Category Archives: Cabin Construction

summer too soon?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Greg

Yesterday the iron pony and I plowed in a lot of sod. I went looking for field fence to use for the peas, tomatoes, beans, and yes, actual fencing! The fence runs $165 for 330′ plus tax. Steel posts are … Continue reading →

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busted saws and railings

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Greg

I finished up the railing mostly on the outward loft. I’m pleased Lauren is happy and I saved us $200 to $800 depending on what we would have installed professionally made. It’s not rustic joinery, I may play with that … Continue reading →

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Rail and logs and other things

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Greg

I’ve been working on the loft railings some. I also split and carried about 12 feet of a black walnut trunk. I’m reading the mother earth news archives from the 70s this weekend. I’ll post more about this as a … Continue reading →

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Repairing / improving our Internet connection

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Greg

Since fall we have had a temporary wire supplying our internet. Last night we received heavy rain and both segments of the wire lost connectivity. I spent most of the day repairing and installing permanent wires. The photo above shows … Continue reading →

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Draw knives and spring chickens

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Greg

Even though it’s been t shirts some days of recent the soil temperature is still 20F or lower. I will research tonight, I think I need 40F for snow peas but I might plant some trials just to see. I … Continue reading →

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