What We're Making

[Jerry1]

Getting Close to Cookie Time!!!

Last Year's Post:

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all !!!

 

[sdtech]

new bed frame

Built a bed frame for a finished basement queen sized bed. Just pine, but think it turned out ok.

 

[splitwdw]

sdtech, Looks great. Did you turn the legs too?

 

[sdtech]

bed frame

The bottom of the legs are just Home Depot pre-turned feet. I had to modify the bolt system to mount it and the 4x4's (which are from a single chair leg cut down) to make sure legs were strong. The basic design came from a DIY page, that I modified a little to raise the bed and strengthen some of the internals.



https://www.addicted2decorating.com/diy-stained-wood-platform-bed-frame.html

 

[Keim]

One of the external speakers in my 1958 Grundig died. Since I have 2 external speakers, that meant I had to replace both drivers to ensure a matching sound. I found some very nice Fostex full range drivers that should improve the already very good sound of this old console radio.

Naturally, they don't make speakers the same shape as they did in 58, so I had to fashion an adaptor.

Next up-tracking down a new problem in the FM circuit-hope it is just a tube!

 

[wmc1000]

DW wanted table outside of shower. Just finished this small table for her to decorate

 

[street]

Excellent projects! Thanks for posting.

 

[skyking1]

the boss wanted me to build a temporary loading dock at work, for one of the tenants. I had seen a sign at the gravel pit, eco blocks for $20 each and figured that would work. They turned out to be huge outsized blocks, weighing in at ~6200# each.
I picked up 27 of them, 4 at a time. Total weight 167,000 pounds.

Most of the time the guys at the pit would load them with a 300 excavator, but a couple of times they walked over the 800 and grabbed two at a time.

My hardhat is on the bucket for scale.

I got into both the water table and some marshmallow creme clay at the end, and had to over excavate and put down some heavy fabric, and then 2x4 spalls.

 

[Ronstar]

^impressive!

 

[skyking1]

It's 65' long, 12'6" wide, 50" tall at the dock end for a ~6% grade. I have a laser that does the slope for me, which is handy.

 

[Surewhitey]

I've been busy (& not on here). Here are some recent projects.

Leftover butcher block conversion to drip edge chopping block
Drink nook w/floating shelves
Paint quality vanity
Butcher walnut desk & wall office
Pantry inside laundry nook
Beginnings of walnut vanities with bookmatch doors (still working on drawers and finishes)

 

[pacergal]

^^Wonderful work!

 

[Walt34]

the boss wanted me to build a temporary loading dock at work, for one of the tenants. I had seen a sign at the gravel pit, eco blocks for $20 each and figured that would work. They turned out to be huge outsized blocks, weighing in at ~6200# each.
I picked up 27 of them, 4 at a time. Total weight 167,000 pounds.

Way cool. When I was a kid I could only dream of playing with blocks that size!

 

[skyking1]

Loving the woodwork, @Ronstar and @Surewhitey

 

[Ronstar]

Nice works Surewhitey!

 

[Ronstar]

I wanted a vintage map of our county. Couldn't find one, so I made my own from pages from the 1874 county atlas. 34"x48". Stitched together and georeferenced to the county GIS using photoshop. Complete with landowner names and boundaries. Now to frame it.

 

[skyking1]

A few weeks ago my brother and I put skirting and insulation under sister's temporary travel trailer home. Her ( our historical family home ) house was destroyed by fire in May, and she elected to stay on the property to tend the gardens and keep her pets happy while the new home is build, rather than rent and have to come over and water, etc.
Right after the fire, I rented an excavator over there rather than drag the company rig over and back, and put in the power water sewer and gravel pad for the trailer.
I had the material salvaged from the SR520 floating bridge job, plus pipe insulation that was surplus at work.
I put the pipe insulation on the edge of the plywood to protect the finish of the RV and provide a good seal. We put 2" styrofoam insulation behind the ply, and that vinyl skirt came with the trailer and is now snapped over the top of everything, providing another layer.

We built a small room in under the front of the 5th wheel.

Today I am loaded up with materials to build a deck with roof over it to give them a little more living space. It is nice to have a place to take off your shoes, sit and have coffee on the nice days, and also a proper staircase, landing, and handrails.

 

[finnski1]

A few weeks ago my brother and I put skirting and insulation under sister's temporary travel trailer home. Her ( our historical family home ) house was destroyed by fire in May, and she elected to stay on the property to tend the gardens and keep her pets happy while the new home is build, rather than rent and have to come over and water, etc.
Right after the fire, I rented an excavator over there rather than drag the company rig over and back, and put in the power water sewer and gravel pad for the trailer.
I had the material salvaged from the SR520 floating bridge job, plus pipe insulation that was surplus at work.
I put the pipe insulation on the edge of the plywood to protect the finish of the RV and provide a good seal. We put 2" styrofoam insulation behind the ply, and that vinyl skirt came with the trailer and is now snapped over the top of everything, providing another layer.

We built a small room in under the front of the 5th wheel.

Today I am loaded up with materials to build a deck with roof over it to give them a little more living space. It is nice to have a place to take off your shoes, sit and have coffee on the nice days, and also a proper staircase, landing, and handrails.

You guys are good brothers! Keep up the good work.

 

[aja8888]

A few weeks ago my brother and I put skirting and insulation under sister's temporary travel trailer home. Her ( our historical family home ) house was destroyed by fire in May, and she elected to stay on the property to tend the gardens and keep her pets happy while the new home is build, rather than rent and have to come over and water, etc.
Right after the fire, I rented an excavator over there rather than drag the company rig over and back, and put in the power water sewer and gravel pad for the trailer.
I had the material salvaged from the SR520 floating bridge job, plus pipe insulation that was surplus at work.
I put the pipe insulation on the edge of the plywood to protect the finish of the RV and provide a good seal. We put 2" styrofoam insulation behind the ply, and that vinyl skirt came with the trailer and is now snapped over the top of everything, providing another layer.

We built a small room in under the front of the 5th wheel.

Today I am loaded up with materials to build a deck with roof over it to give them a little more living space. It is nice to have a place to take off your shoes, sit and have coffee on the nice days, and also a proper staircase, landing, and handrails.

Nice work! Curious as to how you are handling the sewage?

 

[street]

Some interesting projects and thank you for sharing your all your talents!

I have missed a few posts so getting around to say, how much I enjoy everyone's works.

 

[Ronstar]

A few weeks ago my brother and I put skirting and insulation under sister's temporary travel trailer home. Her ( our historical family home ) house was destroyed by fire in May, and she elected to stay on the property to tend the gardens and keep her pets happy while the new home is build, rather than rent and have to come over and water, etc.
Right after the fire, I rented an excavator over there rather than drag the company rig over and back, and put in the power water sewer and gravel pad for the trailer.
I had the material salvaged from the SR520 floating bridge job, plus pipe insulation that was surplus at work.
I put the pipe insulation on the edge of the plywood to protect the finish of the RV and provide a good seal. We put 2" styrofoam insulation behind the ply, and that vinyl skirt came with the trailer and is now snapped over the top of everything, providing another layer.

We built a small room in under the front of the 5th wheel.

Today I am loaded up with materials to build a deck with roof over it to give them a little more living space. It is nice to have a place to take off your shoes, sit and have coffee on the nice days, and also a proper staircase, landing, and handrails.

Very Nice!

 

[street]

I wanted a vintage map of our county. Couldn't find one, so I made my own from pages from the 1874 county atlas. 34"x48". Stitched together and georeferenced to the county GIS using photoshop. Complete with landowner names and boundaries. Now to frame it.

I really like that idea! I would like to do something like of the Lewis & Clarke expedition route up the Missouri and Yellowstone River. My place has some history of that route and would be an interesting project.

Great idea! Thanks

 

[skyking1]

Nice work! Curious as to how you are handling the sewage?

There was a convenient septic tank; my job? Find it!
My sister helped my father hand dig the hole in 1960. Let's say the recollections of location were pretty sketchy.

We took Skate Creek road for probably the last time this season. The scenery was grand; the road was an unplowed 3 rut sloppy mess. Fun times meeting someone on a corner, as that center rut was not roomy enough for two!
White Pass was the usual light to no traffic, so much that there were no visible tracks in the fresh and it was not just coming down in buckets yet. It is going to snow 2~4' tonight though.
I have small hope of bringing our 5th wheel home Sunday, the forecast looks good until it punches you in the mouth.

 

[aja8888]

There was a convenient septic tank; my job? Find it!
My sister helped my father hand dig the hole in 1960. Let's say the recollections of location were pretty sketchy.

We took Skate Creek road for probably the last time this season. The scenery was grand; the road was an unplowed 3 rut sloppy mess. Fun times meeting someone on a corner, as that center rut was not roomy enough for two!
White Pass was the usual light to no traffic, so much that there were no visible tracks in the fresh and it was not just coming down in buckets yet. It is going to snow 2~4' tonight though.
I have small hope of bringing our 5th wheel home Sunday, the forecast looks good until it punches you in the mouth.

I was guessing a septic tank was the solution. Great!

 

[RobbieB]

Hehe, yeah, that's good.

Your job (if you accept it) is to find the sh1t hole -