Gene,

The table that you are creating is unique - I've never seen this combination of Black Walnut with Concrete using dovetails. I'm sure it will be spectacular after you've had the chance to polish and seal.

I noticed some concern in one of the posts above about the small amount of concrete shinkage that will probably occur as the concrete ages, however I would be more concerned with wood movement due to our significant changes in humidity (summer to winter), and the effect of this constant cycling. Did you provide some flex between the tails and the concrete pins or do you think that locking the walnut and concrete to the plywood base will reduce the effect of humidity changes on the wood?

Perhaps you have seen such an arrangement before, in which case I shouldn't be so paranoid. Good luck with it, and if it works with no problem, you've created something new that I'd like to try it also.

 

Gene,

The table that you are creating is unique - I've never seen this combination of Black Walnut with Concrete using dovetails. I'm sure it will be spectacular after you've had the chance to polish and seal.

I noticed some concern in one of the posts above about the small amount of concrete shinkage that will probably occur as the concrete ages, however I would be more concerned with wood movement due to our significant changes in humidity (summer to winter), and the effect of this constant cycling. Did you provide some flex between the tails and the concrete pins or do you think that locking the walnut and concrete to the plywood base will reduce the effect of humidity changes on the wood?

Perhaps you have seen such an arrangement before, in which case I shouldn't be so paranoid. Good luck with it, and if it works with no problem, you've created something new that I'd like to try it also.

Movement is always a concern, whenever different materials are joined. All of the measures i have taken, as you mentioned, hopefully will compensate for the movement, the walnut has been Kiln dried, and the concrete is drying slowly, i will keep this forum informed of the tables future. G

 

Here is the fun job we started on labor day.
The third pic is the before pic, other two are "during"

 

In your last photo, the skies looked a little scary. Did you have a bad storm that day?
Steve

 

You erasing that house?

 

Only the top half. Replace about 12 floor joists, and everything above that.

 

Hey Warren,
Was any damage done to the first floor brick during the fire?
Kind of curious how they address that issue,as far as the integrity of it's stregnth.

 

Nope. Even the brick at the gables was ok except the front gable which I think was damaged by the fire dept. We are building new wood gable walls which will be moved out flush to the brick, and then vinyl sided. This house was probably worth 70k before the fire. I can't believe they didn't just demo the whole thing. All exterior walls are 4 inch block with brick veneer, then 3/4 furring, with no insulation. Building dept is making contractor furr all exterior walls to achieve an r 13 value. Looks like the fire probably started in living room(wall heater?) and burned through about a dozen joists, then straight up and through the roof at the front gable. This is our first major fire job. Maybe our last, as this work sucks! I bid this job back in May when things were slow, but now we are acrambling around trying to man 4 jobs with 8-10 guys.

 

Hi Gene,

You are on the cutting edge.
I was thinking a little more about this possible problem - it would be a shame to have checks show up in the beautiful walnut tails. I hear you about kiln dried, but regardless, the walnut will absorb moisture from the atmosphere and correspondingly loose it during the dry winter months. There is no question that the walnut will shrink and grow as a result. You may be able to reduce this continuous dimensional change by coating all surfaces of the walnut with a water proof seal, such as epoxy. You could use West System epoxy (does not smell) which would prevent moisture entering the wood. If you don't like a shiny surface, steel wool or bronze wool it with extra fine wool.

Anyway, I hope I'm not making a problem when none exists.

Richard

 

Recent job was at a synagogue in downtown StL. The 20+ yr old acoustical fabric was shot, and failing all over the place. We had to strip it all, vaccuum-sand the walls, and primed with Gardz. Then installed new fabric. It sucked big time trying to overlap and double-cut a thick, felt-like fabric over plaster walls. The plaster ate my razorblades, I used probably 20 blades per seam. My finger tip is raw.

 

 

 

^^^^ Daaaaaaaammn!!!! You do some Excellent work PWG!!!!! ^^^^

 

Those are some nice walls!

 

Looks great Prowall... That the "silk" job?

 

:laughing: Actually, it was, but in a different area. The silk was white and didn't show up on film at all. Here is a bit of it wrapped around a window.

 

The fun I had so far this week.

 

You should make those guys get down in that hole & pick up those cigarette butts before they start a fire! :whistling
Steve

 

ROFLMAO

Dam smokers.

 

very cool pwg:thumbup:

here's a siding job i just finished

 

after

 

Whole new house............One would think!


Great job! Love the lighting!

 

Looks like my set up.
How long is that alum. plank?
I've been using the 32' and she's a b*tch to move around,but better than a third pole.

I'm not a real big fan of the verticle siding,but it seems to fit that style house.

How'd you trim those windows?
Looks like j from a distance.

 

thanks for the nice words Mark:thumbsup:

thats a 12x32 it is kinda heavy but when you need it
there's really no substitue

this is the second vertical job ive done in a row
real pita, up and down all day

 

All the jobs on pg 109, :clap:NICE. G

 

Before & After

This was a combo tile & fiberglass shower that was framed small to support small enclosure. We added an extra 9 inches to lengh .We used the leftover tile to a little character to the tub surround.

At the last minute they also had me also do the floors.

 

A few more

 

Now THAT is some classy & innovative work!
Steve

 

:bangin:

 

I give? Are you showing us how Styrofoam will rot out wood if improperly installed, or did your wife drive through the garage again?
Steve

 

I guess I stink at following directions, sorry.

Here's Thursday, last week.

Here's Friday morning.

Monday afternoon. Time to get outa here.

-Brian-

 

Today's 'fix it' job....it wasn't quite what the HO was looking for.

 

What's going on there?

 

Demo and Fit-up....Nothing Sexy, but keeps the money coming in.