Texas "Hill Country" woodworking ... or working to an 1/8th on a nippy Texas morning.

"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Jan 21, 7:28 pm, [email protected] wrote:

>
> Finally up into the positive temps here in Maine.
> burrrrr
>
> Lenny

Yea... they talk about nippy...Nippy? I give you nippy...and thick!

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Nippy-.jpg

That ain't no drift. That shit fell straight down.
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Looks like the perfect opportunity for a little winter snow shovel aerobics
exercise there.

Aren't you lucky! ;)

Robatoy wrote:

> On Jan 23, 2:13 pm, FrozenNorth <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> Robatoy wrote:
>> > On Jan 21, 7:28 pm, [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> >> Finally up into the positive temps here in Maine.
>> >> burrrrr
>>
>> >> Lenny
>>
>> > Yea... they talk about nippy...Nippy? I give you nippy...and thick!
>>
>> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Nippy-.jpg
>>
>> > That ain't no drift. That shit fell straight down.
>>
>> Looked like that here too, but it is melting quite well today.
>> --
>> Froz...
>
> You're in TO, right?

Yep
--
Froz...

Robatoy wrote:

> On Jan 21, 7:28 pm, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>
>> Finally up into the positive temps here in Maine.
>> burrrrr
>>
>> Lenny
>
> Yea... they talk about nippy...Nippy? I give you nippy...and thick!
>
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Nippy-.jpg
>
> That ain't no drift. That shit fell straight down.

Looked like that here too, but it is melting quite well today.
--
Froz...

"Doug Winterburn" wrote
> Swingman wrote:
>> About the only foundation crew I would ever let into my shop:
>>
>> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0821.jpg
>> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0822.jpg
>> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0944.jpg
>> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/1009.jpg
>> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0953.jpg
>>
>> All diagonals measured to an 1/8th, or less, bubbles split the lines, and
>> more accurate woodworking, dimension wise, than many cabinet projects
>> I've
>> seen.
>>
>> ... and what a gorgeous morning if you must need be out of the shop!
>>
> Brings back memories of busting knuckles tieing rebar while working for
> my Dad in the 60's.

I'm about 160 miles out of my normal territory, in a rural area of central
Texas, and drawing on subcontractors in the neighboring two counties,
populated, but not densely, with lots of small towns ... and just tickled
sh*tless to see that the urban cesspool mentality has yet to pollute the
pride in workmanship attitudes hereabouts.

Now, if I can only rustle up a local framing crew this precise.

--
Karl ...
Cell 281-414-0127
Fax 713-664-1393

On Jan 21, 1:35=A0pm, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> About the only foundation crew I would ever let into my shop:
>
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0821.jpghttp://www.e-woodshop.net/images=
/0822.jpghttp://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0944.jpghttp://www.e-woodshop.net=
/images/1009.jpghttp://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0953.jpg
>
> All diagonals measured to an 1/8th, or less, bubbles split the lines, and
> more accurate woodworking, dimension wise, than many cabinet projects I'v=
e
> seen.
>
> ... and what a gorgeous morning if you must need be out of the shop!
>
> --www.e-woodshop.net
> Last update: 10/22/08
> KarlC@ (the obvious)

You'd better drop to your knees and give thanks! If you're up around
Bourne (or close) you'll appreciate it in ten years! Hopefully your
framing crew will take the compliment your footings provide and give
you something that won't have settling issues later down the line.
The ground will settle no doubt, but if someone is having to "cheat
and shim" because of failure to check plumb and square, it's just a
crying shame I tell ya! LOL!

Jimmy Mac (aka Jummy)

Swingman wrote:
> About the only foundation crew I would ever let into my shop:
>
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0821.jpg
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0822.jpg
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0944.jpg
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/1009.jpg
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0953.jpg
>
> All diagonals measured to an 1/8th, or less, bubbles split the lines, and
> more accurate woodworking, dimension wise, than many cabinet projects I've
> seen.
>
> ... and what a gorgeous morning if you must need be out of the shop!
>
Brings back memories of busting knuckles tieing rebar while working for
my Dad in the 60's.

On Jan 21, 6:33=A0pm, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Doug Winterburn" wrote
>
>
>
> > Swingman wrote:
> >> About the only foundation crew I would ever let into my shop:
>
> >>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0821.jpg
> >>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0822.jpg
> >>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0944.jpg
> >>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/1009.jpg
> >>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0953.jpg
>
> >> All diagonals measured to an 1/8th, or less, bubbles split the lines, =
and
> >> more accurate woodworking, dimension wise, than many cabinet projects
> >> I've
> >> seen.
>
> >> ... and what a gorgeous morning if you must need be out of the shop!
>
> > Brings back memories of busting knuckles tieing rebar while working for
> > my Dad in the 60's.
>
> I'm about 160 miles out of my normal territory, in a rural area of centra=
l
> Texas, and drawing on subcontractors in the neighboring two counties,
> populated, but not densely, with lots of small towns ... and just tickled
> sh*tless to see that the urban cesspool mentality has yet to pollute the
> pride in workmanship attitudes hereabouts.
>
> Now, if I can only rustle up a local framing crew this precise.
>
Hows about starting with LUMBER that precise?? <G>

On Jan 21, 7:28=A0pm, [email protected] wrote:

>
> Finally up into the positive temps here in Maine.
> burrrrr
>
> Lenny

Yea... they talk about nippy...Nippy? I give you nippy...and thick!

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Nippy-.jpg

That ain't no drift. That shit fell straight down.

On Jan 23, 2:13=A0pm, FrozenNorth <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
> > On Jan 21, 7:28=A0pm, [email protected] wrote:
>
> >> Finally up into the positive temps here in Maine.
> >> burrrrr
>
> >> Lenny
>
> > Yea... they talk about nippy...Nippy? I give you nippy...and thick!
>
> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Nippy-.jpg
>
> > That ain't no drift. That shit fell straight down.
>
> Looked like that here too, but it is melting quite well today.
> --
> Froz...

You're in TO, right?

Swingman wrote:
> About the only foundation crew I would ever let into my shop:
>
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0821.jpg
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0822.jpg
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0944.jpg
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/1009.jpg
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0953.jpg
>
> All diagonals measured to an 1/8th, or less, bubbles split the lines, and
> more accurate woodworking, dimension wise, than many cabinet projects I've
> seen.
>
> ... and what a gorgeous morning if you must need be out of the shop!
>

I had a crew with a similar standard of excellence do my foundation walls.


--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
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>>> All diagonals measured to an 1/8th, or less, bubbles split the lines,
>>> and
>>> more accurate woodworking, dimension wise, than many cabinet projects
>>> I've
>>> seen.
>>>
>>> ... and what a gorgeous morning if you must need be out of the shop!
>>>
>> Brings back memories of busting knuckles tieing rebar while working for
>> my Dad in the 60's.
>
> I'm about 160 miles out of my normal territory, in a rural area of central
> Texas, and drawing on subcontractors in the neighboring two counties,
> populated, but not densely, with lots of small towns ... and just tickled
> sh*tless to see that the urban cesspool mentality has yet to pollute the
> pride in workmanship attitudes hereabouts.
>
> Now, if I can only rustle up a local framing crew this precise.
>

Around Marble Falls? Had a crew do some excellent work a few years ago,
their still around, last I heard. Steele brothers do good work.

Robatoy wrote:
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Nippy-.jpg
>
> That ain't no drift. That shit fell straight down.

It was very common to have to shovel that much snow off the car, when I
lived on Lake Erie.


--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply

On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:35:25 -0600, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:

>About the only foundation crew I would ever let into my shop:
>
>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0821.jpg
>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0822.jpg
>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0944.jpg
>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/1009.jpg
>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0953.jpg
>
>All diagonals measured to an 1/8th, or less, bubbles split the lines, and
>more accurate woodworking, dimension wise, than many cabinet projects I've
>seen.
>
>... and what a gorgeous morning if you must need be out of the shop!

The stories I could tell !!!
Like the time I stopped in on one crew ... the were measuring and
laying out the forms for a slab. Cement was on it's way. Didn't have
time to listen to my "friendly advice" about checking the diagonals.
Could have gotten it closer to sqaure by eye than they did that one !
(we're talking feet not inches and certainly not fractions)

Congrats on finding some good ones!

Finally up into the positive temps here in Maine.
burrrrr

Lenny

On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:35:25 -0600, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:

>About the only foundation crew I would ever let into my shop:
>
>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0821.jpg
>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0822.jpg
>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0944.jpg
>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/1009.jpg
>http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/0953.jpg
>
>All diagonals measured to an 1/8th, or less, bubbles split the lines, and
>more accurate woodworking, dimension wise, than many cabinet projects I've
>seen.
>
>... and what a gorgeous morning if you must need be out of the shop!

...pretty heavy duty...that's #6 bar in there, if my eyes aren't too
bad today. I worked foundations for awhile and I ended-up the
carpenter responsible...every morning we checked the work of the
previous day and every evening the work completed *that*
day...redundancy is not a bad thing, especially when the framing
contractor searched me out to shake my hand. And you guys know,
errors in foundation, if not corrected by the framer, cause chaos all
the way out...AFA the wonderful morning, my time in Mineral Wells
taught me that Texas is NOT always warm; I kinda liked it!

cg

On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:00:21 -0800 (PST), Robatoy
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Jan 21, 7:28 pm, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>
>> Finally up into the positive temps here in Maine.
>> burrrrr
>>
>> Lenny
>
>Yea... they talk about nippy...Nippy? I give you nippy...and thick!
>
>http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Nippy-.jpg
>
>That ain't no drift. That shit fell straight down.

We call that a "dusting" !

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