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around the house and Lake Pepin shots
Just a few images BTr's will probably enjoy...
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From Honduras
Took a mission trip to Honduras a few weeks ago...different way a life down there, thought some of you may appreciate some images captured "on the way"
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Work in progress
After enjoying and learning so much from this forum...especially "Adverse Conditions", I finally goaded myself into getting a good DSLR with a couple of lenses, and am trying my hand…
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cutting decorative gable truss
I'm designing and building a non-structural gable truss (you see alot of these in the Rocky Mountain area) to spruce up a blank gable, using cedar 2X4s. See the crude…
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Sharpening Phillips Bits
Maybe just my imagination, but I've always thought that one of the reasons for phillips bits' original attraction was that they could be more easily and quickly sharpened like with…
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Laminated PT 2X6’s for deck posts
Alot of pole barn builders (ala Morton) use laminated 2X6 treated lumber instead of whole 6X6 posts for thier vertical members, and then "finger joint" regular construction grade 2X6's for…
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Craftsman Rip Fence
I've had a Craftsman contractor type 10" belt drive table saw for, maybe 27 years. Does that mean it is one of the "good ones"?...I don't know, but I am able…
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Primer for trim around a shower surround
Putting in one of those Kohler shower surrounds (Vikor?) which is designed to be installed in new construction, but this is an old house so I firred out from the…
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“In Use” outdoor resep. covers
Passed my final electrical inspection yesterday with just a 'couple of dings. This was 90% DIY with service entrance install, and some paid consulting from a licensed electrician. The inspector…
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Poly-iso faced or Extruded?
I'm faced with a remedial insulation challenge in a sealed crawl space (20" minimum crawll room with most ~ 36") where the rim joist areas are developing signifigant moisture condensation. …