tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21306895417396664302024-03-19T17:08:01.910-05:00Juniper MinkaJapanese Farmhouse from Tree to HomeJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-49113336502566044732010-11-11T21:22:00.004-06:002010-11-11T21:31:26.902-06:00Wooden Exterior Walls<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNy0CxYQJZI/AAAAAAAABV0/t4tKJXXixyQ/s1600/DSC04996%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNy0CxYQJZI/AAAAAAAABV0/t4tKJXXixyQ/s200/DSC04996%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538499601466664338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNy0MXKP_CI/AAAAAAAABWM/0IUf9_y9rg4/s1600/DSC05015%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNy0BZ-DUJI/AAAAAAAABVc/wq2VIFHE_Mc/s200/DSC04651%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538499578002886802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNyzoBsOzxI/AAAAAAAABVM/t4SWTbBParg/s1600/DSC04641%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNyzoBsOzxI/AAAAAAAABVM/t4SWTbBParg/s200/DSC04641%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538499141988962066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNyznHtgw1I/AAAAAAAABU0/PCBx1bp5nC8/s1600/DSC04589%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNyznHtgw1I/AAAAAAAABU0/PCBx1bp5nC8/s200/DSC04589%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538499126425076562" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-67761960445562073592010-11-10T20:41:00.004-06:002010-11-10T21:52:44.760-06:00Shake Roofs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtnqquDdZI/AAAAAAAABTs/B9bXJ2QAZbA/s1600/DSC04663%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtnqquDdZI/AAAAAAAABTs/B9bXJ2QAZbA/s200/DSC04663%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538134149501777298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtnrf8_YWI/AAAAAAAABUE/F9KJxa8RWFk/s1600/DSC04679%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtoLWyWjpI/AAAAAAAABUU/4-aOpQ-8W_k/s200/DSC04727%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538134711086780050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtnrMrTulI/AAAAAAAABT8/B2eyhyDgttg/s1600/DSC04666%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtnrMrTulI/AAAAAAAABT8/B2eyhyDgttg/s200/DSC04666%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538134158617066066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtnqysE7OI/AAAAAAAABT0/RuFqxDFQQVY/s1600/DSC04665%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtnqysE7OI/AAAAAAAABT0/RuFqxDFQQVY/s200/DSC04665%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538134151640968418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtnqquDdZI/AAAAAAAABTs/B9bXJ2QAZbA/s1600/DSC04663%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><br /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-46126374665582323062010-11-10T19:58:00.003-06:002010-11-10T20:04:23.073-06:00Clay/Earthen Stoves<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtO4JdghjI/AAAAAAAABTg/CgGnPIQvdEI/s1600/DSC04974%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtO4JdghjI/AAAAAAAABTg/CgGnPIQvdEI/s200/DSC04974%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538106893301483058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtO4DQ6GEI/AAAAAAAABTQ/Pe6q1iFkfWw/s1600/DSC04888%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtO4DQ6GEI/AAAAAAAABTQ/Pe6q1iFkfWw/s200/DSC04888%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538106891638020162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtO4PndYQI/AAAAAAAABTY/6l89vqKKxeE/s1600/DSC04889%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtO4PndYQI/AAAAAAAABTY/6l89vqKKxeE/s200/DSC04889%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538106894953832706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtO4DQ6GEI/AAAAAAAABTQ/Pe6q1iFkfWw/s1600/DSC04888%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtO4DQ6GEI/AAAAAAAABTQ/Pe6q1iFkfWw/s200/DSC04888%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538106891638020162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtOpFHZZKI/AAAAAAAABTI/-S3wg3E3v7I/s1600/DSC04825%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtOpFHZZKI/AAAAAAAABTI/-S3wg3E3v7I/s200/DSC04825%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538106634436961442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtOow9cgEI/AAAAAAAABTA/D8cxjxSCkO0/s1600/DSC04777%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtOow9cgEI/AAAAAAAABTA/D8cxjxSCkO0/s200/DSC04777%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538106629026512962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtOobzm7hI/AAAAAAAABS4/KqZWscMT4nw/s1600/DSC04706%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtOobzm7hI/AAAAAAAABS4/KqZWscMT4nw/s200/DSC04706%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538106623348108818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtOnyhVUuI/AAAAAAAABSw/pdWdQDJvEPw/s1600/DSC04703%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtOnyhVUuI/AAAAAAAABSw/pdWdQDJvEPw/s200/DSC04703%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538106612265603810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtOnqSxx7I/AAAAAAAABSo/V-vJMg78KLQ/s1600/DSC04664%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtOnqSxx7I/AAAAAAAABSo/V-vJMg78KLQ/s200/DSC04664%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538106610057070514" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-41964720134967561982010-11-10T19:46:00.005-06:002010-11-10T22:07:51.959-06:00Bathrooms, Outhouses and Toilets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtrZUwLjcI/AAAAAAAABUg/kIMm9Ru5tps/s1600/DSC05038%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bath Room :<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtMARk1Z2I/AAAAAAAABSc/AoxfJtIxFJ8/s1600/DSC04855%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtMARk1Z2I/AAAAAAAABSc/AoxfJtIxFJ8/s200/DSC04855%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538103734383765346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtL_6HmxRI/AAAAAAAABSU/DTLLUuaL010/s1600/DSC04856%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtL_6HmxRI/AAAAAAAABSU/DTLLUuaL010/s200/DSC04856%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538103728087155986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another Bathroom with floor drain:<br /><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtrZfSRW8I/AAAAAAAABUo/rGb999LnGYM/s1600/DSC04724%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtrZfSRW8I/AAAAAAAABUo/rGb999LnGYM/s200/DSC04724%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538138252421192642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br />Outhouse with porcelain manual flush toilet:<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLy4W_idI/AAAAAAAABSM/7pK14-18__M/s1600/DSC04924%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLy4W_idI/AAAAAAAABSM/7pK14-18__M/s200/DSC04924%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538103504276523474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLytGb7kI/AAAAAAAABSE/Ct9e25pkNWA/s1600/DSC04925%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLytGb7kI/AAAAAAAABSE/Ct9e25pkNWA/s200/DSC04925%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538103501254291010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLxca9gkI/AAAAAAAABR0/gkxJtuBbeHg/s1600/DSC04927%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLxca9gkI/AAAAAAAABR0/gkxJtuBbeHg/s200/DSC04927%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538103479597105730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLw-6_3WI/AAAAAAAABRs/h2LlQgWa4kY/s1600/DSC04928%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLw-6_3WI/AAAAAAAABRs/h2LlQgWa4kY/s200/DSC04928%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538103471678414178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLc6FnWII/AAAAAAAABRk/nSKOcCHa3iw/s1600/DSC04929%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLc6FnWII/AAAAAAAABRk/nSKOcCHa3iw/s200/DSC04929%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538103126783383682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLclZ9C-I/AAAAAAAABRc/_-s8I07eMdY/s1600/DSC04930%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLclZ9C-I/AAAAAAAABRc/_-s8I07eMdY/s200/DSC04930%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538103121231547362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Toilet on side of house (near doma)<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtrZUwLjcI/AAAAAAAABUg/kIMm9Ru5tps/s1600/DSC05038%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtrZUwLjcI/AAAAAAAABUg/kIMm9Ru5tps/s200/DSC05038%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538138249593851330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLcK68LiI/AAAAAAAABRM/OVGnwP5pthM/s1600/DSC05040%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLcK68LiI/AAAAAAAABRM/OVGnwP5pthM/s200/DSC05040%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538103114122145314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLb53FznI/AAAAAAAABRE/sQvNztYTmg8/s1600/DSC05041%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLb53FznI/AAAAAAAABRE/sQvNztYTmg8/s200/DSC05041%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538103109542596210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This was either a toilet or some type of storage, was in an outside shed:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLcDgc81I/AAAAAAAABRU/v4EPLhYShP8/s1600/DSC05035%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtLcDgc81I/AAAAAAAABRU/v4EPLhYShP8/s200/DSC05035%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538103112131998546" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-39391669863069210302010-11-10T19:36:00.003-06:002010-11-10T19:40:33.754-06:00Amado (Rain Door) and Engawa (Veranda) 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtJOpEY1hI/AAAAAAAABQ4/-YHhWF2vRZs/s1600/DSC05033%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtJOpEY1hI/AAAAAAAABQ4/-YHhWF2vRZs/s200/DSC05033%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538100682673411602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtJOYAiXCI/AAAAAAAABQw/ADnSNkRC69A/s1600/DSC05026%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtJEokfq-I/AAAAAAAABQo/eOJ--qvi0GE/s200/DSC05022%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538100510740949986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFFG2eIaaAV0JeesnoeFGXsN2t7ezqjk1We2Sa5rWAK3tCKgGhNEDbs87TZ4S8G1vafDshcjINKOxecHeY-ZN3V_-3M6IVhu133OwDhfMhUv2QodbVqVbHd6yz5eYnAYBRNpm_xwgnlg/s1600/DSC05020+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFFG2eIaaAV0JeesnoeFGXsN2t7ezqjk1We2Sa5rWAK3tCKgGhNEDbs87TZ4S8G1vafDshcjINKOxecHeY-ZN3V_-3M6IVhu133OwDhfMhUv2QodbVqVbHd6yz5eYnAYBRNpm_xwgnlg/s200/DSC05020+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538100505575297122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtJDVcRpZI/AAAAAAAABQI/PdV_ytIRMDE/s1600/DSC05016%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtJDVcRpZI/AAAAAAAABQI/PdV_ytIRMDE/s200/DSC05016%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538100488426333586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFkqUeP30OfYIhK3kSqj7k82Zy1gsXHTl_9m3yntLMFBLtFP0piJMpu6Qr94gA7KAZLzCRdDOAr5UtiiyF8zODRNQ26MlNGWmAzQ7uNQ6Xizb-2FICBlS0sQbvKI5D3lJ_7cNxodzhOE/s1600/DSC05019+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFkqUeP30OfYIhK3kSqj7k82Zy1gsXHTl_9m3yntLMFBLtFP0piJMpu6Qr94gA7KAZLzCRdDOAr5UtiiyF8zODRNQ26MlNGWmAzQ7uNQ6Xizb-2FICBlS0sQbvKI5D3lJ_7cNxodzhOE/s200/DSC05019+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538100503208712194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuJaCSdOg8V9Yd2_FJ3TCEX5Gt3zSY2iu9CtB5hQxDn-E5KOPbnujg0IXwdPY6umQL9d91J9DDhPhPAdfbftn2aVTkfuoeQrroU-GZr3MPhGNr9GSTicPWE864dwDYaX0RXYF4eVbLik/s1600/DSC05017+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuJaCSdOg8V9Yd2_FJ3TCEX5Gt3zSY2iu9CtB5hQxDn-E5KOPbnujg0IXwdPY6umQL9d91J9DDhPhPAdfbftn2aVTkfuoeQrroU-GZr3MPhGNr9GSTicPWE864dwDYaX0RXYF4eVbLik/s200/DSC05017+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538100492293819234" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-74101861428980580072010-11-10T19:12:00.005-06:002010-11-10T19:18:00.384-06:00Ferryman's Hut<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtDRgUmZ-I/AAAAAAAABOk/db6uiVzF1vI/s1600/DSC04983%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtDRgUmZ-I/AAAAAAAABOk/db6uiVzF1vI/s200/DSC04983%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538094134795331554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtD2iBVnkI/AAAAAAAABP0/vhXI-mPfgNY/s1600/DSC04994%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtD2iBVnkI/AAAAAAAABP0/vhXI-mPfgNY/s200/DSC04994%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538094770906570306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtDreUSksI/AAAAAAAABPs/NPb3ZU5WXM0/s1600/DSC04993%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtDreUSksI/AAAAAAAABPs/NPb3ZU5WXM0/s200/DSC04993%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538094580933759682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtD34-Me_I/AAAAAAAABP8/6KJNc6nx5Zg/s1600/DSC04995%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtD34-Me_I/AAAAAAAABP8/6KJNc6nx5Zg/s200/DSC04995%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538094794247273458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TNtDRpJrcJI/AAAAAAAABOs/1RTeubAm6tA/s1600/DSC04985%2B%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TER2tp_rmlI/AAAAAAAAAwc/JO0FRCJKlCU/s200/DSC04971+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495647972037990994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TER2tA8AD0I/AAAAAAAAAwU/sLUoynU8zmg/s1600/DSC04938+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TER2tA8AD0I/AAAAAAAAAwU/sLUoynU8zmg/s200/DSC04938+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495647961016700738" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-6493042793530135192010-07-18T13:39:00.005-05:002010-07-18T13:51:55.464-05:00Hearth - Fireplace (irori 囲炉裏) from Nihon Minka-en 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TENLSST5y1I/AAAAAAAAAtQ/V3wKH4jVqok/s1600/DSC04896+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TENKmAQp5gI/AAAAAAAAAsI/uO5borKAh4U/s200/DSC04712+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495317987087476226" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-1851569744497191362010-07-17T22:26:00.004-05:002010-07-18T13:38:53.905-05:00Hearth - Fireplace (irori 囲炉裏) from Nihon Minka-en 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwKgd0Ao-AjVaryQ2t6ST4AInNy3p5Awl12ucnemC_0SXj102agABodztnggVQwrwHPYsK23uRXs_vyUpxqUsih-Hpa8CD89OOnuZJJdYeHmjU_5-ikiXCUTojSoTMd8xfHIrJePQwzs/s1600/DSC04705+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwKgd0Ao-AjVaryQ2t6ST4AInNy3p5Awl12ucnemC_0SXj102agABodztnggVQwrwHPYsK23uRXs_vyUpxqUsih-Hpa8CD89OOnuZJJdYeHmjU_5-ikiXCUTojSoTMd8xfHIrJePQwzs/s200/DSC04705+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495086694997064210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TEJ4Q6a0a7I/AAAAAAAAAqc/wC-PK6WSpJU/s1600/DSC04967+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TEJ4Q6a0a7I/AAAAAAAAAqc/wC-PK6WSpJU/s200/DSC04967+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495086727300410290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu6J9Nl6qbbQWKlGGUrGSUf58MeCnoeVzhp4yjryfAJQOThoQU7eZSzA3QRG1QJadMpTNxHf5nH6RKA0SpvmhFvqWJv-RE8gzRWGJj1IBJSDuyxXtYeTGB6p4zfP4eYv32Btr5kLN4IM/s1600/DSC04754+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu6J9Nl6qbbQWKlGGUrGSUf58MeCnoeVzhp4yjryfAJQOThoQU7eZSzA3QRG1QJadMpTNxHf5nH6RKA0SpvmhFvqWJv-RE8gzRWGJj1IBJSDuyxXtYeTGB6p4zfP4eYv32Btr5kLN4IM/s200/DSC04754+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495086715859396306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TEJ4P4exNfI/AAAAAAAAAqM/FwAvk42BjPA/s1600/DSC04750+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TEJ4P4exNfI/AAAAAAAAAqM/FwAvk42BjPA/s200/DSC04750+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495086709600237042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TEJ4Pn0ud2I/AAAAAAAAAqE/3MMGc92AU6c/s1600/DSC04711+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TEJ4Pn0ud2I/AAAAAAAAAqE/3MMGc92AU6c/s200/DSC04711+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495086705128929122" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-40224756813912475032010-07-13T19:32:00.003-05:002010-07-13T19:48:38.922-05:00Foundations 2 from Nihon Minka En<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TD0JVAO8XkI/AAAAAAAAAoY/UoPSlv0lH-g/s1600/DSC04931+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TD0JVAO8XkI/AAAAAAAAAoY/UoPSlv0lH-g/s200/DSC04931+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493557376906452546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TD0JPX8MZ-I/AAAAAAAAAoQ/0Hsp2jddd4I/s1600/DSC04923+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TD0JPX8MZ-I/AAAAAAAAAoQ/0Hsp2jddd4I/s200/DSC04923+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493557280191047650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TD0JPA1HrsI/AAAAAAAAAoI/78UJvTUjLAc/s1600/DSC04781+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TD0JPA1HrsI/AAAAAAAAAoI/78UJvTUjLAc/s200/DSC04781+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493557273987362498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TD0JO_x_nKI/AAAAAAAAAoA/ltCHtja_JFA/s1600/DSC04756+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TD0JO_x_nKI/AAAAAAAAAoA/ltCHtja_JFA/s200/DSC04756+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493557273705815202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TD0JOVm0gLI/AAAAAAAAAn4/EEqcfKcnB8c/s1600/DSC04661+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TD0JOVm0gLI/AAAAAAAAAn4/EEqcfKcnB8c/s200/DSC04661+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493557262384660658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TD0JN9ULaEI/AAAAAAAAAnw/bQFF0xK7L_Y/s1600/DSC04626+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TD0JN9ULaEI/AAAAAAAAAnw/bQFF0xK7L_Y/s200/DSC04626+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493557255864019010" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-38939268110820080172010-07-09T17:15:00.003-05:002010-07-09T17:36:16.129-05:00Foundations 1 from Nihon Minka En<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TDejMg5ZsrI/AAAAAAAAAmU/-CodoF3slAg/s1600/DSC04637+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TDejMg5ZsrI/AAAAAAAAAmU/-CodoF3slAg/s200/DSC04637+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492037705986060978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TDejMAK64jI/AAAAAAAAAmE/5q-HYAKuBMw/s1600/DSC04632+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TDejMAK64jI/AAAAAAAAAmE/5q-HYAKuBMw/s200/DSC04632+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492037697201168946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TDejMQkEVFI/AAAAAAAAAmM/ikgs_dfesbk/s1600/DSC04634+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TDejMQkEVFI/AAAAAAAAAmM/ikgs_dfesbk/s200/DSC04634+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492037701601612882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TDejMlbUyiI/AAAAAAAAAmc/-kNq20TV3AI/s1600/DSC04660+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TDejMlbUyiI/AAAAAAAAAmc/-kNq20TV3AI/s200/DSC04660+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492037707202087458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TDejMwbIP_I/AAAAAAAAAmk/tKiZzyXWTDw/s1600/DSC04843+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TDejMwbIP_I/AAAAAAAAAmk/tKiZzyXWTDw/s200/DSC04843+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492037710154055666" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-40849389121860907662010-07-08T22:09:00.004-05:002010-07-08T22:52:24.082-05:00Nihon Minka En<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TDaacHTSkAI/AAAAAAAAAlY/YA7jxO79Idg/s1600/DSC04734+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TDaacHTSkAI/AAAAAAAAAlY/YA7jxO79Idg/s200/DSC04734+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491746603411869698" border="0" /></a><br />I am going to show in the next posts some of the most difficult photographs I have ever had to obtain. After asking a few folks who had been to Japan, and a few folks in Japan, I just gave up. These were taken at Nihon Minka En on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan. I will start with the foundations in the next post, and work up to the roofs. These houses have been moved in from all over the Islands and seem to be set up on more modern concrete pier foundations instead of the traditional piled stone.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-21774980663316009842010-07-03T16:54:00.006-05:002010-07-18T14:26:16.913-05:00Update on Lack of Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TC-4lAF5YyI/AAAAAAAAAk8/fvYKHMBaMGs/s1600/DSC06444.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/TC-4lAF5YyI/AAAAAAAAAk8/fvYKHMBaMGs/s200/DSC06444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489809416607327010" border="0" /></a><br /> I haven't posted an update in over a year. I have dealt with allergies (food and sinus) my entire life, last year I had to add Asthma to that list. I have halted outside work for the time being, as I have also accumulated a sunlight allergy. I have been seeing a specialist who diagnosed me with a few more specific allergies, and put me on allergy shots. I have been trying to avoid certain food, pollen, and dust, until I can get my coughing under control. I am recovering, lungs heal slowly and before treatment mine were functioning at a little less than 40% of capacity.<br /><br /> I had a few more problems before the last posting obtaining bandsaw blades for the mill. I was trying, like most folks, to do business with local-ish people. At the moment I don't where the next blades will come from, but it <span style="font-weight: bold;">won't</span> be from Cook's Saw in Alabama. I had problems with resharpening, and had sent back some defective blades I bought new from them, shipping overcharges, prices changing from what was agreed, and timeliness of services. I had already been warned on a couple of forums about them, had to go ahead and buy that lesson on my own though.<br /><br /> My Wife and I had both been through Japan several times, but neither of us had ever departed the Airports. Last March we made our first formal visit of Japan on our way back to her hometown of Surabaya. We stayed in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo for two nights, made our way to Kyoto for a couple of nights, and back to Tokyo for our departure. I had barely enough time on my last day in Tokyo to go to the Nihon Minka En Museum. It was getting dark and almost closing time, but I made a quick run through and snapped over 500 photos in less than an hour. As time allows, I will get some of these up and document them the best I can.<br /><br />I have in the past few years acquired a vast amount of tools, and several books. I plan to document these in a separate <a href="http://mydougu.blogspot.com/">blog located here</a>. After selling some of my tools on ebay, I couldn't help but think about any research I had done on them being lost. I had sold an Nakaya Inosuke Ryoba Nokogiri, and done vast amounts of research on it, most of which was scavenged from sites in Japanese. I hate for that effort to be wasted, so some of the tools I no longer own will be posted up to for reference.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-87118315859464840642009-08-02T21:14:00.006-05:002009-08-03T18:01:58.925-05:00Laying Pipe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SnZK5WT4ELI/AAAAAAAAAi0/oSMru2xlsP4/s1600-h/DSC09859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SnZK5WT4ELI/AAAAAAAAAi0/oSMru2xlsP4/s200/DSC09859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365558355160469682" border="0" /></a>We rented a trencher and a mini-excavator for the weekend on Friday (1 day rate for 2.5 days use). I worked on water and power over the weekend with help from my Dad and brother. 460' of water line is in the ground waiting to be covered. 400' of conduit for the underground power line is ran to where a transformer will be set. It rained about half of both days, and made for some muddy, muggy work. We have also been working on grading a bed for the driveway by removing the topsoil.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SnZNXFxkriI/AAAAAAAAAjE/NNB62rDHLJk/s1600-h/DSC09869.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SnZNXFxkriI/AAAAAAAAAjE/NNB62rDHLJk/s200/DSC09869.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365561065140956706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SnZNWxFuejI/AAAAAAAAAi8/TjnhNfzkglU/s1600-h/DSC09867.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SnZNWxFuejI/AAAAAAAAAi8/TjnhNfzkglU/s200/DSC09867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365561059588340274" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-28836731080721699212009-04-13T21:04:00.005-05:002009-04-13T22:21:45.604-05:00Ishido Kanna in Inomoto Dai<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SeP9BHSyaGI/AAAAAAAAAUI/mvborTHIhfQ/s1600-h/P1010001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SeP9BHSyaGI/AAAAAAAAAUI/mvborTHIhfQ/s200/P1010001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324377380061603938" border="0" /></a><br />I haven't made any progress lately outside due to health and weather. After an inquiry a few weeks ago about a kanna (Japanese hand plane) on <a href="http://japantool-iida.com/">Iida Tools</a> website, a found myself in the process of a purchase. Iida Tomohito was very helpful in obtaining information and helping me secure a purchase of my new tools. These are the first new tools I have purchased directly from Japan, and my first new kanna. The blades are forged by <a href="http://thejapanblade.com/ishido.htm">Ishido Hideo</a> and his son <a href="http://thejapanblade.com/ishido.htm">Ishido Yoshitaka</a>. <a href="http://www.edocraft.com/products/ishido/creator.htm">Ishido Hideo</a> passed a few years ago and this may not be his "best" blade but I am proud to own even one of his lower lines of blades. The blade by Yoshitake looks to be every bit as fine. The blades are both 70mm Blue Steel #1 with laminated chipbreakers and carry the name "Tonchinkan"(I have no idea what that means). The blades were not yet set in a dai yet, so Iida-san politely asked if I didn't mind waiting a week to have them set. My blades were then sent to <a href="http://www.thejapanblade.com/INOMOTO.htm">Inomoto Isao</a> a daiya shokunin in Sanjo. They were both set at a standard 8 bu (8/10 or 38.5°) as recommended by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdHeYUP27FY">Inomoto-san</a> per my description of the softwood I plan to plane. Both dai are oimasame grain pattern and have tsutsubo. It is hard to express the exceptional quality of the dais, as the soles came "pre-tuned" and are just perfect as can be. I would like to thank Iida-san, Inomoto-san, and Ishido-san for putting these fine tools in my hands, which will help me put together a home. The photos show the Ishido Hideo blade on the left and Yoshitaka blade on the right (the blue pictures are the ones Iida-san sent me). The end grain shows both of Inomoto-san's stamps.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SeP_m9NPFzI/AAAAAAAAAUY/K3wJs5RxUqY/s1600-h/P1010004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SeP_m9NPFzI/AAAAAAAAAUY/K3wJs5RxUqY/s200/P1010004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324380229212247858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SeP_mlXwdwI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/BD7PNlKq_JI/s1600-h/Ishido+Planes.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SeP_mlXwdwI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/BD7PNlKq_JI/s200/Ishido+Planes.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324380222813927170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SeP_m99OEQI/AAAAAAAAAUg/d6MT3H7Yd_U/s1600-h/inomoto.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 82px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SeP_m99OEQI/AAAAAAAAAUg/d6MT3H7Yd_U/s200/inomoto.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324380229413507330" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-23442849388322330302009-03-25T19:04:00.004-05:002009-03-25T21:05:50.693-05:00Milling Juniper Again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScrgseL8p2I/AAAAAAAAATQ/zN050QKgX6Q/s1600-h/DSC00091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScrgseL8p2I/AAAAAAAAATQ/zN050QKgX6Q/s200/DSC00091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317309364686333794" border="0" /></a><br />Made progress on the log pile over the weekend and afternoons this week. I am down to the last 7 logs in the pile I had cut. I milled somewhere around a dozen logs over the weekend, using my last sharp bandsaw blade. I resawed the 30+ flitches left from the posts and still have some sharpness left in the blade. I took a rare break and went fishing with my brother on Sunday evening. I haven't been fishing in at least 10 years, and it was nice to be out on the water. I took some photos of an interesting tree I cut down. The tree had exposed heartwoood on two sides. The sapwood was divided into two seperate sections all the way up to the limbs. I made a nice stack of posts and lumber that is nearly as tall as me (i'm not very tall). I rolled my last 7 logs down to be milled when the rain clears. I have been having problems with insects boring into my bark/sapwood, so I am trying to hurry through these logs before really warm weather.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScriekUQ73I/AAAAAAAAATg/OSyKMgPUcNs/s1600-h/DSC00067.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScriekUQ73I/AAAAAAAAATg/OSyKMgPUcNs/s200/DSC00067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317311324836917106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/Scriek3ETII/AAAAAAAAATY/nNE9hplk1Xg/s1600-h/DSC00066.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/Scriek3ETII/AAAAAAAAATY/nNE9hplk1Xg/s200/DSC00066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317311324982889602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/Scrie-EwA9I/AAAAAAAAATo/5sKfAoopbu8/s1600-h/DSC00089.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/Scrie-EwA9I/AAAAAAAAATo/5sKfAoopbu8/s200/DSC00089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317311331751166930" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-60256104522589007972009-03-18T22:23:00.005-05:002009-03-18T22:41:52.551-05:00Milling Persimmon Again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScG99awAK2I/AAAAAAAAASg/Z4sykVnyDOg/s1600-h/DSC00217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScG99awAK2I/AAAAAAAAASg/Z4sykVnyDOg/s200/DSC00217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314737898124225378" border="0" /></a><br />Finished up the butt log of the two persimmon logs I got out of the tree. There is a third top section still waiting to be skid to the mill. The log was around 14" small end, 16" big end before milling, and 17' long. The widest board is 14" and all is milled to 1x dimensional lumber. All the lumber is bastard sawn which is a colorful way of saying flat sawn. I sawed all the lumber into flitches, and then removed the bark by resawing on edge, for the maximum width boards possible. I started the milling on Sunday, and resawed on tuesday, and finally stacked the lumber for air drying today, on top of the other persimmon wood. I removed what was left of the bark with a drawknife. I finished my 8-way bamboo splitter today also. I plan to make some wooden handles out of poplar to go over the metal handles.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScG-k_iWZ6I/AAAAAAAAASo/x_E-k7SOAE0/s1600-h/DSC00011.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScG-k_iWZ6I/AAAAAAAAASo/x_E-k7SOAE0/s200/DSC00011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314738578013972386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScG-lH_BGLI/AAAAAAAAASw/fyVaScnzQus/s1600-h/DSC00005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScG-lH_BGLI/AAAAAAAAASw/fyVaScnzQus/s200/DSC00005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314738580281694386" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-40486319910529407282009-03-17T21:24:00.009-05:002009-03-18T08:21:10.706-05:004- Way Bamboo Splitter (takewari)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScBiRUIMNvI/AAAAAAAAASI/NDSjiZ8DQao/s1600-h/DSC00004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScBiRUIMNvI/AAAAAAAAASI/NDSjiZ8DQao/s200/DSC00004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314355609897547506" border="0" /></a><br /> I made a 4-way bamboo splitter (takewari) yesterday. I welded it up from scrap metal, it isn't beautiful, but serves the purpose. I have a larger 8-way splitter halfway done on the workbench. The ones commercially available are made of cast iron and are quite costly ($27 for 4-way, $69 for 8-way). The cast iron ones cannot be struck with a hammer, mine can :D . It took about an hour to make the 4-way, and will have the 8 way finished with around 2.5 hours in it. I need to finish painting it tomorrow. I made it to overcome the problems of getting the long ~40' strips of bamboo I will need later on for making hoops for the wooden tub (ofuro). I am basing the construction off of what I learned from book on "<a href="http://www.douglasbrooksboatbuilding.com/taraibune.html">The Tub Boats of Sado Island</a>" by Douglas Brooks. The tub boats are also known as taraibune or hangiri.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScBmQXacFuI/AAAAAAAAASQ/23JxhM7CqjM/s1600-h/DSC00218.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScBmQXacFuI/AAAAAAAAASQ/23JxhM7CqjM/s200/DSC00218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314359991646033634" border="0" /></a><br /> I learned recently that bamboo continues growing internally year after year. The outside diameter is initially "shoots" up, and the distance between nodes will lengthen for the first year and a half. I believe what I recently harvested is a Japanese Timber bamboo known as Madake (phyllostachys bambusoides). Shown in the photo is a section of what would be a cane that came up last year, compared to a much older one, both with about the same outside diameter (2.5" and 2.75").<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScBplSXQURI/AAAAAAAAASY/USoLnhJDy30/s1600-h/DSC00012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/ScBplSXQURI/AAAAAAAAASY/USoLnhJDy30/s200/DSC00012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314363649602638098" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-9352767222027296852009-03-12T22:02:00.003-05:002009-03-13T08:28:33.120-05:00Bamboo Pens (Sumisashi)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbnRi8owfxI/AAAAAAAAARw/At9cwSBy3A8/s1600-h/DSC00443+%28Small%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbnRi8owfxI/AAAAAAAAARw/At9cwSBy3A8/s200/DSC00443+%28Small%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312507633783045906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I made bamboo pens (sumisashi) and ink/oil pots from some of the bamboo I cut last weekend. I bought 3 of the pens on ebay last year and paid $3-4 a piece for them. I found the ones readily available too narrow and short for me to hold comfortably, so several various sizes were made to try out. I made 75 tonight and must wait until they dry to finish them. I don't know of many sources for the sumisashi, and don't know of any sources of ink/oil pots, so I am going to try my luck at selling them once they are dried. I had a nice surprise in the mail today, 3 Japanese chisels from eBay. The two small ones (shoji chisels) were new old stock from a fellow<a href="http://www.japanesetools.com/phpBB2/index.php"> Japanse Woodworking Forum</a> member Sheets (thank you!). Some journey they had, Japan>England>Canada>Alabama, and thats just whats known. The big slick came from another person. It is slightly used and dwarfs my other slick, which is well used comparison.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbnR5boopXI/AAAAAAAAASA/FqUQyUkwJqI/s1600-h/DSC00445+%28Small%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbnR5boopXI/AAAAAAAAASA/FqUQyUkwJqI/s200/DSC00445+%28Small%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312508020061152626" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-90792318837950429892009-03-10T19:54:00.003-05:002009-03-10T20:08:13.508-05:00Milling 'Simmon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbcOOrtjA9I/AAAAAAAAARQ/4wCYoSzM55s/s1600-h/DSC00197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbcOOrtjA9I/AAAAAAAAARQ/4wCYoSzM55s/s200/DSC00197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311729930921509842" border="0" /></a><br />I started milling on one of the persimmon logs on Friday, and finished it up Sunday. It milled surprisingly smooth. The wood turned a funky green after milling, then mellowed out after it dried a bit. It was cut into 1x lumber hopefully for face frames for cabinetry. I have no experience air-drying the species, but from what I have read, it is very prone to bucking, farting, and warping. My Dad and I drove to b.f.e. today and purchased a pair of non-running parts tractors to help keep mine and his alive, and maybe put together another tractor out of the pair. Photo shows the Farmalls right after being loaded up front is a 1946, rear is a 1940 model.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbcOi2l4UeI/AAAAAAAAARY/IQm4_BUUI9s/s1600-h/DSC00186+%28Small%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbcOi2l4UeI/AAAAAAAAARY/IQm4_BUUI9s/s200/DSC00186+%28Small%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311730277439525346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbcOjGeYSUI/AAAAAAAAARg/YHzKBvfqOFo/s1600-h/DSC00198.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbcOjGeYSUI/AAAAAAAAARg/YHzKBvfqOFo/s200/DSC00198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311730281703033154" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-9993806248112317602009-03-07T21:38:00.004-06:002009-03-07T22:09:06.870-06:00Truly Free Bamboo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbNBfKOLHoI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/0U1Q7I-rIOw/s1600-h/DSC00164+%28Small%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbNBfKOLHoI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/0U1Q7I-rIOw/s200/DSC00164+%28Small%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310660389175500418" border="0" /></a><br />After sending a friend of mine a link to this blog, he responded that he could get me "all the free cane poles I wanted". After tagging along with him to get firsthand directions, all the necessary connections were made to avoid any confusion. The fella had already hired a bulldozer to swipe a 100ft across his property, as it was invading his home and outbuildings. I am not sure what kind bamboo it is, but it is a timber bamboo of some sort and it is female. Some of the bigger pieces are around ~4" in diameter at the base, and the tallest was bumping 55', with averages in 45' range. I clipped them down with a chainsaw with a picco chain and cleaned the tops off with a nata hatchet (an extremely sharp and dangerous tool). Four hours of cutting was all I could handle on the somewhat steeply sloped hill, which required a 2 hour nap to recover from. I ended up clearing a 16'x16' area before becoming severly exhausted (asthma and arthritis). The landowner was super nice and I am very grateful for the bamboo, and will return again to get some more and some rhizomes soon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbNDOf5mJ3I/AAAAAAAAARI/VVjDniMYhJI/s1600-h/DSC00182+%28Small%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbNDOf5mJ3I/AAAAAAAAARI/VVjDniMYhJI/s200/DSC00182+%28Small%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310662301960251250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbNDNnDoNXI/AAAAAAAAARA/5ut7Nma-VD0/s1600-h/DSC00171+%28Small%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SbNDNnDoNXI/AAAAAAAAARA/5ut7Nma-VD0/s200/DSC00171+%28Small%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310662286701507954" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-46198605611876109692009-03-01T18:47:00.006-06:002009-03-01T19:26:09.000-06:00Once a year snow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/Sasu9pxYpsI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/dcTtnV1r5n4/s1600-h/DSC00112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/Sasu9pxYpsI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/dcTtnV1r5n4/s200/DSC00112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308388222506149570" border="0" /></a><br />We got our annual snowfall today. It rained most of the day Saturday, and woke up to a white blanket outside this morning. By noon it was a sloppy muddy mess. I stayed inside most of the weekend, working on practicing mortises yesterday, and sharpening chisels today. My wife and I visited my grandmother and I got a chance to take a picture of a circa 1900 barn built with juniper posts on her property. The barn was built by either her father or her grandfather (I forgot which one she said) as the land it is on was homesteaded by her family. The barn has really went down in the last 15 years, as it has not been maintained like it formerly was.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SasxJfPpoaI/AAAAAAAAAQg/X3H8bbeQ9wo/s1600-h/DSC00105.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SasxJfPpoaI/AAAAAAAAAQg/X3H8bbeQ9wo/s200/DSC00105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308390624861987234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SasxJb2VOcI/AAAAAAAAAQo/NUiuHwsVpBc/s1600-h/DSC00108.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SasxJb2VOcI/AAAAAAAAAQo/NUiuHwsVpBc/s200/DSC00108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308390623950485954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SasxJwOlmGI/AAAAAAAAAQw/6aflhZnyx84/s1600-h/DSC00111.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SasxJwOlmGI/AAAAAAAAAQw/6aflhZnyx84/s200/DSC00111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308390629420931170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SasxJR2vA6I/AAAAAAAAAQY/mvTSVtiOLcI/s1600-h/DSC01160+%28Small%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SasxJR2vA6I/AAAAAAAAAQY/mvTSVtiOLcI/s200/DSC01160+%28Small%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308390621267821474" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130689541739666430.post-75764540346839439192009-02-26T19:34:00.005-06:002009-02-27T08:47:26.228-06:00Riving Shakes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SadSZ5wHzuI/AAAAAAAAAPo/Nn9GwnhbfAw/s1600-h/DSC00099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SadSZ5wHzuI/AAAAAAAAAPo/Nn9GwnhbfAw/s200/DSC00099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307301290832285410" border="0" /></a><br />On average I end up cutting around 1.5'-3' off of the bottoms of logs to remove doty pith. These cut-offs become bolts, which are then riven(rived? rove?) with a froe and mallet to become shakes for roofing or siding. In the old days, they would have went through one more process of being smoothed and shaved to thickness and and possibly tapered with a draw-knife on a shaving-horse. Ideally all the shakes would be vertically grained, although all of mine are not. I purchased my froe for $8 at an antique store, and replaced pine handle with a persimmon sapling. I plan to make a bigger froe from an old leaf-spring sometime. Curved froes were used in the past to make staves for casks (barrels and such). It is a very primitive and effective tool, until you hit a knot. I am on my 4th mallet. The first being made of hickory, next was cherry, then persimmon, all of limbs or saplings. I am now using a piece of what I think is acacia (thorn tree), which has been the longest lasting. The pictures somewhat show the process of making shakes. I first split the bolt with a wedge (not shown), then knocked off the sapwood with the froe. The bolt is oriented upside down (tree top towards ground) for the whole process, as it splits easier for juniper in this manner. After spacing the froe from the edge it is hammer down flue with wood. The handle is then levered against the bolt to seperate the shake from bolt, and worked down and levered again, until the shake plops off. The shake can then be squared up if desired by using the froe again to slice through wood.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SadTC31wIrI/AAAAAAAAAPw/Qv_w8kYuJDI/s1600-h/DSC00103.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SadTC31wIrI/AAAAAAAAAPw/Qv_w8kYuJDI/s200/DSC00103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307301994693665458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SadTDJi5HRI/AAAAAAAAAP4/RmbtlsVaSNc/s1600-h/DSC00107.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SadTDJi5HRI/AAAAAAAAAP4/RmbtlsVaSNc/s200/DSC00107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307301999446400274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SadTDADM9XI/AAAAAAAAAQA/twj1lfND3hA/s1600-h/DSC00108.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SadTDADM9XI/AAAAAAAAAQA/twj1lfND3hA/s200/DSC00108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307301996897564018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SadTDTD4tzI/AAAAAAAAAQI/69oJE4tXPAQ/s1600-h/DSC00110.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZjUTneLlzcw/SadTDTD4tzI/AAAAAAAAAQI/69oJE4tXPAQ/s200/DSC00110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307302002000705330" border="0" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08986086161527639467noreply@blogger.com0