oldironfarmer
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Yeah, Calamine Lotion only slightly lessens the symptoms while doing nothing to shorten the course of your lesson on what to look out for. Thorough washing shortens the lesson, sometimes to almost nothing.
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Yeah, Calamine Lotion only slightly lessens the symptoms while doing nothing to shorten the course of your lesson on what to look out for. Thorough washing shortens the lesson, sometimes to almost nothing.
Toothaker
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I wasn't allergic to poison ivy growing up. I even laid in a patch of it when I was 10 or so, on a dare, with no consequences. My sister could walk past a patch and break out - without even touching it.
But then, about 25 years ago, I was cleaning up a bunch of overgrown weeds behind a garage with a weed whacker. I hit some poison ivy, really chopping it up with stuff flying everywhere. I had it everywhere, and boy was I miserable. Now I'm sensitive to poison ivy.
But then, about 25 years ago, I was cleaning up a bunch of overgrown weeds behind a garage with a weed whacker. I hit some poison ivy, really chopping it up with stuff flying everywhere. I had it everywhere, and boy was I miserable. Now I'm sensitive to poison ivy.
xtremek
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Got into the IVY yesterday cleaning the brush off the edge of the driveway. Scrubbed arms and legs with Goop, then with Dawn. No welts, minimal itching, but a couple of fingers are a little swollen.
Bob, I hate having to relearn my box drawers.
Bob, I hate having to relearn my box drawers.
Philip, I wanted to test the burn process so I started with a bunch of sticks and the Oklahoma Joe's charcoal lighter. A couple of sheets of newspaper and I had the start of a fire. I arranged a bunch of concrete chunks around the stump and kept a blaze going with pieces of ficus. I kept the fire going for about four hours.
The fire burned part of the stump but there is still quite a bit still standing. It seems like a lot of time watching a fire for very little result. Considering the size of the stump, It would take a long long long time to burn it down to the ground.
I clearly remember calamine lotion in my childhood. I don't remember it doing much but it made the person applying it feel like they were solving the problem of the itching. It did make the blood look more girly.
Andy, I normally treat poison ivy right away and often never even show symptoms. This time the plant fooled me because of the similar looking benign vines around it.
DynoDave, I'm with you. I leaned toward Sears tools but the Jefferson (Southern Montgomery Ward) store was a lot closer so I ended up with quite a few PowerKraft tools. For some reason I grab the PowerKraft socket extensions far more often than the Craftsman. I always found them (the top four in the photo) more graceful looking.
Mick, I have heard similar stories many times. Years ago someone was burning leaves and didn't realize there was poison ivy in the pile. It put a guy who lived a block away in the hospital. I had a bout of hives a few years back for no apparent reason so I have a lot of sympathy for sufferers of rashes of any kind.
Kirk, I went to the drawer that contains my measuring tools, expecting to find a chalk line. I know I have one but obviously I put it in a different place. I am not going to buy another chalk line -- today.
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After some gentle nudging from Liane, I called our son to ask for a little help. The 16-feet of fencing adjacent to my neighbor's yard was making her upset so with a few hours help we managed to get two sections of new fence put up. I spent time digging a post hole and a new post yesterday. I also managed to assemble one 8-foot section of fence that just needed to be put in place and attached.
My son, Eric, was working in the area as was his oldest, Spencer. We all met at the Home Depot and loaded up some 2x4s and fence boards. According to my calculations I needed 9 more 8' 2x4s and 65 more fence boards. They all fit in Eric's pickup with room to spare.
Weather was perfect, if a little damp. Three hours working under the canopy and out in the rain and we erected two new sections.
Now I need to install all the fence boards on my side, which shouldn't take long. I may quit hacking away at the stump and just install the 4x4 spike that is supposed to arrive Monday. Just need to do a little more leveling of the ground where the stump on this side used to be.
My son, Eric, was working in the area as was his oldest, Spencer. We all met at the Home Depot and loaded up some 2x4s and fence boards. According to my calculations I needed 9 more 8' 2x4s and 65 more fence boards. They all fit in Eric's pickup with room to spare.
Weather was perfect, if a little damp. Three hours working under the canopy and out in the rain and we erected two new sections.
Now I need to install all the fence boards on my side, which shouldn't take long. I may quit hacking away at the stump and just install the 4x4 spike that is supposed to arrive Monday. Just need to do a little more leveling of the ground where the stump on this side used to be.
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Glad you made some progress and good to hear your Son and grandson pitched in. Sometimes you just gotta ask for help. It looks good. That stump is a bear of an issue, but you are dealing with it really well.
oldironfarmer
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Tree got you stumped?
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don long
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Looks like the fire worked pretty well and no sweat off your back lol
So you pulled one of my favorite (Tom Sawyer) tricks it sounds like getting the boys to chip in on the project
So you pulled one of my favorite (Tom Sawyer) tricks it sounds like getting the boys to chip in on the project
Grizz1963
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PROGRESS AS ALWAYS AT HEINE TOWERS.
Good job Bob.
PROGRESS AS ALWAYS AT HEINE TOWERS.
Good job Bob.
xtremek
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"Many hands make light work"
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Looks like the fire worked pretty well and no sweat off your back lol
So you pulled one of my favorite (Tom Sawyer) tricks it sounds like getting the boys to chip in on the project
Unfortunately, when the stump is gone, he won't have a source for another Tom Sawyer trick: using stump water to get rid of warts. Grabbing all those huge bufo toads roaming in south Florida causes warts on your hands, and using the stump water gets rid of the warts.
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njhoudini
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Great to hear you called in reinforcements. Burning would take at least a day because there is limited oxygen to keep the burn progressing. Most videos online show the slow progress. If you have a chain saw, you could put multiple slices through it through the center of the stumps like a cake to improve air flow, but you have an enormous cluster of them.
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georgiadave
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Maybe too late, but drill holes in the stump, pour diesel in, let it soak into the wood several days, then burn.
Y'sguy, thanks for stopping by. My son and grandson just happen to be working on a project at an ocean-front condo in Boca this weekend so they didn't have to make a special 75-mile trip to help me out. It was fun and funny at the same time. In less than a half hour there were three sweat soaked guys making puddles on the ground. My grandson gives me grief for the sweats-in-snow gene he and his father inherited from me.Glad you made some progress and good to hear your Son and grandson pitched in. Sometimes you just gotta ask for help. It looks good. That stump is a bear of an issue, but you are dealing with it really well.
Andy, you know very well that everything stumps me! And I stump it all back.
Ric, don't encourage my little brother.LOL!!!
DynoDave, can't believe you are in on this!I think he's just getting "burned out" working on it.
Thanks Rian. I was thinking how little I would get done if all six grandsons showed up. Probably not enough water coming out of the hose pipe to hydrate all of them.
Kirk, you've got that right. It took me a lot longer to load the wagon to carry lumber and fence boards from driveway to the worksite. I was on my second trip with those two helping and they had already carried the rest of the 66 fence boards and nine 2x4 stringers.
The three of us failed the intelligence test. We left a box of 25 galvanized lag bolts and a box of galvanized washers in a Home Depot bag in the back of my son's pickup, which my grandson drove off back to his worksite yesterday. They came back today to deliver the bag. I Tom Sawyered them into drilling the spike hole in the stump and finishing the second section of fencing while they were here. I love it when a guilt trip is successful.
Philip, I suspect that stump will be here for the rest of this decade. Plenty of stump water and Bufos to go around.
Eugene, I wouldn't mind the time but sitting within sight of a fire on a Florida summer day seems counterproductive. I'm going to give a few chemicals a try once the fencing is done.
GeorgiaDave, thank you so much for stopping by and commenting. You must be friends with Andy. He's always trying to get me involved with all things diesel. If I were to spill a drop of diesel on my skin or clothes, I would have to sleep in the shed (a very hard place). SWMBO asks me to either pass or back off from any diesel powered vehicle, including pickups and Mercedes sedans. A pool of diesel in the back yard would not be welcome and the person responsible would pay dearly.
EDIT: Just between us guys, I'm an inveterate firebug and would love to have a lava-like pit going in the backyard.
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EDIT: Just between us guys, I'm an inveterate firebug and would love to have a lava-like pit going in the backyard.
Bob, I am so glad to hear that. Secretly, I think most of us are. Winter time we can justify the fire pit easily to the other gender. But summer, especially Florida summer we have to get creative. I think your brother Andy has it down.
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Bob, I am so glad to hear that. Secretly, I think most of us are. Winter time we can justify the fire pit easily to the other gender. But summer, especially Florida summer we have to get creative. I think your brother Andy has it down.
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shortykorte
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Bob, drill 1” holes in stump, soak in gas, add blackpowder, ignite from safe distance. Lol
I see how you “accidentally” left the hardware in the back of the truck. Smart move.
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I see how you “accidentally” left the hardware in the back of the truck. Smart move.
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Andrew, my brother Andy is the master of backyard lava pits.
It's funny that so many Florida homes have fireplaces and all of them have a fire going during the Winter holidays. Once or twice the fire was going without the air conditioning running.
Stewart, I think I missed my chance using that method on the evening of the 4th.
I thought I was home free with the hardware excuse. I didn't call or mention the mistake but kids and grandkids don't play by the same rules as me.
Once I had my hardware, I had no excuse for finishing the two sections. I have a couple of boards and braces to fix on the fence on the other side of the power pole but only discovered that when I pressure cleaned the old wood. As I was getting ready to screw stringers and nail boards, the sky turned black and thunder let me know lightning was coming. I'm not afraid of lightning but my lucky streak isn't cast in anything non-conductive. Made Liane happy by cleaning up the corner a little more.
When the rain let up a little I took the 4x4 post spike out for a trial fit. It arrived today, removing my last excuse for finishing up the last two sections of fencing.
When the rain let up a little I took the 4x4 post spike out for a trial fit. It arrived today, removing my last excuse for finishing up the last two sections of fencing.
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First time commenting in this thead. I'll have to hand it to ya. You get a lot done in the heat. Like you I don't mind the heat or the sweat as long as I can keep it out of my eyes.
I'm not a hat kind of guy and they do little to help keep sweat out of the eyes anyway. I've tried a bit of everything and the best thing I've came up with is the white paper shop towels. I pull out three of them. Fold them up length wise and tie em around my head.
I have the fancy cooling head rags and a few other gimmicks. But done of them will stayed tied like the simple shop towels. Looks a little goofy but I'm not trying to impress anyone anymore. LOL
Oh and all those nooks and crannies in the stump would be a great place to dump some potting soil to plant some flower seeds in. No pots needed. They will help break down the stump faster too. But your bride probably has a better grasp on gardening the I do.
Glen
I'm not a hat kind of guy and they do little to help keep sweat out of the eyes anyway. I've tried a bit of everything and the best thing I've came up with is the white paper shop towels. I pull out three of them. Fold them up length wise and tie em around my head.
I have the fancy cooling head rags and a few other gimmicks. But done of them will stayed tied like the simple shop towels. Looks a little goofy but I'm not trying to impress anyone anymore. LOL
Oh and all those nooks and crannies in the stump would be a great place to dump some potting soil to plant some flower seeds in. No pots needed. They will help break down the stump faster too. But your bride probably has a better grasp on gardening the I do.
Glen
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Glen, thanks so much for posting! I'm OK working in the heat -- one of the jobs I worked in my youth was in a door factory that sent workers home when it hit 120 in the center of the shop. The corner I worked in got hotter than that and we kept working.
I have to wear sunglasses when I'm out in the daylight so the sweat running down my forehead is a real problem. When I'm looking down, the sweat collects in the lenses and It's like being in a carnival fun house -- not a great place to play with chainsaws.
Like you, I'm not a hat kinda guy -- it makes my head feel hotter. I like the paper towel idea but that means throwing out expensive paper towels -- I'd probably try to rinse them out and re-use them.
I'm with you on the dress-to-impress wardrobe when I'm at home (or Home Depot).
All those pockets in the stump are getting bromeliads (and probably some cacti/succulents). They get most of their nourishment from the rain and dust in the air. There are varieties that love the sun and varieties that thrive in shade. We have a couple of the shade loving ones in bloom at the moment.
The flowers on this variety last for several months.
RADcustom, I like the way you think. The way I sweat it should probably be one of those sponges that can be used to wash the cars.
According to my wife I'm not cheap but I like to buy cheap things. "Cheap is good, free is better."
It may have been hard to see in the photo but I was wearing a headband along with my safety sunglasses.
Back in July of 2015 I bought 20 of those headbands for $16.10 and have worn out 7 of them so far. I don't wash them but I do rinse them out and toss them when they get too grubby. I got them at Amazon but apparently they are no longer available.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008XRNPGS/?tag=atomicindus08-20
My trendy fashion headwear is all the rage.
In 2012 I bought two pair of DeWalt smoke protective glasses for $2.95 a pair. I liked them so much I bought four more in 2016 when the first two were too scratched up. They had jumped in price to $3.10 a pair. A relative who flew down from Wisconsin to drive his father back didn't realize how strong the Florida sun was so I gave him a fresh pair of those DeWalt sunglasses. I keep a pair close to every exterior door in the house and the pair in the garage got used so much the hinge pin rusted away. Had to buy more in 2018 to be sure there were spares. I paid $12.15 for the four-pack but I see they have dropped in price.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0010ORKEO/?tag=atomicindus08-20
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Bob, I just seen a news posting of a pool guy that was accidentally shot by a iguana hunter in Boca, I was just wondering if you own a pellet rifle?
I mean, it's plausible being your're working way out back there.
I mean, it's plausible being your're working way out back there.
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Whenever you make a recommendation for something you wear, I am very tempted to buy. Beautiful flowers you got there!
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Craig, my pellet gun was stolen just yesterday. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.Bob, I just seen a news posting of a pool guy that was accidentally shot by a iguana hunter in Boca, I was just wondering if you own a pellet rifle?
I mean, it's plausible being your're working way out back there.
The headline is hilarious...
Man shot with pellet gun by iguana hunter in Florida
...but the "in Florida" is completely unnecessary.
Eugene, you are headed down a sad path guided by my fashion choices. I refuse to wear headbands (or shirts/socks) made of miracle fabrics. If it isn't cheap, close to 100% cotton, I avoid wearing it. Liane won't let me wear blood-stained clothes outside the house so headbands can't be made of anything precious or by anyone with skills.
Those flowers pop up often and I am always impressed by their unique look. They all started from one plant purchased at Home Depot.
A local radio morning show has a game called "Florida or anywhere else". They'll have some factoid, like this headline, and the caller has to guess if it happened in Florida or anywhere else. Hilarious.
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Bob
Just checking in to see how the fence project was going. It looks good
I'd shoot some led into my pool guy to if I thought I could get away with it.
My pool needs a lot of help.
Just checking in to see how the fence project was going. It looks good
I'd shoot some led into my pool guy to if I thought I could get away with it.
My pool needs a lot of help.
bolensboneyard
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Our pool needed so much help we turned it into a fish pond. Working on the shed in the hot sun has made me long for a swim but pool girls are hard to come by.
T-handle
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Looking good Bob! And that garden looks great
I took a trip to Florida 25 years ago. Lake worth was the town. It was -25 degrees in Finland and the plane was pretty chilly too. So I had my long johns and sweater on the whole trip. When we came out of the airport in Miami, the heat hit me like a wall
Never experimented with a heat and humidity like that. I found my shorts pretty quick
Keep up the good work Bob
I took a trip to Florida 25 years ago. Lake worth was the town. It was -25 degrees in Finland and the plane was pretty chilly too. So I had my long johns and sweater on the whole trip. When we came out of the airport in Miami, the heat hit me like a wall
Never experimented with a heat and humidity like that. I found my shorts pretty quick
Keep up the good work Bob
Toolfool
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You're tougher than I am, Bob. I've been here for a month now and still can't spend more than 20 minutes outside during the day. My dogs are having an even harder time with the heat. They do their business in the backyard and RUN back to the house.
Roger, Florida has earned its status as an ongoing joke. I like living here but I cringe when the national news has a "You're not going to believe this" story. In Florida Lake Worth was the town most commonly mentioned for those stories. Our daughter lived there for ten years.
Don, the fence project would move faster if I didn't feel like fainting so often. I am moving slowly to avoid one of those nasty falls that puts us codgers in the ER.
While we were away in Australia we had a pool service. I thought about continuing with the service but it appeared their business model was based on breaking things I didn't think could be broken and charging for repairs as if they were restoring Rembrandt paintings. I decided to avoid jail time and took over the job myself. A robot sweeps the pool during the six hours the pump and filter are doing their job. I drop three big chlorine tablets in a floating dispenser about once a month and blast the dirt one the filter every other month. The screened enclosure is a big help.
Bobby, I have two pool girls who joined me this week. Liane joined me after a brief "I need a new bathing suit" discussion. She suggested Miss Ellie join us to freshen up without a full bath or visit to the groomer.
T-handle, thank you for stopping by. Florida gardens are pretty hard to kill, at least this far south.Looking good Bob! And that garden looks great
I took a trip to Florida 25 years ago. Lake worth was the town. It was -25 degrees in Finland and the plane was pretty chilly too. So I had my long johns and sweater on the whole trip. When we came out of the airport in Miami, the heat hit me like a wall
Never experimented with a heat and humidity like that. I found my shorts pretty quick
Keep up the good work Bob
Lake Worth is the most common place to have one of those unbelievable Florida stories so I'm glad you survived the visit unscathed. In the late 90s I commuted between Florida and Washington DC. In the winter I would catch three or four colds from the dry heat in the motels and the germs in the recirculated air on the planes. When I would arrive back in Florida (Ft. Lauderdale or Palm Beach) that wet hot wall of air would revive me. It's like a vaporizer without the Vicks.
I used to work outside in my shorts but between the mosquito bites and cuts from all the prickly plants, I went back to long pants. It's hotter but less itchy and ******.
John, we are used to the heat but it's still tough. I worked a lot faster when we lived up north and it wasn't just because I was young. The heat really ***** the life out of you. A/C in the garage and shop does help. Unfortunately those cool spaces become a refuge and add to the time an outside project takes.
I have been spending a lot of time on the stump and fence. Most of this week I was cutting roots and sections of stump to make room for the fence. When the chain saw gear gave up the ghost yesterday, I ordered a new one but decided to quit clearing space.
Spent about six hours on the fence today. and only about 18-inches of the 8-foot section is over the stump. I still have to install fence boards on the neighbor's side. Then it will be one last 8-foot section and a small patch on the old fence.
I have a bunch of excess sand to remove to make the ground next to the fence level. It is slow going but I can see the end in sight.
Hopefully you can see the short post that connects the two lower stringers. Both the post set in the steel socket and the short post are reclaimed 4x4s from the old fencing. When the stump goes away those two posts can be removed and one new one installed in their place.
Spent about six hours on the fence today. and only about 18-inches of the 8-foot section is over the stump. I still have to install fence boards on the neighbor's side. Then it will be one last 8-foot section and a small patch on the old fence.
I have a bunch of excess sand to remove to make the ground next to the fence level. It is slow going but I can see the end in sight.
Hopefully you can see the short post that connects the two lower stringers. Both the post set in the steel socket and the short post are reclaimed 4x4s from the old fencing. When the stump goes away those two posts can be removed and one new one installed in their place.
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bolensboneyard
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Some guys get all the luck!
sawduststeve
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Bob,take it easy in the heat mate, mad dogs and Englishmen and all that.
Steady progress with the fence, good work
Cannot believe it was a year ago this weekend we visited, least I wasn't roped into any fence work, although it would have been fun, I know.
Say Hi to everyone
Steve
Steady progress with the fence, good work
Cannot believe it was a year ago this weekend we visited, least I wasn't roped into any fence work, although it would have been fun, I know.
Say Hi to everyone
Steve
Bobby, I really am a lucky guy!
Steve, I am reminded every day that I belong in the tundra herding reindeer. Liane's DNA is mostly the British Isles and France but she does had a 3% link in North Africa, which explains why she barely breaks a sweat with three layers of clothing in this weather. I stepped out in the sun about noon today and my head started to throb so I moved canopy and umbrella for some protection.Bob,take it easy in the heat mate, mad dogs and Englishmen and all that.
Steady progress with the fence, good work
Cannot believe it was a year ago this weekend we visited, least I wasn't roped into any fence work, although it would have been fun, I know.
Say Hi to everyone
Steve
I can't believe it has been a year. Then again, Andy mentioned the year being 10% over a couple of days ago (February 6). Much as you and I would have had fun working on the fence, the two SWMBOs you live with might have described it another way.
Give my best to your better half and your brilliant daughter.
Bob
Made a little more progress Saturday. I needed to make progress on the next-door neighbor's side so I fed boards through the fence to mark the cuts. The first 11 boards needed to be cut to match the slope of my 6-foot fence to the rear-neighbor's 5-foot fence.
When my son came to help, he brought his tools and among them was a Bosch 18V circular saw. I had been cutting the fence boards using the Harbor Freight 12" compound miter saw on the opposite side of the yard under the carport canopy. I decided my son's idea was a lot better than mine so I ordered a Milwaukee M12 circular saw. It's blade is only 5-3/8" diameter but that's big enough for cutting two-by lumber. I found a reconditioned saw for $119.00 so I bit the bullet.
https://www.cpooutlets.com/factory-...r-saw--tool-only-/milr2530-80,default,pd.html
It didn't come with a blade or battery so I bought another battery and a Freud Diablo 36-tooth blade. This addition to the tool stable is just what I needed for this project and will be real handy for the shed renovation.
As much as the new saw helped, I couldn't finish the second section so I quit for the day. Those boards go in the very narrow space I left after hacking away at the stump with the chain saw.
To get those boards nailed up I had to dig out the dirt both for the height and for clearance around the pneumatic nail gun.
I started again on Sunday, determined to make more progress. I started by doing all the digging with the umbrella on the other side of the fence. The morning sun meant the shade was just right for digging but working close to the ground meant there was no breeze. By the time I got all the boards installed and cut to fit (the last two are quite short.
I was on a roll so I put up the last three stringers with the bottom one following the stump. I did the neighbor's side first and then tackled my side. I ran out of gas at about 4:00PM and put out the wagon load of stump cuttings, four bags of yard trimmings (thank you Liane), the garbage can and the recycling bins. I fell into the pool and paddled around for a while to cool off. I realized I may have overdone it when I got out of the pool, feeling tremendous sympathy for those beached whales who just give up.
I was focused on the work and neglected to take pictures today so I waited until it cooled off. Turns out it was 93*F most of the day and it has cooled down to 84*F, heading for a low of 82*F.
The fence is functional.
The remaining work on the new fence should be fairly easy. The boards that follow the stump have to be cut at an angle but my little angle finder and speed square make that a no-brainer.
Then it's a little time to repair the fence at the rear of the property. No cutting or fitting but I'll have to get to the other side to nail a couple of fence boards.
I would say done and dusted but this is just the prelude to cleaning up this corner of the yard, including removing concrete rubble and excess soil and then moving plants from who knows where. There is also some kind of meditation garden, fancy palm trees and sod. The sod may not be right away -- unless there's a sale on burnt sod.
When my son came to help, he brought his tools and among them was a Bosch 18V circular saw. I had been cutting the fence boards using the Harbor Freight 12" compound miter saw on the opposite side of the yard under the carport canopy. I decided my son's idea was a lot better than mine so I ordered a Milwaukee M12 circular saw. It's blade is only 5-3/8" diameter but that's big enough for cutting two-by lumber. I found a reconditioned saw for $119.00 so I bit the bullet.
https://www.cpooutlets.com/factory-...r-saw--tool-only-/milr2530-80,default,pd.html
It didn't come with a blade or battery so I bought another battery and a Freud Diablo 36-tooth blade. This addition to the tool stable is just what I needed for this project and will be real handy for the shed renovation.
As much as the new saw helped, I couldn't finish the second section so I quit for the day. Those boards go in the very narrow space I left after hacking away at the stump with the chain saw.
To get those boards nailed up I had to dig out the dirt both for the height and for clearance around the pneumatic nail gun.
I started again on Sunday, determined to make more progress. I started by doing all the digging with the umbrella on the other side of the fence. The morning sun meant the shade was just right for digging but working close to the ground meant there was no breeze. By the time I got all the boards installed and cut to fit (the last two are quite short.
I was on a roll so I put up the last three stringers with the bottom one following the stump. I did the neighbor's side first and then tackled my side. I ran out of gas at about 4:00PM and put out the wagon load of stump cuttings, four bags of yard trimmings (thank you Liane), the garbage can and the recycling bins. I fell into the pool and paddled around for a while to cool off. I realized I may have overdone it when I got out of the pool, feeling tremendous sympathy for those beached whales who just give up.
I was focused on the work and neglected to take pictures today so I waited until it cooled off. Turns out it was 93*F most of the day and it has cooled down to 84*F, heading for a low of 82*F.
The fence is functional.
The remaining work on the new fence should be fairly easy. The boards that follow the stump have to be cut at an angle but my little angle finder and speed square make that a no-brainer.
Then it's a little time to repair the fence at the rear of the property. No cutting or fitting but I'll have to get to the other side to nail a couple of fence boards.
I would say done and dusted but this is just the prelude to cleaning up this corner of the yard, including removing concrete rubble and excess soil and then moving plants from who knows where. There is also some kind of meditation garden, fancy palm trees and sod. The sod may not be right away -- unless there's a sale on burnt sod.
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Looks good, Bob!