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Aliantha · 08-15-2011, 01:28 AM

That's awesome Griff. I'm so impressed.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-15-2011, 02:32 AM

Looks great, and will be super functional as well... the question is, how many goats will it hold.

Griff · 08-15-2011, 04:12 PM

Definitely not goat tight construction.

Griff · 01-19-2013, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Looks great, and will be super functional as well... the question is, how many goats will it hold.

Funny development, Benny recently realized the turkeys exist. He has been collecting them and putting them in the entryway. I'll try to get a pic, this pup is a hoot.

BigV · 08-23-2011, 10:48 AM

I looked up "commander". Wow. I have the end piece of an enormous beam, say, 6"x14"x24". I imagine I could bomb a hole through it and wedge it down onto a baseball bat and voila! That is one serious tool.

Griff, I applaud you for your accomplishment here. I am humbled by your skill. Congratulations on a job very well done.

Griff · 08-23-2011, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by BigV

I looked up "commander". Wow. I have the end piece of an enormous beam, say, 6"x14"x24". I imagine I could bomb a hole through it and wedge it down onto a baseball bat and voila! That is one serious tool.

Griff, I applaud you for your accomplishment here. I am humbled by your skill. Congratulations on a job very well done.

I'm just a tourist, you should see what serious people can accomplish. Thanks though.

BigV · 08-23-2011, 11:37 AM

Griff, how are the posts (columns?) attached to the "sills" on the tops of the rock walls?

Griff · 08-23-2011, 11:45 AM

I threaded bolts into undersize holes which I used to level the 4x8s then set them in a bed of mortar. If I were concerned about rot (read lived in the Pacific NW) I would have mounted the wood on a metal fixture set in the mortar. It should be very dry there though.

BigV · 08-23-2011, 01:05 PM

hm. some clarification please. It sounds like the 4x8s are the toppers on the walls, set in mortar and bolted to the wall. How are the columns attached to these horizontal pieces?

Griff · 08-23-2011, 01:54 PM

There is an approx 4" square tenon (or pin) on the bottom of the post that is set into a 4" square mortise.

08-15-2011, 01:28 AM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	That's awesome Griff. I'm so impressed. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-15-2011, 02:32 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Looks great, and will be super functional as well... the question is, how many goats will it hold. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-15-2011, 04:12 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Definitely not goat tight construction. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-23-2011, 10:48 AM	#5
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I looked up "commander". Wow. I have the end piece of an enormous beam, say, 6"x14"x24". I imagine I could bomb a hole through it and wedge it down onto a baseball bat and voila! That is one serious tool. Griff, I applaud you for your accomplishment here. I am humbled by your skill. Congratulations on a job very well done. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-23-2011, 11:37 AM	#7
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Griff, how are the posts (columns?) attached to the "sills" on the tops of the rock walls? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-23-2011, 11:45 AM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I threaded bolts into undersize holes which I used to level the 4x8s then set them in a bed of mortar. If I were concerned about rot (read lived in the Pacific NW) I would have mounted the wood on a metal fixture set in the mortar. It should be very dry there though. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-23-2011, 01:05 PM	#9
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	hm. some clarification please. It sounds like the 4x8s are the toppers on the walls, set in mortar and bolted to the wall. How are the columns attached to these horizontal pieces? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-23-2011, 01:54 PM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	There is an approx 4" square tenon (or pin) on the bottom of the post that is set into a 4" square mortise. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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