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#372101 - 04/04/12 05:51 PM
Re: Got Wood?
[Re: BobKay]
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connoisseur Registered: 12/10/03 Posts: 3602 Loc: Winnipeg MB Canada |
Originally Posted By: BobKay Good catch, Mark, but, no. (Kreiss, at least someone is paying attention!) Nothing TO catch... you spoke correctly. Opaque stains also build up and flake like paint. Ugly. Keep it clear! Werd! Bren R. |
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#372102 - 04/04/12 06:30 PM
Re: Got Wood?
[Re: BrenR]
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connoisseur 
Registered: 02/17/09 Posts: 1165 Loc: Ottawa, Canada |
Roger that! Though that's where I would have gone anyway since I like the natural wood and stone look. At least I get to procrastinate on the staining efforts for a year.
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#372118 - 04/04/12 10:06 PM
Re: Got Wood?
[Re: MarkSJohnson]
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shareholder in the making 
Registered: 05/03/03 Posts: 18044 Loc: NoVA |
So, here's a couple of pics of the garden beds I built (upside down for now, but... )
I even managed to do it with power tools and only minimal removal of important body parts!  
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#372119 - 04/04/12 10:19 PM
Re: Got Wood?
[Re: Ken.C]
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axiomite 
Registered: 03/07/05 Posts: 7463 Loc: Glendale, Arizona |
Looks good, Ken! You did a fine job.
What are you planning on growing?
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#372120 - 04/04/12 10:20 PM
Re: Got Wood?
[Re: Ken.C]
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connoisseur 
Registered: 03/23/10 Posts: 3596 Loc: Massachusetts Badlands |
You go, tool guy! Good show, Ken. Glad to see you had at it. I'll bet the kids would like you to leave it on he grass just like that, but fill it with sand!
With something so substantial (the vertical members) to nail/screw into at the corner joints, you could have saved some $$ and left out the metal brackets, but they won't hurt. Ken's one of us now---"one of us, one of us, one of us!" (Ever see Todd Browning's "Freaks," from 1934??
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#372124 - 04/04/12 10:36 PM
Re: Got Wood?
[Re: MarkSJohnson]
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shareholder in the making 
Registered: 09/27/04 Posts: 11437 Loc: Central NH |
Ken, I recently found my way to pages with a raised bed design (maybe you sent me the link?) and I noted that I really liked the idea of attaching pipes to enable covering the beds.
Nice work!
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#372128 - 04/04/12 10:41 PM
Re: Got Wood?
[Re: MarkSJohnson]
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shareholder in the making
Registered: 05/03/03 Posts: 18044 Loc: NoVA |
That's exactly the post I was working off of. I have the materials for the pipes, but I haven't put them on yet (obviously).
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#372143 - 04/05/12 08:15 AM
Re: Got Wood?
[Re: MarkSJohnson]
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axiomite 
Registered: 10/05/06 Posts: 6955 Loc: PEI, Canada |
Nice Ken. Looks good and sturdy.
Only somewhat related but somehow this reminds me of a funny story. Two summers ago I visited a friends back yard that looked like a disaster zone. In lieu of levelling his lawn for a pretty good sized inflatable swimming pool, he decided to build a wooden platform for it. Of course, the platform exploded before it was even 3/4 full of water. The pool was destroyed and his lawn looked like a frog swamp. This has no bearing on your build Ken. It looks great. Just thought I'd share the story.
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#372146 - 04/05/12 09:48 AM
Re: Got Wood?
[Re: Murph]
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connoisseur
Registered: 02/17/09 Posts: 1165 Loc: Ottawa, Canada |
Looking good Ken. Great idea on the pipes for covering. This makes me want to redo my 4 year old raised bed now - way better build than I managed back then. What are you planning to grow?
Cheers, |
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#372151 - 04/05/12 10:54 AM
Re: Got Wood?
[Re: MarkSJohnson]
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shareholder in the making
Registered: 05/03/03 Posts: 18044 Loc: NoVA |
Uh... plants? Hadn't gotten that far. Tomatoes, maybe cukes, possibly corn.
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