what is your one dream project

"D K Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Ok, so say cash isn't a problem. Say supply isn't a problem. Neither is
> time or conservation concerns. And you have all the skills, tools, help
> (if needed/wanted), and materials to do the job.
>
> What would be the one thing you wanted to build the most in your lifetime?

Dream? My dream project can get started tomorrow night after the Powerball
drawing. I bought 2 tickets for the $140M prize.

I'd have a house built, but I'd like to finish the paneled library and the
large elegant dining room. There may be a problem with the chairs though
(aside from my lack of skills) in that I may be bored making 12 of them.
I'd have to do them on a production basis, not one at a time. I just don't
like doing the same thing a second or third time.

Space to build them is not a problem though. I'd have a large enough shop
(next to the 6 car garage) to handle them on the work/assembly benches. My
skills would also improve. I'd have more time to work on them and I'd hire
someone to teach me.
Ed

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:15:02 -0400 (EDT), Jack-of-all-trades - JOAT wrote:

> Only one answer to that: http://newdeal.feri.org/images/ab50.gif
>
> JOAT
> If we're all God's children, what's so special about Jesus?
>

LOL, and only if it's Jummywood, right?

david
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In article <[email protected]>, Young Carpenter
<Fiddleronroof*@*juno.com> wrote:

> Build my own house, Includes building furniture.
> House would be probably around 3,000 sqft. of regular living space.
> Automated to today's technology and ready for tomorrow.
> Large Deck in back made out of cedar. Pool under a Greenhouse like canopy.
> And a large shop attached.

Young man, you took the words out of my mouth.

djb

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Young Carpenter wrote:
>
> Build my own house, Includes building furniture.
> House would be probably around 3,000 sqft. of regular living space.
> Automated to today's technology and ready for tomorrow.
> Large Deck in back made out of cedar. Pool under a Greenhouse like canopy.
> And a large shop attached.
>

I'm with the young 'un here 'cept the deck would be teak and the house
framing all
M&T out of some truly straight, tough, bug resistant stuff...


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Build my own house, Includes building furniture.
House would be probably around 3,000 sqft. of regular living space.
Automated to today's technology and ready for tomorrow.
Large Deck in back made out of cedar. Pool under a Greenhouse like canopy.
And a large shop attached.

--
Young Carpenter

"Violin playing and Woodworking are similar, it takes plenty of money,
plenty of practice, and you usually make way more noise than intended"

"D K Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ok, so say cash isn't a problem. Say supply isn't a problem. Neither is
> time or conservation concerns. And you have all the skills, tools, help
> (if needed/wanted), and materials to do the job.
>
> What would be the one thing you wanted to build the most in your lifetime?
> It could be anything, as wild or as wonderful as you want. Floor a gym
> with solid ebony, carve a replica of the Mt. Rushmore from solid holly,
> build a house out of lignum vitae and thuya burl, whatever.
>
> For me, I would love one day if could build my own piano. I started
> playing piano when I was 5, and it was a big part of my life through
> college. I haven't owned a piano in years though, and it's bothering me.
> Now that I've gotten into woodworking, I don't just want to have a piano,
> I'd love to make one. I don't know what of....maybe a rosewood --
kingwood
> perhaps. Maybe macassar ebony....
>
> What about you?
>
> david
> --
> It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have
> learned English -- up to 50 words used in correct context -- no human
being
> has been reported to have learned dolphinese.
> -- Carl Sagan
>
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Fri, Aug 29, 2003, 9:51am (EDT-1) [email protected]
(D=A0K=A0Woods) ponders:
Ok, so say cash isn't a problem. Say supply isn't a problem. Neither is
time or conservation concerns. And you have all the skills, tools, help
(if needed/wanted), and materials to do the job.
What would be the one thing you wanted to build the most in your
lifetime? <snip> What about you?

Only one answer to that: http://newdeal.feri.org/images/ab50.gif

JOAT
If we're all God's children, what's so special about Jesus?

Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT
Web Page Update 28 Aug 2003. Some tunes I like.
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Ernie Jurick wrote:

> A working, full-size replica of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose." This time
> I'd get it right!

That's so uninspired. You should aim higher than that. Build one half
again as big, and make the whole thing out of walnut burl.

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Had an uncle who built one years ago. Used a steel drum (20 gal?)
surrounded in large river rock etc inside. The drum was where he built
the fire, woodburning, all accessible thru a small door from the
outside. Hardly used much wood either but sure put out the heat.
Inexpensive and worked great!

Wolf Lahti wrote:

> A sauna
>
> I can't believe I've lived here almost eight years and still haven't
> built one.

"D K Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> What would be the one thing you wanted to build the most in your lifetime?
> It could be anything, as wild or as wonderful as you want. Floor a gym
> with solid ebony, carve a replica of the Mt. Rushmore from solid holly,
> build a house out of lignum vitae and thuya burl, whatever.

I'd like to build the interior of my own house. Have the plumbing,
electricity and insulation basics done and leave the rest to me. Let me
build the room partitions, cabinets, kitchen, finish the basement and stuff
like that. Guess I'd need an elevator to get to the basement or upstairs if
there was one, but that would be about it. Shove a pizza and some beer in
the door once in awhile and let me go at it.

Considering what houses cost these days, this dream has a reasonable chance
of happening since I'd sooner be able to afford the basic frame of a house
without all the luxuries.

"D K Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ok, so say cash isn't a problem. Say supply isn't a problem. Neither is
> time or conservation concerns. And you have all the skills, tools, help
> (if needed/wanted), and materials to do the job.
>
> What would be the one thing you wanted to build the most in your lifetime?

A working, full-size replica of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose." This time I'd
get it right!
-- Ernie

On 29 Aug 2003, D K Woods spake unto rec.woodworking:

> Ok, so say cash isn't a problem. Say supply isn't a problem. Neither
> is time or conservation concerns. And you have all the skills, tools,
> help (if needed/wanted), and materials to do the job.

I just finished a dream project, of a sort. Well, it's not finished,
and it wasn't all woodworking, but the heavy lifting is done and there's
more woodworking to do.

Our 150+ year-old house had a 36 sq.ft. afterthought of an upstairs
bathroom - a blue cast-iron tub, blue toilet and sink. Almost enough room
left over for one person to turn around in, if she kept her arms by her
sides. The rest of the house is quite roomy and comfortable, but the
bathroom had been put in with the advent of indoor plumbing, and it was
seriously inadequate.

I took all of last week off. The first day, LOML and I filled a 6
cu.yd. dumpster with lath, plaster, and three layers of flooring. I had
already framed new walls and put in a window, using room stolen from a
large adjacent utility room and hallway space.

The second floor of this century-and-a-half old house is anything but
level. I spent a day sistering in new floor joists, to make the new floor
even. LOML's brother is a contractor, and green-lighted the stuctural
changes - the new room spans two sections of the house that were built at
different times, and we didn't want the new room to cause further sagging
or other problems.

A day and a half of tearing out cast-iron drains, re-routing and
replacing them with PVC, then roughing in and sweating 50' of copper supply
and heating lines. A big sigh of relief when I turned the water back on
and my 60 or so sweated copper joints all held, no leaks. This room is
over the downstairs library/music room, which we renovated a few years ago,
and we weren't hoping to re-do the ceiling any time soon! We ended the day
by putting down the subfloor.

Next day, I installed the new bath - a 50 gallon Jacuzzi, big enough
for two. (Does that sound like a gloat? It was meant to...). This
required a new 15amp line and CFGI, which had to be run from the service
box (in my shop), up to the attic, and down through the second floor
ceiling. Another circuit had to be wired for an overhead light on a three-
way switch, and a third for the lights over the sink. This took me most of
the afternoon.

Next day, we framed in a new ceiling, and hung 1/2" green sheetrock
from it. We postponed taping the seams for a bit. I am utterly inept at
taping sheetrock; fortunately, LOML is very good at it, and she's been
taking care of that this week. We spent the rest of that afternoon putting
cement backerboard up around the tub. That evening, we tiled the tub
surround - it was almost midnight when we finished. That was one long day!

It's now Friday. We laid cement backerboard on the subfloor, grouted
the tub surround, and tiled the floor. On Saturday, we grouted the floor,
installed the toilet and took care of a few other loose ends, then spent
the rest of the day cleaning the house, which was a disaster area from the
plaster dust, sawdust, etc.

So, a week later, the 36 sq.ft. bathroom is now 102 sq.ft.; has a
tiled floor and tub surround; a working Jacuzzi; a green, untaped ceiling;
naked lightbulbs on pigtails hanging from the walls and ceiling; no doors;
and raw studs for walls. We think it's beautiful ;-)

I'll spend this weekend building the vanity, which will have a tiled
countertop to match the tub surround. An alcove at one end of the room
will become a linen closet in a few weeks, then the walls will get
sheetrock above and bead-edged T&G wainscoting below. Lots of nice finish
carpentry details to attend to yet - moldings at the ceiling, door and
window casings, etc. Ought to be finished by Halloween.

Scott

On 29 Aug 2003, Lazarus Long spake unto rec.woodworking:

> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 19:29:16 GMT, Scott Cramer
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Next day, I installed the new bath - a 50 gallon Jacuzzi, big
>> enough
>>for two. (Does that sound like a gloat? It was meant to...). This
>>required a new 15amp line and CFGI, which had to be run from the
>>service box (in my shop), up to the attic, and down through the second
>>floor ceiling.
>
> 50 gallons? I've had aquariums bigger than that! 1 person couldn't
> get into that much less two.
>
> Surely you mean something bigger?
>

It's 60x42, 22" high, and with two people in it, I doubt you can add
50 gallons of water.

Bruce Rowen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Young Carpenter wrote:
>>
>> Build my own house, Includes building furniture.

> I'm with the young 'un here 'cept the deck would be teak and the house
> framing all
> M&T out of some truly straight, tough, bug resistant stuff...

Yes, building a house, and the furniture. It would take a long time,
because I would have to think about each room and each piece of
furniture till I had the right idea. Accessible runs for plumbing
and wiring would be included. No corners cut to speed construction
or reduce the price. Maybe a "rustic room" with hewn oak mantle
over the fireplace, and a "high class" study with cherry wainscoting
and mid-victorian furnishings. Another room for the arts & craft
style. Blending all these different styles into a single house
would present a most interesting challenge. What would the
unifying theme for the exterior be . . . hmm.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

In article <[email protected]>,
Silvan <[email protected]> wrote:
>Ernie Jurick wrote:
>
>> A working, full-size replica of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose." This time
>> I'd get it right!
>
>That's so uninspired. You should aim higher than that. Build one half
>again as big, and make the whole thing out of walnut burl.

(A) Walnut is significantly inferior as an _aircraft_ *structural* construction
material.

(B) The "square-cube law", among other things, would make such a scaling up
*very* difficult, if not entirely impossible -- within the constraints
of the architectural materials used for the original construction.

(C) It'd be an *incredible* waste of good burl, considering the amount of
laminated ply involved.

Now, _veneering_, say the flight-deck *interior* in burl, -that- I could go
along with.

To build a house like the church I'm building for my company. The
worship area is about 9000 (that's thousand) square feet with a
finished ceiling max. height of 44 feet. The steel stud walls are 16
feet tall and the cathedral ceiling (go figure) goes up at a 5/12 to a
clerestory that's 24 feet square, all windows.

The best part, though, is the structure. Huge laminated oak beams
that form a tic-tac-toe board over the plan view of the church. These
beams were made by a company in Montana and the total weight of all of
them is approx. 48,000 lbs. They're 13" wide and 54" thick and
they're made of what looks like 1x that's been bent and glued. We had
ironworkers assemble them. Now that we've got the building closed in,
it's truly breathtaking.

The only difference is that this is all one room, and I'd stretch the
exterior walls a little and put bedrooms, etc around the ring on the
second floor, with a huge atrium going up the middle. On the bottom,
one large room. Wide open spaces, as the Dixie Chicks say.

Since I live in the real world, however, I'll go with SYP rather than
Red Oak on the beams :).

-Phil Crow

D K Woods wrote:

> Ok, so say cash isn't a problem. Say supply isn't a problem. Neither is
> time or conservation concerns. And you have all the skills, tools, help
> (if needed/wanted), and materials to do the job.

Hmmmm... Do I only get to pick _one_ such project? Well, I guess I'd have
to choose a hammered dulcimer. I can envision bigger and more impressive
projects, such as the harpsichord I'd really like to build some day, but I
could _play_ a hammered dulcimer without taking lessons for 10 years just
to reach mediocrity.

As for what to make it out of, I have no idea. More research needed into
what would sound good. It's presently too far beyond my means to even
seriously contemplate such a thing, and I've done no homework to see what
works and what doesn't. I'd want to find the most beautiful combination of
woods that would be acoustically functional. Perhaps curly maple or
birdseye maple, with cherry or walnut.

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On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 09:51:41 -0500, D K Woods
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Ok, so say cash isn't a problem. Say supply isn't a problem. Neither is
>time or conservation concerns. And you have all the skills, tools, help
>(if needed/wanted), and materials to do the job.
>
>What would be the one thing you wanted to build the most in your lifetime?

1) A full matching set of furniture done in a Nakashima/tansu sort of
way for every room in the house.

2) Redwood hot tub

3) Sauna

4) Maloof style chairs

Good question.

First choice: the house interior/funiture project. But realistically, it
ain't gonna happen.

Realistic probability: a stand-up desk, with a gallery on top w/ displays
for (1) remotely-sensed weather stations (measuring points spread out over
the ranch, cliff house, beach house, and town home); and (2) a series of
clocks for various global time zones. All that I need now is the ranch,
cliff house, and beach house.

-JBB


"D K Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Ok, so say cash isn't a problem. Say supply isn't a problem. Neither is
> time or conservation concerns. And you have all the skills, tools, help
> (if needed/wanted), and materials to do the job.
>
> What would be the one thing you wanted to build the most in your lifetime?
> It could be anything, as wild or as wonderful as you want. Floor a gym
> with solid ebony, carve a replica of the Mt. Rushmore from solid holly,
> build a house out of lignum vitae and thuya burl, whatever.
>
> For me, I would love one day if could build my own piano. I started
> playing piano when I was 5, and it was a big part of my life through
> college. I haven't owned a piano in years though, and it's bothering me.
> Now that I've gotten into woodworking, I don't just want to have a piano,
> I'd love to make one. I don't know what of....maybe a rosewood --
kingwood
> perhaps. Maybe macassar ebony....
>
> What about you?
>
> david
> --
> It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have
> learned English -- up to 50 words used in correct context -- no human
being
> has been reported to have learned dolphinese.
> -- Carl Sagan
>
>
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