Month: June 2014

100 24 cent screws, a smokin’ table saw and zombies

“Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.” Norman Vincent Peale I finished  adding all the two by three pieces to the trailer. $24 bucks worth of screws  one ruined handsaw, a smoking table saw and a couple of days…


Broken Hand saw

I ran low on two by threes this afternoon so I used some cast off two by fours. Mistake. I was making a crosscut with my handsaw, I hit a hidden broken off screw. This ruined my handsaw which I have used for years. I like hand-sawing, there is something comforting in listening to and…


Mark it on the Calendar I start putting wood on the trailer.

Feb 24 2013. That is when I started to write posts about my tiny house build. June 14 2014 I am actually putting on my first piece of wood. First a layer of 2×3 ‘s to even out the bent trailer a little. I just finished a coat of paint on the trailer the bottom…


Finally Building a tiny house

My trailer is back from the welders. He did an excellent job considering the trailer was a bent rusty POS. I just watched a tiny house movie on Netflix and another full length movie on another build that gave me some the little bit of energy I needed to get going again. I have been…


Mosquito

My trailer is home. I picked it up this afternoon. I stopped in for some gas and forgot about the extra 38″ in width. I scrapped a safety pole at the gas station. I got home and backed it up to its new home for the next few months. I backed  in and missed taking…