Welcome Guest! To enable all features please Login or Register.

Notification

Icon
Error
Wifes Cottage project
Options Go to last post  Go to last post Go to first unread  Go to first unread
Previous Topic Next Topic
GrumpyBiker Offline
#1 Posted : Wednesday, June 02, 2010 11:45:14 AM(UTC)
GrumpyBiker

Rank: Epic Member

Joined: 1/2/2010(UTC)
Posts: 1,801

Thanks: 4 times
Was thanked: 42 time(s) in 31 post(s)
I've been working on this little cottage for the wife. She wanted a potting shed & once I got my hands on the project it went in a totally diffrent direction.....with my wife excited and on board.
She wanted a place to do her own thing. I still have a bit of finish work & touch ups but its getting there.
Yesterday I finished the rolling ladder, kind of a cross between a library & hay loft ladder. But at least she can get up into the loft and get to her scrap booking stuff.Blushing



[img][/img]




[img][/img]




[img][/img]




[img][/img]




[img][/img]








U.S.M.C.
VFW-8054

USMV M/C
www.usmvmc.org
Back to top
 |  Edit by user
JerBla Offline
#2 Posted : Wednesday, June 02, 2010 7:37:18 PM(UTC)
JerBla

Rank: Uber Member

Joined: 1/5/2010(UTC)
Posts: 451
I weld for a living, metal is easy to fix for me. Wood on the other hand is not my thing, my father in law is really good with wood. He built his own house. Anyone with that kind of tallent deserves a big kudos!!!!!

They teach you that in the Marines????LOL
"Its not enough to kill him till you think hes dead, kill him till He thinks hes dead"
Back to top
mu2bdriver Offline
#3 Posted : Wednesday, June 02, 2010 11:07:58 PM(UTC)
Rank: Uber Member

Joined: 3/29/2009(UTC)
Posts: 218

Thanks: 1 times
Awesome job!
Back to top
GrumpyBiker Offline
#4 Posted : Wednesday, June 02, 2010 11:21:01 PM(UTC)
GrumpyBiker

Rank: Epic Member

Joined: 1/2/2010(UTC)
Posts: 1,801

Thanks: 4 times
Was thanked: 42 time(s) in 31 post(s)
JerBla wrote:

They teach you that in the Marines????LOL




That would have been nice.
Actually I just taped a bunch of "New Yankey Workshop" episodes and watched them over & over. Tongue
U.S.M.C.
VFW-8054

USMV M/C
www.usmvmc.org
Back to top
dosborn81 Offline
#5 Posted : Thursday, June 03, 2010 12:59:53 AM(UTC)
dosborn81

Rank: Uber Member

Joined: 4/2/2009(UTC)
Posts: 258
Good job Grumpy!! It looks great!

My lady would love to have a scrap booking cottage. I better not let her see this.

You should look at getting a subscription to Fine Woodworking magazine. Lots of cool tips and they explain how to do things the "old way" using only hand tools. It makes for a ton more work, but that much more appreciation too. Some of the stuff they do you just want to cuss and say, "give me a break, just cut that on a damn table saw!".

"I don't like repeat offenders, I like dead offenders." Ted Nugent
Back to top
Hawk Offline
#6 Posted : Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:15:32 AM(UTC)
Hawk

Rank: Administration

Joined: 8/26/2008(UTC)
Posts: 530
Location: Buford, GA

Was thanked: 6 time(s) in 6 post(s)
Nice Work!!!!!!
P250Sig.com
THE Sig P250 Owner's Forum
Back to top
JerBla Offline
#7 Posted : Thursday, June 03, 2010 4:36:03 AM(UTC)
JerBla

Rank: Uber Member

Joined: 1/5/2010(UTC)
Posts: 451
GrumpyBiker wrote:
JerBla wrote:

They teach you that in the Marines????LOL




That would have been nice.
Actually I just taped a bunch of "New Yankey Workshop" episodes and watched them over & over. Tongue


I use to watch that show with my dad when I was younger. Norm Abrahms is a master with wood. Thats a killer job that you did. I always wanted to have a talent to build things with wood. But like I said before, metal is my thing. My father in law tells me it takes practice, but everytime I touch wood, its a scary sight to see.
"Its not enough to kill him till you think hes dead, kill him till He thinks hes dead"
Back to top
GrumpyBiker Offline
#8 Posted : Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:44:35 AM(UTC)
GrumpyBiker

Rank: Epic Member

Joined: 1/2/2010(UTC)
Posts: 1,801

Thanks: 4 times
Was thanked: 42 time(s) in 31 post(s)
JerBla wrote:
I use to watch that show with my dad when I was younger. Norm Abrahms is a master with wood. Thats a killer job that you did. I always wanted to have a talent to build things with wood. But like I said before, metal is my thing. My father in law tells me it takes practice, but everytime I touch wood, its a scary sight to see.



And I still want to learn how to weld! I have a friend who's going to teach me once I spring for the equipt. I'd be nice to make some parts for the Harleys.
U.S.M.C.
VFW-8054

USMV M/C
www.usmvmc.org
Back to top
JerBla Offline
#9 Posted : Friday, June 04, 2010 4:00:33 AM(UTC)
JerBla

Rank: Uber Member

Joined: 1/5/2010(UTC)
Posts: 451
GrumpyBiker wrote:
And I still want to learn how to weld! I have a friend who's going to teach me once I spring for the equipt. I'd be nice to make some parts for the Harleys.


I can give you a tip when welding, samething my freind to ld me when I couldnt get the weld to look right. Dont try too hard when welding, just do it. Lower the heat and the wire till you feel comfortable then turn up little by little and youll be fine. I build tractor loaders, buckets, frames, ect. for Kubota. A freind of mine use to work in the engeinering department. He rode Harleys and built them to. He would make all kinds of parts for his bike on the lathe. That was fun to wacth, that where you can make you money and lots of parts.
"Its not enough to kill him till you think hes dead, kill him till He thinks hes dead"
Back to top
EODtech Offline
#10 Posted : Saturday, June 26, 2010 11:46:33 AM(UTC)
EODtech

Rank: Member

Joined: 6/24/2010(UTC)
Posts: 15
VERY NICE you could come to Pensacola for the winter and build me one so I can move out of the house.
NRA Life member ( 1960 )
Back to top
 |  Edit by user
GrumpyBiker Offline
#11 Posted : Friday, November 12, 2010 10:59:19 AM(UTC)
GrumpyBiker

Rank: Epic Member

Joined: 1/2/2010(UTC)
Posts: 1,801

Thanks: 4 times
Was thanked: 42 time(s) in 31 post(s)
The wife said I'd forgotten a couple pix so here they are!
( added to the op)







U.S.M.C.
VFW-8054

USMV M/C
www.usmvmc.org
Back to top
hud35500 Offline
#12 Posted : Friday, November 12, 2010 11:55:08 AM(UTC)
hud35500

Rank: Uber Member

Joined: 4/24/2010(UTC)
Posts: 771

Was thanked: 8 time(s) in 8 post(s)
Very nice, but there needs to be a Marine Corps emblem somewhere.
Back to top
boomslang Offline
#13 Posted : Friday, November 12, 2010 4:47:50 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member

Joined: 9/17/2010(UTC)
Posts: 20
Love it GB. Takes some real motivation to get a man off his ass long enough to knock that bad boy out. Hell of a job!
Back to top
GrumpyBiker Offline
#14 Posted : Saturday, November 13, 2010 11:35:43 AM(UTC)
GrumpyBiker

Rank: Epic Member

Joined: 1/2/2010(UTC)
Posts: 1,801

Thanks: 4 times
Was thanked: 42 time(s) in 31 post(s)
She's worth it, she has to live with this jarhead!
And Hud35500: I think she'd try hanging a quilt in my shop if I did that....Huh
U.S.M.C.
VFW-8054

USMV M/C
www.usmvmc.org
Back to top
hud35500 Offline
#15 Posted : Saturday, November 20, 2010 3:43:33 AM(UTC)
hud35500

Rank: Uber Member

Joined: 4/24/2010(UTC)
Posts: 771

Was thanked: 8 time(s) in 8 post(s)
Maybe a quilt with some firearms on it ?
Back to top
GrumpyBiker Offline
#16 Posted : Saturday, November 20, 2010 6:15:34 AM(UTC)
GrumpyBiker

Rank: Epic Member

Joined: 1/2/2010(UTC)
Posts: 1,801

Thanks: 4 times
Was thanked: 42 time(s) in 31 post(s)
Hadn't thought about that!Glare
U.S.M.C.
VFW-8054

USMV M/C
www.usmvmc.org
Back to top
Users browsing this topic
Guest
Forum Jump  
You cannot post new topics in this forum.
You cannot reply to topics in this forum.
You cannot delete your posts in this forum.
You cannot edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You cannot vote in polls in this forum.

Powered by YAF 1.9.5.6 RC1 | YAF © 2003-2011, Yet Another Forum.NET
This page was generated in 4.345 seconds.