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Hi all:
Since the summer of 1997, I have been building a cabin and house on our 1/2 acre lot here. Before I dive into that part, I am going to show a few photos to set the stage a bit. We are remote here. No services of any kind, except that which we provide for ourselves. So don't expect to see any paved roads with big trucks delivering any materials.
We live at the head of a small bay, which is both a blessing and a curse.
When the tide goes out, we have to clamber over hundreds of yards of rocks to get to our boat. When it is in, I can float logs right up to my little railway to move them onto the log deck. Well, not any more, but more about that later.
This is the bay in front of us.
 

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Tim, as long as the sun is shining, we can draw the power out quite heavily.

You know, I'm not even sure if we have any candles here, because we have never had a power failure.
 
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I knew you must have been busy and I was right looking at the shavings you have bagged up. That is some good looking lumber.

Thanks for the great pictures buddy, we appreciate them.
 
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Hi Jim:

I'm hoping to get the big boards all glued up today. Just plain ran out of time and energy yesterday. Gotta go and find my biscuits now - everything got moved when I cleared the stuff away to tile the floors. :(
 
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Trying not to embarrass myself I will chime in to say that I have been so busy for the past three years that my garage/shop has turned into isles only. I couldn't find a usable bench-top if my life depended on it right now.

I try to keep the doors closed all the time just so no one can see in there. It is full of "good stuff" and job residue materials that I may need someday. Yow right!!!:)

My hobby-ing and honey-dos (that would require shop space) have been on hold for a long time.:)

I promise...I am going to clean it up when I get a round tuit.:) Biggest problem is I don't know where to get a round tuit.:)
 
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MY garage (and the condition thereof) is one of her pet peeves.
She tells me all the time, I need to clean MY garage .
She also tells me I must stay out of HER kitchen.
If that were her real feelings then what the hell am I doing washing dishes on a regular basis?:) In HER kitchen!
I don't see her cleaning MY garage.
 
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First thing this morning I got started on the side boards for the bed.

As is my practice, I did a dry run first. I cut some plastic from a packaging bag from one of my tools.
 

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It looks about like this after all the clamps and cauls are in place.

I used the front of the workbench as my straight edge guide. Just tapped any part that wasn't dead straight with the rubber dead blow hammer.
 

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Even after having been cut straight on the table saw, and then planed, much of this arbutus has a mind of its' own. I got a very quick pic of how much this stuff wanders off while being glued up.

With the high tack glue, you don't have a lot of time to get the clamps in place.
 

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Yep, that would be me. Can't afford to hire anyone you know.

Jim, if you had a nice big screen on your 'puter, :yes: you could probably see it is LePages glue. Just a regular white glue, but it is very high tack. You have no time to mess around once you start applying the glue.
 
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I don't know that I have heard of that glue but if you are using it, it has to be good. I tried several glues over the years but I always went back to Elmer's carpenter glue, it has never let me down and some of the other glues have. When gluing up a bending rail with Elmer's, there is about 20 minutes open time before it has to be in the forms and clamped in place, some times that was a hassle to do that quick.
 
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Jim, this one is very similar to Elmer's.

I pulled the clamps off the last side piece this morning, and no surprises so far.

Then I glued up what will be the top rail on the headboard, and before clamping, the wood had a terrible twist. I may need to rip it into strips and re-glue it afterwards to get the twist out.

So, when the neighbours are all awake, I will fire up the planer and run all the boards through to see what I have.

Just finished watering the garden for the missus...she's still down with a bad leg. :(
 
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Oh wow, that is absolutely beautiful, I agree with Judy, you could sell your pictures to Nat Geo.

Did you get to see the meteor shower this morning? I missed them, I was too busy watching the back of my eye lids.:whistling2:
 
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I tried to get a pic of Jupiter and 3 of the moons...came out way overexposed and no moons. Sorry about that. :( I'm going to use the excuse that it's too far away...are you buying that one?
 
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