tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498536450964913359.post1093063768971464834..comments2023-08-19T01:55:15.053-07:00Comments on God’s Piñata: Bananas, Butter and Shingles... A Few of the Many Reasons Chicks Dig MeSteven Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251773690801692907noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498536450964913359.post-78734808789088277802010-11-27T09:10:26.976-08:002010-11-27T09:10:26.976-08:00I am in awe of your manly genius.I am in awe of your manly genius.anniekatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559718343263958597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498536450964913359.post-42191545664667480082010-11-26T22:23:09.975-08:002010-11-26T22:23:09.975-08:00so 'digging'!so 'digging'!stephanie clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034801969843868850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498536450964913359.post-89229759969269521012010-11-26T19:03:59.056-08:002010-11-26T19:03:59.056-08:00I am very impressed by the shingle-making machine,...I am very impressed by the shingle-making machine, Steven! Too cool ;)Emmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06290515700311919367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498536450964913359.post-75294352726371258332010-11-26T18:23:35.413-08:002010-11-26T18:23:35.413-08:00Gwen...
The machine is all reclaimed ply and win...Gwen... <br /><br />The machine is all reclaimed ply and windfall oak. I didn't shoot for pretty... Heck, I finished it with 30 weight motor oil. But thanks! <br /><br />I was suprised and very pleased with how the shingles came out. I can't wait to start nailing them down. <br /><br />I have to see that quilt! Any pictures!<br /><br />I ate a dog bisquit, figured I had to try the butter...Steven Cainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251773690801692907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498536450964913359.post-6749628650748829322010-11-26T17:38:52.422-08:002010-11-26T17:38:52.422-08:00.. First time ever I saw anything like this, Steve..... First time ever I saw anything like this, Steven.. even the woodgrain in the shingle machine is beautiful... I never would have thought that this is how you cut shingles.. it's ingenious and the results are gorgeous!!!! oh my gosh this is a fantastic descriptive photo essay.. 4000 more huh... you can do it I have no doubts!!! That is going to be the most beautiful shingled building ever .. and the thought that you cut each one.. Absolutely Fabulous!!!<br /><br />.... I made a quilt once (called "wild goose chase") that had 3,724 pieces in it... mostly all triangles. <br /><br /> I don't eat a mouthfuls of butter any more.. but I do still stick my finger in it... <br /><br /> Thanks for this!!!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498536450964913359.post-2121962297425634542010-11-26T17:10:39.962-08:002010-11-26T17:10:39.962-08:00O.F.
I'm wearing the oak out in my stove, too...O.F.<br /><br />I'm wearing the oak out in my stove, too. Aside from the plywood, I milled all the oak I used on the machine from a windfall tree. It's handy wood.<br /><br />Palms don't fair well up here...you probably know that... not as well as oak anyway. Metal is always an option, but I hate it. It's on my shop and every day I cringe looking at that building. <br /><br />I could certainly use some of your skills to better this version. I hope it survives long enough to shingle the shed over the mill.Steven Cainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251773690801692907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498536450964913359.post-81688872459440624322010-11-26T16:48:21.742-08:002010-11-26T16:48:21.742-08:00I love that machine but I'm burning my oak for...I love that machine but I'm burning my oak for heat.<br />When I made and shingled my palapa I used hojas made from fan palm fronds. All you need is a fan palm or two in your yard and a machete. The neat thing about that is you constantly have replacement shingles available. They are more fire resistant that wood. I still have a machete but no fan palm. I do have an excess of used metal roofing but it's so ugly.<br />I could get obsessive about that machine. I love machines with a purpose.Oldfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688289425207257034noreply@blogger.com