Model A Ford garage

[bolensboneyard]

Great job on the table, looks awesome!

Thanks. I can't believe I've been away this long. I found some chairs to go with the table that needed repairs/pieces and some new seat covers. They are tiger oak and very cool and comfortable. I got all six of them home and discovered the upholstery was hiding removable seat frames that were originally covered with bullrush. AKA rush seats. As I had never done this before I watched a youtube video. Many hours later (read days) they are done.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Still here -- hope you and Ginny had great holidays too!

I must have missed your post about the posts -- that sounds like a lot of work!

You were actually pretty fast getting it done in a few month, at least compared to me! I only install a few fence posts at a time, then I wait a couple years before starting on it again...

Any photos of your fence? As with your other work, I'm sure you did it "right" and it looks great.

Glad to hear it Rick. We did. Just a quiet evening with friends in their 90's. Great friends, and Mick, who is ninety three asks me if I am sawing any wood. I tell him I have none to saw. So, when the spring breaks I will be cutting another oak he wants down and "together" we will load the twelve-foot logs. That is if his wife and I feel he should be on the big loader at that time. I had to help him to his truck and, no, he drank no alcohol. You got to choose friends who set you a good example!

 

[bolensboneyard]

Here’s to a wonderful year ahead. I sgeee post pics of any of your projects cause you always maintain your excellent craftsmanship.

drives. We are still waiting for you and your lady to come visit the east coast. Half of the west coast is already here. The diner in town, which features gas station decor, is run by a friend who is from San Diego. Check our the chairs above. Wish i could get back enough with the camera to take a shot with them sitting on both sides of the table.

 

[Model A Fan]

Thanks all. It has been slow but much better. Posting some pictures of the shed. All that's left is for Ginny to paint the 200 year old cypress door. Lots of labor but got the job done, including the well pump, for under a grand. Junk is not junk.

@bolensboneyard What kind of boards/sheet goods did you use for the walls in your shed? Also, the bare wood door looks good as it is.

 

[bolensboneyard]

@bolensboneyard What kind of boards/sheet goods did you use for the walls in your shed? Also, the bare wood door looks good as it is.

Walls are 3/8 or 1/4 T111. I thought it looked rustic, had a rough finish, and would go well with the rough sawn pine and cedar scraps from the mill. It was also much less than anything else. Half inch plywood salvaged from temporary hurricane shutters. Makes a nice place to work on small electrical appliances.

 

[xtremek]

Sweet looking chair.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Sweet looking chair.

Thanks X. unbelievably comfortable too.

 

[xtremek]

I would not have guessed that.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thought I would drop in and ask who is still out there?

 

[PugetDude]

Thought I would drop in and ask who is still out there?

Bobby's back!

 

[zanyad]

Ain't nobody here but us chickens

 

[RickP]

Still hanging around the water cooler.

 

[bugnut]

Waiting on a sawmill report!

 

[Chrisb62]

Just us hanging around, hoping all is well.

 

[drivesitfar]

Still kickin above dirt and happy to see you are too.

Here’s to more good days ahead!!

What’s new with you??

 

[bolensboneyard]

I am still above ground. Trying to keep busy so I have no time to watch the news. Managing quite well as I have had little time to get on the computer other than to spend money before another hand reaches out to grab some. Also, the powers that change your PC while you sleep, in the interest of making things easier for you, HA HA, keep changing the way I get my old camera to recognize where to send them. Pictures that is. Even sending pictures to my kids is a chore.
Sawmill is still cranking out lumber as we are in a hurricane area. Going to sell the Mustang soon as there is no more room for my sawn timber. I have been processing hickory blanks for handles, beehives, furniture, clothing (you heard it right Ginny and I took sewing lessons a few years ago and I designed and built a custom shade that is better than anything I have seen on the market, even at $500.) and made many other things I am too cheap to buy. New tools have been showing up at my door as well as sewing machines needing a home and lots of care. Cheaper that building cars and I now have flannel shirts without holes in them. Not to mention lots of ladies that just think it is so sweet of me to make my wife a flannel nightgown for Christmas, including my wife.
In my spare time I have cleaned another 600 bricks of the concrete some idiot thought was a good alternative to mortar, built a horseshoe court, designed and built changes to the mill that allow me to saw more and better lumber, and repaired more things than I care to count. But! I still have not put up the 275-year-old driveway gates, put a new deck on my trailer, etc., etc.,
I will try to remember to get back on the Journal more now that I know some of you are still here.
Notice, to some of you younger Craftsmen, if you let us know how young you are us old people would take less naps: in favor of knowing we have someone out there who is young enough to learn (old dogs can't learn much, space is limited). That means more to most of us than being able to boast about how good we think we are.
Hope to post a few pictures as soon as I hem my wife's dress. It was supposed to be a Christmas present, and I don't dare bring the new tools she got me to the shop before it's completed.
Bobby

 

[Bob Heine]

Bobby, some of us have made it past or close to the other side of the median life expectancy in the US (in 2022 Guys - 74.8, Gals 80.2). I've already made it to 80.4 but that might be because of the Lupron and Zytega turning me into a gal. You're right about learning new tricks but even failing to master the tricks is OK at my age.

I for one would love to read about (and see) what you've been up to.

 

[larry4406]

I am still above ground. Trying to keep busy so I have no time to watch the news. Managing quite well as I have had little time to get on the computer other than to spend money before another hand reaches out to grab some. Also, the powers that change your PC while you sleep, in the interest of making things easier for you, HA HA, keep changing the way I get my old camera to recognize where to send them. Pictures that is. Even sending pictures to my kids is a chore.
Sawmill is still cranking out lumber as we are in a hurricane area. Going to sell the Mustang soon as there is no more room for my sawn timber. I have been processing hickory blanks for handles, beehives, furniture, clothing (you heard it right Ginny and I took sewing lessons a few years ago and I designed and built a custom shade that is better than anything I have seen on the market, even at $500.) and made many other things I am too cheap to buy. New tools have been showing up at my door as well as sewing machines needing a home and lots of care. Cheaper that building cars and I now have flannel shirts without holes in them. Not to mention lots of ladies that just think it is so sweet of me to make my wife a flannel nightgown for Christmas, including my wife.
In my spare time I have cleaned another 600 bricks of the concrete some idiot thought was a good alternative to mortar, built a horseshoe court, designed and built changes to the mill that allow me to saw more and better lumber, and repaired more things than I care to count. But! I still have not put up the 275-year-old driveway gates, put a new deck on my trailer, etc., etc.,
I will try to remember to get back on the Journal more now that I know some of you are still here.
Notice, to some of you younger Craftsmen, if you let us know how young you are us old people would take less naps: in favor of knowing we have someone out there who is young enough to learn (old dogs can't learn much, space is limited). That means more to most of us than being able to boast about how good we think we are.
Hope to post a few pictures as soon as I hem my wife's dress. It was supposed to be a Christmas present, and I don't dare bring the new tools she got me to the shop before it's completed.
Bobby

I am 62 years young! Keep on posting. I will now scroll thru your thread!

Here's to a productive New Year!

 

[Lou's Garage]

I'm 72 and still trying to learn something new every day. Unfortunately, I'm starting to forget the old stuff!!!

Lou Manglass

 

[PugetDude]

Bobby, thanks for checking in!

 

[bugnut]

Booby, miss your posting of the doings and happenings. Please keep teaching us!

 

[RickP]

Sounds like you've been busy!

Doing anything with 600 bricks is a lot of work, but chipping concrete off them has to be the worst...

I'm intrigued by those old driveway gates -- where did you find them? Were you able to find out anything about their history?

Sawmill mods! Anything that makes a tough job easier/faster/more productive is a definite winner in my book. After 58 years, I'm still trying to learn something new every day. I can tell you that I've learned more from following your adventures here than from most other sources. And your unconventional approach to your projects is really refreshing!

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby, some of us have made it past or close to the other side of the median life expectancy in the US (in 2022 Guys - 74.8, Gals 80.2). I've already made it to 80.4 but that might be because of the Lupron and Zytega turning me into a gal. You're right about learning new tricks but even failing to master the tricks is OK at my age.

I for one would love to read about (and see) what you've been up to.

Bob I found a few of the few pictures I have taken. This is the shade I designed to bring more lite and conserve privacy at the same time. Cost me less than the cheap stuff and anything close sells for three and four hundred a shade. I also built them sewing and all.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Sounds like you've been busy!

Doing anything with 600 bricks is a lot of work, but chipping concrete off them has to be the worst...

I'm intrigued by those old driveway gates -- where did you find them? Were you able to find out anything about their history?

Sawmill mods! Anything that makes a tough job easier/faster/more productive is a definite winner in my book. After 58 years, I'm still trying to learn something new every day. I can tell you that I've learned more from following your adventures here than from most other sources. And your unconventional approach to your projects is really refreshing!

Thanks. The concrete just about took my hands out and I could only do a dozen a day or forget holding a hammer. The gates were taken down in Charleston many years ago when some of the old city was renovated or remolded. A buddy of mine got them as partial payment for a job for the owner. The house was torn down. I bought them a few years ago as he had never put them in his drive. I did the research, turns out they are older than the country, blacksmith built and all wrought iron. Should look real nice when I get enough bricks to build a wall and hand make some of the fence that is missing. My house is nineth century and about 150 years newer but still 125 years old. Bobby

 

[bolensboneyard]

Booby, miss your posting of the doings and happenings. Please keep teaching us!

Ask the questions. If I can't answer it someone else can.

 

[drivesitfar]

Great to see you posting again!!

Do you still own the old mustang? Wasn’t it a 66 and maybe a fastback too? I found a 66 fastback model in original box when cleaning out my mom’s house that I painted a terrible blue grey. It might need to come your way for a paint job if you have a need and an empty shelf?

 

[drivesitfar]

Great to see you posting again!!

Do you still own the old mustang? Wasn’t it a 66 and maybe a fastback too? I found a 66 fastback model in original box when cleaning out my mom’s house that I painted a terrible blue grey. It might need to come your way for a paint job if you have a need and an empty shelf.

I probably built it in late 60’s when I was a teenager and early 70’s I bought a 67 fast back and a 70 Mach 1 with the 428 cobra jet. I’ve been a Honda guy for past 40 years cause hear to there with no miss and gas it what they sold.

Here’s to a great 2025

 

[RickP]

Bobby, I hear you about living in 19th century houses -- I grew up in one built in 1860.
They've got history, which definitely makes them unique, but also makes them a challenge! Your brick wall and cast iron gates should fit right in and look great with your house.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Great to see you posting again!!

Do you still own the old mustang? Wasn’t it a 66 and maybe a fastback too? I found a 66 fastback model in original box when cleaning out my mom’s house that I painted a terrible blue grey. It might need to come your way for a paint job if you have a need and an empty shelf.

I probably built it in late 60’s when I was a teenager and early 70’s I bought a 67 fast back and a 70 Mach 1 with the 428 cobra jet. I’ve been a Honda guy for past 40 years cause hear to there with no miss and gas it what they sold.

Here’s to a great 2025

Lots of memories building model cars and airplanes. I could find a space for it.
Bet you wish you still had the Mach 1.
I do still have the 66 fastback but the spring for the clutch needs to be removed. I put a diaphragm clutch in it when it was in pieces. Once I started driving it, I noticed the pedal would go to the floor if I pushed it too far. A search revealed that the clutch would reverse itself and the remedy was to remove the original return spring under the dash. I know how and what to do. I just can't get under the dash anymore and get back out again. Trying to find a younger kid that knows something about things without computer chips in them to help me out. What ever happened to intellectual curiosity. Kids won't walk you across the street. How are you going to find one to get under a dash? I know there are those that want to learn but how do you explain how to flush a toilet that has a tank seven feet above their head to someone who has one with a laser switch on it?

 

[drivesitfar]

I hear you about our younger generation not wanting to do manual labor or work for a reasonable fee but have hope cause there still are more than a few good ones. I had a 25 year old welder drive his flatbed truck up 35 minutes to me and help me load my trailer less its axle 4+ feet up off the ground onto it and he did great repair at his shop.

Here’s to staying above dirt another year or two or twenty!! I sent a pm message and sorry my model is a 67 mustang but still yours if you’d like it.

 

[bolensboneyard]

This chest was all done by hand with hand planes and hand saws, chisels etc. top is figured oak (flame) and red cedar. as is the bottom. Made for blankets only it has no hinges and the top slides on with vacuum effect. When time permits Ginny and I will make a quilt for it.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby, some of us have made it past or close to the other side of the median life expectancy in the US (in 2022 Guys - 74.8, Gals 80.2). I've already made it to 80.4 but that might be because of the Lupron and Zytega turning me into a gal. You're right about learning new tricks but even failing to master the tricks is OK at my age.

I for one would love to read about (and see) what you've been up to.

Pictures are awaiting your appearance and approval. Bobby

 

[RickP]

That is a really good looking blanket chest!
You definitely have some skills with using all hand tools.

 

[bolensboneyard]

That is a really good looking blanket chest!
You definitely have some skills with using all hand tools.

Thanks Rick. Bobby

 

[bolensboneyard]

Here is something for the mechanics and woodworkers. I restored this walnut 1940's Singer cabinet and this early 1960's 503A Rocketeer Singer sewing machine and mated them to show the best of the best for mid twentieth century American quality. The Rocketeer is the last machine made by Singer considered to be all metal. It can run two needles simultaneously and provide 23 different stitch patterns without computer help. The cabinet was used for a workbench and in sorry shape. Don't underestimate the mechanical challenges of working on sewing machines.

 

[bolensboneyard]

This sewing cabinet was designed and built by me out of black walnut (solid). It was built with hand tools including the beading and coping cuts camphor and flatting of the top. The legs were taken off an old bench and adapted for use on the upper structure. The cabinet splits at the top of the legs and reveals a large compartment below the drawer. It is not made out of a sewing bench but designed to be a scaled down version of the machine itself. It is also much darker than it looks in the pic. Bobby

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks all. I'm still trying to get used to this (new) system of posting and answering. Plus I am stringing new barbed wire on half a mile of fence and that is keeping me busy and out of doors getting some sunshine and fresh air.

 

[RickP]

This sewing cabinet was designed and built by me out of black walnut (solid). It was built with hand tools including the beading and coping cuts camphor and flatting of the top. The legs were taken off an old bench and adapted for use on the upper structure. The cabinet splits at the top of the legs and reveals a large compartment below the drawer. It is not made out of a sewing bench but designed to be a scaled down version of the machine itself. It is also much darker than it looks in the pic. Bobby

You do manage to keep the grass from growing under your feet!

I really like the wide variety of projects you tackle: fine furniture and barbed wire in successive posts. What really amazes me though, is the vast amount of your work that is hand-built. (I like to do a variety of projects also, but I'm always reaching for the nearest power tool.)

Keep up the great work!

 

[bolensboneyard]

been working on wall, fence, and gates

 

[RickP]

Really good looking work, as you always do.

I'm very envious of your weather allowing this work in February!