Winter is closing in fast! The temperature is dropping and the water is freezing quick. The lake and the slough already have about 3 inches of ice built up and parts of the river, where the current isn't flowing fast, are starting to ice over.
I shot a short video this morning, after cutting some wood, showing the current state of the lake and the cabin property.
I have been using the 4 wheeler to haul wood from various parts of the property, everything from spruce to birch and poplar. By cutting a tree into 3 to 5 foot lengths it is easy to manipulate the pieces on to the 4 wheeler and/or the trailer. Then I have been hauling those chunks to the cabin, cutting them into stove length pieces and splitting them with a splitting maul. Like an axe, the maul has a blade but the rest of the head is the size of a sledge hammer, making the task of splitting wood much easier. In the video I also show the wood I have accumulated so far, some of it I have already burned up, and a pile of wood yet to be cut and split.
The pic today shows a pile of wood, cut to about 4 foot lengths, that I am preparing to cut up.
After I shot the video this morning I had a little lunch then prepped my supplies and got to perma-chinking the window side wall of the cabin. The plastic tarp worked great, the temp stayed about 65 degrees, while the outside temp hovered around 30. I was able to finish almost the whole side of the cabin before my hands got too tired. Applying perma-chink is a very messy and physical task. The perma-chink is a mortar like substance applied with a large pastry bag then brushed over with a soapy paint brush, to spread it into the cracks and give it a finished look. It is a water based product so at least clean up is easy. But being that it is water based that also means it needs to be above freezing to apply it, hence the effort to keep it as warm as possible where it's being put on.
Looks like tomorrow will be more of the same, cutting wood and chinking, but at the end of the week I might be heading to town to do some work for one of Doug's friends. Since Doug doesn't need my help for a while he took it upon himself to find me a job in town to keep me working into the fall/beginning of winter.
I shot a short video this morning, after cutting some wood, showing the current state of the lake and the cabin property.
I have been using the 4 wheeler to haul wood from various parts of the property, everything from spruce to birch and poplar. By cutting a tree into 3 to 5 foot lengths it is easy to manipulate the pieces on to the 4 wheeler and/or the trailer. Then I have been hauling those chunks to the cabin, cutting them into stove length pieces and splitting them with a splitting maul. Like an axe, the maul has a blade but the rest of the head is the size of a sledge hammer, making the task of splitting wood much easier. In the video I also show the wood I have accumulated so far, some of it I have already burned up, and a pile of wood yet to be cut and split.
The pic today shows a pile of wood, cut to about 4 foot lengths, that I am preparing to cut up.
After I shot the video this morning I had a little lunch then prepped my supplies and got to perma-chinking the window side wall of the cabin. The plastic tarp worked great, the temp stayed about 65 degrees, while the outside temp hovered around 30. I was able to finish almost the whole side of the cabin before my hands got too tired. Applying perma-chink is a very messy and physical task. The perma-chink is a mortar like substance applied with a large pastry bag then brushed over with a soapy paint brush, to spread it into the cracks and give it a finished look. It is a water based product so at least clean up is easy. But being that it is water based that also means it needs to be above freezing to apply it, hence the effort to keep it as warm as possible where it's being put on.
Looks like tomorrow will be more of the same, cutting wood and chinking, but at the end of the week I might be heading to town to do some work for one of Doug's friends. Since Doug doesn't need my help for a while he took it upon himself to find me a job in town to keep me working into the fall/beginning of winter.
I'm sorry but I've tried to upload the video a half a dozen times and it's not working. I may try to get it on a future post.
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