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paganmonkeyboy
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mars...it's near nevada...
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Jan 30, 2014 - 12:10am PT
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meanwhile, on This Old Prototype Drone Sensor Pack - we're down to three sensors, a gps with remote antenna (sooo heavvvvy), and sdcard for datalogging...still too much to put in the air, but the concept is working...
the black box on the bottom is 4 aa batteries - way more than we want to lift, hopefully we can cut them down to some lipos or something...
soon my army of robots will deliver pizza to all my enemies ! wait, wait...i haven't thought the business plan all the way through...
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Jan 30, 2014 - 03:18pm PT
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Because sometimes even a furniture maker wants to swing a big club, lift weights, play in the mud, and perchance even get paid.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 30, 2014 - 08:14pm PT
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Yeah, yeah, I've been posting about this stupid damn cupola for a few days now. Hope you don't mind, it's been a step outside of my comfort zone with no guidance. I've been working alone. Up and down scaffolding and ladders all day to fine tune pieces, head scratching moments as to how to make it happen, all sorts of positive learning.
I finished it this morning. It's far from great, but great from afar. I wanted to spend more time remedying ugliness that I saw from two feet away, but it's all invisible from the ground so I let it slide. Not something I'm proud of, but so be it.
I actually wrote, 'This piece isn't my proudest moment' on top of a spectacularly back cut piece for whomever works on it next to read. And hopefully chuckle.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 30, 2014 - 08:23pm PT
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Rock on, Brandon! Proud work and excellent rationalization. My copper cap wasn't jewelry grade either from two feet. As long as it is dry, eh? :-)
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 30, 2014 - 08:38pm PT
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Reilly, for sure.
It'll stay dry, there's probably eight pounds of lead flashing under the gnome cap and top course of hip cap. That puppy is functional.
Sometimes you just have to balance a predisposition for perfection with timeliness. As I'm working on a new crew, and this is a bid job ( I'm usually working on t&m jobs), I just made it work without being perfect.
Also, this is my first time doing anything like this. It's been a great learning process.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Jan 30, 2014 - 08:42pm PT
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brandon i always have wanted to build
a dog-house dormer with successively smaller
dog-house dormers on each roof of
the supporting dormer.
your structure above is proud.
did your cedar cap work out.
what will you use to flash the hips?
copper?
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 30, 2014 - 08:46pm PT
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The hips are step flashed underneath, with hand planed cap shingles above. I'm developing tendinitis in my wrist from so much use of my block plane.
And yes, the cap worked out well. I'll adjust my approach next time to make it look better and make work easier, but I've got it pretty dialed now. Learning as you go is a good test. I appreciate the challenge that I was given, and accomplished.
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Jan 30, 2014 - 10:01pm PT
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Looks good to me Brandon-, especially for not being able to feel your hands, haha. Good job man.
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Jan 30, 2014 - 10:18pm PT
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Working on a kitchen knife set. First I'm using both a triangle and round chainsaw file to give the handle a cool design. When the walnut is added and formed it adds almost an inlay look.
Triangle file pattern
Round file added
One done with the filing part.
I have the two biggest ones filed and hope to be done with the rest by the end of the week. Then I'll cut the wood handles and epoxy them and when they're dry, shape them. It is a long process, but I'll try to keep my progress updated. Don't hold your breath.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 30, 2014 - 10:42pm PT
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Titlebond III on the cedar gnome cap. Finish nails on the copper, as there is lead flashing below wrapping the shingles.
I'm going to go back and caulk all my nail holes tomorrow with Phenoseal.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 30, 2014 - 10:50pm PT
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All mitered joints should be glued in my opinion.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 30, 2014 - 11:00pm PT
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Apples and oranges.
I glue joints that are perfect to keep them that way, not to mask or fill gaps.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Jan 30, 2014 - 11:02pm PT
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"Don't overthink a box."
Words to live by. Coulda saved myself lots of heartache over the years.
Thanks for the beta, everybody. I'll post up the results when I'm done (don't hold your breath)....
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MisterE
climber
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Jan 30, 2014 - 11:24pm PT
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Trying to build a complete tri-cam rack, still missing two that friends have offered to pitch in.
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MisterE
climber
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Jan 30, 2014 - 11:44pm PT
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Thanks, but that's Jim Bridwell's old #6 on the right - we named it "Krull".
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Jan 31, 2014 - 06:44am PT
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samsung parking garage,
i am involved in the formwork design.
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pyrosis
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jan 31, 2014 - 09:14am PT
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Good job Brandon, figuring out all those angles must have been a huge PITA. I tried and tried to get the angles figured out on the diagonal sections of my wall project but they never quite lined up. But - good enough for government work, as they say :)
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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Jan 31, 2014 - 09:24am PT
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my 7 had a yellow sling
Mine too, although they're both arguably yellow. The 6 is more of a neon yellow and the 7 a golden yellow. No idea why they didn't differentiate them more.
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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Jan 31, 2014 - 09:42am PT
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North Fork- what alloy for the knives?
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