tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post3707811613949005091..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: 10 Things You Should Be Able To Do If You're a Handy Homeowner (But Still Can't)SippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-19816887244216228692009-07-22T02:22:00.593-04:002009-07-22T02:22:00.593-04:00"fourteen gold faucets"
Are you missing..."fourteen gold faucets"<br /><br />Are you missing a "karat" by any chance? <br /><br />I found one lying loose in the corner, behind some windblown newspapers.WWWebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03491098272113630084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-22605194197232433142009-07-15T21:03:21.799-04:002009-07-15T21:03:21.799-04:00One must be careful when felling near a structure....One must be careful when felling near a structure. I use cables, ropes, a come-along, and one big mother sharp chainsaw, and even with all that and 40 years experience, I will not do a job that is questionable. Trees are funny things sometimes, and I have seen some curious things happen in the woods.<br /><br />Now most of my sawing is on logs that have been dropped by professionals. Even that is dangerous, but so far, so good.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-55884953729158082502009-07-15T18:22:18.761-04:002009-07-15T18:22:18.761-04:00I hired a guy a couple of years ago to remove a la...I hired a guy a couple of years ago to remove a large dead Douglas fir to big for my hobbyists chain saw that was threatening my horse shed. He looked the part and seemed to know what he was doing while notching and making the backcut. It was going well right up until it started to go, then it pirrouetted about twenty degrees, spit the chainsaw out like a watermelon seed and cleaved the shed perfectly in two. It had occured to me as I'm sure it had to him at that moment that his interview for qualifications had consited of the aforementioned looking the part, an exchange of first names and a hand shake. We sized each other up for a brief moment before he sprinted to his truck and bolted to whereabouts unknown. Maybe G. Bob knows someone who looks like a roofer who might be willing to patch up the shed?westsoundmodernhttp://westsoundmodern.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-78168515871554010032009-07-15T16:48:34.849-04:002009-07-15T16:48:34.849-04:00A friend who I frequently work with once wrote to ...A friend who I frequently work with once wrote to Norm and told him his caulking technique was wrong. The audacity! My friend says you push, you don't pull. Norm agreed! <br /><br />I don't care what Norm or my wiseguy friend says, I ain't pushin no caulk!Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940394016528488881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-51234621128190990212009-07-15T08:46:10.994-04:002009-07-15T08:46:10.994-04:00Good point - welding is important. As is heat trea...Good point - welding is important. As is heat treating metal and grinding tools.<br /><br />I live in a forest where trees are felled every day, sometimes by the thousands. How much longer it will be a forest, no one knows. The whole area has been completely logged at least twice in the last 250 years, and we still have trees.<br /><br />I plant a lot of trees, too - that is important. Know which kind to plant, where to plant them, and how to make sure they thrive. <br /><br />Trees are good things to have around.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-37119801729840575172009-07-14T23:23:23.565-04:002009-07-14T23:23:23.565-04:00Husband is quite competent, but I don't let hi...Husband is quite competent, but I don't let him paint. He used to paint for a pipeline company. He wore a heavy rubber glove, with a cheap cotton work glove pulled over it, then plunged his whole hand into the paint bucket and "painted." So you can see why I don't let him near a paint can now. But he will buy me anything I want, to do it right.<br /><br />I loathe ceramic tile, so that's never been a problem for us, and we are <i>lonesome prairie</i> kind of people, where no one in his right mind would "fell" a tree on purpose. In fact, we put up historical markers for our dead ones so folks in the future will know a tree had been there.<br /><br />You left out welding though.Deborahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-55459041541590663222009-07-14T20:21:01.635-04:002009-07-14T20:21:01.635-04:00"Hint: a 2x4 isn't."
Don't get ..."Hint: a 2x4 isn't."<br /><br />Don't get snippy, beyatch.vanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-7487440366582029782009-07-14T18:10:07.908-04:002009-07-14T18:10:07.908-04:00OK, i think that's so cool...but i think that ...OK, i think that's so cool...but i think that you can do it if you want all you propose...so look my <a href="http://www.villaggioceramics.com" rel="nofollow">Deruta ceramics</a> and you will find that you can do it...villaggioceramicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150080948628749349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-56837544173933237822009-07-14T15:35:03.154-04:002009-07-14T15:35:03.154-04:00My comment is pretty much the same as last time, w...My comment is pretty much the same as last time, we are pretty much thied world here in england so most of the list is a given although the furniture making is perhaps best left to you.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-48861838672673458052009-07-14T15:29:03.157-04:002009-07-14T15:29:03.157-04:00Been there; done that.Been there; done that.Bruce Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059364916503527807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-18580751237183442582009-07-14T14:15:29.843-04:002009-07-14T14:15:29.843-04:00Dozens per decade will triple my readership, sir. ...Dozens per decade will triple my readership, sir. I'll have to quit workin' and raisin' chilluns in order to keep the new visitors fed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673842520123958712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-33442899748980962482009-07-14T13:19:55.695-04:002009-07-14T13:19:55.695-04:00Sharpen said chainsaw. Know how to rip a slab out ...Sharpen said chainsaw. Know how to rip a slab out of a log accurately so that the wood can be used to make furniture.<br /><br />Know how to turn bowls and furniture lets. Sharpen turning tools. Building your own lathe is advanced, but worth doing.<br /><br />Know how to write 4 axis code for your CNC machine. This allows the production of pieces too difficult to turn on a lathe.<br /><br />You should be able to design, frame, sheath, roof, wire, plumb and insulate an addition or a whole house. <br /><br />Masonry skills are good, too.<br /><br />Know how to build a staircase that is attractive, strong and pleasant to walk.<br /><br />Installing roofing is a good skill to have.<br /><br />Be able to repair all your own tools, from hand tools to power tools. <br /><br />Know how to design and fabricate microprocessors.<br /><br />Ok, that last one I just threw in there - I picked that skill up along the way.<br /><br />Know how to design and lay out any room in a house, enter it in a CAD system and understand plan and elevation views.<br /><br />Model 3D objects in Rhino and create toolpaths so they can be produced on your CNC system.<br /><br />Lastly, be able to market and sell all of your products, otherwise, things will pile up around your house and you will have to be adept at building storage systems. Which you better be, anyway - a clean house and tidy shop make everyone happy.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-80808585289448680862009-07-14T12:48:45.386-04:002009-07-14T12:48:45.386-04:00I just sent you an email with husband's homema...I just sent you an email with husband's homemade tree climbing spikes and limb cutting adventure. Sheeesh!<br /><br />But I am indeed blessed that he can do all of those things... self taught and a city boy at that.<br /><br />I hope he's equally happy that I can cook from scratch and garden and can things.<br /><br />Peace!Meadowlarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208672418814503032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-45715140583874825962009-07-14T12:40:50.395-04:002009-07-14T12:40:50.395-04:00G. Bob- See, that's better than "handy.&q...G. Bob- See, that's better than "handy." That's "performance art."<br /><br />We like Andy. Let's put him in our blogroll and see if it makes him write more. <br /><br />It'll bring in dozens of extra visitors per decade, so be sure to stock up on pixels.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-43747316761924678022009-07-14T12:23:13.323-04:002009-07-14T12:23:13.323-04:00I remember reading this one when you put it out la...I remember reading this one when you put it out last. Since then I have watched "Design on a Dime" 138 times and built a cockamamie blog. I get my back rubs when the dog jumps on my bed in the morning.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673842520123958712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-3579819807793828262009-07-14T11:51:00.792-04:002009-07-14T11:51:00.792-04:00I know how to fell a tree in such a way that it cr...I know how to fell a tree in such a way that it crashes through the roof of the house. But more importantly, I know how to use odds and ends laying around the the garage to cover the hole so that the rain doesn't get in. Going on five years now. I call it "freeform handywork."Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.com