The making of a table

[RivennHewn]

Etsy

If I hear the word “Bespoke” one more time, I’m going to hit them in their “Makerspace”

 

[RivennHewn]

A little midnight tear down on the Stihl

 

[Strouty]

That has to be the nicest floating bookcase I have seen in a long time, nice work!

 

[WoodsTruck]

Riv, do you burn the carbon off the spark arrester screen periodically?

 

[RivennHewn]

That has to be the nicest floating bookcase I have seen in a long time, nice work!

Thanks,
Happy with how it came out

 

[RivennHewn]

Riv, do you burn the carbon off the spark arrester screen periodically?

Haven’t.
I inherited the saw from my dad.

Being a late 70’s saw, I figured it could use some attention, even though it’s seen minimal use.

Thanks for bringing it to attention.

 

[RivennHewn]

After weeks of sitting in an office, tapping on a computer, I got to go outside and play with the boys.

Placed and finished a 30 yd. Slab. Probably been 6-8 years since I ran a bullfloat.

Shoulders are feeling it this afternoon.

Then I came home to a nice little log on the beach.

Pretty dang good day!

 

[Toolfool]

I like bullfloating.

 

[RivennHewn]

I like bullfloating.

Took a minute before the old muscle memory kick’d in.

 

[PugetDude]

I like bullfloating.

….floating , too?

 

[RivennHewn]

Went to a job walk this morning, to put some pricing together for an upcoming project.

Found this in the back corner.

love those door pulls.

 

[txvwnut]

Ya don't see many coupes. Back in the day when I was starting out MG's were the mainstay in the shop and I've never seen a coupe in person.

 

[RivennHewn]

Ya don't see many coupes. Back in the day when I was starting out MG's were the mainstay in the shop and I've never seen a coupe in person.

The rear window, and the curves on the back of the roof are just beautiful.

 

[Toolfool]

….floating , too?

Yes.

 

[RivennHewn]

Finished the demo portion of our bathroom remodel, and started putting things back together.

Took this comparison pic of the original lumber and the new **** readily available at your local box store.

Spot the difference?

 

[PCustoms]

Finished the demo portion of our bathroom remodel, and started putting things back together.

Took this comparison pic of the original lumber and the new **** readily available at your local box store.

Spot the difference?

Well you're getting more for your money with the one on the right.

I mean, that's almost the whole tree!

 

[PugetDude]

Finished the demo portion of our bathroom remodel, and started putting things back together.

Took this comparison pic of the original lumber and the new **** readily available at your local box store.

Spot the difference?

They're definitely cutting studs out of pecker poles these days., Riv. Probably squeezed a 2x3 out of the other half.

 

[Toolfool]

I'd be afraid to frame anything structural with the **** pine studs I'm getting down here.

My last house on Whidbey was framed with the 2x6's milled from the logs taken to clear for the house and shop. The property had been "selectively" logged and was a pecker pole farm when I bought it (later planted several hundred DNR seedlings). My logs were only 8"-10" diameter, but the local portable mill guy told me that my area was sandy and produced the tightest grain fir trees on the island. We went ahead and milled on site. The county required grade stamps, so I contacted and hired a lumber grader to come out and grade stamp my stickered stacks of lumber ($200). This was about 1997. The grader told me that my pecker pole studs were tighter grain than what was coming out of the mills at that time.

 

[Jayman17]

Riv, that quite a difference between those studs. Lumber quality is not what it used to be.

Jay

 

[RivennHewn]

I'd be afraid to frame anything structural with the **** pine studs I'm getting down here.

My last house on Whidbey was framed with the 2x6's milled from the logs taken to clear for the house and shop. The property had been "selectively" logged and was a pecker pole farm when I bought it (later planted several hundred DNR seedlings). My logs were only 8"-10" diameter, but the local portable mill guy told me that my area was sandy and produced the tightest grain fir trees on the island. We went ahead and milled on site. The county required grade stamps, so I contacted and hired a lumber grader to come out and grade stamp my stickered stacks of lumber ($200). This was about 1997. The grader told me that my pecker pole studs were tighter grain than what was coming out of the mills at that time.

I ain’t got no trees to cut down!

 

[RivennHewn]

Riv, that quite a difference between those studs. Lumber quality is not what it used to be.

Jay

Still, I’d rather live with old growth trees and ****** houses than live with nice houses and no trees.
Guess that makes me a bit of a tree hugger

 

[PugetDude]

Still, I’d rather live with old growth trees and ****** houses than live with nice houses and no trees.
Guess that makes me a bit of a tree hugger

"...compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece"
~Lugwig Erhard

 

[RivennHewn]

"...compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece"
~Lugwig Erhard

I may have to steal that one!

 

[PugetDude]

I may have to steal that one!

The cake or the quote?

 

[RivennHewn]

The cake or the quote?

The quote. Eating cake is for peasants.
The true elite eat ice cream these days.

 

[RivennHewn]

Fab’n up a little low-buck hitch mounted winch.

Us old farts need all the mechanical advantages we can get!

 

[PugetDude]

Surprised you were able to drill that hole with the M12 drill- or are you just messing with us?

 

[RivennHewn]

Surprised you were able to drill that hole with the M12 drill- or are you just messing with us?

3 holes, 5/8”

Started small, worked up to it.

But, it got it done on two batteries!

 

[Toolfool]

Fab’n up a little low-buck hitch mounted winch.

Us old farts need all the mechanical advantages we can get!

I'm not sure you're old enough to call yourself an old fart.

 

[RivennHewn]

I'm not sure you're old enough to call yourself an old fart.

Tell my tired back and tired brain that.

 

[Lu-Max]

I made a very similar 12V hitch-mounted winch, it works great.
Rather than running cables up to the engine compartment, I keep a separate battery on a trickle charger for it, never knowing when I am going to need it. I just toss the battery into the back of the SUV when necessary, the Class 2 hitch and the winch along with pulleys and a ****** block have made quick work of many projects. I was easily able to pull out a very ugly row hedge using this setup and a grubber.

 

[RivennHewn]

I’m just looking to reposition logs to better load them on the truck.
Not really any long pulls.

thinking about adding additional post to the truck battery, then run jumper cables under the truck to the hitch. Will leave the clamps on the battery end and add connectors to the winch end.

easy on, easy off, and the cables just stay under the truck.

Amazon.com

Amazon.com

 

[PugetDude]

I’m going to try these on the rear winch on the Teryx. Anyone have any experience with them?

 

[bradpac]

I’m going to try these on the rear winch on the Teryx. Anyone have any experience with them?

Probably not that same brand, but same style. We have those on a trailer winch and a couple of pieces of removable equipment. They have held up well so far, easy to connect/disconnect.

 

[Toolfool]

I put these on the Ford van. Should accommodate anything I decide to add later.

Amazon.com

 

[harley jim]

That's the same connectors I use. I worked for Clarklift for a while and that is what we used on electric fork truck batteries.
I only ran a positive cable all the way, I cheated and used the frame for ground.

 

[bugnut]

puget I put those on my 4 wheeler so when I need to jump start it I can quickly do so! They seem to work very well.

 

[RivennHewn]

Welding tip of the day from a carpenter with a Craftsman:

Enough black paint can make your welds(and grinder marks) look better!

 

[PugetDude]

Welding tip of the day from a carpenter with a Craftsman:

Enough black paint can make your welds(and grinder marks) look better!

I hereby nominate you for full membership into the SSS- (Secret Spraypaint Society.) with all rights and priveleges afforded heretofore, thereabouts, and hereinafter. Once you join, you can check out any time you like- but you can never leave.

 

[RivennHewn]

I hereby nominate you for full membership into the SSS- (Secret Spraypaint Society.) with all rights and priveleges afforded heretofore, thereabouts, and hereinafter. Once you join, you can check out any time you like- but you can never leave.

Does it come with any stickers?