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11-04-2008, 06:17 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 18,085
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- Cooking
- Camping
- Hiking
- Brewing
- Slowly starting up with the banjo
- Chasing kids
That's about all I seem to have time for. I used to be quite an avid fisherman, but just do not have time these days. Also been spending a lot oftime at the gym, but its not what I would call a hobby. Sadly, the canoe has been sitting in the yard for some time.
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11-04-2008, 08:30 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Hardscrabble Texas
Posts: 372
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- fishing
- gardening.....mostly fruit trees
- amateur astronomy
- RC airplanes....my son is the flier, I'm the ground crew
- wrenching on my old car ...when my bad back allows
- I also love to read
Looking at Brewers post above reminds me ....I've always wanted to try wine making. Some of the best I've ever had was home made by an old Czech guy here in town.
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11-04-2008, 08:48 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: North of Montana
Posts: 2,768
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Originally Posted by Poundkey
- wrenching on my old car ...when my bad back allows
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Cummon, what old car? the rest of us have to know?
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11-04-2008, 09:13 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Modesto
Posts: 334
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Guitars, playing them, acquiring them, creating satisfying music with them, especially in a band situation with like minded musicians, and all the intricate subtleties of the genre, from fine acoustics to brutal electrics to vintage tube amps, to a plethora of stomp boxes and gadgetry. DW is somewhat famous on boards more closely associated with Guitars and such where she is known as the IGBW (Incredible Guitar Buying Wife). The party line is that I don't actually own any of the stuff, I just play with it. Works for me. Playing a musical instrument (44 years now) is such an enriching experience. I highly recommend it, at any age.
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11-04-2008, 09:19 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Collin County, TX
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Jonny, you must be related to my husband. Ahhhh, musicians..... .... ....
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11-04-2008, 09:56 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 413
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You people are awesome! Financially responsible and have fun hobbies! Talented group too.
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11-04-2008, 11:43 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,171
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I am looking forward to getting back into breeding and showing Silver Persian cats.
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11-05-2008, 07:23 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lawn chair in Texas
Posts: 14,183
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JonnyM
IGBW (Incredible Guitar Buying Wife
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She got a sister?
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11-05-2008, 07:31 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Hardscrabble Texas
Posts: 372
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Originally Posted by kumquat
Cummon, what old car? the rest of us have to know?
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74 vette. It sat in a barn for 15 years before I rescued it and towed it home in 99. Turned out to be way more of a project that I thought.
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11-05-2008, 08:05 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 982
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Hiking
Running
Kayaking/Canoeing
Mountain biking
Boating/Skiing
Fishing
Woodworking (furniture mostly)
Gardening
Reading
Most of the outdoor activities allow my dog (black lab) to enjoy them as well. He even kayaks/canoes with me. I have always wanted to learn to brew beer so that is on my list.
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11-05-2008, 11:53 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 5,170
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gardening in spring and summer
kayaking in summer
knitting
volleyball
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11-05-2008, 04:51 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 12,880
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Too many hobbies here, too. I feel guilty when I neglect some of them.
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11-05-2008, 05:20 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,645
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I go thru hobbies like water. I've been good recently tho, trying to keep expenses down.
Computers, MMORPGs (I quit cold turkey beginning of the summer)
Guns/shooting (tho a lot less now that I'm out of the Army)
Cars (buying, maintaining)
Internet forums (what a time sink!)
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11-05-2008, 07:47 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 168
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Golf and its very expensive. I am contemplating quiting my golf club. Cost about 400 per month
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11-05-2008, 08:13 PM
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#75
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 37
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Martial arts!
Helps me stay in shape and save damsels in distress.
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11-07-2008, 05:54 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 812
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Woodworking (including sawmill and solar kiln), Sheltie rescue, astronomy, 1956 MGA, saltwater aquarium, radio control airplanes, & reading.
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11-07-2008, 07:38 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 413
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Quote:
Originally Posted by davemartin88
Woodworking (including sawmill and solar kiln), Sheltie rescue, astronomy, 1956 MGA, saltwater aquarium, radio control airplanes, & reading.
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I'm in the process of residing my house 1" x 6" x 12' square planks. From your experience in homemade sawmills, is it possible to cut to these plank dimensions and be significantly cheaper than the woodstores, if I supplied the wood?
We have some local small personal sawmill people around our area, and I've been thinking about cutting one of my cedar trees (it is leaning badly) and have some siding made out of it.
Do you think this would be a reasonable way to go?
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11-07-2008, 07:50 PM
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#78
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 491
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I though I was alone! I am amazed at the number of people sharing:
Woodworking
Camping/Hiking
Restoring Cars
Kayaks/Canoes
Astronomy
Gardening
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11-08-2008, 05:52 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 812
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Originally Posted by DAYDREAMER
I'm in the process of residing my house 1" x 6" x 12' square planks. From your experience in homemade sawmills, is it possible to cut to these plank dimensions and be significantly cheaper than the woodstores, if I supplied the wood?
We have some local small personal sawmill people around our area, and I've been thinking about cutting one of my cedar trees (it is leaning badly) and have some siding made out of it.
Do you think this would be a reasonable way to go?
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Rates that a sawyer will charge you will vary a lot but if you have a reasonable amount of wood, it will definitely be cheaper than buying- not sure how much handling after the planks are cut is involved with siding- if you need to have a groove milled for overlap, a lot of small sawyers won't be equipped to do that. It would cost extra and you will probably need to let the wood dry (could take 6 months to a year, depending on where you're located) before using it.
The good news is that a 1X6 is a pretty simple cut and there are folks that have portable mills that could come to you to mill the wood. Some expect you to do the heavy lifting to get the log on or near the mill, and obviously, the more they do, the more they charge.
I use logs from the neighborhood (mostly oak and a cherry once in a while) and mill them for woodworking, seem to have accumulated more logs than I could ever use preparing for retirement so I'm selling some of the wood off for about 50 cents a board foot as I mill it, helps to cover my other woodworking costs.
Good luck with siding but think the first step is to contact a sawyer to see what they would charge in your area and what your role would be? Also not sure how much siding you can get from one tree but thinking you'll need a bunch to do a house?
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11-08-2008, 08:10 AM
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#80
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Location: Lawn chair in Texas
Posts: 14,183
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I would imagine that most manufactured siding is kiln dried. Anyway, check out this site: Lumber Measure Conversion - Metric - U.S. (from and to)
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