Posts Tagged With: project

Old becomes new – well, sort of…

Posted on Saturday, May 18, 2013 by BHD
Finished

Finished

Starting off

Starting off

The side building at our house is like a rabbit warren, full of little rooms.  We have a pottery studio and a pet house in there along with some storage and my workshop.  The outside of the structure, however, is a dog’s breakfast of rotting tongue and groove, dripping fascia and decrepit water pipes.  While I wanted to clean it up a bit, I didn’t want to rebuild it or spend a lot of money so I just cut the bottoms off the rotting boards, added some cedar cladding from Dove Creek Timber, dropped a window in from my brother’s dump pile, trimmed everything and painted the fascia.  I added a box to cover in the tap manifold and built a few window boxes out of scrap for flower and herbs.  It’s a cheap fix and at least cleans things up for the time being.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Categories: projects | Tags: , , , , , | 6 Comments

Waste not, want not…

Posted on Thursday, May 2, 2013 by BHD

I was sitting out in the workshop the other night and a stray piece of 2×6 caught my eye.  It really should have been tossed in the burn pile but that would have been a waste so I thought about what I could make out of it.  Here’s what I came up with – an iPad stand!  It actually works with my iPhone as well.  Simple and effective – here are the pics!

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Categories: projects | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment

Take a seat…

Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2013 by BHD

We have two beautiful ponds in the back, one of which remains full all year.  Surrounding the ponds are a variety of trees, some of which are quite big.  Last fall, we had a large alder partially drop so I decided to pull it out with Bob and buck it up before it fell on us.  After clearing an area, I decided to take part of the tree which wasn’t rotten and turn it into a bench; we now have a nice area, dappled with sunshine in the later afternoon, from which we can sit and watch our pond.  Now I just need a fishing pole now except the herons take care of most everything!

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Categories: Farm stories, General interest | Tags: , , , | 4 Comments

The Great Fence Project of 2012 (phase V)

Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 by BHD

Not much new to report in this phase; we’re just continuing the fence line across the top of the garden, moving on to the homeward leg down the driveway.  Following this, we’ll build the gates and take a look at some pergolas.  I’m thinking about adding some hanging baskets but I’m also going to plant some new vines.  Then it’s a re-grade of the driveway, adding a compass/sundial type of thing, a retaining wall around the silver birch and then an overhaul of the side building!

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Categories: Farm stories, General interest | Tags: , , , , , | 3 Comments

Steps of Fame…

Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 by BHD

I had a few spare minutes last night so I thought I’d build a few permanent steps for the pets to get into their little house.  It was a fairly quick project – just put together a form, levelled things and added concrete!  I’d finished things but then I thought I’d add Monty and Jack into the mix – another little memorial – so I jotted their names into the wet concrete before it set!

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Categories: General interest | Tags: , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Great Fence Project of 2012 (phase II)

Posted on Monday, June 11, 2012 by BHD

With the side gate complete, it was time to move on to the main garden area.  The idea with a new fence (besides being nicer to look at than a wire fence) was to keep deer out of the veggies and provide a safe, secure area for the pets to reside when we’re at work while maintaining a semblance of the view of the back of the property.  The last thing I wanted to do is create a prison in the back yard.  I think we’ve got a decent design but who knows – by the time I’m done we may be looking at the Federal SuperMax.  Old fence down – on to Phase III: sod removal and grading, courtesy of Bob.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Categories: Farm stories | Tags: , , , , | 2 Comments

The Great Fence Project of 2012 (phase I)

Posted on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 by BHD

Good fences make good neighbours; or is it good neighbours make good fences?  In our case, we’re not trying to keep our neighbours out but rather our pets in – safe and secure while we’re at work.  Our existing backyard fence was meant to be a temporary situation but as with many projects at the farm, priorities change with the demands of the day.  Well, the time has come – a fence upgrade is in order.

Bob and I contracted Manuel to come down for some assistance the other night, mostly to help with measuring but also to offer some perspective.  We had a good session and came up with the general plan of attack.  First off, was the side gate by the woodshed.  As you can see by the image of the front of our property, our plan is to create a second level of gating in order that we can open the front gate to parking.

Now onto Phase II – cleaning sod and setting posts!  The slideshow below shows the first steps of the side gate.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Categories: Farm stories, General interest | Tags: , , , , | 4 Comments

Fire in the hole…

Posted on Saturday, January 8, 2011 by BHD

The workshops of Knight Rd. were humming this week as Foreman Wee Jock Poopong McSus and his trusty assistant Fats D set out to re-create some medieval mayhem.  Glue guns and sandpaper in hand, they cut and measured til the masterpieces were complete – scale models of a trebuchet and tension catapult.  The catapult was based on a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.  Both builders commented that their next plan is to create a larger, working edition of the trebuchet with an base length of perhaps three metres.  It will be used on the Knight Rd. farm to light bonfires by flinging burning balls of tar.  With parental permission, the builders may also offer it as a summer ride for small children although they will have to weigh less than 15k and be willing to travel unattached through the air at high speeds.

Below are a few pictures of the finished catapult.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Categories: Family & Friends, General interest | Tags: , , , , , | 5 Comments

Bob’s New Abode – Stage 3

Posted on Monday, January 3, 2011 by BHD

Well, I’ve finally finished Bob’s new abode and got around to updating the blog with the final pictures.  Overall, it was a pretty good project and turned out as planned with a few minor glitches design modifications.  The only thing I really have left to do is find a way to store the augur and plow – perhaps a pulley system might be in order.  I managed to make use of the vertical space in the trailer bay, creating a couple platforms on which to store lumber and fenceposts; at least they will be dry.  Thanks again to the Magnifico Construction Co. for guidance and encouragement.  Here are some photos of the final stage.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Categories: Farm stories, General interest | Tags: , , , | 3 Comments

Blog at WordPress.com. Theme: Adventure Journal by Contexture International.

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 346 other followers

%d bloggers like this: