Ash Jackson

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since Oct 03, 2017
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Hello there!
I've long felt the 'call to cultivate'. I found Paul and his stuff in 2017, and have been steadily watching and learning since.
I'm a Pod People, and have listened to all the numbered podcasts, up to #514.
I've visited Wheaton Labs several times now! Simply put, it's awesome.
I (still) feel pretty un-knowledgable about a lot (all?) of this stuff, but I'm really excited to learn, and learn, and learn.
That's part of why I am really into SkIP and PEP; because I can learn, and also because it is awesome.
My big-wild-crazy-scary-to-say-out-loud dream is to live in a town with no cars that can feed itself, even if I have to build it myself.
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See y'all next time!
20 hours ago

Ash Jackson wrote:

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide:
   - a before picture of the three windows
   - an action shot of you wiping down a window
   - an after picture of the three windows
   - OR a 2-minute video of you doing this



Chilly morning and lots of breathing mouths inside means condensation! This morning in the fisher price house, Tracy wiped down three of the windows, and I wiped down the other three:



Sorry about missing the pic for window 1 after. The Internet at Wheaton Labs was pretty funky our last couple of days there.

Reposted with all seven images needed.
21 hours ago
Problems with my eczema means I need to take it easy my last day here, which is too bad. But! It means I can enjoy the lovely things going on inside the fisher price house.

To get certified for this BB, post the following pics.  

 - Your 2 trees before they are peeled, showing they are at least 6" in diameter at the fat end and over 16 feet long
 - Your 2 trees after they are peeled and up off the ground



Way back in 2020 I came to Wheaton Labs and peeled 1.8 logs, and I'm finally back to finish the job with a (different) second log.

I can eagerly say that peeling in August (log 1), is way way harder than peeling in March (log 2), freshness aside. Peeling log 2 today was like butter, and so easy!

Stephen explained to me that's because the bark layer is shifting to become a new layer of sapwood, and there's a slick coating of fluid during that time that makes the bark just come right off! Lucky me.
2 days ago
pep
Today I peeled one of the trees that fell during the winter windstorm.

I cut my thumb on the chainsaw, but not in the way you'd think... I was too hasty in putting on the guard and pushed my thumb right onto a tooth. Oops. All is better, now

To get certified for this BB, post at least two pictures:
 - a before picture
 - an after picture that shows significant improvement and at least 1 hour hour of work
      - it may take 3 hours of work to appear that 1 hour of work was done



Holy shop, Batman! I asked to clean the WL shop, and I got it! Using photo timestamps because I don't wear  a watch anymore.

Start time 9:41 a.m.
Lunch 10:15-11:15
End time 1:56 p.m.
Worked time, a bit over 3 h.

I didn't clean the entire WL shop, and it's not perfect, but it's a lot better than it was.

The floor mats released so much dust! 🤩🤩 I'm glad I cleaned them out and swept underneath.
3 days ago
pep

To get certified for this BB, post the following:

  - pic of dull or rusty shovel
  - action pic
  - pic of clean, sharp shovel
  - describe the oil used to protect the metal



Every step of shovel care makes perfect sense, now time to actually do it! I found a WL shovel needing love, and used linseed oil for the final step.
3 days ago
pep

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide:
   - a before picture of the three windows
   - an action shot of you wiping down a window
   - an after picture of the three windows
   - OR a 2-minute video of you doing this



Chilly morning and lots of breathing mouths inside means condensation! This morning in the fisher price house, Tracy wiped down three of the windows, and I wiped down the other three:
3 days ago

To get certified for this BB, post three pics:

  - action pic of sharpening
  - closeup of a tooth that is really dull
  - another closeup of the same tooth - nice and sharp!



I sharpened WL chainsaw #606: it needed lots of love. I also cleaned out tree bits from the inside casing and filled it up with bar oil, so it's ready to go again!

(Adding missing after tooth 1 pic)
4 days ago
pep

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:Welcome back Ash!


Thank you, Inge!

Today I sharpened a chainsaw, I cleaned the shop... A lot. In a bit I'm hoping to clean, oil, and sharpen a shovel.

And also the stars from last night deserve a post: