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Re: Other: The Fun I Had Today
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 7/14/2011, 7:41 am
In Response To: Re: Other: The Fun I Had Today (Noel Bennett)

: I'm a little sore after having paddled Sunday, Monday, and
: Tuesday... but not as sore as I'd be if I were in your place. I
: used to bale hale during my highschool summers. That first day
: of getting the bales off the field and into the barn was enough
: to leave me *sore* then next day. More so if afternoon rain
: showers played hide & seek with us.

: We'll be wanting to see pics of these walls when they're done,
: Bill. They sound like a project, and worthy of a little drooling
: over the effort you've put in 'em. 20 lbs doesn't sound bad,
: until you've done it over and over and over. Paddling is
: relaxation at that point... though I suppose it depends on what
: type of paddling you're doing.

Hi Noel,

Well 20 years ago, this would have been easy, well....easier :)

The individual stones arn't grossly heavy, just that this project has just under a thousand stones. Something like 5 or 6 tons of stone. That and the soil is rocky clay and the trenching was done by hand, some of the taller walls are two stones underground with a base under that, so there was some serious shoveling before lifting the first stone.

Still, the plan is to stay in this house forever, might as well have it nice, will only do it once :)

Now all the cap stones are dry fit, now have to lift them all and glue them down. I'll definately take pix and post them when it's done.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Other: The Fun I Had Today
Noel Bennett -- 7/10/2011, 8:00 pm
Re: Other: The Fun I Had Today
Scott Baxter -- 7/10/2011, 10:47 pm
Re: Other: The Fun I Had Today
Noel Bennett -- 7/12/2011, 9:35 pm
Re: Other: The Fun I Had Today
Bill Hamm -- 7/13/2011, 7:55 am
Re: Other: The Fun I Had Today
Bill Hamm -- 7/13/2011, 7:59 am
Re: Other: The Fun I Had Today
Noel Bennett -- 7/13/2011, 8:58 am
Re: Other: The Fun I Had Today
Bill Hamm -- 7/14/2011, 7:41 am
Re: Other: The Fun I Had Today
Bill Hamm -- 7/11/2011, 1:21 am
Re: Other: The Fun I Had Today *PIC*
Sean Dawe -- 7/11/2011, 10:19 am
Re: Other: The Fun I Had Today
Noel Bennett -- 7/13/2011, 9:01 am
Re: Other: The Fun I Had Today
Robert N Pruden -- 7/11/2011, 11:40 pm