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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 27, 2014 - 08:12pm PT
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I might have misunderstood you. This was my problem...
I was able to cut tenons and mortises but no way to secure them.
My momma gonna be happy when she gets home tonight, the handrail is done
but for plugging and oiling...
Did I mention I love chiseling mortises? This railing ain't gonna budge.
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Jan 27, 2014 - 08:28pm PT
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Brandon, just keep on planing those shakes Man!
Seriously keep working up but you'll get to a point where everything wants to overlap at the very top. This is the tricky bit.
Plane your last course (or 2) so they meet edge to edge but don't overlap. Also, make adjustment so this last course is just barely under the edge of the metal.
Should take care of it.
Got pix?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 27, 2014 - 08:34pm PT
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I had that problem too but I made a one piece copper cap that I just stuck
on with silicone. I'm all about easy. Okay, the one piece copper cap
wasn't real easy but it is way waterproof and looks good. You could make one
in a few hours if you can find sheet copper. Just make a paper origami
model, fold 'er up and solder away.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Jan 27, 2014 - 08:36pm PT
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Are your pergola column anchors all the same, and what did you use?
I see that one is in a new concrete footing, but I'm assuming the ones on the existing slab are just bolted to the slab?
Pretty much all the same... those swanky ones from Simpson.. Stimson... Jimson....??? We used 4 x 6 uprights uh coz they are cheap compared to the 6 x 6 rigs.
They bolt to the slab flush with 1/2" bolts and the new concrete one has a low hanging cage that you can tie some bar into if you want and sink it into the new pier. Easy peasy.
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Jan 27, 2014 - 08:59pm PT
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Dude yer knot a bad carpenter.
Step back, relax and take a deep breath. Through the bong.
There now, feeling better already eh?
I think you've got this, just worrying about the end result as I often do towards the end of a project.
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Jan 28, 2014 - 12:11am PT
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What we got here is a literally multi-minute project well underway. As many as three boards glued onto yet a fourth board. Early days, as there are upwards of two operations remaining to turn this into a hangboard. Edge, email me for pointers.
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Jan 28, 2014 - 12:28am PT
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Murcy, it's hard to tell from the pic on my phone, but are you gluing four campus style rungs of different thickness to a plywood backer?
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Jan 28, 2014 - 12:38am PT
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Jim, the clamps are fine, and the glue will scrape off. Edge, it's three @ 20mm, 16mm, and 14mm, onto a pine panel which is the underside of an old pull-out cutting board that I replaced with maple. I think the rungs are bubinga, left from an old coffee table project.
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Finished:
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Jan 28, 2014 - 01:35am PT
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Cod Drying Rack, crackin me up Reilly. Nice job there Wallings.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Jan 28, 2014 - 02:30am PT
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built a winding machine,
now building an audio transformer for a vacuum tube based DI box for bass,
any questions? comments? complaints?
take em to the front desk.
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pyrosis
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jan 28, 2014 - 08:34am PT
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squishy
Mountain climber
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Jan 28, 2014 - 12:31pm PT
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My latest
[Click to View YouTube Video]
I met up with the sacbee this weekend, here they are taking some notes from the pros. I will post a link when the article comes out.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Jan 29, 2014 - 12:41am PT
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"custom" window trim (ofuk)
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 29, 2014 - 08:26pm PT
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The roof I've been working on has been a good lesson in patience and critical thinking.
This is my poor attempt at at a cedar gnome hat to cap the whole rig. I'm seeing 15 and 22.5 every time I close my eyes.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Jan 29, 2014 - 10:01pm PT
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So.....several months ago, I asked for some advice on how to make a funky closet door work in a bedroom I'm remodelling. Not being satisfied with any solution (though I greatly appreciated the suggestions, esp. Reilly), I gave up on the idea...and I'm now completely redesigning & reorienting the entire space.
I plan on building in a platform bed with a couple of storage drawers under it. I want the exterior to be finished in knotty pine, with some craftsman/shaker styling to it.
How would you finish carpenter uber-gods go about this? Would you rough frame it, then finish over it with siding? Or build the base out of good plywood, glued & screwed? Or some other option?
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jan 29, 2014 - 10:15pm PT
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Apogee...Frame it with cheap 3/4 cdx and face it off with 1x6 pine...My bed is 64" x 80"..there are 2 drawers underneath that are big enough to sleep a couple of Albanian dwarfs...Instead of $ 200 a piece drawer slides , i bought some cheapo rubber casters that i lagged to the bottom and sides of the drawers...the drawers slide in and out easily... i laugh at the Rockler Wood Working dorks...
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jan 29, 2014 - 10:22pm PT
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Brennan is right...! It's easy to over think a box...Check out the Golden rules of a relationship thread..
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 29, 2014 - 10:31pm PT
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So, Brandon, u gonna copper that dunce cap, or wht? It should just about fit Rottingjohnny.
Apoge, look up thread for SteveW and Edge's 'box' philosophies - kinda like Stephen Hawking does boxes.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jan 29, 2014 - 11:16pm PT
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Brandon...Some refer to me as the Bob Villa of box construction...Disregard advice from those unlicensed contractor / deck builders in so. cal that mortise their handrails and post incessantly on supertopo between chisel blows...
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Jan 29, 2014 - 11:53pm PT
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Just get a bunch of milk crates and lay them on their side so you can put shoes, old retired ropes, and Barbie Ferraris in them, then put your mattress on that. If you stack them two high you can mix in a compact refrigerator for keeping bedtime snacks handy & cold. Leave a gap on one side so you can crawl inside like a fort.
Love, Edge
Award winning furniture designer/builder
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