Not much else to say. Just need more nice weather :)
Monday, October 29, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Wood Stain
As hoped, we did not spend all of our time at the Mentone Color Fest. We saved a little time for staining all that wood we salvaged from the wood pile and bleached last weekend.
We did enjoy ourselves around the fire Friday night making new friends, listening to good music, and watching the fireworks given up each time a log was thrown into the fire.
We toured the arts and crafts booths and came home with a new airplane.
The next day and a half, Carolyn stained wavy board while I cleared the area around the workshop.
We did enjoy ourselves around the fire Friday night making new friends, listening to good music, and watching the fireworks given up each time a log was thrown into the fire.
We toured the arts and crafts booths and came home with a new airplane.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Woodpile Cleanup
Well, the woodpile beside the cabin has been an eyesore for a long time. We decided to relocate it and to salvage all we could for future use. The contents were sorted into two categories; pieces that needed to be cleaned and those that were OK as-is.
The ones to be cleaned were stacked up to be treated with household bleach. The others were moved to a new woodpile closer to the workshop.
The cleaning process consisted of spraying full-strength household bleach onto the planks, letting it stand for about five minutes, and then rinsing with water from our rain barrels. The bleached and rinsed planks were then stacked under a tarp with stickers between the layers to allow air flow.
The new woodpile required a little bit of clearing. A few small saplings were cut and set aside for future stove wood. Other brush and windfall were burned as it was a calm day and rain in the immediate forecast. The remaining brush was removed with the trusty mower, "Arry". Several layers of old tarps were used to get the last bit of "good" from them.
Carolyn put on a big pot of chicken soup early in the day so we would have a hearty supper that night.
The final result is that now the side yard looks much nicer. The next thing to do will be to stain all the bleached wood as soon as it is dry. Maybe next weekend if ColorFest doesn't interfere too much :)
The ones to be cleaned were stacked up to be treated with household bleach. The others were moved to a new woodpile closer to the workshop.
The cleaning process consisted of spraying full-strength household bleach onto the planks, letting it stand for about five minutes, and then rinsing with water from our rain barrels. The bleached and rinsed planks were then stacked under a tarp with stickers between the layers to allow air flow.
The new woodpile required a little bit of clearing. A few small saplings were cut and set aside for future stove wood. Other brush and windfall were burned as it was a calm day and rain in the immediate forecast. The remaining brush was removed with the trusty mower, "Arry". Several layers of old tarps were used to get the last bit of "good" from them.
Carolyn put on a big pot of chicken soup early in the day so we would have a hearty supper that night.
The final result is that now the side yard looks much nicer. The next thing to do will be to stain all the bleached wood as soon as it is dry. Maybe next weekend if ColorFest doesn't interfere too much :)
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