Above 1200 Sq/FT Harley Jim's place

[xtremek]

Pull the window out? Why did you have to pull it out?

 

[harley jim]

It was installed about ½" crooked. From inside the basement looking at the door you couldn't see the genuine simulated lead solder joint on the bottom right side of the glass.

 

[xtremek]

Yeah, that would bug the heck outta me.

 

[harley jim]

Yea, Pat and I are very OCD, I fixed the window and still haven't trimmed the door.

 

[mybigwarwagon]

You could have just tilted the house till the window was level.

 

[harley jim]

Well, ya tell me that now! After I fixed the window.

 

[xtremek]

You could have just tilted the house till the window was level.

Sounds like too much work. I think I would have sold the house, and looked for one where the door fit properly.

 

[harley jim]

Ok, I got started on some Christmas gifts today.

I started with a pile of washers.

Had to bend them.

Welded them to a piece of round rod.

Cut out some pieces of duct metal and bent them up with a chisel.

Came out nice.

I made four Roses for pat and her sisters.

I didnt have the right color of green to paint the stems, I'll make a trip to town tomorrow and get some paint.
This has just become an expected thing at Christmas, the girls started asking Pat months ago what I was going to make this year, I didnt tell her because I didnt know.

 

[sublime68charger]

Nice work on the roses that is really nice

 

[sublime68charger]

Must like who they are for i don't see any thorns on them at all?

 

[Kevkx125]

Cool idea Jim and nice work on the gifts!!

 

[xtremek]

Very cool gifts, very cool.

 

[mybigwarwagon]

Must like who they are for i don't see any thorns on them at all?

So the one he sent me was all thorns, how should I take that?

 

[Strouty]

That is cool, I love metal art.

 

[harley jim]

Thanks everyone, I love Pat, and her family is a bonus, they treat me like blood. A person cant beat that.
Willy that's welding slag buddy!!!
I have a couple more things to make, I'm hoping to get to them today.

 

[xtremek]

So the one he sent me was all thorns, how should I take that?

I'm guessing that means Pines gets the truck, not you.

 

[sublime68charger]

So the one he sent me was all thorns, how should I take that?

Tough love from Harley Jim I would guess! or maybe you wasn't a good boy this year at all! LOL!!!

 

[mybigwarwagon]

I'm guessing that means Pines gets the truck, not you.

We are going to submit **** photos for the ownership of the truck.

 

[Strouty]

We are going to submit **** photos for the ownership of the truck.

I am glad that red isn't my color.........

 

[xtremek]

Yeah, glad I dropped out of that race.

 

[harley jim]

After I'm dead and gone I hope

 

[harley jim]

We took a trip to Calhoun Ga. Today to pick up Pat's replacement tool box kitchen island.
We stopped at a Buc-ees truck stop, they have at least a 40' beef jerky bar. I have never seen that much jerky in one place.

I got me and Hefe a couple of bags for the drive home. I got Pat a bag of honey roasted pecans.

It was a good day.

 

[xtremek]

Don't tell my daughter about that jerky bar, we'll be headed that why in a heart beat if she ever finds out about it.

 

[harley jim]

They were making brisket sandwiches

 

[xtremek]

I've already had dinner and that still looks really good.

 

[sublime68charger]

I've already had dinner and that still looks really good.

X2 on that!

 

[mybigwarwagon]

Bucees is awesome. We passed one being built in KY and I heard a rumor that there is one being built not far from you.

 

[Strouty]

I would have a hard time leaving, fresh brisket, yummy.

 

[Bears Fan]

Two thumbs up on those roses

 

[BuffettFan]

Awesome work on the roses Jim!
You, sir, are an artist!

 

[Grizz1963]

Nice trip……..

 

[harley jim]

There building one in Crossville and going to start one in Sevierville, The one in Adairsville Ga. Will still be the closest one for me 1 hr by the back roads.

Still working on Christmas stuff,
The Granddaughter is still into dragons and fantasies ****, so.

Might make a good nutcracker!

 

[xtremek]

I like the dragon/nutcracker idea. Pretty slick

 

[harley jim]

It was 70 degrees here today, I was soaked in about 30 minutes, I moved a bunch of wine making equipment out of the fab shop today and washed it and stacked it to dry, it's going into the storage trailer for a while, it's going to get to cold for the yeast to work outside. I painted some of the flowers and sat them out to dry, then I started on the piano stool that we are giving back to the neighbors.

I made this board to cut circles on my table saw. I needed to true up the seat for the stool and also cut a new circle to replace a missing piece.

I have the jig clamped to the table saw and finished trueing the seat, the other circle was made from a piece of pallet wood.

This is the pallet wood circle after stain and one coat of clear.

This is the seat.

And the body. I will sand with 4 ought steel wool tomorrow and recoat with a second coat of clear.
Hopefully it will only take 3 or 4 coats to complete.

 

[xtremek]

The stool is super cool. Well done.

 

[RivennHewn]

My mom was the church organist. We had an organ and two pianos in our house.

There were two of these stools.

Nice work, and plenty of good neighbor points coming your way!

 

[mybigwarwagon]

The stool turned out beautifully.

 

[Chrisb62]

Seems kind of funny to hear everyone congratulate you on your bile movement , so I guess I’ll do the same......nice stool.

 

[racer-john]

Seems kind of funny to hear everyone congratulate you on your bile movement , so I guess I’ll do the same......nice stool.

You owe me a keyboard for that one.

 

[harley jim]

I appricated all of the comments on my stool, I think. I didnt get to work on it today it was tackey so I moved it to the basement where theres heat.