Yeah that works. Chainsaw is nice because you can plunge it, you can change direction easily, you have more reach (cut right through the soffit etc), less vibration, no cord, doesn’t bang when it jumps out of the kerf, it’s very fast, the big kerf makes disassembly easier, and it looks cool. If a sawzall smelled like 2 stroke I’d run mine more.

Also, as far as money goes, while the chains aren’t inexpensive, I’ve done quite a bit of work with this 10 year old saw. I could get a new one for $600 from lowes. I’ve killed a number of sawzalls but I havent quite killed a chainsaw yet. Sawzalls are especially sensitive cutting wet stuff.

 

We use a chainsaw for framing. Thr nee Milwaukee cordless sawzalls are pretty beefy. No troubles on demo...for their "demo class", so to speak.

No doubt a chainsaw is better for much of it.

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Well while I have been arguing with Easy I been watching these water surveyors look for water for a custom we are going to build on a ranch way the hell out in Fredonia TX. Pretty ****ing cool, they drive the 4 stakes, hook negative and positive Blue to Two, and negative and positive Red to the other Two, and drill 3 ft deep in the middle, set of a powder charge and listen for the movement in the water. We found 10 gpm at 200 ft in one location, and 5 gpm in another, he will have 20 spots marked on GPS for me today.

I marked a 1900 ft road this morning through this rocky terrain with red stakes and sledge, picked a path, picked switch backs, move this rock, cut that tree down notes, figure out drainage etc Will estimate that this afternoon and see about getting power up here, I have little doubt @TxElectrician will let Duece get this house, it's an hour and 15 from my shop 😆, if he wants it though it's his.

The cute little old lady in the hoodie is the land owner across the road, close friends to the lady building this house. The well people were late and didnt show up until like 9, and she fed me at that bar in her kitchen fresh out of the oven biscuits and good coffee, and she had me around her finger by the time that ****er showed up 😆 - already fixed her sliding glass door (need to replace the rollers ill bring them next time i come) and a stuck door (that took a while 😆) and made a parts list for her Honda trail boss that isn't running. Widow, ranch was deeded to her family in 1838, her ancestors was fighting at San Jaciento.

I will probably have her whole place redone by the time I leave, I'm a suckered for old country people and especially widows, especially widows who make great biscuits. She said she makes cookies and pies too. So yeah I'll come by regular on this job 😆

 

Would have been a hell of a lot easier to glue and clamp the drywall trim before the insert was in place.

 

Bastard who built the kitchen put the plug for the cook top behind the oven cab. Cut the cord, added a single outlet handy box, new cord for the cooktop.

 

No project updates..... But today was a plan review day.
We were invited to bid on a decent reno /addition.
Our scope would just be to install the foundation and frame the structure.

 

Pain in the azz crown install. Bowed walls, unlevel ceilings going up and down. Not one 45º angle in the turret. Must have been something funky going on with the wall ceiling angle because my angle finder hasn't got one of the bisects correct and it's pretty much always dead on.

 

Did you make the crown?

 

And?

 

Yes.

 

And what?

 

Expected some snark.

Williams & Hussey molder. 4" crown. 9 sticks at 16'. Did that room, a master bath and a hallway. Had two 5 footers and a 3 footer left over. Now he wants the kids bathroom done along with the other girls room. The bathroom is going to be a nightmare. The girls room is a rectangle, thank gawd.

 

Expected some snark.

Moi?

 

Yes, Moi.

Figured you were going to blame my tough time on the install because I made the crown incorrectly or something like that.

 

I've never given you or anyone else anything but praise on their work......mister.

 

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When you need a rear hub seal driver but all you have are blocks of wood, glue clamps and a lathe...

Tom

 

 

First time I had to wear rubber gloves to install a lights. Real brass. Too nice for my damn dirty hands.

 

If it's still shiny then it's probably coated. But why take the chance.

 

I think I’ve brasso’d a hundred miles of brass handrail. Every morning at 4:00am before chow, whether needed or not (it wasn’t). Best job in the barracks. That **** was bright.

 

Doggie Spa / Laundry room Design-Build
All in-house & Big Fun in a narrow shotgun space.

 

Where the heck you been?!

 

Each fixture came with a warning label that the brass is not finished. Installers need to keep their grub paws covered.

 

Lovely. Hope they have a maid that's willing to get up there once a week to polish it.

 

The current thing is to let it age.

 

I'm starting to make this. Quartersawn Red Oak for the door and plain slice for the frame and windows. They want it stained a honey oak or similar. I've made samples but it doesn't do the quartersawn justice. Needs to be darker and it'll stick out nice.

Got most of the door stiles/rails made. Just have to deal with the curve on the top rail now.
Top of the door radius is 54 13/32". That way after the 3/32" gap on top everything else above it will be an even number radius.

Got the curve drawn out. Now I have to make the template out of particleboard to make the curve on the shaper. Big cut so I'll likely do it in 3 passes.

 

That looks nice to if the house decorations can support it. Great look in an 18 century home that's for sure.

 

Made the jig to hold the top rail that has the curved pattern on it. Removed the fence on the shaper and installed the rub bearing. I did it with a top pattern so I didn't need to adjust the height of the cutter, so that cuts down on some setup time.

And then it looks like this.

Work on the panels raised tomorrow.

 

Finally going on a job I kinda like. Vertical steel on a big ol' ICF box.

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Having a lift sure makes life easier. Wouldn't be without mine.

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