could find
and came across this picture of trusses of different types
for different length of spans
looking at this with my geometric eye
i noticed the roof rails were divided into 3
and the ceiling rail into 5
and as it could span up to 60' (called a double fink)
mine at 30' i deducted should be 2 times better ! lol
(i did get a bid of $2,500 for 19 trusses - ouch !)
Font Art Symmetry Electric blue Circle

so thats what i did
and devised a way to raise it all by my macho manly self - D-
struggling it up a ladder end after end
and hanging it by a rope there a foot at a time
got it all the way up to the top plate
when the wind spun it and now flat
it snapped in half - F-
Sky Wood Composite material Floor Gas


well that did it for the roof then
when i got a call from a lady i had known briefly over the years
that had helped deliver my daughter

she was coming to new mexico to have some medical things done
and blah blah blah lets get together A+
she needed a ticket from hawaii
so off i go to daniels in colorado
and paneled his new sauna room
with aromatic red cedar
(bet you thought i'd never mention wood again)
it was T&G milled and had lots of wows in it
so i did it patchwork block by block - B+
Brown Wood Floor Wood stain Flooring


i rushed home and got the ticket
(nothing ventured - nothing gained)
and worrying about the house being to cold
(buddy had torn out the insulation under the bathroom plumbing) - D-
went down and made the last skirt under the house
(cement framing paneling) just in time for my lady to arrive - A+
Water Wood Building House Wall


i expected her to need time to acclimate to the altitude and weather
but started noticing that all she was doing was laying in bed
and smoking medical m and watching tv - F-

well i now have the honor of being the biggest ….... on the planet - A+
what did it for me was that she wanted me to leave my home to her kids in my will (bye bye)

well back to colorado for some more work then
this time to make a silk bedroom from a sows ear - B-
a real beat up old mining house up there
worked over thru the years so it was still barely standing

got that done and came home to rest
in time for the new year
and final grading for last year
(overall i got an A- in determination)

so today i went out to the shop and fixed the broken truss
cutting off the gusset plate that was nailed and glued on
sanding and replacing them - B+
Planer Wood Gas Machine Auto part


Wood Flooring Wood stain Hardwood Natural material


they were nailed with ring shank coated nails
so i used a diamond wheel to cut them flush first
so as not to tear the sanding paper)
Brown Wood Beige Floor Grey


Wood Tool Plane Hardwood Auto part


making new plates for them i was getting all fired up with the fix
and got them nice and clean again
and nailed them down good this time
with lots of titebond II - A+
Wood Triangle Font Hardwood Artifact


only to discover that the nailer had 16 d nails in the tip
in front of the 6 d ones i loaded it with
when it was nailed solid to the floor LOL - F+
Table Wood Floor Plank Hardwood


after a good laugh i finished it and did the patron stress test on it
placing it on blocks each end and bouncing up and down on it
(only managed to measure 1/8" deflection overall in 30')
Wood Floor Flooring Composite material Building material


not bad for an old man HA !

so tomorrow i will make more as i went and got 20 - 2Ă—4x20
Tire Wheel Car Vehicle Sky


and wait for the block and tackle i ordered
on a 20' pole i will place in the middle of the floor
braced to the spray booth walls
and my neighbor as the lift guy
me on my ladders getting the ends into their slots
to get them up to the top plate - A?

all in all i feel pretty good now again
a new year a new dream
(i celebrated new years with a gallon of chocolate ice cream
and a quart of prune juice - just some sips)
a new challenge - A+

thanks for dropping in
and have a great one yourself
That's quite an adventure you got going on there David…..lot's of ups and downs…..sounds like you're on the right path now…..you got the determination! That load of lumber on the car brings back some memories…....my grandpa and I used to make lumber runs like that…...

Carry on!
 

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#396 ·
scotty, beam me down a skyhook, please

.... or even a tractor beam ….

and of course he said ….

'not now we have all the shields up
and no power to spare
you are on your own'

oh well
guess i'll see what i can do myself
the last blog we were here
i fixed the broken truss
and then made 2 new ones

had to wait for a block and tackle i ordered
got it finally but it had a very thin rope on it
so i got some 3/8" line for it
anyway here is what i did with it

make a 20' tall 'mast' 2 -2Ă—6 x 20'
and a 'shoe' for it in the center of the shop floor
Sky Shade Wood Beam Roof


Sky Wood Shade Beam Floor


i needed to stand it up without having it fall over there
so i put braces that walked with it as it was coming up
and just had faith it would work till i could screw them to the floor
Sky Wood Tower Composite material Triangle


it was obvious it needed a boom that would swivel and work independently of the main B&T
so i found a 'deer hoist' B&T at the hardware store said it could lift 440 lb's
so i made a boom from 2 - 2Ă—4 x 20' (screwed together as a corner)
and used u-bolts to act as a universal 'hinge'
Wood Natural material Wood stain Hardwood Composite material


and to hook the B&T's to
Sky Building Rectangle Electric blue Tower

Sky Composite material Pole Electric blue Engineering


well the deer lift only had 3/16" line in it
so overall it took 3 days of running to the store
to buy more line (anyone need some rope i got lots now)
so here is the 'crane' i made
Sky Wood Composite material Roof Beam

it goes up and down and can turn all round to reach
both ends of the shop
(just remove the one brace and swing the boom first)
with a lift from the mast top to the boom end
and a B&T to lift the trusses
no wood was cut to make this
just used what i had for the build with screws
as all my lumber if for the build itself
these can be taken apart and used as intended on the building
(i did make 2 cleats to belay the lines to)
Wood Beam Gas Wood stain Hardwood


and had to work from one to the other as the trusses were raised
(keep in mind the truss with tails are 34' long
and the shop inside is 29' wide)
when i do some more securing the trusses
i will have to raise them and lean them on the others
so i can get them all up there then 'walk' them to their respective notches

anyway yesterday i tried the first truss (the one i had fixed)
and it took some time to learn how
but by sundown it was in place and semi-secured with arms back to the end wall
Sky Wood Composite material Roof Beam


this morning early and all exited
i made the lookouts for the overhang on the end wall
Sky Wood Building Beam Building material


and nailed them in place ready for facia there
Sky Azure Wood Tints and shades Landscape

my neighbor Te and i had talked about him being the crane man
he came by this morning to check up on me
as i hadn't answered the phone for two days
and he was worried about me
when he walked into the shop and saw the truss up
and asked why i hadn't called
i explained that i had no idea if this would work or not
and didn't want anyone around that might get hurt if something happened
he understood
when i joked that if he got hurt here
he might sue me and make me go live in his trailer house
while he got everything here

well after he left
i then raised the other 2 trusses
Sky Wood Shade Electricity Beam


and secured them too
this is where faith comes in
leaning the extended ladder to the truss top
to untie the rope

Sky Wood Electricity Line Composite material


so here we have it from outside
Sky Wood Brick Facade Composite material


as much as i like michelangelo work
i don't think we could work together to well
why would i need someone that works laying down all day

so after all the thought and tension over all this
i feel good again
and now it's back to the drawing board
to make more trusses
Wood Shade Floor Flooring Composite material


thanks for coming by
work safe
enjoy

(now for some food this is so much fun
that i forget to eat) LOL
 

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#397 ·
scotty, beam me down a skyhook, please

.... or even a tractor beam ….

and of course he said ….

'not now we have all the shields up
and no power to spare
you are on your own'

oh well
guess i'll see what i can do myself
the last blog we were here
i fixed the broken truss
and then made 2 new ones

had to wait for a block and tackle i ordered
got it finally but it had a very thin rope on it
so i got some 3/8" line for it
anyway here is what i did with it

make a 20' tall 'mast' 2 -2Ă—6 x 20'
and a 'shoe' for it in the center of the shop floor
Sky Shade Wood Beam Roof


Sky Wood Shade Beam Floor


i needed to stand it up without having it fall over there
so i put braces that walked with it as it was coming up
and just had faith it would work till i could screw them to the floor
Sky Wood Tower Composite material Triangle


it was obvious it needed a boom that would swivel and work independently of the main B&T
so i found a 'deer hoist' B&T at the hardware store said it could lift 440 lb's
so i made a boom from 2 - 2Ă—4 x 20' (screwed together as a corner)
and used u-bolts to act as a universal 'hinge'
Wood Natural material Wood stain Hardwood Composite material


and to hook the B&T's to
Sky Building Rectangle Electric blue Tower

Sky Composite material Pole Electric blue Engineering


well the deer lift only had 3/16" line in it
so overall it took 3 days of running to the store
to buy more line (anyone need some rope i got lots now)
so here is the 'crane' i made
Sky Wood Composite material Roof Beam

it goes up and down and can turn all round to reach
both ends of the shop
(just remove the one brace and swing the boom first)
with a lift from the mast top to the boom end
and a B&T to lift the trusses
no wood was cut to make this
just used what i had for the build with screws
as all my lumber if for the build itself
these can be taken apart and used as intended on the building
(i did make 2 cleats to belay the lines to)
Wood Beam Gas Wood stain Hardwood


and had to work from one to the other as the trusses were raised
(keep in mind the truss with tails are 34' long
and the shop inside is 29' wide)
when i do some more securing the trusses
i will have to raise them and lean them on the others
so i can get them all up there then 'walk' them to their respective notches

anyway yesterday i tried the first truss (the one i had fixed)
and it took some time to learn how
but by sundown it was in place and semi-secured with arms back to the end wall
Sky Wood Composite material Roof Beam


this morning early and all exited
i made the lookouts for the overhang on the end wall
Sky Wood Building Beam Building material


and nailed them in place ready for facia there
Sky Azure Wood Tints and shades Landscape

my neighbor Te and i had talked about him being the crane man
he came by this morning to check up on me
as i hadn't answered the phone for two days
and he was worried about me
when he walked into the shop and saw the truss up
and asked why i hadn't called
i explained that i had no idea if this would work or not
and didn't want anyone around that might get hurt if something happened
he understood
when i joked that if he got hurt here
he might sue me and make me go live in his trailer house
while he got everything here

well after he left
i then raised the other 2 trusses
Sky Wood Shade Electricity Beam


and secured them too
this is where faith comes in
leaning the extended ladder to the truss top
to untie the rope

Sky Wood Electricity Line Composite material


so here we have it from outside
Sky Wood Brick Facade Composite material


as much as i like michelangelo work
i don't think we could work together to well
why would i need someone that works laying down all day

so after all the thought and tension over all this
i feel good again
and now it's back to the drawing board
to make more trusses
Wood Shade Floor Flooring Composite material


thanks for coming by
work safe
enjoy

(now for some food this is so much fun
that i forget to eat) LOL
well this looks just grand, great job figuring this out david, so while your doing all of this, is you know who under the house eating the insulation again…lol…your getting this done, so what comes next, have you thought through what you will do to get the decking up there…i would not doubt that you have….please be careful….
 

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#446 ·
no joke, you can truss me on this

since my last blog
i spent some time up in colorado again
working with my bud daniel on his sauna room

the weather here has been on and off like for many this winter
so not as fast as i would have liked it
but this monday i made the last of 19 trusses
and took the 'drawing board/truss jig' down
then as it was cold and windy i took a nap instead

at dawn today i went out bundled
and raised more trusses
Sky Building Wood Shade Beam


i had to stack both ends as there just wasn't enough room for that
this shows how one end is under the first stack
so the other end will rise up and over the other end
Sky Wood Shade Beam Facade


Sky Cloud Building Wood House


then ladders and getting them all out of the way
up and down endlessly to secure them
then back to the next (don't forget to put a guy rope on the end
as it sure helps steering them around up there)

finally got the last up and moved it as close to the 'crane' as i could
but as they are almost top heavy (like to tilt)
i came up with a clamped 2Ă—4 that hung down
creating a longer lever arm there
but it wasn't quite enough weight
so i clamped my pry bar and a hand sledge to it too
(maybe use a longer 2Ă—6 for that next or a bucket of sand too
so it gets easier to move them)
Sky Cloud Wood Beam Electricity


Sky Wood Ladder Art Shade


then had to stop and take the whole crane/lift down
as it was in the way for the middle truss
finally got it down and the retaining strap too back to a ground steak
that was holding the wall from bowing in the high winds
so as we speak this is the center truss in place
Wood Shade Beam Building Sky


now that truss keeps both walls evenly spaced
while i take a break and have more coffee and some food

will walk the rest into their places
(like a few feet at a time off the ladder back and forth)
and put the facia on
so i can panel all along the roof edges
and get all the trusses secured straight
and use metal hurricane clips to hold everything right
hope to get a truck with a forklift
to place the panels on the edge there
so i don't have to do the ladder lift for them

here is as it stands now
Sky Wood Land lot Slope Composite material


Sky Plant Window Building Landscape


enjoy spring
and stay safe
 

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#447 ·
no joke, you can truss me on this

since my last blog
i spent some time up in colorado again
working with my bud daniel on his sauna room

the weather here has been on and off like for many this winter
so not as fast as i would have liked it
but this monday i made the last of 19 trusses
and took the 'drawing board/truss jig' down
then as it was cold and windy i took a nap instead

at dawn today i went out bundled
and raised more trusses
Sky Building Wood Shade Beam


i had to stack both ends as there just wasn't enough room for that
this shows how one end is under the first stack
so the other end will rise up and over the other end
Sky Wood Shade Beam Facade


Sky Cloud Building Wood House


then ladders and getting them all out of the way
up and down endlessly to secure them
then back to the next (don't forget to put a guy rope on the end
as it sure helps steering them around up there)

finally got the last up and moved it as close to the 'crane' as i could
but as they are almost top heavy (like to tilt)
i came up with a clamped 2Ă—4 that hung down
creating a longer lever arm there
but it wasn't quite enough weight
so i clamped my pry bar and a hand sledge to it too
(maybe use a longer 2Ă—6 for that next or a bucket of sand too
so it gets easier to move them)
Sky Cloud Wood Beam Electricity


Sky Wood Ladder Art Shade


then had to stop and take the whole crane/lift down
as it was in the way for the middle truss
finally got it down and the retaining strap too back to a ground steak
that was holding the wall from bowing in the high winds
so as we speak this is the center truss in place
Wood Shade Beam Building Sky


now that truss keeps both walls evenly spaced
while i take a break and have more coffee and some food

will walk the rest into their places
(like a few feet at a time off the ladder back and forth)
and put the facia on
so i can panel all along the roof edges
and get all the trusses secured straight
and use metal hurricane clips to hold everything right
hope to get a truck with a forklift
to place the panels on the edge there
so i don't have to do the ladder lift for them

here is as it stands now
Sky Wood Land lot Slope Composite material


Sky Plant Window Building Landscape


enjoy spring
and stay safe
You are making WONDERFUL progress!

I can see it now…

One super COOL Shop!

You are one very clever builder!

Thank you for taking the trouble to take & post pictures! (That's a job in itself!)
 

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#483 ·
SPECIAL BLESSING

since the last 'shop along' blog
we were here
Sky Plant Window Building Landscape


my neighbor Te helped with the first half
of the truss placement
then my LJ buddy eddie came for a visit
this is my eddie blog
and we got the trusses all moved to their respective 'notches'
on a 'catwalk' i had on either side
long enough to pick them from their stack at the end walls
and move them both ends over into their places
Sky Wood Shade Beam Tints and shades


eddie and my neighbor Te had taken down the tin roof
i had over the 'spray booth'
and after he left i finished the other end wall paneling
and the lookouts there too
Cloud Sky Building Plant Urban design


Sky Window Cloud Tree Plant


while eddie was still here he went up on a ladder one by one
and put 'nailers' at the top of the side paneling
to be able to nail the roof down there too
so it wouldn't warp or flap around
and it effectively sealed off the space over the top plate
and the bottom of the roof paneling (usually added later and called 'bird blocks')
a job i don't like from a ladder outside
we then went and got all the 3/4" OSB T&G (what a slow ride that was)
and stacked it where i could get it on the roof at the lowest point
anyway after eddie left
i went on the ladder again and put these 'holders' on the truss ends
i had done one side while he was here just didn't take pics of it then
to drop the precut and screw ready facias into
so i could reach out and screw them into the truss overhang ends

Sky Cloud Wood Slope Landscape


Sky Cloud Wood Slope Composite material


so here is 3 sides with facias
the back end still has temporary panels on it
that are in the way
once the real panels are nailed down good
i will do the facia on that end too

the original paneling i had up there to stabilize the rest of the trusses
is just 7/16" OSB and comes down for other things later
as at 2' centers even with clips it is just to 'spongy' for my taste
even though it is code that way
Sky Window Building Shade House


this is where the blessing comes in
i got a pm from a buddy here on LJ's
stating he had a 12v electric winch
he didn't need anymore and would i like it for maybe lifting the roof panels
well actually yes and thank you very much

so one fine day UPS showed up with this winch
Electrical wiring Gas Cable Wire Machine


and this morning i made a ramp from the pile of 3/4" OSB T&G (48 of 'em)
to the top of the house roof
the object being to not mess the T&G edges up
(they are a real pain when they are crushed)
Cloud Sky Property Window Building


and a skid on top of the roof to slide the panels on (can stack 6 at a time up there)
Wood Vehicle Tire Composite material Roof


everything was 2Ă—4's for other things screwed together
with the winch and a battery charger there
the winch has a hand control for up and down
so alone i can work it
of course i have to get off the roof and go down
and attach my home made ice block handle
(this is just what they looked like when we were young)
Font Reptile Table Symmetry Circle


mine is some angle stuff from the lowes with a bolt thru it
that i hacksawed a point into both ends
Aircraft Vehicle Airplane Aviation Model aircraft


the more you pull the tighter it gets
Wood Rectangle Grass Outdoor furniture Wood stain


Wood Grass Roof Lumber Hardwood


Table Green Wood Grass Road surface


it takes 5 1/2 panels to do one row so i raised 6 at first
(one at a time of course)
Property Green Building Wood Architecture


i was so excited i just had to keep going
so flipped one up on the trusses
and with hash marks every 2' to get the trusses straight
and clamps where needed to pull them to their marks
and the edge of the facia went ahead and nailed them down

after 4 panels i went below and put hurricane metal clips from the truss
to the top plates and used a 'spring board' to push the wall and facias
to straight and true
(so the roof doesn't just fly off in a gust
the wind here had pushed the walls out of true something fierce)
Wood Shade Sky Beam Wood stain


Brown Sky Wood Wood stain Floor


i have short ticky-tack boards screwed on to the trusses
to keep them from flopping around in the wind
they come off and the hash marks on the panels straighten them as i go up
and give me a center line for the complete nailing later

so as it stands right now
here is where we are
Shade Wood Beam Composite material Ceiling


Sky Cloud Wood Building Composite material


my good friend daniel from colorado
the one i work with on his houses up there
is coming down sunday and monday
to help me with the roof
and a lady friend is coming tomorrow saturday for a few days visit
she was a good dancer in the day
maybe she can climb the ladder
and push the winch button for us
after tha panels are in place i will cover it with plastic underlayment and 1" plasticap nails
it is good for 6 months to keep the rain out
by then i hope to figure how to get some metal bought
and on the roof before the sun beats the underlayment up

i can't say how grateful i am for the great comments and especially
for my friends that have been here to help out

and a special blessing to my bud for the winch
and to God for helping and keeping us safe

hope you enjoy and maybe even might use some of these things someday
in your own needs
 

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#484 ·
SPECIAL BLESSING

since the last 'shop along' blog
we were here
Sky Plant Window Building Landscape


my neighbor Te helped with the first half
of the truss placement
then my LJ buddy eddie came for a visit
this is my eddie blog
and we got the trusses all moved to their respective 'notches'
on a 'catwalk' i had on either side
long enough to pick them from their stack at the end walls
and move them both ends over into their places
Sky Wood Shade Beam Tints and shades


eddie and my neighbor Te had taken down the tin roof
i had over the 'spray booth'
and after he left i finished the other end wall paneling
and the lookouts there too
Cloud Sky Building Plant Urban design


Sky Window Cloud Tree Plant


while eddie was still here he went up on a ladder one by one
and put 'nailers' at the top of the side paneling
to be able to nail the roof down there too
so it wouldn't warp or flap around
and it effectively sealed off the space over the top plate
and the bottom of the roof paneling (usually added later and called 'bird blocks')
a job i don't like from a ladder outside
we then went and got all the 3/4" OSB T&G (what a slow ride that was)
and stacked it where i could get it on the roof at the lowest point
anyway after eddie left
i went on the ladder again and put these 'holders' on the truss ends
i had done one side while he was here just didn't take pics of it then
to drop the precut and screw ready facias into
so i could reach out and screw them into the truss overhang ends

Sky Cloud Wood Slope Landscape


Sky Cloud Wood Slope Composite material


so here is 3 sides with facias
the back end still has temporary panels on it
that are in the way
once the real panels are nailed down good
i will do the facia on that end too

the original paneling i had up there to stabilize the rest of the trusses
is just 7/16" OSB and comes down for other things later
as at 2' centers even with clips it is just to 'spongy' for my taste
even though it is code that way
Sky Window Building Shade House


this is where the blessing comes in
i got a pm from a buddy here on LJ's
stating he had a 12v electric winch
he didn't need anymore and would i like it for maybe lifting the roof panels
well actually yes and thank you very much

so one fine day UPS showed up with this winch
Electrical wiring Gas Cable Wire Machine


and this morning i made a ramp from the pile of 3/4" OSB T&G (48 of 'em)
to the top of the house roof
the object being to not mess the T&G edges up
(they are a real pain when they are crushed)
Cloud Sky Property Window Building


and a skid on top of the roof to slide the panels on (can stack 6 at a time up there)
Wood Vehicle Tire Composite material Roof


everything was 2Ă—4's for other things screwed together
with the winch and a battery charger there
the winch has a hand control for up and down
so alone i can work it
of course i have to get off the roof and go down
and attach my home made ice block handle
(this is just what they looked like when we were young)
Font Reptile Table Symmetry Circle


mine is some angle stuff from the lowes with a bolt thru it
that i hacksawed a point into both ends
Aircraft Vehicle Airplane Aviation Model aircraft


the more you pull the tighter it gets
Wood Rectangle Grass Outdoor furniture Wood stain


Wood Grass Roof Lumber Hardwood


Table Green Wood Grass Road surface


it takes 5 1/2 panels to do one row so i raised 6 at first
(one at a time of course)
Property Green Building Wood Architecture


i was so excited i just had to keep going
so flipped one up on the trusses
and with hash marks every 2' to get the trusses straight
and clamps where needed to pull them to their marks
and the edge of the facia went ahead and nailed them down

after 4 panels i went below and put hurricane metal clips from the truss
to the top plates and used a 'spring board' to push the wall and facias
to straight and true
(so the roof doesn't just fly off in a gust
the wind here had pushed the walls out of true something fierce)
Wood Shade Sky Beam Wood stain


Brown Sky Wood Wood stain Floor


i have short ticky-tack boards screwed on to the trusses
to keep them from flopping around in the wind
they come off and the hash marks on the panels straighten them as i go up
and give me a center line for the complete nailing later

so as it stands right now
here is where we are
Shade Wood Beam Composite material Ceiling


Sky Cloud Wood Building Composite material


my good friend daniel from colorado
the one i work with on his houses up there
is coming down sunday and monday
to help me with the roof
and a lady friend is coming tomorrow saturday for a few days visit
she was a good dancer in the day
maybe she can climb the ladder
and push the winch button for us
after tha panels are in place i will cover it with plastic underlayment and 1" plasticap nails
it is good for 6 months to keep the rain out
by then i hope to figure how to get some metal bought
and on the roof before the sun beats the underlayment up

i can't say how grateful i am for the great comments and especially
for my friends that have been here to help out

and a special blessing to my bud for the winch
and to God for helping and keeping us safe

hope you enjoy and maybe even might use some of these things someday
in your own needs
What a great idea and physical labor saver also
 

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#518 ·
goodness gracious

last we were here with the shop build
i had raised and nailed 4 sheets to the roof
Sky Cloud Wood Building Composite material


my friend daniel was coming down to help the following sunday/monday
i got a call from another bud to go sheetrock their outhouse
and show him how to tape it
since work involving wood and mud is a thrill
i went and did that and came home with some cash to proceed here

another old friend lucy also came by from california
and proceeded to clean the living room and help get me ready for the breakfast table finish
and run the winch for the panel raising

well the weather was really bad
so i called daniel and asked him to wait till the next weekend

he showed up sunday anyway at noon while the wind was howling outside
and we raised and nailed 46 sheets of 3/4"osb t&g
(that was the storm that created 100 tornadoes recently)
we got the sheets up and nailed with just a 1' gap at the peak both sides
which we finished off the next morning
Sky Window Building Plant Land lot


my neighbor (buddy's mom) called a few days later to congratulate me
she had spent the day in her house expecting her roof to blow off

the following weekend my neighbor TE came to help roll out
and nail down the underlayment plastic to actually seal the roof
Handwriting Azure Font Slope Parallel


till i get some metal sheets for that
the underlayment is good for 6 months before the uv rays break it down
so got some time to work towards that

during the week i did go and do another work
for another friend and came home and went to the box store
and got a door and a window
Cloud Plant Sky Window Building


with a roll of 6mil plastic i sealed 1 other window and a door
Cloud Wood Grey Rectangle Shade


and one downwind has a 'curtain' on it so i can get cross draft inside
Sky Window Shade Fixture Wood

as it could be a while before insulation comes along

the wind has been as bad as ever
and the plastic was driving me nuts flapping around
so some 'spring boards' to keep them taught were in order
Window Building Wood Door Shade


yesterday the big door got paneled to each side
but this morning the wind was back
so i decided to panel it fully
and the other front window too
thats where the wind comes from
and working with the plastic in the wind on a high ladder
was just not cool
so solid it is there now
Cloud Sky Plant Window Building


when the floor was flooding from the rain and snow
i don't know why it took me a few years to just drill some holes in it
to drain the water
those and air leaks around the shop
(door window and trusses)
so i went around stuffing blanket insulation into any light leak places i could find
and cut the draft down considerably there

here is the shop today inside
and even though there is panels on the windows
i am getting good light

Wood Window Flooring Floor Beam


Wood Brickwork Window Floor Flooring


Wood Window House Flooring Tints and shades


Wood House Floor Flooring Window


Wood Floor Flooring Interior design House


as i still have electric insulation paneling metal roof to do
it will be a while before i can move in completely there
first another floor needs to be added over the 'spongy' one
before it can hold the main tools
but i figure that it will be a good place to store the stuff
that has been clogging my existing shop
so i can work in it relatively easy again

i am enjoying the journey here
it keeps me young and healthy
and gives me something to do
besides wasting away in a chair
watching dumb things on TV

since things are at least temporarily 'closed in'
i am going to go visit my good bud eddie
and eat some crawdads
and meet my LJ buds that can make that trip

thank you all for all the encouragement thru-out this build
it means allot to me

have a safe one
and a happy mothers day
 

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#519 ·
goodness gracious

last we were here with the shop build
i had raised and nailed 4 sheets to the roof
Sky Cloud Wood Building Composite material


my friend daniel was coming down to help the following sunday/monday
i got a call from another bud to go sheetrock their outhouse
and show him how to tape it
since work involving wood and mud is a thrill
i went and did that and came home with some cash to proceed here

another old friend lucy also came by from california
and proceeded to clean the living room and help get me ready for the breakfast table finish
and run the winch for the panel raising

well the weather was really bad
so i called daniel and asked him to wait till the next weekend

he showed up sunday anyway at noon while the wind was howling outside
and we raised and nailed 46 sheets of 3/4"osb t&g
(that was the storm that created 100 tornadoes recently)
we got the sheets up and nailed with just a 1' gap at the peak both sides
which we finished off the next morning
Sky Window Building Plant Land lot


my neighbor (buddy's mom) called a few days later to congratulate me
she had spent the day in her house expecting her roof to blow off

the following weekend my neighbor TE came to help roll out
and nail down the underlayment plastic to actually seal the roof
Handwriting Azure Font Slope Parallel


till i get some metal sheets for that
the underlayment is good for 6 months before the uv rays break it down
so got some time to work towards that

during the week i did go and do another work
for another friend and came home and went to the box store
and got a door and a window
Cloud Plant Sky Window Building


with a roll of 6mil plastic i sealed 1 other window and a door
Cloud Wood Grey Rectangle Shade


and one downwind has a 'curtain' on it so i can get cross draft inside
Sky Window Shade Fixture Wood

as it could be a while before insulation comes along

the wind has been as bad as ever
and the plastic was driving me nuts flapping around
so some 'spring boards' to keep them taught were in order
Window Building Wood Door Shade


yesterday the big door got paneled to each side
but this morning the wind was back
so i decided to panel it fully
and the other front window too
thats where the wind comes from
and working with the plastic in the wind on a high ladder
was just not cool
so solid it is there now
Cloud Sky Plant Window Building


when the floor was flooding from the rain and snow
i don't know why it took me a few years to just drill some holes in it
to drain the water
those and air leaks around the shop
(door window and trusses)
so i went around stuffing blanket insulation into any light leak places i could find
and cut the draft down considerably there

here is the shop today inside
and even though there is panels on the windows
i am getting good light

Wood Window Flooring Floor Beam


Wood Brickwork Window Floor Flooring


Wood Window House Flooring Tints and shades


Wood House Floor Flooring Window


Wood Floor Flooring Interior design House


as i still have electric insulation paneling metal roof to do
it will be a while before i can move in completely there
first another floor needs to be added over the 'spongy' one
before it can hold the main tools
but i figure that it will be a good place to store the stuff
that has been clogging my existing shop
so i can work in it relatively easy again

i am enjoying the journey here
it keeps me young and healthy
and gives me something to do
besides wasting away in a chair
watching dumb things on TV

since things are at least temporarily 'closed in'
i am going to go visit my good bud eddie
and eat some crawdads
and meet my LJ buds that can make that trip

thank you all for all the encouragement thru-out this build
it means allot to me

have a safe one
and a happy mothers day
Wonderful work, David!

It's nice to see you making REAL progress on your shop!

That's going to be a Dream shop!

It's good that winter is over…

Thank you for the update…
 

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#559 ·
just go for it

last we talked went to eddies for the memorial and the crawdad boil

and i stayed on with my bud eddie
and we did some shop stuff with him

here we left off before the room dry inside finally
Wood Floor Flooring Interior design House


got some windows (2) and one door and covered the rest of the openings
with either clear plastic or 7/16" OSB before i left for louisiana
Cloud Sky Plant Window Building


once i got back home it's been a flurry of various things
to move forwards with the shop and the house
and making sense of the accumulated mess i have here

started the new floor covering with 3/4" particle board
i swabbed the old floor with woodlife corppercoat (made by rust-o-leum)
and sold in all the box stores
it is the same stuff they green pressure treat PT wood with
Tin Tin can Wood Cylinder Gas


Wood Road surface Flooring Floor Building material


then laid down a 2' strip of particle board with seams staggered over the old floor
now they will all be full sheets to continue
and screwed to the floor joists and in-between them too
to suck both floors together
Brown Wood Flooring Floor Door


i cleaned the breakfast counter that my lady friend lucy had 'exposed'
in preparation for tile on the walls under it
(i do have all the stuff for it)
Cabinetry Countertop Kitchen sink Wood Kitchen


next it was moving tools into the new shop that were clogging up the existing shop
and scattered around the deck and property
first in is the wood stove i got years ago it has doors for stumps even
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Gas


next is the edge sander
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


13" surface sander
Wood Engineering Gas Composite material Machine


13" planer
Wood Gas Ladder Engineering Machine


my brand new cast iron bandsaw
(more about this in another blog)
Wood Gas Flooring Machine Guillotine


and magoo the 20" grizzly planer
850lb's with disposa-knives from them too
Wood Plant Gas Machine Hardwood


delta 3/4" shaper with a 1/2" router bit collet
Wood Gas Audio equipment Machine Metal


i woke one morning last week and had a terrible neck pain
three days off taking pills and naps
the third night i was sitting at my dining table where i had the computer
and the pain came back worse
i realized i was sitting slumped and leaning over all that time
so moved the computer to the breakfast counter
and sitting straight my neck got better overnight

yesterday i went under the new shop
and cut an access door there where the shop vacuum is under the house
and moved it outside and covered the 'door' so buddy doesn't tear out more insulation
Wood Gas Pipe Bumper Composite material


i also rerouted a 220v 'extension cord and the vacuum hose into the new shop
so all the tools still work there as well as in the old existing shop too

all the tools are on rolling carts and will be moved around while the floor is added
(i can only afford 5 sheets a month so don't hold your breath on that)
electric and insulation and inside paneling coming hopefully soon
after i figure how to get the metal roofing

well for now that is it
what i have learned here
is nothing happens
unless i do it
sometimes with visiting LJ friends
or local ones

don't worry about the destination
enjoy the journey

thanks for stopping by
have a great summer
 

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#560 ·
just go for it

last we talked went to eddies for the memorial and the crawdad boil

and i stayed on with my bud eddie
and we did some shop stuff with him

here we left off before the room dry inside finally
Wood Floor Flooring Interior design House


got some windows (2) and one door and covered the rest of the openings
with either clear plastic or 7/16" OSB before i left for louisiana
Cloud Sky Plant Window Building


once i got back home it's been a flurry of various things
to move forwards with the shop and the house
and making sense of the accumulated mess i have here

started the new floor covering with 3/4" particle board
i swabbed the old floor with woodlife corppercoat (made by rust-o-leum)
and sold in all the box stores
it is the same stuff they green pressure treat PT wood with
Tin Tin can Wood Cylinder Gas


Wood Road surface Flooring Floor Building material


then laid down a 2' strip of particle board with seams staggered over the old floor
now they will all be full sheets to continue
and screwed to the floor joists and in-between them too
to suck both floors together
Brown Wood Flooring Floor Door


i cleaned the breakfast counter that my lady friend lucy had 'exposed'
in preparation for tile on the walls under it
(i do have all the stuff for it)
Cabinetry Countertop Kitchen sink Wood Kitchen


next it was moving tools into the new shop that were clogging up the existing shop
and scattered around the deck and property
first in is the wood stove i got years ago it has doors for stumps even
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Gas


next is the edge sander
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


13" surface sander
Wood Engineering Gas Composite material Machine


13" planer
Wood Gas Ladder Engineering Machine


my brand new cast iron bandsaw
(more about this in another blog)
Wood Gas Flooring Machine Guillotine


and magoo the 20" grizzly planer
850lb's with disposa-knives from them too
Wood Plant Gas Machine Hardwood


delta 3/4" shaper with a 1/2" router bit collet
Wood Gas Audio equipment Machine Metal


i woke one morning last week and had a terrible neck pain
three days off taking pills and naps
the third night i was sitting at my dining table where i had the computer
and the pain came back worse
i realized i was sitting slumped and leaning over all that time
so moved the computer to the breakfast counter
and sitting straight my neck got better overnight

yesterday i went under the new shop
and cut an access door there where the shop vacuum is under the house
and moved it outside and covered the 'door' so buddy doesn't tear out more insulation
Wood Gas Pipe Bumper Composite material


i also rerouted a 220v 'extension cord and the vacuum hose into the new shop
so all the tools still work there as well as in the old existing shop too

all the tools are on rolling carts and will be moved around while the floor is added
(i can only afford 5 sheets a month so don't hold your breath on that)
electric and insulation and inside paneling coming hopefully soon
after i figure how to get the metal roofing

well for now that is it
what i have learned here
is nothing happens
unless i do it
sometimes with visiting LJ friends
or local ones

don't worry about the destination
enjoy the journey

thanks for stopping by
have a great summer
Hi David, your shop is looking very impressive even if it isnt finished yet but at least you have something interesting to look forward to. The last time I saw a picture of your kitchen it looked like it was part of the workshop, glad you have reclaimed it, Lucy would be proud of you…. hahaha

Enjoy the journey and live in the moment

Thank you for sharing your journey David may it always be happy and joyful for you.
 

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#592 ·
shop roof done - bittersweet

well the roof is finally metal clad
Sky Plant Cloud Window Building


a friend helped purchase it
it has been here for over a month waiting

the wind and rain was as steady as ever
this spring so when to do it was the question

my bud daniel was going to come at different weekends
but his own stuff blocked that till this last weekend

he showed up about 2 saturday
and i was ready with the 'ramp'
Cloud Sky Wood Shade Outdoor furniture


me below and him on the roof
i clamped a rope halfway along the edge
(they are 17' long so 8 1/2' to center balance)
and he hauled them up one by one (30)
and stacked them there

daniel was not feeling to good
so i sent him home right away

most of this week as i could
i placed more panels (two screws each
to keep them right
then snapped lines for all the field screws
and punched a starter hole
so my battery impact driver wouldn't wear down to quickly
knowing i could get them on alone

finally got them all this morning
and the ridge cap and seals too

i would like to thank everyone that helped me along this 4 year project
i have done most of the work alone here
but some LJ's like littlecope and eddie actually came here and did some of the work with me
and many here have helped too
with all the comments and encouragements i get to these blogs

again THANK YOU ALL !

the bittersweet part still hurts
while we were up on the roof
my dog buddy died
Dog Carnivore Dog breed Companion dog Working animal


he was at his gf's house
turns out he was poisoned
by the guys that kill the coyotes around here (tainted meat left around)

it will be awhile for me to get over this
we had many good times together

we buried him there watching over his gf and her mom

rest in peace my friend

other progress while waiting for the roof
i have done 10' x 40' of new particle board floor
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Building material


Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain


every 8' along the floor i did 'service stations'
each will have 2 quad electric boxes
with duplex 220v and 110v outlets
each plug on a separate breaker to have options
for all the various tools and what they might draw
and a 6" main vacuum line and air fitings
so each can supply power and vacuum and air
where the tools are without stuff laying on the floor
or dropping down from overhead
Brown Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain

there will be 12 in all 3 rows of 4 as the flooring continues
and plugs and services along the walls too

i did spray can foam around the truss cutouts
in the upper wall to keep the wind and bugs out
Brown Amber Wood Wood stain Beam


still working out the electric and insulation (will be a while yet)
but did move my wood stove to a good spot
hope to have the roof box in place soon
and some lights and insulation on the ceiling soon
(at least before winter)

well thats it for now folks
need to go show my brother joe's place
hope to rent to own it (or just sell outright)
so i can keep going with the shop
and start using it soon

have a great weekend
and be safe
 

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#593 ·
shop roof done - bittersweet

well the roof is finally metal clad
Sky Plant Cloud Window Building


a friend helped purchase it
it has been here for over a month waiting

the wind and rain was as steady as ever
this spring so when to do it was the question

my bud daniel was going to come at different weekends
but his own stuff blocked that till this last weekend

he showed up about 2 saturday
and i was ready with the 'ramp'
Cloud Sky Wood Shade Outdoor furniture


me below and him on the roof
i clamped a rope halfway along the edge
(they are 17' long so 8 1/2' to center balance)
and he hauled them up one by one (30)
and stacked them there

daniel was not feeling to good
so i sent him home right away

most of this week as i could
i placed more panels (two screws each
to keep them right
then snapped lines for all the field screws
and punched a starter hole
so my battery impact driver wouldn't wear down to quickly
knowing i could get them on alone

finally got them all this morning
and the ridge cap and seals too

i would like to thank everyone that helped me along this 4 year project
i have done most of the work alone here
but some LJ's like littlecope and eddie actually came here and did some of the work with me
and many here have helped too
with all the comments and encouragements i get to these blogs

again THANK YOU ALL !

the bittersweet part still hurts
while we were up on the roof
my dog buddy died
Dog Carnivore Dog breed Companion dog Working animal


he was at his gf's house
turns out he was poisoned
by the guys that kill the coyotes around here (tainted meat left around)

it will be awhile for me to get over this
we had many good times together

we buried him there watching over his gf and her mom

rest in peace my friend

other progress while waiting for the roof
i have done 10' x 40' of new particle board floor
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Building material


Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain


every 8' along the floor i did 'service stations'
each will have 2 quad electric boxes
with duplex 220v and 110v outlets
each plug on a separate breaker to have options
for all the various tools and what they might draw
and a 6" main vacuum line and air fitings
so each can supply power and vacuum and air
where the tools are without stuff laying on the floor
or dropping down from overhead
Brown Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain

there will be 12 in all 3 rows of 4 as the flooring continues
and plugs and services along the walls too

i did spray can foam around the truss cutouts
in the upper wall to keep the wind and bugs out
Brown Amber Wood Wood stain Beam


still working out the electric and insulation (will be a while yet)
but did move my wood stove to a good spot
hope to have the roof box in place soon
and some lights and insulation on the ceiling soon
(at least before winter)

well thats it for now folks
need to go show my brother joe's place
hope to rent to own it (or just sell outright)
so i can keep going with the shop
and start using it soon

have a great weekend
and be safe
Shop looks absolutely great David. It's going to make lots of folks jealous

Really sorry to hear about Buddie
 

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#633 ·
memorial and gifts

been busy here getting ready for my departed daughter saida's memorial tree planting
which was a year ago today
i got a navajo globe willow for this
Sky Plant Plant community Cloud Ecoregion


it will grow to be like this one i pray
they are true willows
but grow up instead of down
and seem to be 'self trimming'
they are circular with no branches randomly sticking out here and there
also the first to green in the spring
Plant Tree Grass Natural landscape Sky


i spent days digging in the hard ground here
making a rain runoff channel to water it
when she passed last year
it started raining like never before
and for the first time ever
i have more than 6,000 gallons of water in reserve

with the new shop roof runoff (till i can collect it too)
when it rains the water runs everywhere around the building
i used some to soften the earth (my tanked water)
so i could chip away at it inches at a time
was still 10 feet shy this morning when i woke at 4:30
to early to see anything
so i went into the shop and sanded the starburst table i have been making for a couple of years
decided to dedicate it to my brother joe sister judy daughter saida first dog ghost and my recent dog buddy
time for me to be the person they all want of me
Brown Wood Flooring Art Floor


they are together now with the good Lord
i will be along in His good time myself
so feel better with all this now

then went out to saida dawn and finished the trench
Cloud Sky Natural landscape Afterglow Red sky at morning


in order to protect this tree from too much sun and wind
while it gets established
i had to make a shade 'parasol' for it so it only gets dawn and morning sun
but not the full blast of the dessert sun or wind we get here

being of sound mind and of practical purpose (you decide)
i winged together this from what i could find laying around unused
not to pretty but it works 'dads funky parasol'
Plant Chair Wood Tree Water


visitors came to be part of the prayers
and after the planting i put them to work raising it
and bracing it then they took me to lunch

bless them all

the second we finished it started raining
my runoff ditch was finished too
and when i got home from lunch
the tree was being watered on it's own
Plant Window Slope Land lot Road surface


by now you may wonder what this has to do with the shop

well saturday morning i was sore and with only two sips of coffee
the phone rang and my bud daniel said
'i got you a panel and some conduit
we need a trench from the meter to inside the shop 2 ft deep
see you in a few hours'

so off to see the wizard post haste i go
i got about 8' dug when they showed up
daniel dug the rest himself
and we did the connection to the main panel outside
Road surface Asphalt Wood Grass Gas


and i hung the new 200 amp one inside with his son
(daniel did all the hook-ups real 'to code' work)
loaded with 220v 20 - 30 - 50 amp breakers
Electrical wiring Gas Electricity Font Electrical supply


so we got power to the shop
now to see about some wire to hook everything up to it
and finish the flooring

did finish all the blocking that was missing for fire-code
and moved the main tools to where they may or may not live permanently
but that will resolve as works determine where they work best
Cabinetry Wood Gas Flooring Hardwood


the rest of the tools are still in a holding pattern waiting for more floor
to find their place too

thank you all for stopping in
be safe
and have a good labor day weekend
 

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#634 ·
memorial and gifts

been busy here getting ready for my departed daughter saida's memorial tree planting
which was a year ago today
i got a navajo globe willow for this
Sky Plant Plant community Cloud Ecoregion


it will grow to be like this one i pray
they are true willows
but grow up instead of down
and seem to be 'self trimming'
they are circular with no branches randomly sticking out here and there
also the first to green in the spring
Plant Tree Grass Natural landscape Sky


i spent days digging in the hard ground here
making a rain runoff channel to water it
when she passed last year
it started raining like never before
and for the first time ever
i have more than 6,000 gallons of water in reserve

with the new shop roof runoff (till i can collect it too)
when it rains the water runs everywhere around the building
i used some to soften the earth (my tanked water)
so i could chip away at it inches at a time
was still 10 feet shy this morning when i woke at 4:30
to early to see anything
so i went into the shop and sanded the starburst table i have been making for a couple of years
decided to dedicate it to my brother joe sister judy daughter saida first dog ghost and my recent dog buddy
time for me to be the person they all want of me
Brown Wood Flooring Art Floor


they are together now with the good Lord
i will be along in His good time myself
so feel better with all this now

then went out to saida dawn and finished the trench
Cloud Sky Natural landscape Afterglow Red sky at morning


in order to protect this tree from too much sun and wind
while it gets established
i had to make a shade 'parasol' for it so it only gets dawn and morning sun
but not the full blast of the dessert sun or wind we get here

being of sound mind and of practical purpose (you decide)
i winged together this from what i could find laying around unused
not to pretty but it works 'dads funky parasol'
Plant Chair Wood Tree Water


visitors came to be part of the prayers
and after the planting i put them to work raising it
and bracing it then they took me to lunch

bless them all

the second we finished it started raining
my runoff ditch was finished too
and when i got home from lunch
the tree was being watered on it's own
Plant Window Slope Land lot Road surface


by now you may wonder what this has to do with the shop

well saturday morning i was sore and with only two sips of coffee
the phone rang and my bud daniel said
'i got you a panel and some conduit
we need a trench from the meter to inside the shop 2 ft deep
see you in a few hours'

so off to see the wizard post haste i go
i got about 8' dug when they showed up
daniel dug the rest himself
and we did the connection to the main panel outside
Road surface Asphalt Wood Grass Gas


and i hung the new 200 amp one inside with his son
(daniel did all the hook-ups real 'to code' work)
loaded with 220v 20 - 30 - 50 amp breakers
Electrical wiring Gas Electricity Font Electrical supply


so we got power to the shop
now to see about some wire to hook everything up to it
and finish the flooring

did finish all the blocking that was missing for fire-code
and moved the main tools to where they may or may not live permanently
but that will resolve as works determine where they work best
Cabinetry Wood Gas Flooring Hardwood


the rest of the tools are still in a holding pattern waiting for more floor
to find their place too

thank you all for stopping in
be safe
and have a good labor day weekend
Saida is up there smiling down on you right now brother.
(The shop is coming along nicely too.)
 

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#639 ·
memorial and gifts

been busy here getting ready for my departed daughter saida's memorial tree planting
which was a year ago today
i got a navajo globe willow for this
Sky Plant Plant community Cloud Ecoregion


it will grow to be like this one i pray
they are true willows
but grow up instead of down
and seem to be 'self trimming'
they are circular with no branches randomly sticking out here and there
also the first to green in the spring
Plant Tree Grass Natural landscape Sky


i spent days digging in the hard ground here
making a rain runoff channel to water it
when she passed last year
it started raining like never before
and for the first time ever
i have more than 6,000 gallons of water in reserve

with the new shop roof runoff (till i can collect it too)
when it rains the water runs everywhere around the building
i used some to soften the earth (my tanked water)
so i could chip away at it inches at a time
was still 10 feet shy this morning when i woke at 4:30
to early to see anything
so i went into the shop and sanded the starburst table i have been making for a couple of years
decided to dedicate it to my brother joe sister judy daughter saida first dog ghost and my recent dog buddy
time for me to be the person they all want of me
Brown Wood Flooring Art Floor


they are together now with the good Lord
i will be along in His good time myself
so feel better with all this now

then went out to saida dawn and finished the trench
Cloud Sky Natural landscape Afterglow Red sky at morning


in order to protect this tree from too much sun and wind
while it gets established
i had to make a shade 'parasol' for it so it only gets dawn and morning sun
but not the full blast of the dessert sun or wind we get here

being of sound mind and of practical purpose (you decide)
i winged together this from what i could find laying around unused
not to pretty but it works 'dads funky parasol'
Plant Chair Wood Tree Water


visitors came to be part of the prayers
and after the planting i put them to work raising it
and bracing it then they took me to lunch

bless them all

the second we finished it started raining
my runoff ditch was finished too
and when i got home from lunch
the tree was being watered on it's own
Plant Window Slope Land lot Road surface


by now you may wonder what this has to do with the shop

well saturday morning i was sore and with only two sips of coffee
the phone rang and my bud daniel said
'i got you a panel and some conduit
we need a trench from the meter to inside the shop 2 ft deep
see you in a few hours'

so off to see the wizard post haste i go
i got about 8' dug when they showed up
daniel dug the rest himself
and we did the connection to the main panel outside
Road surface Asphalt Wood Grass Gas


and i hung the new 200 amp one inside with his son
(daniel did all the hook-ups real 'to code' work)
loaded with 220v 20 - 30 - 50 amp breakers
Electrical wiring Gas Electricity Font Electrical supply


so we got power to the shop
now to see about some wire to hook everything up to it
and finish the flooring

did finish all the blocking that was missing for fire-code
and moved the main tools to where they may or may not live permanently
but that will resolve as works determine where they work best
Cabinetry Wood Gas Flooring Hardwood


the rest of the tools are still in a holding pattern waiting for more floor
to find their place too

thank you all for stopping in
be safe
and have a good labor day weekend
Very good David. The tree shade is a great idea. Nice way to remember your daughter and good steps to ensure that the tree thrives.
 

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#661 ·
moving up thru blessings

last time we left off here
with a new electric panel
Electrical wiring Gas Electricity Font Electrical supply


got some 220 hooked up to some of the floor boxes
and vacuum there too
it is all still 'in the works'

however the table saw and jointer are working off the new system
not extension cords and vac hoses
Table Wood Tool Gas Machine


Gas Machine tool Home appliance Machine Wood


i was fortunate to get a couple outside jobs
and got 4 cords of firewood so i can mellow for coming winter
so went and got a chimney box and pipes
and hooked up the shop stove
Building Wood-burning stove Wood Hearth Floor


while working off a ladder there
it became apparent that it was a dangerous task
tools parts and only two hands
a friend helped me in this by getting me a scaffold to work from
Line Triangle Rectangle Font Parallel


so before the moss grows on everything
i put it to use running wires and lights in the ceiling
i had been looking at florescent fixtures
after having problems with old ones
but frankly i just couldn't justify the cost
and ballasts going out like in the past
so i went to lowes and for some chump change
got 25 nail on plastic light boxes ($.94 apiece)
and some closet single bulb sockets ($1.23 each)
and just now finished running 3 rows of lights up in the ceiling
each row with 9 lights and separate switches
i got old bulbs in them for now
but plan on getting led 100w equivalent bulbs
as i get my allowance thru the winter
they last for 25,000 hours and stay relatively cool
which will keep the electric consumption down to a mild roar
and less worry about fires from the heat buildup

also got more flooring in (moving tools around for all these things of course
and am discovering i may just have room for everything now
here is some picks from the corners looking in
Wood Window Building Ladder Countertop


Wood Building Machine Beam Engineering


Wood Building Engineering Machine Table


Building Wood Interior design Floor Engineering


Wood Cabinetry Floor Drawer Hardwood


in other news
got started on some skirting footers under the shop to keep the snow and critters out from there
the memorial tree 'parasol' shield got wind blown down from hurricane odiel backlash
fortunately it took it from behind and left the tree alone
which is growing new leaves and looking good

went and started hauling things out of my brothers place
so i can finish taping and painting it
got it up for sale and have had some look at it already

all in all things are doing well
i am going to be warm this winter
and won't freeze
course i may starve
blowing every cent i get on the shop

i have said i did this build alone
and that is true for 98% of the time
but i am very grateful to those that have come to visit and help as they can
and to all you that have supported me in this venture
thru your encouragement and kind words and deeds

no man is an island

i have been in the void before
and have no need to prove anything

thank you all

and bless you and your loved ones
 

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#662 ·
moving up thru blessings

last time we left off here
with a new electric panel
Electrical wiring Gas Electricity Font Electrical supply


got some 220 hooked up to some of the floor boxes
and vacuum there too
it is all still 'in the works'

however the table saw and jointer are working off the new system
not extension cords and vac hoses
Table Wood Tool Gas Machine


Gas Machine tool Home appliance Machine Wood


i was fortunate to get a couple outside jobs
and got 4 cords of firewood so i can mellow for coming winter
so went and got a chimney box and pipes
and hooked up the shop stove
Building Wood-burning stove Wood Hearth Floor


while working off a ladder there
it became apparent that it was a dangerous task
tools parts and only two hands
a friend helped me in this by getting me a scaffold to work from
Line Triangle Rectangle Font Parallel


so before the moss grows on everything
i put it to use running wires and lights in the ceiling
i had been looking at florescent fixtures
after having problems with old ones
but frankly i just couldn't justify the cost
and ballasts going out like in the past
so i went to lowes and for some chump change
got 25 nail on plastic light boxes ($.94 apiece)
and some closet single bulb sockets ($1.23 each)
and just now finished running 3 rows of lights up in the ceiling
each row with 9 lights and separate switches
i got old bulbs in them for now
but plan on getting led 100w equivalent bulbs
as i get my allowance thru the winter
they last for 25,000 hours and stay relatively cool
which will keep the electric consumption down to a mild roar
and less worry about fires from the heat buildup

also got more flooring in (moving tools around for all these things of course
and am discovering i may just have room for everything now
here is some picks from the corners looking in
Wood Window Building Ladder Countertop


Wood Building Machine Beam Engineering


Wood Building Engineering Machine Table


Building Wood Interior design Floor Engineering


Wood Cabinetry Floor Drawer Hardwood


in other news
got started on some skirting footers under the shop to keep the snow and critters out from there
the memorial tree 'parasol' shield got wind blown down from hurricane odiel backlash
fortunately it took it from behind and left the tree alone
which is growing new leaves and looking good

went and started hauling things out of my brothers place
so i can finish taping and painting it
got it up for sale and have had some look at it already

all in all things are doing well
i am going to be warm this winter
and won't freeze
course i may starve
blowing every cent i get on the shop

i have said i did this build alone
and that is true for 98% of the time
but i am very grateful to those that have come to visit and help as they can
and to all you that have supported me in this venture
thru your encouragement and kind words and deeds

no man is an island

i have been in the void before
and have no need to prove anything

thank you all

and bless you and your loved ones
Congratulations David. It looks like a dream come true. I can see some wonderful projects coming out of there in the near future.
 

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#706 ·
the beat goes on

hi there neigbors

been awhile here more computer problems
lost i-photo on the macbook
got a new chromebook for that

thank you that wrote me and pointed me in the direction of using
and learning new computer geek stuff (mac is much different from windows or chrome))
i was about ready to go to the local kindergarten class
to learn how to use it
(i did get a windows 8.1 for a bit but took it back
way more and harder than i could ever need
like buying an 18 wheeler to go down the street
to buy a loaf of bread)

during this time i have been working off and on (real work in santa fe)
during time off been working on the shop
and a bedroom where the old shop was in the house

here are some up-grades

Wood Amber Interior design Flooring Floor

framing double walls for hallway to shop (on left)
and closet for bedroom

Wood Building Interior design Floor Flooring

sheetrocked one side and insulated

Wood Flooring Wood stain Hardwood Plywood


Wood Gas Hardwood Sink Shelving

finishing both sides now

this gives me less space to heat this winter in the house
so i can conserve on firewood
and a room to store some stuff i will save out of the way
(will tape and texture/paint first)

in the shop i have done more electric boxes (quads)
along two walls with another coming soon

Wood Building Floor Gas Flooring


Building Wood Wood stain Floor Hardwood

these boxes are every 4' at a height of 4' from the floor
over any tools or work tables i might have there
as the shop progresses with french cleat hanging cabs above
movable and dedicate each to a tool and their accessories and supplies

Brown Wood Wall Art Gas

in order to save on wire and space for breakers in the main panel
i ran a total of 4 wires (2 - 220v and 2 - 110v around the walls)
each box has 1 - 220v duplex outlet and 1 - 110v outlet
by jumping every other box with separate circuits
i have 5 boxes on 1 each power source
the jumped boxes (4) have the other circuits to them

so every 8' is a different place the same circuit
and in between the separate circuit too
as i move tools or add more there is always a handy receptacle to plug into
that way if two heavy draw tools should land close together
i can just go to the next plug on a different circuit
and use the spare for a minor draw tool

at our last blog many mentioned that the shop stove was over exposed floor
when i was setting the stove i totally skipped that need
eager to put in the roof jack and chimminey

thank you for bringing that up

so i went and moved the stove out of the way
and cut out the overlay floor in the corner (5'x6')
leaving a 3/4" space over the original OSB floor

Brown Wood Rectangle Font Material property


Wood Rectangle Font Flooring Material property

got 1/4" 'wonderboard' (cement)
and did a double layer in that space staggered seams

Tile flooring Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor

and will tile there when the temp comeback up some

Sky Property Snow Window Plant

woke this morning to 3" of snow here

time to hunker down now

stay warm
and thanks for stopping in

have a great holidays
 

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#707 ·
the beat goes on

hi there neigbors

been awhile here more computer problems
lost i-photo on the macbook
got a new chromebook for that

thank you that wrote me and pointed me in the direction of using
and learning new computer geek stuff (mac is much different from windows or chrome))
i was about ready to go to the local kindergarten class
to learn how to use it
(i did get a windows 8.1 for a bit but took it back
way more and harder than i could ever need
like buying an 18 wheeler to go down the street
to buy a loaf of bread)

during this time i have been working off and on (real work in santa fe)
during time off been working on the shop
and a bedroom where the old shop was in the house

here are some up-grades

Wood Amber Interior design Flooring Floor

framing double walls for hallway to shop (on left)
and closet for bedroom

Wood Building Interior design Floor Flooring

sheetrocked one side and insulated

Wood Flooring Wood stain Hardwood Plywood


Wood Gas Hardwood Sink Shelving

finishing both sides now

this gives me less space to heat this winter in the house
so i can conserve on firewood
and a room to store some stuff i will save out of the way
(will tape and texture/paint first)

in the shop i have done more electric boxes (quads)
along two walls with another coming soon

Wood Building Floor Gas Flooring


Building Wood Wood stain Floor Hardwood

these boxes are every 4' at a height of 4' from the floor
over any tools or work tables i might have there
as the shop progresses with french cleat hanging cabs above
movable and dedicate each to a tool and their accessories and supplies

Brown Wood Wall Art Gas

in order to save on wire and space for breakers in the main panel
i ran a total of 4 wires (2 - 220v and 2 - 110v around the walls)
each box has 1 - 220v duplex outlet and 1 - 110v outlet
by jumping every other box with separate circuits
i have 5 boxes on 1 each power source
the jumped boxes (4) have the other circuits to them

so every 8' is a different place the same circuit
and in between the separate circuit too
as i move tools or add more there is always a handy receptacle to plug into
that way if two heavy draw tools should land close together
i can just go to the next plug on a different circuit
and use the spare for a minor draw tool

at our last blog many mentioned that the shop stove was over exposed floor
when i was setting the stove i totally skipped that need
eager to put in the roof jack and chimminey

thank you for bringing that up

so i went and moved the stove out of the way
and cut out the overlay floor in the corner (5'x6')
leaving a 3/4" space over the original OSB floor

Brown Wood Rectangle Font Material property


Wood Rectangle Font Flooring Material property

got 1/4" 'wonderboard' (cement)
and did a double layer in that space staggered seams

Tile flooring Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor

and will tile there when the temp comeback up some

Sky Property Snow Window Plant

woke this morning to 3" of snow here

time to hunker down now

stay warm
and thanks for stopping in

have a great holidays
Hi David, it looks like you're moving in the right direction…. glad you figured out your new computer. At the rate you're going, your home and shop could be just the way you want it by Christmas, I hope it is.

Love the picture of the snow

Well Done David!
 

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#742 ·
and along came jones ....

hi folks

it's been a while since i have posted some shop work
bits and pieces here and there
then one day things changed for me

here is what happened (please watch and listen i can't seem to get it to take)

i was installing a shelving unit for a long time friend and client
he saw my rickety ride i use to work with (and the only running one i got)
Automotive parking light Tire Wheel Car Automotive side marker light


he (i will call him 'jones')took me to an old gas station that sold cars now
and looking out the window said
'there's your truck there'
and wrote a check for a down (both from him and his friend - also called 'jones')
and 2 hours later i was home with a '06 toyota rav 4 4Ă—4
Automotive parking light Car Vehicle Wheel Tire


suddenly the phone rang
it was a different 'jones' calling from washington dc
a ticket was waiting for me to come fix the jones home
(i suspected it was built by washington himself
the colonial style was a hint)
i suggested i drive my new ride there with some tools in it

but no that would be to easy
so i landed without even a pencil
and spent 3 weeks fixing old windows and doors and plumbing and leaks
and dry rot and …. all with cro-magnon tools i found in the garage

well i did the best i could there and spent some wonderful times eating donuts
mrs. jones even got me a refurbished i-pad (which i am still learning

from there off to visit mr and mrs jones in NH for a week
and see their new home (if you can call a 100+ year old house new)
another wonderful visit and
i was fortunate to find an old friend from new mexico
and had a wonderful seafood dinner with he and mrs jones in their home
down the street from where i was staying (thanks for the linc - i did get the trust stuff)

well i got home and promptly took a week in bed
ready to get back on the shop build with some renewed vigor
but got a call from my local bud jones to come help finnish some cabs he was doing
so no rest for me and off to work with the younger set
(they don't even take breaks these days)
got home and back to bed after 3 brutal weeks

ready to get back on the shop
when my neighbor jones needs his roof re-shingled
(i have never touched them before - i did get him to look into a roofing gun rental
he bought his own, and in 5 minuets i was a pro)
after 1 week in the blazing sun
i came home and seeking rest again
went into the shop to see about the insulation i had gotten with all that lucre
it was so hot in there i could only work at night
and started doing that

Wood Table Interior design Floor Shelf

first some insulation in the walls R-19
and R-38 in the ceiling
as it was very dicey working that high up on a ladder
i went over to my bud jones and borrowed his scaffolding and sheet lift
i had to order an extension for the lift to go to a full 12' height
and wheels for the scaffold - that took a few weeks to get
so i made some doors for the loading bay
Window Plant Building Fixture Wood


two by-fold on one side
and one single on the other for entry (i did remove and close off the metal door that was there originally and put it in the hallway leading into the house
and got more sliding windows for the plastic covered opening in the exterior walls
and now have air and more light in there

Wood Building Table Interior design Floor


with some wallboard i started working on the ceiling
and got a few up as time allowed
i had to reconfigure all the tools into a packed wudge out of the way
for the ceiling work
so one row of insulation one sheet of wallboards tape the seams
and paint (i found some PVA primer at lowes 5 gal for $39)
was running out of dineros for more wallboard waiting for SS to land
when along comes jones ….
and gifted me 32 sheets of wallboard waiting for me at the local lowes
(i have gotten 12 up now and got the lights back on last night along the first row)

Wood Interior design Floor Flooring Ceiling


the moral of this story is that i asked for nothing of anyone
aside from borrowing a lift and scaffold

i have been very blessed to have all these anonymous angels helping me
and to be gifted all this help with the shop and in life

i thank the good Lord everyday for my life
i never ask for anything i can do for myself
He knows what i need
and the universe seems to work just fine without my interference

bless you all in your endeavors
and enjoy a celebration of our independence on the fourth of july
(for you foreigners that was the movie where they smoked the cigars
when they saves mankind)

it is motor-home matting season out now
so please be careful on the roads
they can be dangerous when they are rutting

especially the dinosaurs
 

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#743 ·
and along came jones ....

hi folks

it's been a while since i have posted some shop work
bits and pieces here and there
then one day things changed for me

here is what happened (please watch and listen i can't seem to get it to take)

i was installing a shelving unit for a long time friend and client
he saw my rickety ride i use to work with (and the only running one i got)
Automotive parking light Tire Wheel Car Automotive side marker light


he (i will call him 'jones')took me to an old gas station that sold cars now
and looking out the window said
'there's your truck there'
and wrote a check for a down (both from him and his friend - also called 'jones')
and 2 hours later i was home with a '06 toyota rav 4 4Ă—4
Automotive parking light Car Vehicle Wheel Tire


suddenly the phone rang
it was a different 'jones' calling from washington dc
a ticket was waiting for me to come fix the jones home
(i suspected it was built by washington himself
the colonial style was a hint)
i suggested i drive my new ride there with some tools in it

but no that would be to easy
so i landed without even a pencil
and spent 3 weeks fixing old windows and doors and plumbing and leaks
and dry rot and …. all with cro-magnon tools i found in the garage

well i did the best i could there and spent some wonderful times eating donuts
mrs. jones even got me a refurbished i-pad (which i am still learning

from there off to visit mr and mrs jones in NH for a week
and see their new home (if you can call a 100+ year old house new)
another wonderful visit and
i was fortunate to find an old friend from new mexico
and had a wonderful seafood dinner with he and mrs jones in their home
down the street from where i was staying (thanks for the linc - i did get the trust stuff)

well i got home and promptly took a week in bed
ready to get back on the shop build with some renewed vigor
but got a call from my local bud jones to come help finnish some cabs he was doing
so no rest for me and off to work with the younger set
(they don't even take breaks these days)
got home and back to bed after 3 brutal weeks

ready to get back on the shop
when my neighbor jones needs his roof re-shingled
(i have never touched them before - i did get him to look into a roofing gun rental
he bought his own, and in 5 minuets i was a pro)
after 1 week in the blazing sun
i came home and seeking rest again
went into the shop to see about the insulation i had gotten with all that lucre
it was so hot in there i could only work at night
and started doing that

Wood Table Interior design Floor Shelf

first some insulation in the walls R-19
and R-38 in the ceiling
as it was very dicey working that high up on a ladder
i went over to my bud jones and borrowed his scaffolding and sheet lift
i had to order an extension for the lift to go to a full 12' height
and wheels for the scaffold - that took a few weeks to get
so i made some doors for the loading bay
Window Plant Building Fixture Wood


two by-fold on one side
and one single on the other for entry (i did remove and close off the metal door that was there originally and put it in the hallway leading into the house
and got more sliding windows for the plastic covered opening in the exterior walls
and now have air and more light in there

Wood Building Table Interior design Floor


with some wallboard i started working on the ceiling
and got a few up as time allowed
i had to reconfigure all the tools into a packed wudge out of the way
for the ceiling work
so one row of insulation one sheet of wallboards tape the seams
and paint (i found some PVA primer at lowes 5 gal for $39)
was running out of dineros for more wallboard waiting for SS to land
when along comes jones ….
and gifted me 32 sheets of wallboard waiting for me at the local lowes
(i have gotten 12 up now and got the lights back on last night along the first row)

Wood Interior design Floor Flooring Ceiling


the moral of this story is that i asked for nothing of anyone
aside from borrowing a lift and scaffold

i have been very blessed to have all these anonymous angels helping me
and to be gifted all this help with the shop and in life

i thank the good Lord everyday for my life
i never ask for anything i can do for myself
He knows what i need
and the universe seems to work just fine without my interference

bless you all in your endeavors
and enjoy a celebration of our independence on the fourth of july
(for you foreigners that was the movie where they smoked the cigars
when they saves mankind)

it is motor-home matting season out now
so please be careful on the roads
they can be dangerous when they are rutting

especially the dinosaurs
Coming along well in spite of the "distractions" David.
I'm not a particularly religious person but the quote "As ye sow, so shall ye reap" comes to mind here.
No one is more deserving that you are, a heartwarming story.
 

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#772 ·
ongoing still

hi there folks: seems it has been years since i did another post to this blog. i have gotten some PM's asking about the shop build, and have wanted to do another, but as life dictates our actions at times, never did get around to it. so i will give some ongoing work not only to the shop, but the house as well.

last blog i had just gotten a new (to me) suv. something i finally paid off thru the last 4 years.

so let's see if i can highlight whats been ongoing in that time

started out by adding 16 lights under the shop.
and skirting it in to keep winter cold at bay
Wood Beam Composite material Building material Ceiling


Automotive lighting Road surface Tints and shades City Midnight


Window Building Land lot Wood Brickwork


inside a sheet goods rack was built
Wood Flooring Floor House Ladder


then some work in the old shop
walls to make 2 bedrooms
there were 4 2Ă—4x16' walls to do here
hallway entrance and and shop hallway and closet inside bedrooms
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Building


Wood Fixture Floor Flooring Hardwood


back outside again shop delivery porch
Sky Cloud Window Building Snow


Sky Plant Land lot Wood Grass


which brings us to the sheet insulation (2 layers of 3/4" staggered seams)
that have been added outside the house/shop to save on heating costs.
that led to a ceiling hung heater in the shop and a propane line to it
Window Plant Building Wood Rolling stock


and a closet for shop firewood
Blue Fixture Building Wood House


and since the shop/house roof water was still coming under the house storage area, a drainage was needed there to carry water away. dome in a french drain style, plastic sheet, gravel, 4" slit drain line, more gravel and tar paper over to keep sand out of the drain line
Road surface Asphalt Slope Line Urban design


i went to colorado to a prayer service
and got to sit next to lady that asked me if i was the guy that made all the boxes in use there
she had heard me talking with the farm owner outside
about maybe borrowing his tractor (something i been trying to get for years)

when i answered yes
she said her dad had passed 5 years before and left her the farm and she gave me the tractor he used (it was down and out all that time) with a wonderful friend along went and found it and ultimately brought it home where it is running off and on. it's got flat on the big rear wheel now
used it to jerk sagebrush from the shop delivery drive and the ongoing things.
Tire Wheel Automotive tire Vehicle Motor vehicle


got a call one night from a friend 'down east'. his 120 year old house he was doing a foundation curb on. it was old style 6' deep trench with granite boulders layed in. had caved in, exposing a two story wall unsupported for 28'.
got on a plane and arrived the next evening
Smile Automotive design Automotive tire Motorized wheelchair Chair


to this
Window Floor Flooring Composite material Tints and shades


the first week got rubble cleared
Plant Body of water Watercourse Building Water


and built a form for the new foundation
Wood Composite material Flooring Hardwood Metal


and another friend that lived close by
would come help from time to time

second week we poured 7 yards of concrete
Wood Flooring Window Floor Hardwood


then the stem wall to the house beam was framed and poured
just as the form was topping out the form broke

knocking my part time helper friend and i off the big concrete block
both were on the floor with the form on us and the wet cement on the form
helper got up and went to the hospital his hand got some splints and pins
i stayed and raked more concrete into another smaller form while owner cleaned up the mess and saved the forms to be built again and scribed to the granite boulders

here i am after the concreet was done that day
Car Land vehicle Tire Wheel Jeans


after it all i was admitted to the hospital and bruised and battered
Sensitive content, not recommended for those under 18
Show Content
Joint Skin Leg Scar Human body


fortunately no broken bones or blood vessels got injured
my whole left side got crushed my left leg swollen for months afterwards
Skin Scar Jaw Neck Plant


came home and got back to work here
i just had my 75th birthday
and figure if i stay focused and busy
things will keep working
by the grace of God

well for now
thanks for stoping in

bless you all
Art Sleeve Visual arts Painting Vintage clothing


and remember
Hair Forehead Chin Poster Font
 

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#773 ·
ongoing still

hi there folks: seems it has been years since i did another post to this blog. i have gotten some PM's asking about the shop build, and have wanted to do another, but as life dictates our actions at times, never did get around to it. so i will give some ongoing work not only to the shop, but the house as well.

last blog i had just gotten a new (to me) suv. something i finally paid off thru the last 4 years.

so let's see if i can highlight whats been ongoing in that time

started out by adding 16 lights under the shop.
and skirting it in to keep winter cold at bay
Wood Beam Composite material Building material Ceiling


Automotive lighting Road surface Tints and shades City Midnight


Window Building Land lot Wood Brickwork


inside a sheet goods rack was built
Wood Flooring Floor House Ladder


then some work in the old shop
walls to make 2 bedrooms
there were 4 2Ă—4x16' walls to do here
hallway entrance and and shop hallway and closet inside bedrooms
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Building


Wood Fixture Floor Flooring Hardwood


back outside again shop delivery porch
Sky Cloud Window Building Snow


Sky Plant Land lot Wood Grass


which brings us to the sheet insulation (2 layers of 3/4" staggered seams)
that have been added outside the house/shop to save on heating costs.
that led to a ceiling hung heater in the shop and a propane line to it
Window Plant Building Wood Rolling stock


and a closet for shop firewood
Blue Fixture Building Wood House


and since the shop/house roof water was still coming under the house storage area, a drainage was needed there to carry water away. dome in a french drain style, plastic sheet, gravel, 4" slit drain line, more gravel and tar paper over to keep sand out of the drain line
Road surface Asphalt Slope Line Urban design


i went to colorado to a prayer service
and got to sit next to lady that asked me if i was the guy that made all the boxes in use there
she had heard me talking with the farm owner outside
about maybe borrowing his tractor (something i been trying to get for years)

when i answered yes
she said her dad had passed 5 years before and left her the farm and she gave me the tractor he used (it was down and out all that time) with a wonderful friend along went and found it and ultimately brought it home where it is running off and on. it's got flat on the big rear wheel now
used it to jerk sagebrush from the shop delivery drive and the ongoing things.
Tire Wheel Automotive tire Vehicle Motor vehicle


got a call one night from a friend 'down east'. his 120 year old house he was doing a foundation curb on. it was old style 6' deep trench with granite boulders layed in. had caved in, exposing a two story wall unsupported for 28'.
got on a plane and arrived the next evening
Smile Automotive design Automotive tire Motorized wheelchair Chair


to this
Window Floor Flooring Composite material Tints and shades


the first week got rubble cleared
Plant Body of water Watercourse Building Water


and built a form for the new foundation
Wood Composite material Flooring Hardwood Metal


and another friend that lived close by
would come help from time to time

second week we poured 7 yards of concrete
Wood Flooring Window Floor Hardwood


then the stem wall to the house beam was framed and poured
just as the form was topping out the form broke

knocking my part time helper friend and i off the big concrete block
both were on the floor with the form on us and the wet cement on the form
helper got up and went to the hospital his hand got some splints and pins
i stayed and raked more concrete into another smaller form while owner cleaned up the mess and saved the forms to be built again and scribed to the granite boulders

here i am after the concreet was done that day
Car Land vehicle Tire Wheel Jeans


after it all i was admitted to the hospital and bruised and battered
Sensitive content, not recommended for those under 18
Show Content
Joint Skin Leg Scar Human body


fortunately no broken bones or blood vessels got injured
my whole left side got crushed my left leg swollen for months afterwards
Skin Scar Jaw Neck Plant


came home and got back to work here
i just had my 75th birthday
and figure if i stay focused and busy
things will keep working
by the grace of God

well for now
thanks for stoping in

bless you all
Art Sleeve Visual arts Painting Vintage clothing


and remember
Hair Forehead Chin Poster Font
Hey you old coot. Good to see you. Been a while
 

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