Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream

My back....is.....killing me!

Haven't done much heavy lifting.... (???)

I just realized why

Leaning over the work bench for a few hours

Bad angle

Read somewhere making a bed is really tough on the back
Something about reaching out at a bad angle
I wouldn't know...haven't made a bed for 52 years
(Ever morn after my shower, the bed is magically made)

Anyway, I'm taking extra breaks today

Loaded up on Tylenol and CBD oil

Funny thing, I seem to misplace two essential things about ever 10 minutes

My tape measure
My pencil

Can't function without 'em

Stanley did it right with their FatMax
I can reel it out 16' with nary a bend
The 16' is mostly all the length I need, and fits so well in the palm of my hand
But, I do have their 24'...but it's a bit bulky

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The pencil...well, it's self explanatory

I have maybe 12 of 'em strewn thru the shop
Keeping 'em whittled to sharp is rather critical

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Oh, and a couple other tools have crept into my essential tool kit;

I have three task lamps, all in use
One on the sliding chop saw

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One on the bench

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One portable

all with 150W LED (I need every watt)

And of late....knee pads....good need pads

Funny how they lengthen time doing low work

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OK, break time is over
 

Sliverfox said:
Looks good,, but one hinge doesn't match?
Can you put it at bottom?

Sorry I'm anal about things not matching.
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Heh, I'm much more anal than you, Sly

I was short one black round head phillips wood screw
Searched thru my stash of screws until I found the exact twin brother to the others

The hinges and hardware are all black
I saw that chrome looking one in the pic, too
Believe me, it's the same color as the others
Musta been the glint of a sun ray

Here's a clearer pic

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Back to building the garden tool shed


Wife took this pic a couple/three weeks ago

My back was killin' me

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Glad I took a break in digging and low work

Back is good now

Did some precutting and ripping

Just now put things away in the shop for the evening


....and tidied myself up
For some reason, I'm not let in the house if I don't....

Man Glitter
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Finally got into framing the little garden tool shed

Cannot believe how outa shape I am

Not tired, just sore

Shouldn't take long to whip this out
Couple days
Maybe three

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I've shied away from making birds mouths when using 2x4s for rafters

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Now I just rip a 2x4 at the roof slope and screw it down
This took a 22.5° rip
6/12 slope (or round about)

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Finish framing the sides tomorrow

Add some 45s in places for support

Metal roofing

T-111 siding

4' wide door

Hey....it's a shed
 
Gary O' said:
Finally got into framing the little garden tool shed

Cannot believe how outa shape I am

Not tired, just sore

Shouldn't take long to whip this out
Couple days
Maybe three

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I've shied away from making birds mouths when using 2x4s for rafters

05kRljb.jpg



Now I just rip a 2x4 at the roof slope and screw it down
This took a 22.5° rip
6/12 slope (or round about)

View attachment 177987

Finish framing the sides tomorrow

Add some 45s in places for support

Metal roofing

T-111 siding

4' wide door

Hey....it's a shed
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$ lumber!!!!!
 
Gary, here is an article you may enjoy reading:
Harsh life for homesteaders by Jenni Grubbs

"Life for a Colorado homesteader in the 1880s was fairly rough, and the trip to get to the land was even rougher".

"Still, living out in Kansas on the prairie, her view was one of “just sky and grass and sky,” Lavinia said, adding there was a “simple beauty to it.”
 
Ken N Tx said:
$$$$$$$$$$$$$ lumber!!!!!
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Got that right

Hoping to keep it around $800


Funny thing about that

The prices have been dropping

For instance;

7/16 OSB shot up to $64 at HD a couple/three weeks ago

Then dropped into the 40s

Yesterday I saw it at $28

The funny thing is, I used to be pissed when it was $8/sheet

Now, at $28, I'm thrilled

Thinking maybe they did that on purpose.....
 
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Progress on the little garden tool shed is....s-l-o-w

But......there's progress

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Somebody asked me where I got my plans

Heh, heh......scribblings on a quad pad.....as I go

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And, dang it......my trusty tape measure broke

That little Fat Max helped me build three cabins and various other structures over the years


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I do have the 25' Fat Max.....but it's a lug

Gotta pick up another 16' one tomorrow
 
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Gary O' said:
Progress on the little garden tool shed is....s-l-o-w

But......there's progress

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And, dang it......my trusty tape measure broke

That little Fat Max helped me build three cabins and various other structures over the years

I do have the 25' Fat Max.....but it's a lug

Gotta pick up another 16' one tomorrow
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That's good, Gary....you'll be ready for 'another ,100,000 meters'!(y)
iu
 
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I am a poorly qualified builder of things (though at times I have been known to try) and I have a couple of questions for you. Before you started framing this shed, what, if anything, did you do with the ground beneath it? Concrete? Gravel? Compacting? Also,, is the frame attached to the ground in any way?

The answer might well be "none of the above". I really don't know what might be necessary but you sound like a guy who would know. Mostly, just curious. :)

Thanks.
 
Tommy said:
Concrete? Gravel? Compacting? Also,, is the frame attached to the ground in any way?
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It's just an 8x8 shed
Just a few bricks underneath 4x4s to level
I'm not too worried about shifting
It's secured to the garage wall of which has a foundation
Actually, the garage wall is the shed's fourth wall

My carpenter friends poopoo'd my unconventional cabin builds
until they saw how the floors were so tied in
Lots of geothermal up there
Unstable ground
Not good for slabs/foundations

Thanks for asking, Tommy
 
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Gary O' said:
I've gotta expound a bit

TREATED 4x4s

Must use pressure treated for anything close to the ground
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Thank you Gary! TBH, I hadn't noticed the bricks and 4x4s in your photos until you mentioned it. :oops:

According to our local lumber yard, there are two types of pressure treated wood. "Regular", that can be used to extend the life of things exposed to the elements that do not touch the ground (like fence rails) and "Pressure Treated for Ground Contact" (like fence posts) (more $$). I used the latter for the posts for my grape trellis and the former for the cross-bracing.

I've gotten mixed advice on finishing pressure treated wood. Some say it can be primed and painted after 3, or 6, or 12 months. Others say never put a finish over PT wood. Your thoughts?
 
Tommy said:
I've gotten mixed advice on finishing pressure treated wood. Some say it can be primed and painted after 3, or 6, or 12 months. Others say never put a finish over PT wood. Your thoughts?
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My immediate thought is why not prime/paint?
It's an extra coat

And if 3, or 6, or 12 months it's OK, I'm pretty sure what Joe Average buys is that old anyway

Now, cutting PT wood, I slather the cut end a couple times with a recommended coating

For posts, I throw in approx 6" of round rock into the hole (drainage)
 

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