CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures

[CntryBoy777]

So, today we hit 80 and had the AC running...just absolutely Crazy!! The winds are finally dying down and should be shifting more northward thru tomorrow....hi of 56 expected. Before I forget again, I have a pic for @frustratedearthmother .... here are some of Star's "Fuzzies".
Got some pics of the buzzards circling and riding the wind, too.... I saw a flock of about 30 geese flying north, but they were too far up to get a pic on this phone. These buzzards keep the ducks on "Alert" I never tell them it is okay, because I don't know if they can truly tell the difference and I've noticed hawks soaring along with them too, "Alert" is good...IMO
Gotta get rid of some eggs tomorrow about 12-14dz and do some shopping. Hoping to get some burning done this wknd before the rain comes thru early next wk.....take as much advantage as we can of the weather when we get it. Finally, I got a pic of the boys side by side without "Bumping" heads.... notice they are looking at each other either...

 

[Mike CHS]

It wasn't quite that warm here but we did get in the low 70's. Nice enough to open the big door in the shop and get the A-frame chicken coop about half done. It was nice doing something not sheep related. We have been here since June of last year and we are just now getting the work shop finished enough to be able to actually use it.

 

[Bruce]

Man do you have some productive birds if you are HAVING to get rid of 12-14 dozen eggs!!!!

Love the pictures, the different blues in the sky are amazing.

Next time it gets cold, save some of it to release when it gets hot, then you won't have to run the A/C.

 

[CntryBoy777]

@Mike CHS I have always wanted a Shop, but never got one, but if I ever get to cleaning out my Dad's old storage building, I'm thinking of using that for one and feed storage. I don't know a lot, but I love working with wood...and with some Guidance from you and @Bruce , I might end up making something decent....
We are getting 7duck/7-8dottie eggs a day like "Clockwork". I sure wish the weather would work that way for sure, tho being in this "Tin Can" with the front door facing SW means sunny days Raises the temp inside greatly. Much of the time we run AC during the day and heaters at night...simply Amazing!!
Oh, went by HD and Lowe's today and no pentacryl, but if I can't get it at 2 other places will order myself Bruce, not a problem at all.

 

[Bruce]

Don't order pentacryl unless you have a need for it yourself. It has only one use (to replace the water in wood as it dries so it doesn't crack) and is expensive. I have enough left to do the ends of that piece of black walnut prior to shipping. I will send it to you and order more for myself because what I have left won't to do more than that. It will likely need a week or two of immersion or "painting" several times a day to keep it from cracking after it arrives here. I won't be able to do anything with it for a couple of months, the conveyor belt on my drum sander separated at the glue joint and I've ordered a replacement. I guess I'm not supposed to use it in sub freezing temperatures.

You can get wood working guidance from @Mike CHS and me but beware. Woodshops are subject to "woodworking tool math"!!! That can make chicken math a cheap endeavor.

 

[Mike CHS]

You can get wood working guidance from @Mike CHS and me but beware. Woodshops are subject to "woodworking tool math"!!! That can make chicken math a cheap endeavor.

That is one very true statement but I did most of my learning on a small Ryobi BT3 portable table saw. I rebuilt an entire set of kitchen cabinets as my learning project that I promptly regretted but managed to get it done and looking good. That project resulted in enough new tools that I could have had the cabinets built but it was fun.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Well, I was thinking Bruce that I may come across some more wood, different may be, and if I have some on hand it will be available...and if, I get to doing anything on my own I'll have some too....so, I'll get some.

 

[Bruce]

OK!

It will certainly be easier to think you want to make some stuff from raw wood you cut yourself if you don't have to worry about it cracking.

 

[CntryBoy777]

To tell ya just how long it has been since I tried to get something going on it, I saw a demo at a Mall for the Shopsmith V. It had a central unit that had parts to it that made it a bandsaw, drill press, lathe, drum or disc sander, and tablesaw. Life never lead me down that path, and haven't made anything since wood shop in 10th grade. So, the chalkboard has been erased, and I have never had the desire to have the Best, because I'm sure not, and it doesn't matter to me if it is pine, spruce, or cedar or whatever. That way when I mess up it isn't a very big issue.

 

[Mike CHS]

Some wood is pretty stable this time of year. We had a tree come down due to winds and a lightening strike last year that I just cut up for turning blanks to be used next year. Teresa wants to learn how to do some turning and so far none of them have any cracking at all. I saved a bunch of 2x2's we wound up with to let her practice with.