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Nothing much happening here this week. I found this cool article on natural building from the 14th century. In the interesting of keeping my blog active I will cheat this week and post somebody else’s material: http://naturalhomes.org/stonevillages.htm I posted a picture gallery of a log gazebo I built a few years ago here: Cool log … Read more

A room in a recent remodel project need a door with a clipped” corner, in order to open into a low pitched ceiling. This is the door opening from the inside of the room. It will hinge on the left side and swing into the sloped ceiling on the left. The ceiling can’t be seen … Read more

I had the opportunity to be up early this morning and saw the night illuminated by the huge, full, or almost full, moon. I watched as it slowly gave over to the sun, slowly sinking in to the south west as the sun gradually came up in the east.The days are getting noticeably shorter now … Read more

More progress on the garage that we are building…The walls are sheathed, the roofing shingles are on this side of the roof.  …on the other side we put up a log header and a shed roof for a wood shed area… ________________________________________________________ http://huismanconcepts.com/

More routine carpentry work. Chris and Scott have been working on framing this garage. A couple weeks ago we were setting these trusses: Meanwhile, some finishing touches on another project. Counter-tops installed and the mirror and light fixtures hung on this reclaimed oak vanity. The counter tops are soapstone. Custom glass shower doors in the … Read more

I have been able to continue my interest in spending time at the baseball field even in the off season by doing some work there.It has been apparent for some time that the roofs on the dugouts were needing some work badly. Though they were only about five or six years old, (that’s about when … Read more

We are starting a new little side project. It is a small garage with a finished space upstairs.Here the dirt-work is mostly done and the forms for the concrete have started going in. Rough-in plumbing has been done for floor drains etc. Forming a slab and rough grading for a garage. Rough grading and beginning … Read more

We made some significant progress on some cable railing this past week.I think it is turning out pretty nice.Here are some pictures: coming up the stairs and looking out over the loft through the lakeside windows through the fir timbers and cable railing. Looking up the stairs from the main floor through the Douglas  Fir … Read more

I thought this was nice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY_zuNtf3_g&feature=player_embedded http://huismanconcepts.com/

We began the installation of some flooring on one of the projects in progress.This is one the second floor of the home. It is a wide board, engineered, reclaimed pine flooring.  Once the flooring is down we finished trimming the doors and base… This is a cool shot of the ceiling in the bathroom upstairs. … Read more