Nine's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

Jen Tuuli wrote:
I mentioned to Chris it'd be nice to put the handles out straight occasionally depending on the circumstances. I can see the benefit of that design.  

They are available, but not cheap!  https://www.fine-tools.com/zug.html

I realized you were probably a long way from sawhorses, was more mentioning it for the benefit of others, as I figured you know that, having carpentry experience (guessing, based on what I’ve seen so far). With all the hardware that guy donated, I bet somewhere in the shop there’s a couple pair of hinges laying around that could be used to make lightweight folding sawhorses out of 2x4s? May be worth doing if you have a lot of poles to peel out in the woods! Or, skid the poles back to the shop and introduce the new(er) boots to the draw knife? 😉

Not a saw hoarse but a saw buck:  Bolt 3 junk poles together so that 2 make an X shorter on the top than the legs and the 3rd that does not stick out the top  and shorter for the third leg when the X is opened,  With that you can put a tripod on each end of the log.

We doubled our numbers over the weekend. So many projects moving forward now!

Daniel and I put plastic around the window framing (took exterior siding off in that area to get that done), cut sills for the outside, then shimmed and installed the windows. The building itself is laughably out of square, but the windows are surprisingly level within their rhombus frames. Trim. Lots of trim. 😅

Cutting the cold, lightly snowy breeze from entering the cabin while we continued to work in there was a treat. We're also getting the wiring figured out for new lights, so we removed all the ceiling boards (which will get lapped, 🤞🏻🤞🏻 planed on at least one side 🤞🏻🤞🏻, then reinstalled later) to create grooves for the wiring. Dan got those chiseled out in no time. While he did that, I cut lengths of wire. We needed more, so Lara picked some up while she was out running errands today. (She's an incredible force of nature, btw.)

After all that it was getting about time to head down and plan out our next moves. Once in the shop, I was overcome with how much sawdust was everywhere. Using the last half hour or so, I set to work vacuuming up around the router, then dragged the vac into the galley to clean off the work benches/tools while Daniel and others swept up. Seeing tools and such covered in sawdust drives me nuts. Now it's much cleaner!

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Insulation day!

Daniel and I were able to get 99% of the insulation installed in the Love Shack today. The last two pieces go in the section where our wiring is getting installed. Once that is squared away we'll pop those pieces in their place.

Having a tall partner to work with is super helpful because Daniel is able to pretty easily reach the ceiling where I have to stretch a bit. He was able to get the wiring put up where we need it to be. We went kinda low tech on our install, but after we get the ceiling boards back up nobody will know any better. They'll just be amazed at how lovely it looks in there. 😉

Hiked the ceiling boards down to the shop. Got the planer set up and ready to feed boards tomorrow. Hopefully the weather will be nice so we can do that outside instead of spraying the shop with all that dust and debris. 🤞🏻

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With the influx of people, I find myself finding more reasons for alone time. I'm not a crowd person; I get too anxious. Dez invited me and a few others up to the volcano tonight. After changing out of my work boots, I joined him and Logan for a hike to the top. A bit of jogging. A bit of a sprint. Then a gorgeous overlook. What a quiet, pleasant way to end my work day. I really cherish the time I get to spend with Dez. Logan has also been a wonderful addition to our family, and I was a bit sad (yet still happy) to hear he got a job that starts at the end of next month. 😭😭 He's been such a delight to have around, full of such fun, warm energy. 🧡

Exciting things on the horizon for us! It's been a month, and you know what that means... 🤔🤔

“It is compassion that removes the heavy bar, opens the door to freedom, makes the narrow heart as wide as the world. Compassion takes away from the heart the inert weight, the paralyzing heaviness; it gives wings to those who cling to the lowlands of self.”
- Nyanaponika Thera