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MisterE
Gym climber
Small Town with a Big Back Yard
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Feb 29, 2016 - 08:32pm PT
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Not building yet, but these are the good times I will always remember.
Large-format tile over hardiboard over 2 layers of linolium over 1/2 plywood - not to mention the hardiboard/plaster/wallpaper/drywall walls and ceiling frosted with 50-YO loose insulation... Wish I had friends there to share the joy...nearing the end of a week of demo:
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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On the road again with the recent iteration. Finally got around to making a door for the cabinet, replaced the window awning, added an exterior sink and front deck, and a few changes inside.
The Journey continues.
Nice work all. Hey S Gropp, I'm curious about the table behind the chain drain a few posts back. Can I ask what it is?
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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The table in the background is called a platten table, 5'x 10' x 5'' thick cast ductile iron. It weighs about 5,600 lbs.
It is perfectly square and dead flat and has a grid of 2'' square holes to take various clamping and bending tools. It's bolted to a steel frame on concrete footings so it doesn't move or get out of level.
Really handy for bending heavy stock to a line and as a reference surface for setting up a project.
They are available new for big $$ and sometimes show up used. This one originally came out of the Tacoma Shipyard .
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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It looks important. Today I'm building cabinetry on a plastic picnic table. Thanks for explaining.
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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I've seen some great yards on this thread by do-it-yourselfers. Homeowner built stuff always has the most sole.
We build houses for a living but I love back yards! These are two yards We've collaborated with our clients to complete.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Installed
What are they for?
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Flip has the Gypsy mobile departed the Fork? Hopefully not permanently.
SGropp, if you have the history channel, think you'd like Forged in Fire. They make blades, but some really cool Smithing.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
It's on Tuesday nights.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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What are they for?
As I posted up thread, they are shooting benches.
The plywood top makes them convertible to be used as prone/field position shooting platforms as well.
Level, sturdy and stable. Just need to do some weed abatement near the targets and we will be good to go.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Small Town with a Big Back Yard
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Does demo count?
It was 6 days, ending in roto-hammering large-format floor tile with 4 layers under - good times:
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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I haven't built anything in a month and I'm losing my freaking mind!
My better half tells me that I'm like a working breed of dog. Must work, must work, must work, or else I start chewing on things in the house.
Gah! Bring on spring! I've got concrete to pour and things to build!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Boat parts. I'm safety supervisor
Love those backyards. And the bowls!!!!!! Wowsa
Susan
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away from the ground
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Mtbphoto
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, Ca
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Thanks for the new route MisterE. My wife climbed it today and loved it. The new 5.9 around the corner is fun too.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Not a new build, but I moved this coop to a new location and added a metal roof last week.
The netting is to keep the chickens close to the coop. You've got to train them to stay in the new area. You gradually expand their range.
It's fun to build something solid and weatherproof, but where fit and finish don't matter so much. So you can knock it out really quick but end up with a pretty cool structure.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Mar 15, 2016 - 07:34am PT
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Made another sword scabbard for a friend. If you exclude the screw-ups and re-dos, this one took about 24 hours of work. If you include the screw ups, the time is closer to 30 hours.
Most of the required time was spent tooling the leather and fine-tuning the wood core so that the sword slides in and out smoothly. The belt mounts are little skulls.
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this just in
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Justin Ross from North Fork
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Mar 15, 2016 - 10:34am PT
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SLR, that is beautiful. You are an artist.
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Mar 15, 2016 - 11:31am PT
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Compound sliding miter saws take up a ton of space, but by making a hanging cabinet I was able to organize this corner of the shop and create more floor space. I had woefully overlooked the need for lumber storage, so by hanging the cabinet I have room for 12' boards on the floor beneath.
It needs some more work, but the hard part is done.
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