Two days of relatively hot weather has made the spicy cedar smell
dominate the spring breeze. Oregon is not known for its sunshine this
time of year; it feels odd, but the biting flies love it. No way for me
to get a red neck here since I need a towel over my head to cut down on
their feeding frenzy. {It rose to 77 degrees yesterday where normally
it should not exceed 50.} Two of my redcedar trees are used for antenna
supports. The rest protect me from straight line winds.
GL with the cedar project,
Kevin. KD5ONS
On 4/8/2016 3:31 AM, Joel Black wrote:
It is Spring in Alabama. We are now in our fourth week of nice weather (other
than our typical t-storms) but it won’t last. This is the longest I can
remember having mild weather before the heat and humidity kick in. In a couple
of weeks, it will be time to start planting the garden. It is so nice out, I am
always trying to find things to do outside. My neck has already been turned red
several days this year - my understanding is that this is *not* where the term
redneck originates but from the Scots who used red bandanas to shield them from
the sun. Regardless, I am part Scot so I consider this a term of endearment
regardless of what others may think.
A few years back, I bought several pieces of cedar from a mill whose owner I
know. Those pieces have come in handy to build my raised-bed gardens and
provide support for my various scuppernong, muscadine, and grape vines.
However, I have several scrap pieces left over. As some of you may know, cedar
is rot- and bug-resistant. I took one of the 4x4 cedar post scraps and cut a
couple of notches out of it and made a crude stand for my KX3. Well, I’m always
tinkering around and got to thinking about some of the cedar 2x4 scraps I have.
I have in my mind exactly what I want to do by cutting the 2x4 scraps into 1/2”
thick strips and joining them into a plank with my biscuit joiner. I would like
to build a stand that will hold both the KX3 and the PX3 (don’t have one yet
but I may buy one) and I need to confirm the total width is 13 1/2”. I think I
added up 13.3” but my measuring stick does 32nds not 10ths. :) If it turns out
okay, I’ll provide pictures.
Is this what happens when you approach 50? You start waning anecdotally?
Thanks for the bandwidth.
73,
Joel - W4JBB
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