Posted on 11/13/2021 6:31:44 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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Indeed, bless God. Warming is good! However, if it is going to be Winter then I like a lot of snow, not rain.
If the lumber is dried well I have used marine paint with great success.
Blurb; Use an oil based paint. Use an exterior primer sealer first. You could add some linseed oil but will have to wait longer for it to soak in and dry. After the primer has dried put a second coat of gloss exterior oil based paint, as indicated white is a good color. (You might have to search for it. The powers that be don’t like oil paints, bad for the enviornment etc.)
If you were in a really wet climate I might suggest weep holes on the bottom (normally in masonry walls) but its dry most of the year. Just make certain you do a good job painting the cut to size 2x6 frame surfaces (including the end grain) before you assemble. Remember that wood does expand and move and leave some space between your 1” x 8” decking planks. (Use galvanized screws to fasten. Less likely to rust off or back out. )
Good luck!
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Leftover Turkey Sammiches are the BEST part of Thanksgiving, IMHO. :)
*SNORT*
I wrap our baked potatoes in gold leaf EVERY Friday night to go with whatever roadkill we’ve scavenged for the week. ;)
Leftover Turkey Sammiches are the BEST part of Thanksgiving, IMHO. :)
....especially lightly browned in bacon grease...mom made them for our school lunches...not understood the complaints about leftover turkey.
The heart wants what the heart wants! :)
Lol......cute.
Thanks, Pete!
A naturally occurring ice formation on a mountaintop in Slovenia
No question.
We are so thankful our youngest daughter came by last Sunday and did our fall yard cut back and clean up! She spent three summers working in landscaping and is so good at this. Our yard is now ready for the snow to fly. Me, on the other hand, am not ready for that!
Thanks so much for the tips Pete. I never would have thought to paint the boards and ends before construction! It looks like the consensus is white or light paint, preferably with UV protection and oil-based. Quick followup: You mention linseed oil. Could I first apply a coat (or two?) of linseed oil by itself, followed by the paint? Or is that overkill? I’ve been meaning to buy a canister of linseed oil anyhow, so the added cost is not a factor. Thanks again.
Peppers and tomatoes are good to dehydrate, so are onions. Throw some in a soup, or top a casserole. Cantaloupe makes a really good dried fruit. Cherries are good, but tedious to pit and halve, so I don’t do them often. Some people like to make fruit leathers from pureed fruit poured onto a suitable sheet.
Jerky: Get lean meat (venison is great) and use a really sharp knife to remove all the fat and connective tissue you can, then slice into 1/4” thick strips. Make a marinade from two parts ketchup, one part each soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce, and whatever spices you want, plus a dash of liquid smoke. Use plenty of black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. I like hot jerky, so I’ll substitute sriracha for half the ketchup and put in a fair amount of cayenne. Marinate 8-12 hours in the refrigerator, stirring from time to time.
I use a 5-tray Excalibur dehydrator, and 5 lb. of London broil will make a batch of jerky. About one and a half cups of marinade is plenty. Dry the stuff at 155. Turn the strips over after a few hours and switch trays around as needed. After 10 hours or so, check the jerky and remove the finished pieces. The thicker ones will need more time, at least until you can’t feel them compress when you squeeze them. I prefer jerky to be a bit flexible, not brittle.
I keep the jerky in the refrigerator in Zip-loc bags, since it either gets moldy or goes brittle at room temperature.
Thanks for the geezer tips. I’ve already learned that the older clerks are chockful of geezer knowledge. They also have more patience with women of a certain age and their wacky little projects. The younger guys are great for carrying the lumber, PVC and Quikrete out to the car.
I usually mow (chop) the leaves to bits before bagging or I'd only get about 20 feet before I need to dump. If you are going to make just one pass, get a leaf blower and blow the leaves far enough away from obstacles to get them under the mower deck. I did have a power baggger, but it was insanely cumbersome. I have no problems with a simple air-flow bagger as long as I use high-lift blades. When I have an area where I don't want to pick up, but will need to start picking up again pretty soon, I just remove/replace the chute base, not the whole nine yards. If I were you, I'd just get a bagger for the smaller machine, and use the zero for mowing and leaving the clippings lay. I see the bag assemlbies occasionally on Craig's.
Just like the last 2 or 3 years, I vow that this will be my last season of full-time mowing... I did get a couple from town to mow the smaller place once last summer, and it cost me $275 for a pee-pee poor job. A good job for both places will certainly be more than $500 per week. Tough move to make...
Probably overkill. If you add some to the primer don’t add much.You could hit the board ends 2x with the primer It should soak it up. If you use too much linseed oil It will take a long time to absorb/dry!
The "stable" from left to right: Little Buddy, Zero (the 'racehorse' - very fast!) & Clyde (the work horse like a Clydesdale).
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