We took a load of this..........
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And a load of these...........
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And did a LOT of prep work today.........
Then a dear old family member showed up and since we had not seen one another in a very long time we took him for a ride to show him around some.........
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The antenna is for cutting spider webs out of the way........ I just knew Barry would ask......... :innocentwhistle:
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Worked hard for most of the day and I will be posting more on this in about a week....... :wink:
Looks like ya had a good day Al
Some day I expect you and Kurtis and I will even let you bring Glen....... :iroll: :laf:
To come down and spend some camp fire/hunting time at the new cabin ........ :wink:
Sounds like a plan :biggrin:
What about Jerry and I? :sad:
Stop buy and pick Kurtis and I up Jim since it would be on your way and I will just say your my guests :laf:
Quote from: FinsnFur on April 18, 2010, 07:35:22 PM
What about Jerry and I? :sad:
You know darn well your welcome anytime.....If ya bring Jerry ... :laf: :laf: :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:
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Quite a pile of lumber there Al :biggrin:. Build it well and you can always charge rent for extra income :wink:. Nice web catcher :readthis:.
Quote from: Bopeye on April 18, 2010, 09:59:22 PM
Looks like someone is making a bunch of money off that new lathe. :highclap: I just wish I could afford to buy a few dozen 1x4's, 2x4's, and 2x6's to finish a couple rabbit hutches and a chicken tractor. :confused:
I been saving lumber for 3 years Bop....... all the lumber in the pics was FREE....... the 2X4X16' s ? was given to me when the plant closed....... :laf: :laf: The 2x6X16's were from a wrecked truck on the interstate.........they were going to the dump! I told them I would clean them up for FREE...... :eyebrow:
and I got 3 more truck loads in the building...... :whew: I been buying nails at the habitat store, when I find them and I think I got most of what I need right now but I may have to buy siding/ Insulation.......
If times get any tougher around here this could wind up as my new home........ :rolleye:
Cool Al! :highclap: A cabin to hang out in, have a campfire, and roast some grub once in a while is a hoot. Memories are made at places like that.
Purdy cool Al.
You gotta love them guys who drive big rigs full of lumber who aren't good at their jobs, eh Al. :biggrin:.. We got a few thousand board feet out of the ditch a couple years back the same way :yoyo:. I happened to be first on the scene [I was right behind him, 2 miles south of my farm] and because I helped him with everything I could he had me do the clean up.
Yup I been scavenging for this stuff like this for a while and you would be surprised at how many folks just throw this stuff out....
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You boys are into scavenging goodies , you need to check out your local small engine stores and shops. They ship those lawn tractors in on pretty good pallets that will wind up in hte dump for the most part. A sawzall and some time will yeild a lot of lumber for siding and other small project such as rabbit hutches :wink: Jimmie
They didnt drop any beer or Little Debbie's did they?
Heck we could get Bop on the cabin construction crew. :yoyo:
BITE ME Jimbo!! BUUUT, if you are going to have a few little debbies, I'll be there. :biggrin:
:confused: Just a few?? :wo: Don't do it Al!! :nofgr: It's a setup man!! You know Bop can't eat just a few!! :alscalls: :alscalls:
Sorry Glen...........that 5' 6" either way ya turn him is welcome too.......... I even bought an extra heavy duty toilet in case he needs to use the cel phone......... :laf: :laf:
AL, you are a scholar and a gentleman. Hamer............ BITE ME!!
:eyebrownod:
:laf: :laf:
Quote from: Bopeye on April 19, 2010, 10:41:19 PM
AL, you are a scholar and a gentleman. Hamer............ BITE ME!!
:eyebrownod:
:confused: Whats with the name callin.....? :laf: :laf:
Quote from: alscalls on April 20, 2010, 06:06:24 AM
Quote from: Bopeye on April 19, 2010, 10:41:19 PM
AL, you are a scholar and a gentleman. Hamer............ BITE ME!!
:eyebrownod:
:confused: Whats with the name callin.....? :laf: :laf:
I think that should read,
Quote from: alscalls on April 20, 2010, 06:06:24 AM
Quote from: Bopeye on April 19, 2010, 10:41:19 PM
AL, you are a scholar and a gentleman.
:eyebrownod:
:confused: Whats with the name callin.....? :laf: :laf:
Then,
Quote from: alscalls on April 20, 2010, 06:06:24 AM
Quote from: Bopeye on April 19, 2010, 10:41:19 PMHamer............ BITE ME!!
:eyebrownod:
:confused: Whats with the name callin.....? :laf: :laf:
I understood it fine........ :eyebrownod: :eyebrownod:
Got some wood given to me too. :yoyo: Not as good as what AL got, but it will work making bunny tractors. :wink:
I am quite efficient at tearing those apart and removing nails and staples...... :eyebrownod:
I am finally getting better at tearing them apart. I found a 5/4X3 stick of curly maple in one hte other day after I posted to this thread. I am thinking it should become scratch boxes.
I am also finding some high grade cherry in them as well . Just not thick enough to be of real use for much, 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick.
Good find Bop. That will keep you busy for some time. Get those buddies together and get to it. I am sure they could use some of that as well. On hte four by four pallets you will find the sawzall the better tool to just cut the nails. Saves a lot of boards that way. Jimmie
Good idea Jimmie. Lord knows I like tearing stuff up with a sawsall. ;yes; ;yes;
QuoteI am also finding some high grade cherry in them as well .
I've learned to watch things made from "scrap lumber" such as pallets, crates, and engineering stakes. Most of our stakes are white oak, but once in a while we get runs that are a mix of cherry and maple. The maple gets sorted through before getting pounded in the ground. This past Christmas, I made a pen and pencil set for my oldest son to use at college. I used a slimline kit with black enamel and tiger maple from a stake. Used a wax finish to keep the natural color and buffed to a high gloss. Turned out real sweet. Wish I had taken pictures.
Quote from: msmith on April 21, 2010, 09:21:29 PM
QuoteI am also finding some high grade cherry in them as well .
Most of our stakes are white oak, but once in a while we get runs that are a mix of cherry and maple.
No wonder your country is bankrupt :doh2:. You throw out the good stuff and keep the trash. :readthis:
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Supposed to rain ........so no floor yet....... windows will be later as well.......... :whew:
I am tired........ :iroll:
Looks like a good start
Did you know that concrete blocks are at their weekest when turned on the side like that
How big is the cabin gonna be
Thats not the final resting place....... :laf: :laf:.......Besides I got 3 very old buildings we have built that has held up for many years with less..... there is a reason to the rhyme....... :innocentwhistle:
It is 16' X 16' and will have an 8' porch with roof.
As long as you have reason Al :laf:
Sounds like a nice cozy spot to rest your head
I'm surprised to see you put the walls up without the floor, which means now your have to put the floor between the walls :confused:
Looks like a nice start though. Is that belly boat up on that ladder? :laf:
Jim he has reason and rhyme :alscalls:
Just fooling with ya Al
Yeah I wasnt picking on ya. Just never seen or done it like that.
I got plenty to pick on ya about, I can let this one slide. :sneer:
Bill quit instigating :laf:
But...... But :shrug: Why
Are you scared of spiders Al? :confused:
Starting to look. Now will the cabin just sit on the blocks or is there a permanent plan for later?
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Al I know you invited Bop to come stay in this cabin and I was only pointing out what could be a possible week spot if ya understand my meaning :laf:
Geeez Bop :huh:
Up kinda late :innocentwhistle:
Quote from: Bills Custom Calls on April 24, 2010, 05:11:05 AM
Al I know you invited Bop to come stay in this cabin and I was only pointing out what could be a possible week spot if ya understand my meaning :laf:
Uh oh, uh oh....................can ya hear it coming? Yep it's a low rumble moving over the Tennessee hills, across Kentucky and right into Ohio and there it is...............
BITE ME Bill!! :yoyo: It was funny though. :biggrin:
I've been meaning to ask you Bill. Would it be okay if I could you William for short. Bill sounds so truncated, ya know what I mean? :wink:
I feel better now :alscalls: :whew: WOW I really had to work for that one
Yes Bop You can call me William for short I have been called alot worse and I am still living Just don't call me to late for supper
Quote from: Bills Custom Calls on April 24, 2010, 09:12:40 AM
Yes Bop You can call me William for short I have been called alot worse and I am still living Just don't call me to late for supper
Amen Brother....... :alscalls:
Its in its final resting place......... But if ya aint carefull how you put it on the ground IE blocks or foundation........ The tax man raises your personal property taxes through the roof here in WV. :madd:
The reason the windows are later is we dont know when we will get the time to put them in yet and it really only takes about an hour a window taking your time.......and in the woods........ ya gotta have a Gen. or battery operated tools.
The reason for no floor yet "speed reader" is we wont be back for a week or so now and we dont want water sitting there on the OSB for a week.......... :laf: :laf:
OH!!!!!!! One more thing! ................... A poor man builds with what he has....... Not how James wants it........ :laf: :laf: :wink:
OH and one more thing.......... I was in bed so I could get up early and build on it some more today....... :laf: :laf:
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Al looks like ya got a bit more done today
There is one more thing I really need to know is when ya gonna build the lil back house? You know the one with 1/4 moon in the door and the Sears and Roebuck catalog. There are a few things in life ya just can't do without and the Sears and Roebuck catalog is one of the most important
And then I went for a walk to show Barry some things.........
Dogwood......
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Red Bud tree.........
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I dont remember what this one is........ :iroll:
Help me out fellas.....
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Bill, there wil be a bathroom inside....... :hahaha: :wink:
I already have the toilet.
With running water and all :biggrin: :yoyo:
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In WV we have personal property taxes every year, and if it has a permanent foundation the taxes are Way higher than if its unattached and can be moved....
Thats why we have all the cars up on blocks...... :laf: :laf:
Also they only do drive buy's so if you lay the blocks on thier sides....... they can see......no permanent foundation.....
That OSB has gone up to almost $13 a sheet!!!!!! I aint drilling nothing...... :nono:
Are you gonna wire it so all you have to do is plug a generator into it for a portable heater & a light or two?? :biggrin:
Quote from: alscalls on April 24, 2010, 04:02:32 PM
Its in its final resting place......... But if ya aint carefull how you put it on the ground IE blocks or foundation........ The tax man raises your personal property taxes through the roof here in WV. :madd:
Your kidding right :shrug:.
[L] I never know when my left leg is getting longer than the right one around here anymore. :madd:
Quote from: alscalls on April 24, 2010, 04:31:51 PM
And then I went for a walk to show Barry some things.........
:bowingsmilie: :bowingsmilie: :bowingsmilie: and he do appreciate it Al :biggrin:.
Oh yeah, nice cabin :wink:.
Quote from: alscalls on April 24, 2010, 04:31:51 PM
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Man look at all the pistils on that one eh.
Quote from: Bopeye on April 24, 2010, 04:57:30 PM
The tax man always raises your taxes anytime ya do improvements to your property. Doesn't matter what state your in. :shrug:
Makes a man glad to live in a province then eh. :biggrin: :biggrin:
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I would do it my way anyway Bop.......Just to see the look on my supervisors face....... :biggrin:
Barry, I aint kidding about the tax man....... :nono:
They actually told me to my face once that if I removed the wheels and tires from my camper...... and put it up on blocks that I would get a 50% discount for a partial residence...... :laf: :laf:
I told him he is the reason WV gets a bad wrap and that he should leave! ........ Quickly......and he did.
Where I'm at on the farm they tax my house. My outbuildings are all part of the farm and therefor exempt. If I had an off farm business ie; construction with a cat. Then they could tax my shop on the percentage agreed upon that it was used for that business. [L] I don't even get building permits :nofgr:.
Quote from: HaMeR on April 24, 2010, 05:37:55 PM
Are you gonna wire it so all you have to do is plug a generator into it for a portable heater & a light or two?? :biggrin:
Glen we are using the transfer switch from the old camper so we can run on solar,12v DC, generator, or electric (AC).
we are also gonna try and use the heater and thermostat as well as the propane stove from the camper.....
it will have 4 bunk style beds and a bathroom but until I get the $$ for some pipe we will carry our water. :wink:
It'd be nice to find a deal on a refrigerator from a camper since you're going to have propane.
They should do our taxes like they do Barry's. They finally did make farm equipment exempt. For a while I was paying taxes on our tractor, baler, rake, mower, tedder, trailer, bush hog, stock trailer, four wheeler, and left over hay (yeah no kidding, taxes on the number of bales of hay you had on July 1). The heck of it is, each county can be a little different.
Quote from: msmith on April 25, 2010, 06:44:57 AM
It'd be nice to find a deal on a refrigerator from a camper since you're going to have propane.
Them are wise words Mike :bowingsmilie:. Every once in a while you can find one for nothing and they work excellent for keeping coke cold in the field. :wink:
Quote from: msmith on April 25, 2010, 06:44:57 AM
For a while I was paying taxes on our tractor, baler, rake, mower, tedder, trailer, bush hog, stock trailer, four wheeler, and left over hay (yeah no kidding, taxes on the number of bales of hay you had on July 1). The heck of it is, each county can be a little different.
Please don't tell me they actually have someone come and count the bales Mike :sad3:. If you guys got that happening then your government is even further out of control than I thought :shock2:. Do they tax you on old machinery as well?
I have an old one but it needs burped........I am afraid that if I do it will just quit again......
Quote from: alscalls on April 25, 2010, 07:49:27 AM
I have an old one but it needs burped........I am afraid that if I do it will just quit again......
Only one way to know for sure :wink:. If it ain't working now you can't screw it :nono:.
QuotePlease don't tell me they actually have someone come and count the bales Mike . If you guys got that happening then your government is even further out of control than I thought . Do they tax you on old machinery as well?
No, they would send you a card if you had your property listed as being a farm, and you would assess yourself. They quit that and now we don't pay any property tax on equipment or hay. Where they are going to get me is, I have been building a corral and am going to start on high tensile fence, both are improvements to the property. When they come by, they will add this to my taxes.
Hey Al, if there is anything you need, let me know and I will keep my eyes peeled. I am all over Tyler, Pleasants, and Wetzel counties. Surely I could find some stuff somewhere.
He isn't kidding Barry, that happens to be why we love pole barns so much. They are not considered to be permanant building without a concrete foundation and are taxed diferently. In some states, temporary buildings are excempt from taxes. We do love taking care of our government obligations so. :nono:
Al I hope ya dug down a ways and put some big flat sandstone under those blocks. Otherwise they might sink a tad when company shows up in a wet season. :biggrin: Or after a long hard winter . Jimmie
:nono: :nofgr: No foundation at all Jimmie...... But we ave learned over the years how to work with that little problem. :wink:
Well I did not get many pics....... but we got the roof done today and the floor is in.........
Then I went and shoveled some rock into some of the mud holes......... :whew:
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The only bad thing is........I gotta run a camera and a gun tomorrow with this!!!!!!
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I hit the wrong nail!!!!!! 28oz framing hammer! $&%#!!
4 am TILL 8 pm TODAY........ :whew:
OH! and I missed a turkey yesterday...... :laf: :laf: :doh2:
Well you got him today :laf: :laf:.
Oh yeah :doh2:. The cabin is looking great and don't worry about that little ding cause it ain't nothing :wink:.
:alscalls: :alscalls: I'm sorry but it is way funnier when someone else do it :innocentwhistle:.
Quote from: alscalls on April 30, 2010, 09:15:07 PM
OH! and I missed a turkey yesterday...... :laf: :laf: :doh2:
Quote from: pitw on April 30, 2010, 09:26:29 PM
Well you got him today :laf: :laf:.
:alscalls: :laugh2: Ok...That Wuzzzzzz good :laf:
:eyebrownod: :eyebrownod: :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls:
Turkey hunted for a while today and then worked on some cabin stuff.......and bug spraying....
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I will be back after the turkeys at 4 AM......... :wink:
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Quote from: Bopeye on May 04, 2010, 09:44:50 PM
I would say something about your "ouchy", but I think it's been covered. :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls:
Many times...... :laf: :laf:
cabins lookin good Al :yoyo: only problem is you dont have any coyotes out there :alscalls: :alscalls:
Hey :confused: Someone put your house wrap on upside down.
Thjat had to be tough to do. How'd you do that? Lay on the roof and lean over the edge and roll it out on the sides?
Quote from: FinsnFur on May 05, 2010, 05:50:00 AM
Hey :confused: Someone put your house wrap on upside down.
Thjat had to be tough to do. How'd you do that? Lay on the roof and lean over the edge and roll it out on the sides?
I wrapped barbed wire around the cabin........ waited for the wind to be right.......did a cartwheel with the wrap in hand a flew it like a kite upside down and wrecked it into the cabin and wala! :alscalls: :alscalls:
How'd you get the barb wire out?
Thats what holds it on........ Duuuuuuuh :innocentwhistle:
How are you going to side it with barbed wire under there?
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Quote from: FinsnFur on May 05, 2010, 09:26:48 PM
How are you going to side it with barbed wire under there?
Very carefully! :doh2:
Without nails!!!!!!!! GAAWWWWWWD dont ya know nothin......... :laf: :laf:
Well if you keep mashing those twinkie grabbers with a hammer you aint gonna have no nails Al. :nono: :nono:
Wont the barb wire leaves lumps under the siding?
The siding is on...... :confused: upside down but on....... :laf: :laf:
Gotta keep it shabby to keep the taxes low........ :laf: :laf:
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and if you go to the all O Big one of the souths house you will see it get worse as you go.......... :eyebrownod:
Havent checked this in a while, cabin's coming along good Al. Ya puttin windows in it ?
Yup I have two windows for it.....we will put them in when we see what siding we are gonna use....
:confused: wait a sec.......
Two threads Jimbo, the one where you tried to hijack and the real one where I tell the truth..... :laf: :laf: