What did you accomplish today?

Aeroknow

Aeroknow

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Bareback said:
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I don’t know if I have shared with y’all about my hearth, mantel and stove story. But I poached the stone from below a damn where they excavated for the spillway. View attachment 5142295
I put this thing in the corner and built two arches between two columns and then put lights and water emitters behind the arches. View attachment 5142298
Made the mantle with 4” angle iron and made hooks from concrete wall ties . The lights wash down behind the mantle and so does the water ( when I use the water feature ) . By using shower liner and wire mesh, just like an old school shower bed it’s both water proof and fire proof. I only heat with wood now, saving an estimated 4000.00$ + per year.
It’s all real stone and none of it was flat, I used a demo saw to make a flat surface on the back side and kept the front natural . It only took 4 months lol. View attachment 5142301
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Wtf dude now you show me this? Crap! Maybe i’ll change the plan after all. That’s sick bro
 
Aeroknow

Aeroknow

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@DarkWeb
I’m thinking maybe just pick up a length of some of the angle iron shit i used to weld to the embedded closure iron when we would panelize our metal studs. But maybe some like 3x6? Have it powder coated. Weld on some hooks like bareback Hmmm. Gotta go all the way to the ceiling now with the stone damnit. I’m not even kidding. Thanks guys
 
natureboygrower

natureboygrower

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Bareback said:
View attachment 5142292
I don’t know if I have shared with y’all about my hearth, mantel and stove story. But I poached the stone from below a damn where they excavated for the spillway. View attachment 5142295
I put this thing in the corner and built two arches between two columns and then put lights and water emitters behind the arches. View attachment 5142298
Made the mantle with 4” angle iron and made hooks from concrete wall ties . The lights wash down behind the mantle and so does the water ( when I use the water feature ) . By using shower liner and wire mesh, just like an old school shower bed it’s both water proof and fire proof. I only heat with wood now, saving an estimated 4000.00$ + per year.
It’s all real stone and none of it was flat, I used a demo saw to make a flat surface on the back side and kept the front natural . It only took 4 months lol. View attachment 5142301
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That's it. I'm done. I won't be posting up any pics of my hack jobs after seeing everyone else's work.

For 3+ cord or more I can get swamp maple for $220 a cord. What do you guys burn down your way?
 
Bareback

Bareback

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natureboygrower said:
That's it. I'm done. I won't be posting up any pics of my hack jobs after seeing everyone else's work.

For 3+ cord or more I can get swamp maple for $220 a cord. What do you guys burn down your way?
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I burn oak mostly, preferably water oak . But I will burn red or white oak if it’s free or maple or almost any free hardwood….. I try to stay away from gum or popular trees ( not enough btu’s and to much ash ) . Hickory and ash if it’s not to knotty….. elm…. I guess what I’m saying is anything free but no pine . I also make charcoal from the shit I don’t want.
 
DarkWeb

DarkWeb

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natureboygrower said:
That's a lot of work. Worth it though. We go through 1.5/2. I'll probably burn wood til I can't handle it myself anymore. Only way to dry out a bath towel in winter lol. What are you paying? Must get a bit of a break on that much cordwood
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$170 fresh to $200 sat for a while. I can do kiln dried but that's stupid $$$$ lol Usually silver and checked when it goes in.
 
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