Model A Ford garage

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby just checkin in and catchin up.

Happy to hear there has been some positive progress with Sarah.

Those used brick all stacked up took me back to a summer in my child hood
My dad would bring home a load of used brick every friday afternoon and it was my jab to clean and stack them so my folks could sell them for extra $$ for our vacation. A hammer, a chisel, and a bucket of water Oh yah a pair of gloves after the first load was cleaned, Man I remember how my hands hurt!!!

Don doing it today makes everything hurt! I have learned to use an air chisel when I get them back to the barn though. Saves more that way but the hands and upper body still get stiff and it's amazing how the mortar can find all the nooks and crannies.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Last log from the big pine. The stack of 5 16x1 inch boards on the mill carriage are there for me to cut the final edge. The one 16 x 2 inch board in the truck will be cut into 2x4's. All pictures include boards from the final log. Some are only 12 inches wide.

 

[RickP]

Nice lumber! I'm in awe of how well that saw mill works - it looks like you really have it dialed in just right. We often have a bunch pine trees come down whenever it gets windy and I've tried using an Alaskan chainsaw mill, but it is rough compared to the results you're getting. Nothing like having the right tool for the job!

 

[bolensboneyard]

Nice lumber! I'm in awe of how well that saw mill works - it looks like you really have it dialed in just right. We often have a bunch pine trees come down whenever it gets windy and I've tried using an Alaskan chainsaw mill, but it is rough compared to the results you're getting. Nothing like having the right tool for the job!

Sure is a good feeling until i stiffen up and lie awake all night with neck and head aches from doing more than my tired **** should be. I now have about 25 12 foot boards anywhere from 12 to 16 inches. Wouldn't want to have to buy them.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Some spring around the house. If you look close you can see the flower pot/bird feeder I picked up. It is cast iron at the bottom pedestal and the tray surrounded by birds and branches is cast aluminum. This would be a challenge Andy.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: it's great that you not only have time to "smell the roses" (or flowers), but you also have the time to take a couple pictures and share them with us. i think my bride just picked up some flowers similar when she picked up our tomato, basil and lettuce plants. she's planting the flowers in a flower pot next to our front door.

I love the bird feeder you bought! i bought one last year and it looks like mine has become a cat feeder.

I hope you don't hurt yourself moving around those big logs and loading them into your sawmill.

have you tried the inversion table yet to keep that old back of yours healthy?

more prayers for Sarah and hope she's feeling better and doesn't have any side effects from the steroids.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Did I hear somebody challenge me?

Nice pot and flowers.

Nice thoughts for Sarah.

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: it's great that you not only have time to "smell the roses" (or flowers), but you also have the time to take a couple pictures and share them with us. i think my bride just picked up some flowers similar when she picked up our tomato, basil and lettuce plants. she's planting the flowers in a flower pot next to our front door.

I love the bird feeder you bought! i bought one last year and it looks like mine has become a cat feeder.

I hope you don't hurt yourself moving around those big logs and loading them into your sawmill.

have you tried the inversion table yet to keep that old back of yours healthy?

more prayers for Sarah and hope she's feeling better and doesn't have any side effects from the steroids.

Thanks drives. Here are some more.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Did I hear somebody challenge me?

Nice pot and flowers.

Nice thoughts for Sarah.

NEVER. Even I know the cream always rises to the top!

 

[bolensboneyard]

More flowers around the farm. Trying to catch up on stacking lumber, cleaning bricks, chores, and moving stuff in and out of the porch. I plan to put in a floor made from the pine I milled that will require a lot of cutting and plane work. I also have some kitchen remodeling in the works as I bought an older one. Grass cutting is also keeping me busy as is picking blackberries. 12 quarts an counting. I did manage to get my deer head mounted on the porch wall. Looks great next to the kayak. Pictures coming.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Final Talley on the bricks in the fore ground is 870 cleaned and stacked. Total useable wood from the one pine tree. The three pieces to the far left are cherry which I bought from a friend for some future project presently unknown. Now that I have moved some things out of the porch I plan to start tomorrow and plane some pine for use in flooring. My daughter also wants a farm table so that may be in the works.

 

[Robby321]

Buddy mine got a 28 and a 31...

 

[Bighead38]

Buddy mine got a 28 and a 31...

Pm me more pics of the red one? Look back a page or two for my previous post to see why. Thanks.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Buddy mine got a 28 and a 31...

Nice!!

 

[bolensboneyard]

Finally got to putting down a floor on the porch. Working with 12 foot by 16 inch boards has taught me that there is no advantage to milling one over 12 inches. Trying to rip one of these monsters and keep it straight is a bear and mostly the powder post beetles eat up the extra inches anyway. It is also tough to get one through a 16 inch plane as they have to be kept perfectly straight. First two boards look nice. All will be wide board with spacing. Check out the 9 point buck I shot when I was a kid. It dressed out at 216 lbs and fed the family for a long time.

 

[RickP]

Lotsa' bricks, boards, and blackberries - you've been busy!

That porch flooring looks great. I really like the look of old fashioned wide plank pine covering a floor. You definitely have your work cut out for you - that's a lot of floor to cover. Keep up the good work.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks Rick. I sure have. Good to be back to building things.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Progress. Note the book match of the peculiar cedar red figure in this yellow pine. I made it the center piece of the floor.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: your floor is like a painting and looks awesome. are you just laying a piece of building paper under the new floor boards or what prep did you do besides the work on the wood to make the floor boards?

keep up the great work and truly love seeing someone that knows wood grain and how to match it. my parents had their kitchen remodeled in the 60's and the grain on the nice plywood cabinets matches on almost every one. it's truly amazing the eyes you old craftsman have.

cheers and keep up the great work.

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: your floor is like a painting and looks awesome. are you just laying a piece of building paper under the new floor boards or what prep did you do besides the work on the wood to make the floor boards?

keep up the great work and truly love seeing someone that knows wood grain and how to match it. my parents had their kitchen remodeled in the 60's and the grain on the nice plywood cabinets matches on almost every one. it's truly amazing the eyes you old craftsman have.

cheers and keep up the great work.

Thanks drives. I have planed and squared the wood and I do have a sub floor of PT plywood. I am using vintage cut nails to hold it down. Work is on hold for several days as my publisher needs me to review and make approval or changes to my novel so it can go to press.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Should finish up and have the porch floor done by the week's end. Sorry I have been busy with the book and other chores. Keep you posted. Bobby

 

[Vieux]

Progress. Note the book match of the peculiar cedar red figure in this yellow pine. I made it the center piece of the floor.

It will be beautiful!

 

[oldironfarmer]

It will be beautiful!

X2!

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: are you the publisher and in charge of marketing for your new book? also is this your first book?

nice work on the porch and if you are matching grain in your newly milled lumber I know it will be not only functional, but possibly a piece of art.

have a nice weekend!!

 

[don long]

Floor is looking good Bobby
I looked at the pic of your flowers and was surprised to see that you and I have many of the same flowers growing in our yards
I do enjoy the spring time flowers

 

[bolensboneyard]

It will be beautiful!

Thanks all. Here are some pictures (finally) of the finished product.

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: are you the publisher and in charge of marketing for your new book? also is this your first book?

nice work on the porch and if you are matching grain in your newly milled lumber I know it will be not only functional, but possibly a piece of art.

have a nice weekend!!

Drives I will be in charge of the marketing and my publisher will also take orders through a web site if I choose to use it. I have been working with the publisher's proof this week and we are getting closer to printing time.

 

[RickP]

That porch looks great - perfect for sitting down with coffee in the morning or a cool beverage after a hard day's work!

The wide plank flooring and the T+G paneling really complement each other and make it look inviting. You've been busy, between carpentry and book editing - you know how to put in some long days. Good luck with getting the book wrapped up and out the door.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: so I know I like it and guessing you like it (the new porch and floor) and wondering if Ginny likes it too?

best of luck on the book!!

 

[bolensboneyard]

That porch looks great - perfect for sitting down with coffee in the morning or a cool beverage after a hard day's work!

The wide plank flooring and the T+G paneling really complement each other and make it look inviting. You've been busy, between carpentry and book editing - you know how to put in some long days. Good luck with getting the book wrapped up and out the door.

Thanks Rick. The hardest part of coffee on the porch is to get going on another project. It's like a beautiful woman. You just want to keep looking instead of moving on; until the wife slaps you up side the head!

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: so I know I like it and guessing you like it (the new porch and floor) and wondering if Ginny likes it too?

best of luck on the book!!

Drives, Ginny says she likes it more than she thought she would. She had her sights on tile. I asked her if she wanted me to rip it up and put down tile now. She wants to keep the pine! Guess I done good?

 

[dchance]

Looks great

Dwight

 

[bolensboneyard]

Looks great

Dwight

Thanks Dwight! Fixing to start a big brick project but for now I have the afternoon off. I bet as soon as I get going all the loose ends I am waiting on will rush in to be in my face.

 

[Bob Heine]

Bobby, that is the kind of room you want to spend a lot of time in. The floor makes it perfect.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Bob's got it right, Bobby. I still love the kayak.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby, that is the kind of room you want to spend a lot of time in. The floor makes it perfect.

Thanks Bob. We sure do love it. Good test for properties of wood too. It gets up to 117 degrees in there this time of year.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bob's got it right, Bobby. I still love the kayak.

Thanks Andy.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Too hot to work here. It's been over 100 degrees F for three days in a row. No air conditioner in any of the shops and Ginny is forcing me inside. Hope every one is having a nice family holiday. We may cook hot dogs on the hood of my old tractor if the weather holds out.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Got the forms for the potting shed floor almost laid out. Got to get some mortar and a few blocks then try to scrounge some soil without digging a hole; not easy to do on flat land. Dirt here has to be ordered by the semi-truck load.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Been cleaning up a pile of brush that has been sitting for 8 or 10 years added to every year. I figured it was about time for me to get some free top soil so I spent half a day working it with my bucket to get the wood out. Here are pictures of the topsoil and what is left of the pile. The other picture is of a black rat snake that was in the process of mating when I slithered in to try and get a shot with my cheap digital camera. I got the one but the other was out of there. Still over 100 degrees here so I have been working only until 10 am.