What did you do today not on your truck...

[Steeveedee]

^ Don't feel too bad. I woke up at some stupid early hour and couldn't get back to sleep. Surfing the net, fell asleep for 20 minutes in spite of 2 mugs of coffee. Fell asleep again later for about 30 minutes; woke up in time for mid-day dog feeding. I have lots to do around here, not getting it done. #old

[Boog]

Me too! And I don't have any dogs.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by tutone

Good scrap is worth holding on to. You never know what you might use it for. Still working on this shed and Chris had some Mississippi cypress from a barn built in 1915 by some of his in-laws. His MIL has a framed picture of her grandfather in the loft from 1920. We scavanged enoughso far to do the bathroom ceiling and linen closet ceiling. We wire brushed it and hand sanded it lightly. Turned out great.

Looks great! Cypress is great wood for rot resistance. We used to have big cypress in the swamps of the Eastern Shore. I never knew that until I did work on a friend's father's house that I built a front porch on. His brother owns a salvage lumber business and he supplied the 100+ year old railing and posts that were cypress harvested on the Eastern Shore. I still have one end of the top rail with the mortise tenon as a keepsake

[special-K]

Yeah, me too. I'm also interested in how the burl burns

Oh! Did I misunderstand??

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by special-K

Yeah, me too. I'm also interested in how the burl burns

Oh! Did I misunderstand??

Been splitting firewood last two days haven’t looked as to how I’ll remove the burl. I’m taking it in one chunk though and probably use the bandsaw on it . Much less waste. Now do I cut vertically or horizontally that is the question.

[tutone]

I would love to build a 16x20 log cabin on our farm out of poplar trees on the back of the place. I just dont have the equipment needed to make it happen. The trees are plentiful and some are 40" in diameter and go 50 feet without a limb. They could do some real damage falling among the oaks.

[LS short box]

Been to Toronto many times on business. Always found folks up there good to deal with.
I like that you clear US Customs at the Toronto airport.

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by LS short box

Been to Toronto many times on business. Always found folks up there good to deal with.
I like that you clear US Customs at the Toronto airport.

yes sir,a great time,people were fine to us.i have gone through U.S Customs at the Toronto Airport flying out to L.A and Florida and i think we can do it at the Halifax Airport locally if flying direct?all good.take care.

[72c20customcamper]

Made crate to move wood from the pile to the stack can move twice as much than before

[Steeveedee]

Bought 40 sacks of black mulch at a local diy center. Rented their truck, since I didn't want to clean out my camper shell, duck under the liftgate to load and unload, and reload the stuff. $19 well spent. Threw the sacks around in the planter. I'll slit their bellies another day.

[4u2nv]

Originally Posted by mr.mud1

yes sir,a great time,people were fine to us.i have gone through U.S Customs at the Toronto Airport flying out to L.A and Florida and i think we can do it at the Halifax Airport locally if flying direct?all good.take care.

I'm about a hour and a half east of Toronto , that place is not for me,
Did you happen to go over to the Ripley's Aquarium of Canada.
By the smile on the wife your brownie points are high

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by 4u2nv

I'm about a hour and a half east of Toronto , that place is not for me,
Did you happen to go over to the Ripley's Aquarium of Canada.
By the smile on the wife your brownie points are high

oh ya,i'm not as stoopid as i look,my brownie point account is in good shape but i can wipe it out at a moments notice??we saw the Ripley's Aquarium but didn't go.we didn't have much time as goofy as that sounds.we had never done this before but i'm sure we'll do it again but left home Friday at 7:00 for the 2 hour drive to Halifax and the airport and to be there early like they want,then the 2 hour flight,figure out the train from the airport to Union Station,then find our Airbnb place.we really only had time to check in,go find a place to eat and then walk to the game for 6:00 pm,started at 7:00.our flight out was Saturday at 4:00 pm so i guess we could've gone Saturday but i don't like going anywhere like that when you have to watch the clock so i'm sure we'll do it again and maybe next time,add a day and do a few attractions?we talked about going to see the Raptors again but maybe driving to Boston,it's only 10 or 12 hours from here,we'd have wheels,you just never know what's around the corner? it's all good.we had a good time,she loved it.

[dieseldawg142]

re-worked the canopy buddy gave me. he said first it was off a sb obs, but after mounting it, didn't come off no obs. he then told me it was on a sb dodge- makes more sense. the cab lines don't match and it hangs over the rear sides of the box a little bit. asked him if had ladders tied on top as it was severely gouged and scratched. he told me no, he dragged it down his driveway upside down.....


has the texture like a blazer topper

[sakustoms]

I sold my project 69 C10 that had a 67 front clip.

[3757chevy]

Very nice.

[Willowrun]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

Very nice.

I agree. How did you texture it?

[CG]

Neck surgery I had last day of November fixed my spinal cord kink and a couple other neck items, but it didnt fix what they thought was nerve damage in my right shoulder and arm.

Yesterday I went in and had arthroscopic surgery on my shoulder. Was supposed to take a little over an hour, took three hours. He said there was much more damage in there than he figured. I dunno how they didnt come up with that with all the xrays and MRI's. Hopefully this will have me all fixed up. I have to start PT today which seems pretty quick after having surgery yesterday.

OK the weird thing, and I bet some of you guys have had this. They put a nerve blocker in my shoulder and it killed my arm from the should down to my finger tips. I had my arm in a sling for several hours but took it out and just rested it on a pillow while I sat around. I could have jabbed a knife right in my arm and wouldnt have felt it. I sat down for lunch and used my left hand to lift my right arm up on the table because it kept slipping off my lap (so weird). I got up from the table and forgot to let my arm down and it just flopped down like a giant wet noodle. Zero feeling ... Thank goodness when I got up this morning it was back to normal feeling again. Shoulder hurts a bunch and will probably hurt more after PT this afternoon. They gave me Oxy for the pain but Id rather take extra strength Tylonal instead, did the same with my neck surgery.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by CG

Neck surgery I had last day of November fixed my spinal cord kink and a couple other neck items, but it didnt fix what they thought was nerve damage in my right shoulder and arm.

I hope you get healed up OK. You have vehicles to work on....

Get well soon!

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by CG

Neck surgery I had last day of November fixed my spinal cord kink and a couple other neck items, but it didnt fix what they thought was nerve damage in my right shoulder and arm.

Yesterday I went in and had arthroscopic surgery on my shoulder. Was supposed to take a little over an hour, took three hours. He said there was much more damage in there than he figured. I dunno how they didnt come up with that with all the xrays and MRI's. Hopefully this will have me all fixed up. I have to start PT today which seems pretty quick after having surgery yesterday.

OK the weird thing, and I bet some of you guys have had this. They put a nerve blocker in my shoulder and it killed my arm from the should down to my finger tips. I had my arm in a sling for several hours but took it out and just rested it on a pillow while I sat around. I could have jabbed a knife right in my arm and wouldnt have felt it. I sat down for lunch and used my left hand to lift my right arm up on the table because it kept slipping off my lap (so weird). I got up from the table and forgot to let my arm down and it just flopped down like a giant wet noodle. Zero feeling ... Thank goodness when I got up this morning it was back to normal feeling again. Shoulder hurts a bunch and will probably hurt more after PT this afternoon. They gave me Oxy for the pain but Id rather take extra strength Tylonal instead, did the same with my neck surgery.

I had seven nerve block injections to calm the nerves from my spine to my right arm . They injected through the front . Little unnerving seeing a 6 or 7 inch needle coming at you . This was after a rotator cuff surgery. Hope yours goes better I had problems for years with reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Its subsided about 5 years later to only an occasional flare up . The injury (on the job ) ended my PO career .

[72c20customcamper]

Bought a little wannabe truck .

[Boog]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Bought a little wannabe truck .

That reminds me of this.

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by Boog

That reminds me of this.

At least it has a separate bed . I got a great deal on it , it will replace my Envoy that is turning to dirt

[tutone]

Got the ceiling done in the shed. Rather than corrugated tin, we decided to use cypress and tin strips. I laid on my back and took a couple of shots. What do you think of this one-of-a-kind ceiling.?

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by tutone

Got the ceiling done in the shed. Rather than corrugated tin, we decided to use cypress and tin strips. I laid on my back and took a couple of shots. What do you think of this one-of-a-kind ceiling.?

Nice

I like it.

[special-K]

Boxed frames are a stupid unnecessary mistake. Land Rovers had the problem in the '50s and '60s. Nothing wrong with C-channel frames. They outlive boxed. Big rigs have C-channel frames. They're pretty strong I think