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f.... I knew I'd posted it before, but thought it was on the Ullrfest thread... early Alzheimers is kicking in.Quote:
Originally Posted by shirk
I did design and helped build this "beautiful" bridge (and never posted it!). It's to access another four acres of farm fields and comply with wetlands restrictions:
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Looks like it ain't goin anywhere at least.
You should cover that bridge with an old carriage house or sumpin'
Yeah Ice, each end sits a solid 16 cubic yds of concrete, so no way is it moving for a few years. I hope the town renews our lease, but most likely not an issue... I like to build things to last!
Rideit, that's actually a great idea, then we could store our tractor there in the winter... you got me think'n, now
(And what's it bout construct'n, makes us talk'n like a bunch'a ol' hillbillies?)
love the work in here.... great stuff.
our house was built in '74. the front doors I have always hated as they were painted steel with frosted windows. searched for new doors but WOW! they are very expensive... +2-3k for solid wood of average design.
got a wild hair last winter and found some old solid oak church doors from a refurb for $200. HOURS in the garage last year, cutting, sanding, stripping, sanding, staining and they came out great.....
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could not tell you the hours I put into these doors and how high I got sniffing stain remover but these doors rock!!!
would love to find an old school peep hole door out of iron to finish them off.... search continues
and as I tell my wife.... think of all the sinners that have walked through those doors :)
hawkgt's house: walk in a sinner, walk out a saint
heh!! close but fixed.....Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
I didn't like any of the large pre-made mailboxes I could find, nor the price, so I cut and welded a 1" angle frame and attached stuff I had laying around, including the old mailbox door and sides for the panel tops:
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^^^^ thats cool. I assume the lower doors are for larger packages?
This is a great idea for a buddy that has a long driveway
Cool doors, but they sure don't look like oak to me. More like fir.Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
^^^^ I dont know wood for shit. So far it is 2 - 2. 2 votes for fir, 2 votes for oak of people who have seen them. Doors had a real heavy laquer on them before I stripped them and I put on a light red oak stain.
I bet your right though....
I'll just keep calling them my sinner doors!!!!
edit: dude I bought them from claimed oak.
There's a lot of capacity and the top flips down flat and flush with the top's bottom so the delivery person can reach in through their vehicle. Be sure your buddy checks with the local postal powers that be in the event they have a problem with an 'unsanctioned' box. Ours is official, 'cause it says 'US Mail' on the reused door. :rolleyes2Quote:
Originally Posted by hawkgt
I keep expecting the plow to biff it one of these days, even though I built a turn in for the carrier and the box off the road a few feet.
BTW, your door looks more like fir than oak to me as well. Tough to see the grain in the images.
If you care, post some closer images and I guarantee you will get the final answer from regular posters in this thread.
You could rent that box out in the NYC metro area as a one bedroom for some good money.
I can't imagine having the patience to refinish those doors... Nice work.
Alright... now we're talking.... oak or fir???? I HAZ TO KNOW SINNER DOOR ORIENTATION!!!
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yeah.... there were days that I just hated working on it so I skipped it, thus the whole winter time table. But you'll be surprised what a few beers, bowls and music will get you.....Quote:
Originally Posted by TomCrac
I can't see the pictures for some reason, but my gut tells me they are oak...
Doug fir.
Yep. Doug fir or something similar (they look like my old Heart Pine floors). Not Oak. I think that people confuse everything that is quartersawn with Oak. I wish you could get wood like that these days.
fir fer sure
My gut now says fur...
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Originally Posted by hawkgt
You sure they didn't come from a waffle house???
Good eye, Root...
Were you told they were oak?
can you splain how this works??Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDaddy
you can still get doug fir like thatQuote:
Originally Posted by mcsquared
Based on years of experience with psychotics and psychics...Quote:
Originally Posted by EarlyWood
Anyone know why I can't see half the pictures on this anymore? Getting the ? on my macpro and Ipad
I can't see the new pictures either. But based on the first picture last page, I got $50 on fir over oak.
Also, mc2, that's not quartersawn, it's just vertical grain.
:-) ..that may not be workn for yaQuote:
Originally Posted by BigDaddy
.... you figured church = oak
I figured waffle house=fir....then again i saw the pics
On sprites computer i can only see 1/2 the pics that are posted....couldn't see yours until someone quoted you or did you delete??....anyway that's the case....my gut said you were posting a water funnel though :-))
that was a lotta hard work ther hawkguy...nice job
including as 2*4s at home depot... what a fucking waste that is. +whatever to firQuote:
Originally Posted by EarlyWood