BEL #847
Here are some photos from updates both for the stewardship acre, along with Boot tasks. October was a busy month. I was attempting to finish as much construction as I could over at the acre, along with various Boot tasks and personnel shuffling. Lots of moving parts, and while we were moving forward on a lot of fronts, it was demanding and I was grateful to take a couple days in town to decompress. And watch spooky movies, but of course.
Over at the acre, I completed mounting some of the exterior wall boards. These were cedar planks that were part of the original gifted lumber allotment. I ended up securing these along the rear wall of the structure.
I was working solo for this step. To set the boards in place and at the proper height, I used a couple scraps of leftover 2x4s to keep the bottom edge of the boards
mostly flush with the bottom edge of the wall frame. I then pivoted the tops next to one another as best I could so that gaps between the boards would be minimized.
Though the boards appeared slanted, they look all right if you squint a little.
A few days later, fellow Boot alumni
Fred agreed to stop by and help add more wall boards to the structure. Again, these are slanted a bit. I'm comfortable now in saying the frame of the building itself has a li' bit of that lean to it, which gives it
character. I have more wall boards to purchase this coming weekend, then I hope to have them all attached and complete the Willow Candy cabinet exterior door prior to the start of my winter travels. The entrance door may be finished as well. We'll see.
Back at Basecamp, here's a photo of fellow
Boots Daniel and
Erik, along with
SEPPer Emi. We're securing the Bad Boy Buggie for transport over to the
Boneyard. We used come-alongs and ratchet straps to drag the disabled vehicle into the bed of the dump trailer.
Once secured, we bid "farewell until later" to the Bad Boy Buggie, which might someday be brought back into commission (as soon as that motor controller comes in...)
October (and now, November) was a busy time for my laser cutter projects as well. I completed a piece of decor for the inside of
TRob, our heavy hauler. Eventually, this will be coated with linseed oil and placed inside the vehicle for everyone to admire.
Here's a finished custom job for former Boot
Stevie, whose parents are massive bicycling fans (probably even more than I am, which is saying something...). I'm pleased with this set, and since it's all custom artwork I can likely have my own for sale sometime soon. I think they look excellent.
Finally, I'm facilitating
Chair Repair Day, one of our
Half-Assed Holidays. It happens next week. I'm coaching the team in making their first-ever three-legged stools. To prep materials for it, I felled some small-diameter trees, then peeled off the bark. After this photo was taken, I brought them into the shop and cut them into 2ft. lengths so they'll be suitable for furniture legs.
I'm using the Shaving Horse made by
Mike Haasl back in the day.
Thanks once again, Mike...!
That's all for now. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day...!
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