Friday, December 4, 2020

My Sons winter project

 Hes' rebuilding an old basin that used to be an oyster plant..Now condos.Has remove old bulk heads both wood and steel. Pumping up over a hundred years of history



 

Finally finished deck railings

Next spring I'll decide about new decking. Tropical Wood, Composite like Trex or Pressure treated. Had to replace a few boards as well .Did it the old fashion way .i flipped a few over and dug out a few from my very dwindled down stash.


 

Monday, November 16, 2020

Work Bench- Roubo #1

Two pieces of cherry milled from a downed tree with a chain saw. Ran it through a joiner and table saw

 

Rats with Antlers

If you are interested I'll show you what they
do to Hydrangeas.

 

Do Away with Treble hooks

All they do is tear up the fish or end up in your hand

 

Winter greens

Will be cutting till Christmas

 

Blackfishing(tautog)

Went fishing with son,son in law and youngest grandson (15) Declan was high hook and we all went home with our limit.

 

WTF is it

  It came in a box of tools Never saw one before. Wondering what its used for as correct application.

 

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Jane Griswold Radocchia: Lesson 7, How to layout a frame with Lines

Jane Griswold Radocchia: Lesson 7, How to layout a frame with Lines:   Lesson 1 is here:   What's a Line? A Line is a basic tool for layout and design. Serlio, in 1520, used twine with a plumb bob as his 


Everyday when I go to work I pass through a small hamlet where most of the windows are gothic curved.I was wondering how to make one  Now I know....

New Gate

I went for function ,instead of fashion.

Blown head gasket

This is the second time the head gasket has let go on my 21 hp briggs intek motor  it only has 289 hours on it I get about 100 hrs per run.See the material missing between cylinder and vaove train race.

New Deer Fence

The deer knock down my old frnce got in last summer and ate everything to the ground.Hopefully no longer


Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Sight fishing

Went to Ft Desoto Park Near St Pete.Walked about a mile .Saw lots of mullet Nothing else.practiced casting.

More New Windows

!/2 in rigid foam to reflect heat and keep some in.Windows cased in cypress I found in storage loft .5//8 T-111 primed on back