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Justin Ross from North Fork
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Warbler that cypress is beautiful, nice work.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Apr 10, 2016 - 02:44pm PT
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Handplane for body surfing...
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Apr 10, 2016 - 04:37pm PT
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Cool! Poplar?
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away from the ground
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Apr 10, 2016 - 06:42pm PT
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Apr 11, 2016 - 06:18pm PT
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Just got a load of oak plywood to pimp out this old sheep herders wagon. The ranch handyman has re-skinned the roof, gutted the walls, and is cutting insulation before running tongue and groove boards on the arched roof.
The rest will be my job: plywooding the walls, building custom cabinets and benches, and remaking the bed platform/pull-out table assembly, all while working in the 'spirit' of the original work. I'm sure there will be additional tasks like flooring and tiling around the tiny wood stove.
It needs to be finished to serve as a post-wedding cabin on July 2, and I will be trying to build it in my free time (nights and weekends) while still finding at least one day a week to climb.
I also have to incorporate this antique ice chest into the side wall cabinetry, and notched to fit over a wheel well. Oh well oh well.
Let the fun begin.
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Apr 11, 2016 - 09:00pm PT
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Damn Edge! That's gonna be so cool!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 11, 2016 - 09:05pm PT
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Edge, how does yer client think the T&G isn't going to rot from the inside
out lying against metal which is going to be constantly condensing moisture?
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Apr 11, 2016 - 09:12pm PT
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How do you say black mold in Basque...?
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away from the ground
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Apr 11, 2016 - 09:16pm PT
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Like this.
Vapor barrier. Use it or rot.
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Apr 11, 2016 - 09:40pm PT
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Reilly, the arched roof is a membrane over plywood on plywood arched rafters; the plywood rafters are all original and show no prior signs of rot or mold. I'm not sure what the layering is of the existing side walls, but looks to be standard RV type construction and everything is being re-constructed similar to how it was removed.
The owner and her husband, now deceased, bought the trailer used when they purchased these 600 acres in the early 70's. They lived in it for a year while their home was being constructed, and so it has great sentimental value. In all of that time the roof was the only structural element in need of replacing, so we're all figuring this remodel will outlast all parties involved.
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away from the ground
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Apr 11, 2016 - 09:56pm PT
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The wall in my picture above was insulated with blue board, no VB. Similar to what it looks like in the camper Edge is pimping out. The difference I'm guessing is the 4 month old wall in my photo was in a house where a few dozen yards of concrete and drywall mud evaporated a few hundred gallons of water into the air. The vapor got past the foam (which is a retarder, not barrier), and condensed on the CDX wall sheeting behind it. Nothing 3$ worth of plastic and basic cold climate construction knowledge couldn't have prevented. Sad to see that in a home still under construction. Just because somebody has 1200$ to buy a GC liscence doesn't mean they have a clue.
3$ worth of plastic would have saved somebody 800$ in rework and mold remidiation.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Apr 12, 2016 - 04:56am PT
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Cool! Poplar?
Wow, you're good. 15" x 8" for smaller, softer surf. I have some EPS foam glue-ups for bigger surf. Just need to find the time to build them out.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Apr 12, 2016 - 04:58am PT
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Nice work
Love the two-tone manzanita, never thought of using that wood
Did you stabilize it, or use it raw?
Do you stabilize any of your wood? I just made a vacuum chamber but haven't used it yet.
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Justin Ross from North Fork
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Apr 12, 2016 - 07:35am PT
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Thanks SLR.
Manzanita is very dense and doesn't need to be stabilized. I have heard people boil it to get the sap out and avoid cracking as it dries, but I just work around the cracks.
I was planning on trying to stabilize some buckeye burl, but never got around to it. Usually just buy the buckeye in stabilized blocks. Was gunna use a big glass jar filled with wood hardener and then apply the pressure to push the bubbles out and fill the voids with hardener. Seemed simple, but would like to hear how it goes if you try it.
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brotherbbock
climber
Alta Loma, CA
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Apr 12, 2016 - 09:34am PT
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I dig your table Warbler....well done.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Apr 12, 2016 - 09:49am PT
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I used a Harbor Freight brake line vacuum bleeder for the vacuum pump, and a 1-quart Mason jar that I stole from my mother-in-law. The stabilizing resin that I bought is Stick Fast. I have some Swedish spalted birch that I'm gonna use for a handle on a knife, but I figure that I'll stabilize a bunch of other handle scales at the same time.
I'm not gonna show you any of my blades 'cause I suck as a blacksmith.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Apr 14, 2016 - 06:02pm PT
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I posted the start of this project a while ago, but I finally finished the power supply for it.
This is my homebrew 40 meter CW (Morse) transmitter, built from plans that came out in the 1950's. Still working on the receiver for it, which is a 1946 Hallicrafters S-20 Sky Champion.
Getting started on my next project, which is a home built IRLP (Ham radio over the Internet) node, so that I can use my ham radio anywhere that I have Net access to transmit all over the globe. Bit more modern, haha. Will post that up once I get all the components.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 14, 2016 - 06:43pm PT
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Cool proj, Vegas! You'll be ready for the Apocalypse! ;-)
Step 1: Wait til 1730 to go to Homey Dopey so most of the idiots are gone
and be sure to take up three parking spaces.
Step 2: Buy one sheet of 3/4 CDX to make a set of stairs so Mom can get
into the rig. I was gonna make a ramp but I decided it would be easier
with 3-1/2" steps, especially going down.
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ShawnInPaso
climber
Paso Robles, CA
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Apr 14, 2016 - 09:02pm PT
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That's a work of art vegasclimber.
DE WB6JWB
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Apr 14, 2016 - 10:54pm PT
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Many thanks Shawn! Building that rig gave me a chance not only to learn, but also really appreciate the roots of ham radio.
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