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    heya all and happy post thanksgiving. : ) im...

    heya all and happy post thanksgiving. : ) im cleaning out a storage trailer and i have a bunch of american clay leftover that did not get used in a build. who is building near ky and can use it ...
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    i was part of the rat race in chicago. i owned a...

    i was part of the rat race in chicago. i owned a messenger service and a printing business. great money but it was a 24/7 kind of job. then 9/11 happened. the world just seemed crazy...i wanted a...
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    i love a person with an eye for cool : )) if you...

    i love a person with an eye for cool : )) if you can dream it you can build it!
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    whats so wrong with an instructor building a...

    whats so wrong with an instructor building a house to sell "later" ?????? you gain the knowledge you need. n hes the person WITH the knowledge that has the patience to teach you. plus hes the one...
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    ill get a close up pic..we just slabbed it. n did...

    ill get a close up pic..we just slabbed it. n did a reverse natural edge BnBatten. ( nailed on an angle..VERY important ) gladd ya like it mossey : ))
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    heres some finished stone for ya LHN!!...

    heres some finished stone for ya LHN!!
    http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac89/rusty_bucket_album/the%20cabins/IMG_0086.jpg
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    howdy Rob : ) once you take the class if you...

    howdy Rob : )

    once you take the class if you find yourself out my way ( louisville Ky ) get in touch..id be happy to show you ( or any other new members ) what weve been building. we are kicking...
  8. all this computer mumbo jumbo has this old man...

    all this computer mumbo jumbo has this old man running for the hills. remember it took me months to figure out how to post a pic! so the new forum is a bit overwhelming for me. creature of...
  9. Thread: Bamboo

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    bamboo

    ya might get away with butt n pass bamboo that was tied together. but ya better live in a very warm climate cuz im pretty sure you wont be able to chink bamboo. it will move too much no matter what...
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    corn bread

    you musta been nappin!!
    the notches are work..but i kinda like em cuz its old school. i had brackets made pretty cheap. but decided to go this route cuz i needed somewhere to hide the notes im...
  11. Thread: Bamboo

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    bamboooooo

    heya n welcome.
    i dig bamboo too. ive seen some cool weekend getaways made from it. im pretty sure BNP wouldnt work. at least not the way we do it.
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    yes

    brother Ed is RIGHT. on the members side is where you will be taught 12 different ways to wrestle a log into place. learn how to pound n peel with the least amount of pain. and make iron skillet corn...
  13. Thread: New here

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    from scratch

    im building two from scratch right now ( but theyre not for me ) we harvested our own trees cuz the "logger" became overwhelmed ( was one of the most fun parts of this build ) took down an old stone...
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    yes..ENJOY

    the class. it will be the best money youve ever spent. and once you are on the other side...if youre anywhere round Kentucky..get your butts over to my project n pound some rebar!
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    i know..

    there is nothing like the site of a huge log dangling from a lifting strap 25ft in the air. LOL.. and what about the kooky way we end up lifting our 24ft long 4x12 rafters?? : ))))

    BAM!!! teaser...
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    teaser

    on the members side you get to toss around ideas like..whats the best way to get this RPSL in the cabin?? n then post pics about how you pulled it off and the hilarity that happened along the way its...
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    in Kentucy..n i think Ohio. on land thats 15 or more acres you can be considered farm exempt. which means as an owner builder you would need to have a perc test.. submit stamped plans...and have an...
  18. LHN/ED/COW?/Warthog...

    LHN...i think its time to add another pic to the "why have a telehandler thread" that thing cant weigh more than your ridge pole. double dog dare ya. ( is Eds driveway wide enough? )
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    freezer shed

    we started looking at the stuff on the link that we got above.
    Ed..funny you should mention that shed. today we started tossing the idea around of building an ICF shed. i think it might be the most...
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    freezer

    thanks all!

    jrdavis.. we use it for beef thats raised on the farm. the one thats set up now is old n needs to be replaced.
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    cold storage/walk in freezer

    wondering if anyone can chime in on this..ya out there Rod?????
    We and are looking to replace our cold storage, walk-in freezer with something more efficient and cheap. Is it possible to build your...
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    free land???

    sounds like it right up LHBA alley..: )

    http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/7-towns-where-land-is-free.html
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    1977

    ahhhhh. the 70s. yeah..i was knee high to a grasshopper, building ( and selling i might add ) soapbox racers to the neighborhood kids. had a bright orange schwinn stingray with a banana seat. oh...
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    bigger..

    is better : ). but they teach that in class too. esp. when were talking about RP envy. and i think LHN takes the cake for RP size. the larger the logs the more thermal mass. there are plenty of log...
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    more drystack

    stone porn
    http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac89/rusty_bucket_album/the%20cabins/IMG_2257.jpg
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