Woodworking thread

[C-Mag]

I feel like we all took this 11 day journey together.

It will be more real to me when I am sitting infront of a plate of Fried Chicken

[Haumana]

It will be more real to me when I am sitting infront of a plate of Fried Chicken

They can't lay forever......

[C-Mag]

It will be more real to me when I am sitting infront of a plate of Fried Chicken

They can't lay forever......

Unfortunately when they are done laying their only good for soup.

[Haumana]

Unfortunately when they are done laying their only good for soup.

Chicken Long Rice it is then. Twist my arm.

[Hastur]

It will be more real to me when I am sitting infront of a plate of Fried Chicken

They can't lay forever......

Unfortunately when they are done laying their only good for soup.

Chicken Marengo ftw if you have any crayfish nearby. Use old classical recipes for hens. They didn't have any broilers back when Napoleon wanted to still his hunger after a successful battle.

[Okeefenokee]

They can't lay forever......

Unfortunately when they are done laying their only good for soup.

Chicken Marengo ftw if you have any crayfish nearby. Use old classical recipes for hens. They didn't have any broilers back when Napoleon wanted to still his hunger after a successful battle.

Bookmarked.

[C-Mag]

[SuburbanFarmer]

Looking hard at a 200 yr old house on 9 acres.

Gotta get me some land.

[C-Mag]

Looking hard at a 200 yr old house on 9 acres.

Nearly 2 years ago I bought a 125 year old house. Here's some of my lessons learned, pros and cons...............might get a little long.

Pros
The location and design of homes before electricity were mostly built to take advantage of weather, climate and seasons. For instance, this year many of the homes in the surrounding area are experiencing minor flooding. Not me, when this home was built there wasn't another home for miles, it's built on a small rise, almost inperceptable in the valley. But I'm 8 to 16 inches higher than the surrounding ground and thats enough.

The house is built to take advantage of the sun in all 4 seasons. The solid wood doors have half glass to allow light to penetrate through the house during the day, without having any lights on. The roof is steep pitched and sheds moisture easily. I have a solid brick chimney that starts in the basement and runs through the kitchen on the main floor and through the bedroom on the 2nd story. I can install a wood or coal stove on any level or multiple levels. I have a built in 12x24 concrete root cellar in the basement. I still have a coal chute.

The homestead was built and designed for a family to raise most of it's' own food and care for animals. There are shelter trees, fruit trees, garden areas, a barn, a shop, an old carriage shed, an outhouse, and the original well. There is still water in the well, and the hand pump, but it needs new leather packings.

Everything about the house is built for self sufficiency in area.

Cons
The House is really old.
I'm in the process of replacing all the original knob and tube wiring and runs most of the house. I'm 80% rebuilt with new now. Insulation sucks. Working on that too. Luckily for me, the house is very structurally sound. However, the wives tale of all these superior hundred year old materials is a myth. Yes, it's very solid wood, but it's not vastly superior to modern lumber, generally just larger in dimension. The trim and flooring was superior though.

Lathe and Plaster Sucks. It's very hard to work with, around, etc. The Windows are high quality, but a lot of work with all the paint on them. They all need to be stripped and refurbished to function properely. Then storm windows and screens need work. Old houses are a shit ton of work. Just be aware of that.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Looking hard at a 200 yr old house on 9 acres.

Nearly 2 years ago I bought a 125 year old house. Here's some of my lessons learned, pros and cons...............might get a little long.

Pros
The location and design of homes before electricity were mostly built to take advantage of weather, climate and seasons. For instance, this year many of the homes in the surrounding area are experiencing minor flooding. Not me, when this home was built there wasn't another home for miles, it's built on a small rise, almost inperceptable in the valley. But I'm 8 to 16 inches higher than the surrounding ground and thats enough.

The house is built to take advantage of the sun in all 4 seasons. The solid wood doors have half glass to allow light to penetrate through the house during the day, without having any lights on. The roof is steep pitched and sheds moisture easily. I have a solid brick chimney that starts in the basement and runs through the kitchen on the main floor and through the bedroom on the 2nd story. I can install a wood or coal stove on any level or multiple levels. I have a built in 12x24 concrete root cellar in the basement. I still have a coal chute.

The homestead was built and designed for a family to raise most of it's' own food and care for animals. There are shelter trees, fruit trees, garden areas, a barn, a shop, an old carriage shed, an outhouse, and the original well. There is still water in the well, and the hand pump, but it needs new leather packings.

Everything about the house is built for self sufficiency in area.

Cons
The House is really old.
I'm in the process of replacing all the original knob and tube wiring and runs most of the house. I'm 80% rebuilt with new now. Insulation sucks. Working on that too. Luckily for me, the house is very structurally sound. However, the wives tale of all these superior hundred year old materials is a myth. Yes, it's very solid wood, but it's not vastly superior to modern lumber, generally just larger in dimension. The trim and flooring was superior though.

Lathe and Plaster Sucks. It's very hard to work with, around, etc. The Windows are high quality, but a lot of work with all the paint on them. They all need to be stripped and refurbished to function properely. Then storm windows and screens need work. Old houses are a shit ton of work. Just be aware of that.

Good points. Our current place is about 80 years old, and came with knob/tube that we had the sellers replace before moving in. The insulation was pretty non-existent, but I've replaced all of it upstairs.

This new one was once a carriage house, built on a hill. It has all new windows, an original brick oven in the basement, and plenty of room to grow. I want the foundation/structure/roof/plumbing thoroughly checked, but the rest I can handle. I'm no stranger to insulation and drywall.