MEETING THE MASTERMIND
@Koh @evans-adventures and I took off early in the morning with our cargo loaded. We were headed to the great state of Alabama to meet up with a wonderful man, @makinstuff.
**@koh holding our most precious cargo.ð
Upon arrival we all enjoyed a bit of camaraderie and fellowship. @makinstuff showed us around the homestead and gave us a good understanding of his plans for the future.(And he has a lot of great ones!!)
A LITTLE RELAXING
After the tour we set back and just enjoyed one another's company. We told stories and talked about our plans for the future. We also met the rowdiest set of pups I'd seen in a while.
*They were as cute as were awnry. ð
*@Evans-adventures decided to dig a hole instaed of deal with our "old guy stories."ð
A NIGHT OF REST BEFORE THE WORK STARTS
After a few hours of chewing the cud, we all decided to get rested up for the day ahead. We were going to be working on building a gate using trees @makinstuff had fell.
LET THE GATE BUILDING BEGIN
A cantilever gate is the style we we're building. It works by balancing the gate against a load on the backside of the log fence. This makes for a very easy to operate gate that will last a long time.
*A tripod being assembled to help with the heavy lifting.
@Koh got to use a grinder for the first time and did an amazing job cutting up some rebar pieces that we used in the gate hinge.
**@koh grinding *The gate is done!!! * @Evans-adventures doing his part digging.
**@evans-adventures sampling some of the native wildflowers.ð
**@koh attempting to eat Evans brains.ðĪŠðĪŠ
AFTER THE GATE WAS UP
We took a well deserved break and @makingstuff prepared us an insanely delicious chicken supper.
THE NEXT DAY, THE NEXT JOB
The shower was the next big project to tackle. The basics of the shower had been built, but @makinstuff was still in need of a roof to go over it...so it began.
*It reminded me of a Three Stooges skit, but we got it done.ððð
- First was a good layer of wood to give some strength.
*Add a few screws to hold everything together.
*Then a waterproof layer of tarp to protect the wood, and tie it in place.
The shower was good to go. It is a temporary shower but one that now has a roof which is a really great deal!!! And we are so glad we were able to help such a great man with some work that is tough to do by yourself.
RANDOM HOMESTEAD PICTURES!!!
