Welcome to the Woodland Reboot! I have a little more than 10 acres near Merrickville, Ontario and I'm in a building phase. With a modest budget I purchased 75 spruce logs and a Woodland Mills 122 sawmill. I turned the logs to lumber to build a 10'x16' board and batten shed and a 32'x48' shop/garage with metal siding. Once the shop is complete, I plan on building and making various items. Start watching and let's see where the projects take me!
Hello Peter. Your septic field , 5,000 square feet, will be a little over three times the size of my house. I am sure the most fun will be when the last chore has been finished. Have good days!
In the 11 years I owned my farm in Montague township, I had to "top up" the driveways (we had two) with gravel 3 times. At the time, it was a cheap enough exercise. Not sure about these days...
Hello Peter. Nice intro that was walked off perfectly. If a bulldozer comes in, it will probably unearth some more rocks. This is going to get fun, for some of us. Have good days!
I did this same thing back in February 2024 and took out 18 trees, came back in with a skid steer to clear a drive and 100 ft. by 60 foot area for home. It is a lot of work.
I admit to being not-a-little envious. I have wanted to build something very similar for years, but my ex-wife made sure I'd never be able to do anything like that. We lived on a beautiful farm property outside of Smiths Falls for many years. Until we didn't -- the beginning of the end for us as a couple. You plans look achievable and modest, and I salute you! So many people who "build their dream home" on a country property just go completely overboard. Your design is modest and livable, and since you already have a workshop of non-trivial size, the things you might have wanted to add space for in your house can instead happen in your workshop.
Hello Peter. Now you are really close to why you had the electrical addition to your property. I will believe you about the coat, but I need to slightly disagree. The zipper and coat seams look good. Perhaps it is a reversable jacket as I have one of those that is a puffer jacket. I could not get 24' x 56' to equal 1,450 square feet. I get 1,344 square feet. Perhaps there is some more room included. You showed enough of the shop to reveal that there is no more insulation on the floor. I know you like that fact. Was there any left over? Your epoxy projects look interesting. I enjoy watching Formula 1 races. Have good days!
Use a snowmobile helmet to block all snow and wind from your face and neck…. I don’t understand why you people without cabs don’t do it but yet complain about the snow blowing in your face…. I just solved your issue…
Nice. It’s always a good day when power comes to a property. Heads up though. As far as you running it out to another building. You should look into renting an excavator and digging a trench yourself and laying the pipe yourself and pulling the wire yourself. It’s dramatically cheaper than having more poles driven and you don’t have to look at wires going over head. Or worry about trees taking the wires out in a storm.
Mad Man Marine, Excellent advice! Last week our electrician outlined the exact plan you mention above. It will save a significant amount of money. Many thanks for this information! Peter
I have a 2014 sierra SLT in very good condition, every 2-3 years I take the black flaring off the fenders then the liners which have about 14 srews, I spray it out and then spray Krown in and lots in the lip, the inner wells and the lips are like new, cheap maintainence but hard work, I am 78 and only do one per day, if you have a hoist it would be a lot easier.
I purchased one of these about 5 years ago, same size engine but 3200 psi. It has performed quite well for me. I did have to buy a new pump but that wasn't the fault of the old pump, it was mine for not treating it properly. I added quick connects to all of the connections and bought a much more flexible 50 ft. washer hose for it that handles so much better than the stock 25ft hose that comes with it. Be sure to run some pump saver anti-freeze and lubricant through the pump before storing it for winter, otherwise if there's water in the pump it can freeze and burst on you and you'll need a new pump too, lol.
My dad and I made a lovely oak workbench when I was about 13. I still have it. Oak 2 x 4", pinned and glued on the long face, so quite a thick construction, then planed. Strip of mahogany on the front, and supported on 4 x 4" cedar legs.
Thanks for the video! In the manual they also want you to run water through the garden hose before attaching it to the pressure washer to let debris clear.
Awsome project and video.We are not far from your place we are in Toledo Ont. and planing to build pole darn on bead rock. How did you drill holes for your foundation?
Hello Peter. Not having a shop, all I have are questions. Is your shop vac near the initial exit of the dust when cutting wood? If there is room, would a hinged frame work for holding the filters in place? Hinged on the bottom. It looks good and should work. I saw someone use a box fan on the side for three sides for filters. Have good days!
Fans start at the highest setting to give the motor enough electricity to get started, if they started on the lowest setting there would be a risk of stalling. Same thing with most house fans.
Shouldn't the fan be sucking the air instead of blowing? The fan will stay clean and the filters will be held in place by the airflow. Just a suggestion.
@@TheWoodlandReboot Thanks, I will. I've never seen a furnace or air filtration system put the filter downstream. Depending on what kind of fan motor you had, common sense tells you that the dusty air would accumulate on the blades and motor. I have to clean my house fans all the time for this reason. Same holds true for ceiling fans. Ever notice the dust buildup on those blades?
@@harpazo5486 I agree with your points but was swayed by 3D's approach and reasons for inverting the fan. He does recommend to use a fan with an enclosed motor (mine is enclosed) to address the accumulation issues.
Yeah, enclosed motor would be good advice! I have an older friend that got severely burned and almost lost his life when his tablesaw motor caused sawdust to explode.
If you make another one try using the metal throat plate as a guide to cut the wood with a router and a flush trim bit that has a collar. Might need a little sanding but should be more accurate than trying to follow a curve with a jigsaw.
Ok Ijust finished it. the table looks great. the glue up is what im mostly concerned about. I do like the idea of gluing it in stages, was there anything that you would of done differently. How long have you been enjoying meals on it? has the finish held up well?
Thanks Kevin. Do differently: I need to buy some better clamps. We've been using it for about a month now and it is pretty good (wife seems to love it). The finish is holding up well. I recommend the product without hesitation - a month in.
Its a long video, which I like, Its the first one of yours ive come across. when Im done listening to this podcast ill start your video. But Ive been wanting to build my wife ( and I guess me) a table much like this so I think that this willprovide lots of insight.
The depth is about six inches. They’re secured with a Sika adhesive. If you don’t own a good size hammer drill, I recommend you rent one - makes for a much easier job.
Thanks. In this municipality, wood can be green when used in non-habitable structures. Only the wood in the trusses needs to be dried and stamped. In the case of my wood, much of it cured for 8 to 12 months.
I would love to have been able to construct mine (30’x40’) but I didn’t have the time and my local builder had a great price at the time, also prepandemic. I did finish out the interior after subbing out the spray foam insulation. My other subcontractors were a plumber for a bathroom and electrician for the main panel and wiring. If I have any regrets it would be that I could still use more room. The one thing that I did that I really like is a 10’x40’ covered porch on the front where I can park two vehicles if I have to, and where I do a lot of woodworking.
