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Gene
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Mar 22, 2012 - 03:21pm PT
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Hey Reilly,
Is Don Abbey trading up? I can see how a house that small might be confining.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 22, 2012 - 03:45pm PT
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Gene, HaHaHa! I'm sure you can relate. When I first met him he was slumming
it in a pathetic 7000SF! Can you imagine? Well, he did have the dog.
So then he got another dog to keep the first one company and I guess he
figured he needed another 40K SF. You know how they say remodeling is hard
on relationships? Yeah, those dogs hardly speak to him anymore. That's OK,
he doesn't talk to the neighbors anymore either after they wouldn't let him
put in a helipad. I think that's why he's moving, he's sick of sitting in
his chauffered Maybach. I know I would be.
I know the Recession has been hard on his business so I think he is gonna
live out of his car. It cost more than my house did.
He also owns the biggest house in Montana.
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Gene
climber
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Mar 22, 2012 - 04:25pm PT
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... and an island or two. Damn dogs will ruin ya every time if ya ain't careful.
That dump isn't worth a penny over $28,000,000, Reilly's wonderful craftmanship notwithstanding. And to think Abbey made his $$$ in real estate. Sheesh!
Velour Lazy-Susan couches off the lanai are always deal killers, at least when I'm shopping.
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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Thread needs bumping, and I promise climbing content in next week's bump as I'm halfway through the prototype drill holder Minerals, Duece and Luke have been waiting on.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Lots of stuff going on at this jobsite.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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i dare not show,
but i'll tell,
im puttin gravel
in my fruit smoothie
this morning
in an attempt
to build a
structural turd.
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J. Werlin
Social climber
Cedaredge, CO
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Nice stuff Brandon.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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I've got a vision that I'd like to see through this summer.
Has anyone worked with mosaic style glass in concrete applications?
Specifically, a small tabletop.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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hey brandon
we did a mosaic on our
bathroom ceiling,
its a terrapin scene
with venus and a new moon,
difficult to perform overhead,
i'd glue up a section
the smash some plywood against
it and post it up overnight,
repeat for a few days.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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That's a pretty amazing ceiling.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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brandon thank you.
as with most uncommon efforts,
there is a story behind this gesture,
the special order box of tile
we recieved all f*#ked up
many of them broke?
so what to do?
turn to f*#k up in the art.
its the theme of my being.
some times i mosaic the back
of this thing, after a sexy six pack
of guiness,
but then i have to erase my fleeting
art
im a little bit sane,
mostly crazy though.
its a great way to moan.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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i heartily suggest to all aspiring
or even seasoned builders, a read of
A Pattern Language
it is a guide to space creation,
based on balance and the other
all important touchy-feely aspects
of a home or other.
i think the authors are of swedish
decent but im not certain
anyway their studies in europe
materialized in this book.
those guys over there know
how to confine comfortably.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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This is old work but still very much in service---the Cat Grills!
Just ask Buddy!
Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Warm as toast!
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Fumbling towards stone
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This is what it looked like this morning:
More of an assembly project than a building one (think IKEA meets Lego Architecture on a grand scale). Though I did have to do some creative improvisation at several points. :-)
Just finished now, the landscape guy is coming tomorrow with the wood chips. Me kids are going to be very pleased. They helped out a bit and that's important. The "two guys required" parts were accomplished with the help of my brother-in-law who drove down from the Fresno area for the day.
Too dark for the finished product now... Will update after the wood chips arrive.
Eric
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Apr 10, 2012 - 12:26pm PT
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A neighbor on a town committee asked me to make a "time capsule" for New Durham, NH's semiquincentennial (250 years) celebration. I reluctantly agreed, but only if my identity was kept secret and if I could have 100% creative control in the design, materials, and style. I charged them $90 for materials, a figure I pulled out of thin air, and I will be donating that to the local food pantry.
I didn't want any of the town's copious busybodies micromanaging the project, and didn't want my name associated with it because that leads to endless requests for similar donations and because I didn't have the time to devote to a fully realized piece. It's not as if I plan to be here for another year, let alone 50 when it will be opened. Still, I had to share with someone, so you are all sworn to secrecy...
The two front mahogany legs were inlaid with sand shaded maple and maple stringing during a demonstration I did for the Guild of NH Woodworkers about 10 years ago and had been collecting dust in my shop. The quilted maple boards of the box were purchased about 12 years ago and were also sitting unused. The remainder of the mahogany for the base was recycled from leftovers of a large project from 2006, and the birch burl inlay atop the legs was scrounged from a pile of firewood.
All told I guesstimate that it took 30 hours. I am contemplating giving it a pompous, self important title when I turn it over, maybe something like "The Key to the Future Lies in our Past..."
I didn't really love the color scheme, but this is what they get for nothing. The design was inspired by a similar time capsule, the "Millennium Box," that I made for the State of NH in 2000; a fully resolved design with a box that measured 2000 cubic inches and was much more attractive to my personal design sense. I don't plan on being around when they crack this one open in 2100 either.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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Apr 10, 2012 - 12:34pm PT
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WOW TFPU.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Apr 10, 2012 - 12:57pm PT
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edge i really appreciate the irony
afforded by mounting the key
directly below the lock.
this is how all fear should
be approached.
with reckless confidence.
"give a fvck could i if
you steal all my treasure.
have it. my substance
is adaptable. my fame
is framed in the claim
that wellness is mine to create."
thanks edge,
that's a stellar piece,
and your gestures behind it's creation
are equally admirable.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 10, 2012 - 01:00pm PT
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Edge is a thread killer. ;-)
Nice 'trash' you had lying around to cobble that 'thing' together with!
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Apr 10, 2012 - 01:04pm PT
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edit.
in the edge's last picture
which my flailing mind
failed to fully perceive,
it appears that you covered
up the key behind some
sort of facade.
hmm. well my intial
interpretation of you bold
presentation holds.
i don't care if you covered the key up.
it is still great.
but consider in the future,
the interjection of cultural, emotional and irrational
facets into your carpentry.
these blantant whispers
tell the story that
vain eyes
and gawking minds want to and
need to,
know.
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