Musings from a Dirty Garage

DBT

2012-02-02T10:04:00.001-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvJ-lWOZMYg&feature=BFa&list=AVGxdCwVVULXdG8HrNf2J89nJokN2vJrpC&lf=list_related

Flats trip on2/4

2012-02-01T12:39:00.001-08:00

Hopefully I will remember to bring my camera.

Great read for all gardeners

2012-02-01T12:34:00.001-08:00

http://www.amazon.com/This-Organic-Life-Confessions-Homesteader/dp/1931498245

Tarpon

2012-02-01T12:31:00.001-08:00

http://fishingjones.com/2012/02/01/support-the-bonefish-tarpon-trust/

Heading South

2011-12-31T15:55:00.000-08:00

The vehicle is all packed . Loaded up with books, birding gear and a wide variety of fishing poles . We leave for Florida in the morning.

Thinking about spring!!

2011-12-06T10:01:00.001-08:00

I saw these hanging on the wall when I was snapping away. opening day is in a little less than 4 months.:-)

Restocking

2011-12-06T09:57:00.001-08:00

I still buy a lot of lures but I do make some of my own .I turned a few today and posted a couple of old ones waiting for new hooks. The work shop lives up to the name of the blog. I'm supposed to be finding my grout float which has taken a walk or fell off the work bench.

Planet Jr.

2011-12-06T09:52:00.001-08:00

I have posted pictures of this before. I don't know how old it is . A friend gave it to me about 35yrs ago. Its was ancient then. It has a new handle made from ash. Today the front wheel needed a little tuning up. Now is greased and ready for the spring. The gray around the nut is generic never seize.I just put a little lube on the shaft of the bolt.

Fred Flintstone Food Processor

2011-12-01T10:56:00.001-08:00

I bought this about 40 yrs ago for a buck.All the pieces were there and it still works . I grind clams, pork for sausage,bread crumbs, what ever.Today I made some ham salad.
I still would be trying to figure out how to put my Cuisinart together. This is cleaned up and back in the cabinet.

Kaboom

2011-11-27T10:12:00.001-08:00

I didn't think to take pictures of the garage door spring after it launched itself across the garage at the speed of light.
The cable had broken weeks ago but a recuperating hip replacement kept me from repairing until yesterday.There appeared to be enough extra cable to reuse the old cable . I guess it was a bit to short because when I closed the door after the first repair the U-bolt broke and the spring went flying into the front of the garage.
Its a 9 foot door so it looked again like I needed 13-14 ft . I bought 16 ft of 1/8 galvanized cable and a new 1/4 in. U-bolt.Now with the extra cable I was able to adjust the spring pulley assembly to match the other side. The spring seems fine even though it looked like a abused slinky when I picked it up off the floor late yesterday. The parts cost me about 20 bucks. and i was done in less than an hour

Yesterday I was working on it for 3-4 just to save a buck. Oh well I guess I will never learn.

Late Fall Bounty

2011-11-03T13:37:00.000-07:00

Everything in this Kale and Sausage soup came from whats still in the garden except the pig.

Bambi my Ass

2011-11-03T13:34:00.000-07:00

I love it when people say "Oh they are so cute" They are Rats with Antlers!

I Want a Bumper Sticker

2011-10-20T11:07:00.000-07:00

Hopefully I cleared that up.
Tom Crowley: - Sent using Google Toolbar

Botanical Popcorn

2011-10-20T10:57:00.000-07:00

Where did it go?

2011-10-20T10:52:00.000-07:00

The old cable crossing building was there in August ,Must be part of a stimulus package.There were two excavators and a bulldozer.

where did it go

2011-10-20T10:51:00.000-07:00

This was taken in July

Getting ready for winter

2011-10-20T10:37:00.000-07:00

Cover crop on left, Mesclun, ,Collards.Under plastic from Lto R are Garlic ,Carrots, A mix of all the greens left over from the 2011 season

Just Before Dawn

2011-10-06T02:28:00.000-07:00

The weather man is saying its 33 out. My house is reading 51. The water is in the 60's .Maybe today is the day.
At least I'll plant next yrs garlic if the fish don't show.

Homeland Security

2011-09-27T10:35:00.000-07:00

"I'm just trying to catch some fish Officer"

I looked up after a few casts and there he was.

http://www.menhadendefenders.org/

2011-09-14T10:44:00.000-07:00

More about Menhaden AKA Bunker

Chicken Feed

2011-09-12T19:45:00.000-07:00

http://savemenhaden.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/case-for-menhaden-conservation/

Bunker is seen in a new light. They are much more than just cheap food for chicken .

Huge Surf Blitz Striped Bass & Bluefish - New Jersey

2011-09-12T14:10:00.000-07:00

Paul Simon - The Sound of Silence 9/11 Ground Zero

2011-09-12T14:07:00.000-07:00

I think I'm almost done.

2011-08-17T18:19:00.000-07:00

Just have to wait a few days for the adhesive to dry .Seal the tiles,they have a crackle finish. Then grout. Just in time for the replacement.

Globetrotter '66

2011-07-28T08:24:00.000-07:00

She just sits there .I vacuum her. Keep the inside clean . A/C is on to fight mildew.Have washed her once. No I haven't tried to polish it yet. She sits there because I need another spindle.I replaced the left hip in 08. 3 yrs to the day the right one will go.

Maybe I will be able to get her South of I 10 this winter for awhile.

Pee Gees are in bloom

2011-07-28T08:19:00.001-07:00

Raspberries ,Blackberries continued

2011-07-28T08:15:00.000-07:00

A friend went berry picking the other day and got all cut up to get a pail. I told her to plant some thornless black berries

Summer garden

2011-07-28T08:11:00.000-07:00

Finished all the Mesclun ,lettuces and other early green . I have planted turnips,kale,cabbage and collards for fall .If the rabbits would just leave me a lone everything would be fine.

Whew!!!!

2011-07-22T14:29:00.000-07:00

Only hit 99 today. I guess I am one of the lucky ones

Hydrangea Hill

2011-07-19T09:06:00.000-07:00

At last count we were over a hundred. They look great and the deer leave them alone. Sometimes!!!

Summer Pruning

2011-07-19T09:02:00.000-07:00

I pay someone to fertilize the lawn. Just can't keep them from fertilizing the orchard . Much to much Nitrogen is going into the fruit trees.
I must have remove water spout that were 4 ft long.Those are the pears I'm In for these photos.

Fishing with Syd

2011-07-19T08:57:00.000-07:00

One of my oldest friends was here for the weekend We tried our hand at fishing for Blues on the incoming tide . Had a great time at the point .The Shorebird migration has started but no fish for the grill. This was about 6:00AM

Oak Leaf Hydrangeas

2011-07-10T08:50:00.000-07:00

Maybe this is what brings all those little birds to my feeder. This is just under the hummingbird feeder

Great Garlic Disaster of 2011

2011-07-10T08:43:00.000-07:00

I had visions of being overrun with beautiful bulbs of garlic this year. I planted in the fall and waited till the tops started to die. I was told when the curved flower stalk (scape) stands straight up its time to harvest.

Needless to say I am very disappointed. I don't think they got enough sun. I will plant in a different place in the fall.

Breakfast Guests

2011-07-10T08:34:00.000-07:00

When its cool(er) in the early morning I like to have a cup of coffee on the deck and watch the Hummingbirds come to the feeder.One can never tell how many come unless multiples show up. This morning I had 11 visits . It all appeared to be the same bird until this guy showed up. The males are the ones with the Ruby throat.

Garlic scapes

2011-06-27T15:56:00.000-07:00

In an earlier post from last fall I mentioned I was trying Garlic in the garden this year. After working in the garden yesterday I realized that the garlic was flowering . A little research told me to cut them off to ensure all the energy goes to the bulb. Further reading said that the stems better known as scapes were edible. Maybe last week,definitely not today.

Garlic flavored wood was served up today along with a beautiful salad from the garden

Some Early Hydrangeas

2011-06-26T10:27:00.000-07:00

I like them almost as much as my Rhodos.. Actually more. They last a whole lot longer.

Blackberries/ Raspberries

2011-06-26T10:23:00.000-07:00

A few weeks for the blackberries .It will be months for the others

Tomatoes

2011-06-26T10:19:00.001-07:00

Finally got all but 2 trimmed and staked this morning. These were under a foot of water 4 days ago

Wash out

2011-06-26T10:18:00.000-07:00

There are many pluses and minuses for growing vegetables in sandy soil. We had 4 inches of rain last week The water was up to the motor of my Troy -built. A few rows disappeared .

A little hoeing and raking and we are back on track .I saw a farmer this morning and she said that a few 90 plus days and we will bw watering before long .GO FIGURE.

On to the next job.

2011-06-24T08:52:00.000-07:00

I think I am almost done . Just knobs

Shit Happens!!!!

2011-06-15T08:21:00.000-07:00

We were painting the other day and realized the ceiling was wet. OOPS. I could blame about 5 people but ultimately its my job. Some one put a nail into the drain for the sink when we closed up the walls . Didn't find out until we started using the sink.

Lesson learned .Even if the plumber says go ahead you can close everything up .Make sure the drains are pressure tested before. We would have found this leak months ago.That would have saved me a lot of aggravation and $$$$$.

Upstate

2011-06-12T08:19:00.000-07:00

Where I misspent the later part of my youth.
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/06/12/magazine/Erie-Canal.html

Townes Van Zandt - Dead Flowers

2011-06-12T08:10:00.000-07:00

Before ,During and Almost After

2011-06-12T07:28:00.000-07:00

Just need to get the granite guy free on the same day I am.

Everything but the carcases is new. The footprint stayed the same because this room has 2, 5ft windows and 7 doors or entrances.

From Steve's Porch

2011-06-12T07:24:00.000-07:00

Its raining again.

2011-06-11T11:44:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OomaNxkY-KY&feature=player_embedded#at=39

Mid June Garden

2011-06-11T11:27:00.000-07:00

Because of a wet cool spring ,AGAIN .The vegetables were planted late . It was 90 + for a few days this week. Now the wind is out of the East ( water) and we are barely into the 60's This is the first go round of vegetables.I planted squash ,4 kinds, and cukes this morning as well as a seed bed for late crops.

Have to stay ahead of the weeds.I also snuck in a picture of my berry patch .late raspberries and thorn less blackberries.I appears like two of the black berries have reverted to thorns or they died back to the roots.ARE THEY GRAFTED?

Practice makes perfect

2011-06-11T09:11:00.000-07:00

I can't say I'm good at this but I am getting much better at it since I started to use my 2X magnifiers for tying on flies along with my glasses . With the kind of work I do these days its easier to grab a sharp hand saw the plugging in the electric saws- all or the battery charger for those batteries that don't last as long as they should.
This one is a pruning saw .I still suffer though with a back saw or tenon saw.

Allow me a small rant

2011-06-11T09:03:00.000-07:00

I am truly tired of people writing off the USA for all kinds of reasons. I would rather blog about what I am building, growing ,catching , seeing or reading .
This morning I repaired a few tools . Maybe its my fault for where I buy my replacement parts.I opened the new parts,one was made in Mexico and the other in China. The original tool was made in Tennessee.I wonder if the people in Tennessee still have their jobs . Why don't they make the replacement parts in Tennessee. I know its a bit myopic but I expect to get American parts for American tools.

Instead of bailing out the folks who started all this mess. How about an incentive to keep jobs here. We need jobs here at home not overseas. Who is making all the replacement parts for Iraq or Afganistan. Before I was born there were local guys machining parts for the boats that were being built in the ship yards during the war effort. .
My other pet peeve is the cost .I replaced a bearing in a random orbital sander a few weeks back.With S&H the bearing cost me half of what it cost me for a new sander. Enough out of me .I have to go plant some more garden

paint and putty

2011-06-05T12:27:00.000-07:00

One more coat to go

More Rhodos

2011-05-30T15:08:00.000-07:00

When you garden in the woods you only have certain choices. Sometimes I miss the sun but not during May and June

Rear view

2011-05-30T08:44:00.000-07:00

This is just a small portion of the view from my deck

Unisaw

2011-05-23T07:39:00.001-07:00

I am moving up in the world. I struck a deal with my neighbor. He wants to get rid of his old unisaw .I have a lawn mower. He is going to use the mower for the season and I get the saw. I ran it by the tractor operator and she doesn't have a problem. Even a new set of blades will be worth it.
I borrowed this picture off the net .Thank you whoever owns this.
I will be adding to my collection .Its a 1967 saw to go along with my 1947-50 Craftsman.

Maybe an Arc

2011-05-23T07:27:00.000-07:00

We have had nothing but rain for the last two weeks(8 inches). Its now almost Memorial day and the ground is still to wet to till. It just makes mud. the sun may come out this week for an hour or two and more rain is predicted for the Memorial day weekend. Tomatoes for Thanksgiving???

Garlic update

2011-05-23T07:23:00.000-07:00

2 months later

Squatter's Rights

2011-05-22T10:49:00.000-07:00

At least I didn't have to rake as much

Cap for Wainscotting

2011-05-19T13:53:00.000-07:00

Each day takes us a little closer to the finish line.

Waiting for a counter top

2011-05-12T04:23:00.000-07:00

A bad back and a thing called work have slowed the kitchen down to a snails pace.

Opening Day for fluke

2011-05-02T14:22:00.000-07:00

Wayne Mazzaferro (1): "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

6 More Doors to go .

2011-04-05T14:40:00.000-07:00

Then fill and sand and fill and sand and......

April 15th

2011-04-01T01:15:00.000-07:00

Just two weeks till the season opens.I don't believe in fishing for them until the season opens.I hear rumors that they are chasing Alewife down the Peconic Bay while those little herring follow their instincts and swim home to fresh water.

I need a little imput

2011-03-31T07:47:00.000-07:00

For the three or 4 people who read this stuff I have a dilemma. The old cabinets as you can see from earlier posts were white.It looks like they will be white again( some shade of).
Here is the big question. Paint today is not the paint of the past.I want to put the most durable finish I can buy without having to evacuate the house for a week or getting an EPA permit.
The original finish was some kind of white poly .I have kind of ruled out latex even though most web sites say it will do.I'm leaning toward Ben.Moore White High Gloss Impervo enamel. The old guys used to add a little poly to their enamels ?????
I have considered a 2 part poly base boat enamel but I have never used it on any thing including a boat.
So all suggestions are welcome.
Prep will be standard sanding and filling. At least 3 coats sanded down to 400 between coats,etc.

Getting Closer

2011-03-30T12:43:00.000-07:00

All the doors and drawer fronts are made . The grouting is done in the bath .I will start trimming that room tomorrow.Hopefully a plumber by Monday.The drawers and doors still need to be sanded with 220 grit then I will start hanging them .I want to hang every thing. Mount the fronts and make sure everything fits before I get ready to paint. So they will go up then down.

New Garlic

2011-03-19T08:19:00.000-07:00

I posted late last fall that I was planting garlic. If you look real hard you will see their little green tops poking through.They were mulched heavily with leaves. It looks like they made it .Lets see what they look like in a few weeks.

late winter or early spring vegetables

2011-03-19T08:16:00.000-07:00

I kept these under plastic all winter. They are being cut up as I type.

Day 4/Cabinets

2011-03-16T14:56:00.000-07:00

A few more photos for an update. All new wood is Poplar which takes paint very well.Its also the softest and most inexpensive hardwood. Why pay a fortune for hardwood and then paint it. All the drawer fronts are cut waiting for glue. I have decided to reuse the MDF raised panels on all the doors .Just make new frames and use new hinges. The drawers are all solid maple so they will remain.Just new hardware and slides.A new cabinet will be made for the empty space to the right in the last photo.

Finally the Cabinets; a start.

2011-03-11T13:30:00.000-08:00

First full day in the kitchen. Before, during and after for the sides of the island

They are on the way!

2011-03-10T13:15:00.000-08:00

I follow these little critters every year. I'll put my feeders out on the 15th of April.Also have lots of favorite plants planted around the homestead.They are a third of the way through Georgia

http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html

Small Steps

2011-03-08T07:35:00.000-08:00

The first step in the finishing. The bathroom is now wainscoted and tiled I will grout in a few days /Letting the thin set cure for 48hrs.
After a three day marathon to get it done, I am beat. That is an understatement.

EDC

2011-02-27T11:15:00.001-08:00

I found this blog a few weeks ago. EDC stands for Every Day Carry. I travel light compared to some I have seen.;-)

Joiner Setup

2011-02-25T13:01:00.000-08:00

I replaced the joiner blades as the final set up before the cabinet run. I watched all kinds of video where guys used dial indicators with magnetic jigs. I set it up the old fashion way with a pencil and a piece of wood. It took way to long to get the baldes out.After a few cut fingers and one false hope that I was done which left the blades about 1/32 too low .I think I finally have it dialed in.
The flash seems to have obscured the pencil marks on the oak .Hopefully one gets the idea. I checked each blade(3) in three places. I also learned that the small screws on the left of the barrel should not be touched until you are ready for the final adjustment .I bottomed them out to get the blades out .BIG MISTAKE!!!

Requested.

2011-02-22T09:31:00.000-08:00

I have been asked what I am using to make these doors. My trusty post war 10 in Craftsman ( with a new 1 HP Baldor). I think its about as old as me. Various miter boxes. A 6 " joiner and a small router table. I am borrowing my sons router table so once I get every thing set up I won't have to change bits as often

Door prototype

2011-02-21T14:21:00.000-08:00

I spent a few hours ripping and routing a few profiles and this is what I came up with that was agreeable to the "BIG BOSS".
The new doors are going to be made out of poplar because everything is going to be painted . The wood is a bit harder than pine and holds paint well.The prototype was just made from some scrap pine.

Fire hazard removed

2011-02-17T12:31:00.001-08:00

For years I wondered and worried why I had a plastic dryer vent in the ceiling.When I pulled the ceiling down I knew why .There were at least 4 pipes of varying sizes that ran perpendicular to the vent.
After relocating a few fixtures upstairs and rerouting a few pipes down stairs I was able to hard pipe the dryer to the out side wall.
Not as dramatic as a few other things I could show but at least I got rid of one of the biggest fire hazards in the house.
The old vent is hanging down below the joist on the right of the lower picture.

Good to go for another 25 yrs

2011-02-16T10:54:00.001-08:00

I HOPE

Just a few more days

2011-02-13T16:25:00.000-08:00

If the weather continues to moderate I figure the 6 inches of ice will be gone from the fruit trees in about three days.Then I can start my winter pruning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWu4u--cZ84&feature=feedu

Parts are in

2011-02-12T11:43:00.001-08:00

OLD VS NEW
Had to have a a metal plug fabricated .The welder recommended Aluminium.
I'll put it all together in the Morning.

Amazon.com: The Integral Urban House: Self-Reliant Living in the City (9780871562135): Farallones Institute, Sim Van der Ryn: Books

2011-02-02T12:56:00.000-08:00

Amazon.com: The Integral Urban House: Self-Reliant Living in the City (9780871562135): Farallones Institute, Sim Van der Ryn: Books: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

I read a lot of blogs on sustainability and gardening. This book has been my guiding light for a very long time.

Stove repair

2011-02-02T11:56:00.000-08:00

I have been heating the back of my house with this stove for 22 yrs. I noticed a crack in the cast iron about a month ago .It has taken me that long to call all over the world to get the replacement part.Unfortunately the new piece is not cast the same way . It has two openings instead of one .The piece is at the welders getting a plug made .The manufacturer is not casting the plug any longer.
More to follow.
The nipple has to be screwed on and then everything gets cemented and the stove pipe can be hooked up
It may not be very green but I'm burning American anthracite instead of Arabian crude.

Use your imagination !

2011-01-31T12:37:00.000-08:00

I probably wont get them in order.The following are the new tub platform ,the shower and the newly framed area for the sink .I must admit that the flow in the room seems better(no pun intended). The toilet was always in the way and we never framed a plumbers wall where the washer and dryer are.There has always been a problem with the dryer vent . Before the demo it had become a fire hazard. Now I have the room to hard pipe the vent to the exterior wall.
The first picture shows the old dryer vent hanging down from the ceiling(upper right) .That's directly under the tub .Once the plumber moves a few pipes I can now hard pipe it to the outside.
In the last photo you can see the shop vac in the lower left. That's the approximate location of the bowl.Up tight to the wall and about 14 inches off the tub .At least you can get in the tub now without tripping over the bowl.
In the old lay out there was a double sink and the bowls location looked good on paper but when it went in it was much to close to one of the sinks.Of course that was my sink so I could do 2 out of the three S's with no problem at all.:-)

New life for an old drill

2011-01-28T10:36:00.001-08:00

I smoked the motor on this the other day .I didn't want to buck up for a new drill. They vary from about $125 to $350 depending on whether it has a light or not.The old drill is about 10 yrs old .Maybe older.A new motor from the yellow people was almost as much as I paid for the drill when I bought it new.I check E bay and found a guy in Florida selling reconditioned motors for $20.00 .It arrived the other day and I installed it in about a half an hour.I had to switch out the wires. and reverse the polarity .It was opposite of the motor I took out .
Lets see how long the "recon" lasts. There was no core fee so .The old motor in going in the recycling.

roughfisher.com: Horndog

2011-01-25T11:13:00.000-08:00

roughfisher.com: Horndog: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

I had one sitting on the deck railing @ 6:15 this AM hooting away.

Johnny's Selected Seeds – Superior Seeds & Gardening Tools

2011-01-16T16:05:00.000-08:00

Johnny's Selected Seeds – Superior Seeds & Gardening Tools: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Even though its 20'F outside and about 2 ft of snow on the ground ,its just 12 weeks to planting time .A lot sooner if I start my own plants.
Just starting to plan.

Let the Games Begin

2011-01-10T18:45:00.000-08:00

It only made sense to pull down the ceiling and check all the plumbing before redoing the kitchen.Until last week I had untreated well water with the pH of about vinegar running through the plumbing. I bought a water treatment system .
While I'm at it I gutted the master bath directly above the kitchen today. Will rearrange the fixtures. Make the shower bigger ,new bowl ,sink and tile.As of today will reuse the old tub . I don't know about tomorrow.lol
Had to move the ceiling fan new fixtures are going over the island .Plumber and electrician will be here next week to do the rough .I'll do the finish.

Musings from Big Pink

2011-01-03T09:51:00.000-08:00

http://musingsfrombigpink.blogspot.com/ Take a look. This isn't about Dylan, The Band or music at all.

I'm a sears and roebuck guitar and this guy is a old 1930's Gibson.I can't not believe the stuff he does with those molding planes.Shear Genius

Next project

2011-01-02T11:08:00.001-08:00

People pay extra for this used look . Mine got this way from use and the cabinets are tired .We are keeping the footprint .The carcasses are remaining .Every thing else will be replaced , painted or repainted

Damn Deer

2011-01-02T11:03:00.000-08:00

Please don't tell me how cute these GD rats with antlers are!!!
These trees have been in the ground three yrs. One will make it the other,I doubt it.

Fishing Jones » Blog Archive » Angler Cam!

2010-12-16T13:50:00.000-08:00

Fishing Jones » Blog Archive » Angler Cam!: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Why am I here shoveling coal into the stove and bringing in wood while I listen to the oil burner hum?

Finished Machinist Tool Box

2010-12-14T07:44:00.000-08:00

Aside from a small chain for the top and a clip in the top .I think its ready for another 60 yrs or so

Felting drawers

2010-12-13T12:16:00.000-08:00

Based on what I read Hide glue was used as to not to rust drawer bottoms.As you can see the bottoms are metal . Gluing was a bit more difficult than anticipated .Too much it soaks through the felt .Too little, the strips fall off.

Cabbage under Glass

2010-12-09T06:37:00.001-08:00

Can't get much colder than this ,YET. Hopefully these will be ready by Christmas

Step 2-Tool Box

2010-12-07T14:43:00.001-08:00

After two bleaches with Oxalic acid and many washes with cold water,I let it dry .I then put a quick coat of 50/50 amber shellac.Let it dry and then rubbed on some red oak stain. Its drying as these pictures were taken. All the drawers have to be re felted with green felt and hide glue. A final few coats of Water-Lox and will put up the final pictures.

Tool Chest continued

2010-11-30T11:59:00.000-08:00

The chest was badly water and oil stained. Its waiting for a delivery of oxalic acid and some hide glue.The hide glue will be used to glue in new felt in the bottom of each drawer and the top.That way the glue will not rust the metal bottoms.
With oxalic acid ,I hoping to bleach the wood to a consistent color.Then I will either apply linseed oil and a shellac finish or a stain and a satin poly .I'm hoping the first choice works I will of course test it on some scape pieces.

Machinist's Tool Chest

2010-11-30T11:49:00.000-08:00

I inherited a number of tools from my father in law, who passed away earlier this yr.Among the tools was an old wooden tool chest in desperate repair.I know I should have left it alone but its was heading for the dumpster when I grabbed it.Its not a Gerstner, its a Star . Parts are hard to find and match .I'm putting these up a bit late. I should have posted what it looked like the day I brought it home. Progress to follow .All light piece are new red oak which I salvaged from a couple of 100 yr old tables heading to the land fill as well.

Deck repair

2010-11-30T07:25:00.000-08:00

What do you do in retirement? LOL.
A deck repair I did last week.The deck was nonconforming to state and local codes .All the powers at be allowed me to do was replace the decking and sister up any rotted timber .I was not allowed to put any new posts in .Pray we don't get any Nor'easters for a year or two.:-)

LeeLa the Lemon Girl, PLaneTS

2010-11-19T13:40:00.000-08:00

LeeLa the Lemon Girl, PLaneTS: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

http://www.gpnc.org/osage.htm

Osage orange. Planted extensively before the invention of barbed wire.There are a few hedges around here. Left over from the old days .They are few and far between .You can always find them in the fall when there is the occasional "Planet" hanging from a branch.

Season Extenders

2010-11-14T11:10:00.001-08:00

This is the first time I tried poly tunnels to see if we can get a few more vegetables before it really gets cold.
From the left .Cabbage,broccoli,spinach .Lets see what happens in a few weeks.

I added the stain

2010-11-14T10:27:00.001-08:00

JUST ADDED THE STAIN .SPRAYED IT ON AND TIPPED ALL THE BOARDS . I CAN'T BELIEVE IT TOOK 4 HRS. I hope it drys over night if not it will be sometime in the spring before a second coat .Tomorrow looks like the last day above 50 for a while.

Next Years Garlic

2010-11-10T09:01:00.000-08:00

One of the gardening sites I go to said that about 70% of all garlic in the US is from China.True of not I'm trying it for the first time ever.
Instead of looking at my feeble attempt watch this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYfcb3LAoX4