seldom (dick renker)

we are finishing up the coldest month in 145 years in central ny. lake ontario was 80% frozen over. has only frozen all over 5 times in recorded history. have had 50 inches of snow this month and hardly ever has the temp gotten over 20 degrees and only a few days when the wind has been blowing at less than 25 mph. im ready for spring. and im ready to fill that little 4 legged critter full of holes.

dwarf, looks nice and simple. might have ton try one for the square necking

pintail1, some time this spring after the snow goes away i will be coming out to attleboro to see my new granddaughter. i would like to catch up with you at some point and visit and what ever. i used to live and work in freetown so i know a bit about the area. seldom (dick renker)

tractor supply had whiskey half barrels for sale a couple of years ago as planters. when I looked at them they were half full of water so I decided that they would work fine for a slack tub. Main trick with them is to keep them full of water so the wood swells. have had no leakage from mine in 2 years. keep a heat lamp on it this time of year so it doesnt freeze.

nice work shane

mike, i like those candle holders. i might have to steal the idea, with your permission of course.

Glad to hear it went well, partner. Awesome

when i worked on the railroad we just lit them and then dropped em on the ground, roadway, what ever as long as it didnt start a fire. didnt use them on wooden tresles.

I had noticed that Danny hasnt been on IFI for awhile and was wondering. He will be missed. Thoughts to the family Dick

nice work, tim

aw why not :huh: :o

sounds like its going to be a fun time, sorry im going to miss it.

Mike, Just a heads up, I cant make it to the hammer in but Tom wanted me to ask you to pick up him and about 25 others at the airport. Dick

Spent 10 years in Wisconsin and a block heater for the engine was a must in the winter. Was on an airport crash recue crew working 24 hour shifts and an airport is one of the coldest places to work besides a rail yard and ship yard. Been there done that on all three. I had a standard shift pickup and in the mornings after it got started you had to sit in it and hold the clutch in so it wouldn't stall till it warmed everything up. And I well remember that flat tires going down the road, shook everything.

almost wet myself laughing at these :lol:

i have done 4-5 using a bandsaw. 150 is a real project. if yoou start now you may have them done by graduation in the spring. good luck.

should work fine

aunt patty's in our thoughts here mike. glad to hear she's up and about seldom

spanner wrenches

you may be still finding your way around here but you surely know you way around a forge and anvil. nice work.

i recently shipped a package to hawaii, weighed 11.1.4 lbs. cost 48 bucks and was a 3 day delivery, priority. insurance and tracking a bit extra. was more than happy with results and so was customer.

would have been a major pucker event. lots of laughs later.

looks like a point used for driving wells.

to they are empty mike, i would have helped you

i couldnt make quad-state this year but i always figured if you couldnt find it there you didnt need it.