My old house

[Don Rickles]

Here's what I started with in '92.....An abandoned property that sat for 30 years.....only thieves entered and grabbed what they could....About 100 years of accumulated belongs were still inside and around the property. It truly was one of those, money, guns and flags type finds during the cleanout....Then one picture of a watercolor painted in 1946 by this famous landscape painter Henry Leith Ross. We found it hanging on a museum wall and purchased it from the painter's daughters collection!

Forgive me if this is a dupe post of the building, I didn't check my previous thread history before making this thread....

[04 commemorative]

:seasix:

[Big bob]

Good bones and thanks for saving. Most of the crap built today would never survive. :hurray:

[Rikki Z-06]

:seasix:

[MadInNc]

What’s your interest rate? Pic of driveway rock or never happened …..

[Don Rickles]

What’s your interest rate? Pic of driveway rock or never happened …..

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[04 commemorative]

Driveway rock is necessary in any home for sure

[Don Rickles]

Driveway rock is necessary in any home for sure

30' cobblestone driveway entrance count?:confused5:

[04 commemorative]

This time, yes :funnier:

[OnPoint]

:seasix:

[Onebadcad]

Very nice home!!
Up north you have homes 2X. 3X older than my city.

[snide]

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Since you have 0 interest in your house, I might be interested in it.

[LATB]

You did an excellent job on the remodel/restoration.
I dub you my 2nd favorite Jewish carpenter.

[GTOguy]

You did an excellent job on the remodel/restoration.
I dub you my 2nd favorite Jewish carpenter.
I don't think Rickles works with his hands unless it's in the kitchen. I think he hires the heavy work done. :seasix:

Where in the hell is YADKIN?

[LATB]

I don't think Rickles works with his hands unless it's in the kitchen. I think he hires the heavy work done. :seasix:

Where in the hell is YADKIN?

I believe that he is a carpenter by trade. Like myself and many old carpenters, he has moved into the sales and management side of the industry.

[GTOguy]

I believe that he is a carpenter by trade. Like myself and many old carpenters, he has moved into the sales and management side of the industry.

A modern-day Jew who works with his hands? No way. Not buying it.

[Don Rickles]

I believe that he is a carpenter by trade. Like myself and many old carpenters, he has moved into the sales and management side of the industry.

My calluses have calluses. But no more ladders and saw dust for me, thank you. Other than for my kids houses or my repairs.

If I tell you we used stick rulers when I started carpentry you might laugh but it's true...

[Don Rickles]

A modern-day Jew who works with his hands? No way. Not buying it.

Most Jews moved out of my childhood neighborhood to better zip codes. Leaving me in the mix of germans, micks and wops......

[LATB]

My calluses have calluses. But no more ladders and saw dust for me, thank you. Other than for my kids houses or my repairs.

If I tell you we used stick rulers when I started carpentry you might laugh but it's true...
Can't do ladders anymore but I'll embrace as much sawdust as I can produce.

I also used stick rules. Folding and fixed. My dad carried a wooden 12" rule in his pocket. And we always also had a yardstick or two. He taught me how to use it. At seven-eight years old I was an expert at fractions because of the carpenters rule. :seasix:
I can run a whole house of baseboards with only a yardstick and a coping saw. :yesnod:

And I remember the only power tools we had were a drill and a crappy 7-1/4 circular saw. All miter work was done in a wooden mitre box and mitre saw.

We used hand saws a lot. And hand drills (carpenters brace).
My dad had an extensive collection of hand saw blades. He was actually very good at sharpening and setting the teeth. Many other carpenters would have him sharpen their saws.

Things were different back then.
Seemed slower. But a lot got done. :cert:

[Yadkin]

30' cobblestone driveway entrance count?:confused5:

Yes. Floridiots would see that and be so confused, they'd choose another driveway to turn their Suburbans around. :yesnod:

[Yadkin]

My calluses have calluses. But no more ladders and saw dust for me, thank you. Other than for my kids houses or my repairs.

If I tell you we used stick rulers when I started carpentry you might laugh but it's true...

So did I. Mine had a brass insert that slid out to measure depth, or for detail work.

[GTOguy]

Yes. Floridiots would see that and be so confused, they'd choose another driveway to turn their Escalades around. :yesnod:
Fixt.

Glad to see you make an appearance, Yad. It was pretty bleak around here yesterday, Yadless Friday. :kimblair: