Most of 2010 was spent on making past-due home repairs.
Date: 12/11/2010
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The large 10" nails from the original install are cut with a grinder.
Date: 06/26/2010
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The trick is to avoid hitting these nails with the chain saw. Minimally 4 sharpened chains should be available to begin each day of sawing.
Date: 06/26/2010
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Start at the top and go down so nails are visible and position can be marked. After the first row of 3-4 nail hits, the average is about a nail hit an hour after you get really good at guessing where they are.
Date: 06/26/2010
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Sand everywhere your new logs will join, all around these window frames too.
Date: 06/26/2010
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My water cooler for work in July & August. The portable water supply invention allows the unit not to require a water source.
Date: 06/26/2010
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Fine tuning. Use small piece of half log to check spacing and mark the high spots with marker.
Date: 06/26/2010
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Each high point is marked. Use anything that you can see later, i.e. a sharpie. When finished, go back and chisel these slightly deeper.
Date: 06/26/2010
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Knots require the heavy striking tools; everything else is mold-able with the air chisel.
Date: 06/26/2010
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Nails in the wood below are marked so when cutting into the log below, they can be avoided with the chain.
Date: 06/26/2010
Views: 2452
One of four loads of this stuff.
Date: 06/26/2010
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No rot is left uncut, as the stairs block this wall and are not easily moved.
Date: 06/26/2010
Views: 3201
It's best to start at the top and go down because nails can be more easily marked. The chain track has been notched with a grinder at the 4 1/4" inch mark. No deeper please!