Dez's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

POST 170 (DAY 177, Wednesday, 2021.2.3)
[Evening Entry]

.. today I worked in the shop solo.. haven’t done this in a while.. and it felt good.. so good in fact, that I stayed working late just for kicks.. there’s something really cool about putting in the time toward something that can be put to good use.. or was it that I really enjoyed my me-time?.. or maybe a bit of both.. a new wave of boots start tomorrow..
.. starting the batch box RMH, cold, was a very interesting process.. building the negative pressure system is the key to a smokeless start.. don’t skimp on this step~!.. you can thank me later.. ;)
.. building a mobile workbench was the highlight today.. It’s definitely a step up in difficult, when compared to building a shelf.. I was using dimensional lumber that was slightly twisted.. and the final construct has a half inch of wobble.. so it’s certainly not a bullseye, as far as what I was aiming for.. but I guess it could have been worse.. it could have been an inch or more or wobble!.. also there’s a few gaps where the twists got the best of my untwist Ming skills.. (forgot to take pics, so those will come shortly)..


Enjoy the pics~!

POST 171 (DAY 178, Thursday, 2021.2.4)
[Evening Entry]

.. today’s work was for the library dock cubbies.. forgot to take pics again.. but I do have some other pics..
.. WELLNESS ASSESSMENT: hands feel better-ish.. been putting on a salve/balm that Jen made recently.. seems to really help.. overall, I feel a mind and body fatigue.. like I need a vacation.. but I honestly don’t think a vacation would help.. maybe I just need to complete more tasks or little projects to give me a boost in energy.. there’s seems to be a lot kind of in the air.. and I love doing one thing at a time.. that reminds me—it’s been a while since I’ve meditated..

Enjoy the pics~!!!

POST 172 (DAY 179, Friday, 2021.2.5)
[Evening Entry]

.. some of those pics regarding the construction of wooden things.. and happy Friday!.. this week flew by (again? Or more than usual? What is time? Does it fly like and eagle or glide like a wild turkey?).. Lara is here—welcome boot frond! To more amazing amazingness things.. and awesome frondships.. it’s about to get cray.. like cray-Z..

Enjoy the pics~!!!

POST 173 (DAY 180, Saturday, 2021.2.6)
[Evening Entry]

.. way past my bed time..

Enjoy the pics~!!!

Ps.. steps to lighting the RMH at cooper cabin; then the principles that I follow:
1) prepare burn material to be lit in quick succession..
2) light some burnable (paper or cardboard) at the ash clean out port of the RMH..
3) light some burnable at the ash clean out port of the side winder stove (this step might be optional but I haven’t tested skipping this step yet)..
4) light the burn stack at the mouth of the sidewinder vertical port inside the stove burn chamber..
5) light the burn stack inside the horizontal burn tube of the j tube in the RMH..
This is what worked for me!!

The principle that I followed to reduce or eliminate smoke back when lighting an RMH system. lighting the RMH at the Cooper cabin is very similar to the batchbox RMH in the shop. 1) create negative pressure system (set the direction of flow), 2) start the fire like a fresh relationship (slow and gentle, observe and listen).. to create the negative pressure system and fire in Cooper cabin, there are 4 points to light.. the “negative pressure system” is basically create the draw of air by heating up the chimney exit pipes from the ash cleaning port (RMH first, then the stove).. then light the actual burn chamber area of the stove, then light the burn chamber area of the j tube in the RMH.. this results in minimal to zero smokeback.

Bridge cat is far more impressive than monarail cat!

POST 174 (DAY 181, Sunday, 2021.2.7)
[Evening Entry]

.. today Bootcamp quadruples in size (pictures not to scale).. it went from 2 boots a few days ago (Josiah and Dez).. to 8 boots (Josiah, Dez, Lara, S, L, C, J, C.. their full names shant be listed yet)..

.. enjoy the pics~!!!

Ps.. special shout out to J (aka “nine”) and C!!! They told me they’d be here this year, and what do ya know?? They’re here!!.. J has been kind enough to fiercely follow my BRK posts so it’s only appropriate.. isn’t it?? :)

POST 175 (DAY 182, Monday, 2021.2.8)
[Evening Entry]

.. community living.. sheds light on personal issues.. it doesn’t necessarily cause them (like I used to believe).. rather it reveals area of me that I maybe have room for growth.. feelings of frustration often indicate a hunger for control.. one must ask self—is it true??.. what am I really missing by letting things be?.. what am I really missing?.. perhaps nothing at all..

Enjoy the pics~!!!