Re: Nautical based tree house
Trooper82: tools: the best thing was a chainsaw head on a grinder and splitting wedge and an 8lb sledge hammer, then a custom ground chisel head on an electric jack hammer followed by another custom ground gouge on an SDS rotory hammer...the chips were flying off...
Re: Floor on tree house
I love it Autotech! how far from the ground is it? Sounds like you need a sawmill? Diagonal bracing would keep it from rocking and feeling like it's going to fall, but i bet it's very strong anyway. How did you sink the poles? Old wise farmers used to put posts...
This was an earlier project. It all started with a dream, just like an old boat. There was this Great Plains Cottonwood tree trunk kicking around the city tree lot for years. I would occasionally stop and drool over the biggest log in the State of Colorado. After finding the office # there...
Howdy folks, purchased this 1956 "glass magic" 14' pleasure boat from a buddy for practically nothing in May of 12'. It had a 2 part plywood transom which was completely rotten which started the redux of practically everything. It had these annoying bulkheads at the gunwales which ruined any...
Howdy folks, 2 Q's: Have two identical 25RL70E's. 1. one has a (freeze crack?) above prop unit on lower unit. Will it leak oil into water? Is this a major problem that needs repaired? "JB weld" a good fix? 2. second motor has ominous warning tag: "do not start, pump is broken". Is...
