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bobabode · #51 02-09-2013, 04:49 PM

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Where did you find the wormy chestnut? That is getting very scarce.

Dumpster diving, JJ. Some hippie artistes were closing up shop next door to a jeweler friend of mine in Laguna Hills and I saw her tossing some stuff and when I looked in my eyes bugged out! I promptly filled up the back of my pick up with exotic wood. Scored, I did.

hatrack71 · #52 02-09-2013, 04:59 PM

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Dumpster diving, JJ. Some hippie artistes were closing up shop next door to a jeweler friend of mine in Laguna Hills and I saw her tossing some stuff and when I looked in my eyes bugged out! I promptly filled up the back of my pick up with exotic wood. Scored, I did.

Hell yeah, I would too. Put an ad on CL too Bob. It works well for attaining hardwood through demoing. I'll sometimes offer to remove base for free just to have it if it's something hardwood and mill-able.

bobabode · #53 02-09-2013, 05:12 PM

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Hell yeah, I would too. Put an ad on CL too Bob. It works well for attaining hardwood through demoing. I'll sometimes offer to remove base for free just to have it if it's something hardwood and mill-able.

I have very limited space for material storage here, Kyle. I just redid my dinky 2 b/r, 2 1/2 bath condo with solid 5/8 bamboo. You know how we hippies are?

I used leftovers to build surrounds for my Maggotbox 150s seen in my AK avatar. IIRC I started a thread called Maggies in grass skirts in the Tube section.
So, no comment on my patio covers?

I'm particularly proud of the detail work done on site with a Sawzall and Milwaukee 4.5 disc sander.

hatrack71 · #54 02-09-2013, 05:46 PM

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I'm an ex piece work roofer, Kyle. I wised up and if it's in a residential dwelling? I can replace, repair and upgrade it. Can I frame a roof from a stack of lumber, yeah but factory manufactured trusses make a shitload more sense to me. No, I don't frame every day but I've branched out into most every other aspect of residential construction.
Here's something I built by my lonesome. A couple of patio covers in the Crystal Cove section of Newport Beach, Calif.
Not bad for a hippie liberal with size 11 Redwings and a 28 oz. ripclaw?

Roofing.

Definitely takes a toll on the back and knees. Done more than my fair share and I still roof. Me and a partner pretty much do everything. I have all the power/ air tools, he has all the scaffold/ ladder/ planks and an 8 ton Gradall. We both have about 20 years of experience in the building trades each. I've been trying to stick to remodels. Seems to be where the market is now. Framing-additions, decks, garages, cabinetry, base and case, kitchens, doors, stairs and handrails, counter tops, hardwood floors and vinyl, exposed decorative truss/ log work, decorative mantles, jacuzzi and closet build ins. Actually custom carpentry of any kind, chainsaw work included. That's my real bread and butter and where the majority of my experience lies. I've had some interesting projects for some very interesting people including Bill Gates, Bill Wallace, and Warren Miller. Met them all. I love working on epic builds but I like residential the best. My ears have been murdered from years of cutting steel studs, drywall guns, grinders, Hiltis, etc. It's nice to be working on a place out in the middle of nowhere. Peaceful actually.

hatrack71 · #55 02-09-2013, 05:54 PM

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I have very limited space for material storage here, Kyle. I just redid my dinky 2 b/r, 2 1/2 bath condo with solid 5/8 bamboo. You know how we hippies are?

I used leftovers to build surrounds for my Maggotbox 150s seen in my AK avatar. IIRC I started a thread called Maggies in grass skirts in the Tube section.
So, no comment on my patio covers?

I'm particularly proud of the detail work done on site with a Sawzall and Milwaukee 4.5 disc sander.

Looks cool man. You did the bevels on the exposed tails with a grinder? Looks decent for not being routed or cut with a Skilsaw if that's the case.

Speaking of bamboo, that is some nasty stuff- longest splinters ever. I did a floor once out of bamboo. I'm not super crazy about the grain.

JJIII · #56 02-09-2013, 05:59 PM

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Dumpster diving, JJ. Some hippie artistes were closing up shop next door to a jeweler friend of mine in Laguna Hills and I saw her tossing some stuff and when I looked in my eyes bugged out! I promptly filled up the back of my pick up with exotic wood. Scored, I did.

Neat! It's not unusual in my neck of the woods for an old barn to be torn down. Lots of really nice timber shows up on the market then, if you know where to look. My son had a nice Shepard's table and benches made a couple of years ago for his dining room. Wood like that will never be available again and it ought to be put to good use rather than being burned or sent to a demo landfill.

bobabode · #57 02-09-2013, 06:04 PM

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Roofing.

Definitely takes a toll on the back and knees. Done more than my fair share and I still roof. Me and a partner pretty much do everything. I have all the power/ air tools, he has all the scaffold/ ladder/ planks and an 8 ton Gradall. We both have about 20 years of experience in the building trades each. I've been trying to stick to remodels. Seems to be where the market is now. Framing-additions, decks, garages, cabinetry, base and case, kitchens, doors, stairs and handrails, counter tops, hardwood floors and vinyl, exposed decorative truss/ log work, decorative mantles, jacuzzi and closet build ins. Actually custom carpentry of any kind, chainsaw work included. That's my real bread and butter and where the majority of my experience lies. I've had some interesting projects for some very interesting people including Bill Gates, Bill Wallace, and Warren Miller. Met them all. I love working on epic builds but I like residential the best. My ears have been murdered from years of cutting steel studs, drywall guns, grinders, Hiltis, etc. It's nice to be working on a place out in the middle of nowhere. Peaceful actually.

When I was setting that 6"x18"x20' beam there was a tall ship cruising by. The asswipes onboard fired a signaling cannon towards shore, I almost crapped my panties.

Never a dull moment when you have a big stick swingin' in the breeze! I used a chain hoist to lift that beam.
I've been exclusively in the remodel business and refurb of rentals since the early '90s. Screw new construction, that crap is too much feast or famine for my tastes. My favorite jobs entail old victorians, we have quite a few still standing here in Orange Co. Oldest that I've done work on was built in 1877, The Minter House in Santa Ana, Ca. Historic Register listed. I've heard of Warren Miller, who are those other guys?

hatrack71 · #58 02-09-2013, 06:05 PM

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Neat! It's not unusual in my neck of the woods for an old barn to be torn down. Lots of really nice timber shows up on the market then, if you know where to look. My son had a nice Shepard's table and benches made a couple of years ago for his dining room. Wood like that will never be available again and it ought to be put to good use rather than being burned or sent to a demo landfill.

Barnwood goes for big bucks here. The rustic look is very popular. I wish I had some pics of projects I did for clients in the Yellowstone Club. Some of it was way over the top. I believe one of the houses I trimmed made Architectural digest in 2008. The Berman house on the top of Moonlight Basin. Hidden doors, ship lap white washed pine walls- no sheetrock, arched pocket doors, crazy stairways and landings, cat walks and 7 foot interior solid alder doors. Stone everywhere. 2 fireplaces facing each other. A great room with moment framed trapezoid windows to the peak- 28 feet. I put my soul into that house. It looks like something a hobbit would live in.

bobabode · #59 02-09-2013, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by hatrack71

Looks cool man. You did the bevels on the exposed tails with a grinder? Looks decent for not being routed or cut with a Skilsaw if that's the case.

Speaking of bamboo, that is some nasty stuff- longest splinters ever. I did a floor once out of bamboo. I'm not super crazy about the grain.

Skill 77, brother. I'm on my second one. The decorative cuts in the middle of the 6x6 posts were done with a sawzall and cleaned up with a disc sander.

bobabode · #60 02-09-2013, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JJIII

Neat! It's not unusual in my neck of the woods for an old barn to be torn down. Lots of really nice timber shows up on the market then, if you know where to look. My son had a nice Shepard's table and benches made a couple of years ago for his dining room. Wood like that will never be available again and it ought to be put to good use rather than being burned or sent to a demo landfill.

Oh, yeah. Close grained long leaf pine in massive pieces! One of these days I'm going to get really ambitious, John. I would love to copy my Guild D4 six string acoustic. I'm probably having delusions of grandeur induced by Newcastle Brown Ale but what the hay, gotta dream!