Recent content by Fury5

Love those doors! Great work. I don't think I have ever seen a door framed with cross bracing like that here in the US. Is that a common pattern in Sweden? Thanks for taking the time to post all of the pictures.

Wait until the first time you use that CT to vacuum/clean one of your cars, or your shop floor, or your house. The CTs will soon start multiplying.

BigNuge - Love your old barn. Have fun restoring it. One bit of advice. Insulating an old barn has to be done very carefully and with a lot of planning. Old barns last so long in part because they were built by real craftsmen, but also because they seldom have insulation that can trap and...

The house was built in the 1930s. Red barn in the pictures below was built sometime between 1830 and 1850, but has many timbers in it that are hand hewn and likely "recycled" from an even older structure. The white barn was built in 2010. I've done a lot of work on the old barn in the 18...

While most all of the suggestions other folks have given you will work, they will require a lot of time, some skill, and a bit of luck to get all of the slats to line up evenly. One way to think about it: using dowels will give you 32 unique opportunities for a misaligned hole. While my...

Jay - Thanks a bunch. That's just the kind of info I was looking for. Cheers.

Thanks for all the replies. I realize there isn't a lot of information to go on. But I don't know any more than what is in the Craigslist ad. The stated dimensions are 20 feet long, 8 inches high, and 5 inches wide, with no information (and I know this part is important) about the thickness...

Ive never worked with aluminum I-beams before. Any idea what sort of load these would carry? (Link below). Thinking of using them for a one lane bridge over a stream here on the farm that tractors and trucks would use. Span would be about 12 feet...

X2 on the Talon hooks. Their real advantage is they do not pull out. Great for basic hand tools like wrenches and pliers and things that are not too heavy. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes. You can order them online through lots of places like Rockler, Lee Valley and McFeeley...

Let me be the first to say that is waaay cool!

Re: New Barn Toy's Love the fan and the drill press!

Very interesting history! Curious to learn more. Is the structure going to need much work?

Glad to hear it was such an easy fix to get your car back down safely!

Over the years, I have collected a number of books on building and construction related topics on subjects from framing, to plumbing, to tiling to wiring. Far and above the best seem to always come from the Taunton Press. You can find their books on their website at www.FineHomeBuilding.com...

Fabulous score at that price. Been looking locally for months and have yet to see one at any price on CL. Congrats.