What are you building right now?

[Ozwald]

2nd layer of floor is almost in! Taking a break from rasping out the drain hole. I wish I knew that this was going to take an extra layer of flooring because I probably have room for the trench drain now, but the circular one is fine too... just a little more squeegee'n.

[Ozwald]

2nd layer of floor is almost in! Taking a break from rasping out the drain hole. I wish I knew that this was going to take an extra layer of flooring because I probably have room for the trench drain now, but the circular one is fine too... just a little more squeegee'n.

The IIC (that's Idiot In Charge) didn't buy enough plywood or screws... or more like they got used in other projects. Luckily I don't need the window panel for the A/C from the old apartment which just happened to be the same kind of ply. I'm not going to town for a week or 3, but I was able to get in touch with someone who needed to run to town & is bringing me some screws a bit later today. It'll get wrapped up tomorrow morning. After that floor & getting the lawn mowed, it's beer thirty.

[Ozwald]

A few mornings ago I saw a pile of junk sitting next to the road & as I was slowing down to turn right after it I saw a wooden table & the free sign. It was about 4 am out in the middle of nowhere so I couldn't get that good of a look at it but figured what the hell, I can always rip it apart & salvage some of the wood or toss it in the burn barrel. All the other stuff was questionable at best (furniture with cushions harboring who knows what & a bit of old particleboard stuff) so I just grabbed the table.

I finally got around to taking a closer look at it today and even though the top isn't salvageable as a table top since it's as warped as a gentle rolling sea & varies from 3/8" to 1/4" it's still some pretty nice wood... walnut perhaps (I just sanded a little spot on it so far). I can probably bring it down to bare wood, cut it into strips & glue it together for a segmented bowl or something.

The base looks great (to a woodworker anyways, pretty far gone, but good joinery & completely salvageable. It doesn't appear to be the same wood as the top but I only spent a couple minutes breaking it down so it wouldn't take up as much room in the corner of the shop, but eventually I'll get around to refinishing it, build a new top for it & have a nice little work table in the brewery. All in all, not a bad score.

[12stones]

So, Oz, is the plan to take this brewery pro or what?

[Ozwald]

No, just my oversized homebrew operation. It would make for a pretty pimp pilot system though. I've toyed with the thought of building a new structure on the property & making it into the 'perfect' brewery, moving this out there & putting a 5 or 10 gallon system inside, but who knows if that will ever happen. It's a possibility but a good number of years down the road. My house was built in 1913, so I've got plenty of stuff to do before I get there. The kitchen is my other big priority, after the brewery & the woodshop. I'm not making Doc's salary or anything, so they all move along at a nice slow pace. Gives me plenty of time to think, plan, scrap those plans & think of new ones.

[JakeAndBake]

Well, got some work done on the Knucklehead this past weekend.



Got the floor built onto the base.



And the trapdoors fit.


And I ripped the lumber from the frame. Home Depot/Lowes lumber never wants to rip straight for me, so I bought about 24' of 2" knotty alder and ripped it all down to 1.5"x1.5". I'll cut it to size this weekend and get the frame built. Also, I need to remember to holesaw out my fan ports before I get the frame on there, otherwise there could be issues.

That was like 4 hours of work. I was expecting to be paneling it by now, but this is a fairly advanced project for where I'm at in my woodworking skills, so I guess better slow than sloppy.

[Ozwald]

I guess better slow than sloppy.

Woodworking - Patience = Firewood

Looking good so far

[Twilight]

Next weekend I will be building a stir plate so I can start putting my yeasties on steroids. I will also be building a sculpture so that I can utilize gravity a bit better (and safer) than using chairs and step stools for brewing.