Another Redwood Project

This was what dad & I built last weekend. Would have been nice to have him back this weekend to project manage once again, along with mom, but they're getting ready to head out any day now with the 5th wheel for two weeks, so they weren't up to it. Had I told dad what I had in mind, I know he'd have come anyway, so I didn't. I know mom wanted to stick around home, so I left well enough alone. So here's where it begins, with a load of construction grade heart redwood (conheart); 2x6 & 2x4, all 8 footers. So, what's it gonna be? Any guesses? More photos & descriptions below the fold. Rotor takes time out from stalking squirrel & other small prey to have a look at what I'm up to. Nuke doesn't much care for the noise of construction, so she remains well clear. It just won't do to have visible hardware on the table top, so the drill bit with the tape is the mark to drill down such that the 3 1/2" #10 screws will go just far enough, but not too far. Then, of course, the carriage bolts are recessed, such...


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Richard Nikoley

I started writing Free The Animal in late 2003 as just a little thing to try. 20 years later, turns out I've written over 5,000 posts. I blog what I wish...from diet, health, lifestyle...to philosophy, politics, social antagonism, adventure travel, expat living, location and time independent—while you sleep— income by geoarbitrage, and food pics. I intended to travel the world "homeless," but the Covidiocy Panicdemic squashed that. I became an American expat living in Thailand. I celebrate the audacity and hubris to live by your own exclusive authority and take your own chances. ... I leave the toilet seat up. Read More

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