What is this? - Page 10

Flint · 08-02-2007, 11:08 AM

I've got it! It's some pieces of wood!

Whatta ya want, "the wood I had around behind my shed that had spiders under it and then I built a treehouse out of it" ???

It's some wood you had bundled up with your steel strapping machine, and then you unstrapped it and took a picture of it?

Shawnee123 · 08-02-2007, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I'm sure the little black tape marks are supposed to mean something... but who the hell knows what.

Ahhh, it's a map to the solution. A la The DaVinci Code.

HungLikeJesus · 08-02-2007, 11:24 AM

I agree with Clodfobble. I think the tape should be the focus, and the 2x8 boards are distracting us.

Is it a layout for rafters?

Uisge Beatha · 08-02-2007, 11:32 AM

Yeah, the marks have been irking me, too. It seems obvious enough they must be some sort of guide, but I can't really tell if they match the taper in the pieces of wood. That is the other thing to me; the second and third shots show splitting the boards into wedge shapes which form the arc visible in the first photo.

Well, BigV, are you making a really, really BigFan?

Shawnee123 · 08-02-2007, 11:34 AM

He's building the boat that we will take to Ram Island!

Uisge Beatha · 08-02-2007, 11:46 AM

A boat? Great!

Wait, uh, do we call him BigN(oah) now?

HungLikeJesus · 08-02-2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Uisge Beatha

...That is the other thing to me; the second and third shots show splitting the boards into wedge shapes which form the arc visible in the first photo.

I think that the boards are straight. The arc is an optional illusion.

glatt · 08-02-2007, 12:07 PM

At first I thought you were finally getting around to showing how you built your kayak, and this was just before ripping strips to form the hull & deck, but you wouldn't be doing big long taper cuts like that. So I have no idea.

Are you making a big circular picnic table?

Uisge Beatha · 08-02-2007, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HLJ

I think that the boards are straight. The arc is an optical illusion.

You could be right (I originally dismissed the appearance in picture #1 as such), but the second and third photos do show trapezoidal pieces. They also seem to indicate a spread in the border of the marks on the patio.

glatt · 08-02-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by HLJ

I think that the boards are straight. The arc is an optional illusion.

Maybe in post 124 that's true, but post 127 is clearly tapered.

HungLikeJesus · 08-02-2007, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Uisge Beatha

You could be right (I originally dismissed the appearance in picture #1 as such), but the second and third photos do show trapezoidal pieces. They also seem to indicate a spread in the border of the marks on the patio.

Not optical illusion; optional illusion. It's not for everyone.

And is it an Ark or an arc?

With the exception of the split board, I think that they are all straight 2x8 or 2x10s.

Uisge Beatha · 08-02-2007, 12:42 PM

Hmmm, I just don't know about this one. However, I do have a mental image of BigV wringing his hands while chuckling evilly as we all go nuts trying to figure it out.

TheMercenary · 08-02-2007, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by HLJ

Not optical illusion; optional illusion. It's not for everyone.

And is it an Ark or an arc?

With the exception of the split board, I think that they are all straight 2x8 or 2x10s.

Fish eye lense camera. Straight boards. Looks like fencing. They all split like that when you pull them off to replace them. Who knows.

monster · 08-02-2007, 09:55 PM

A canopy for the deck

Elspode · 08-02-2007, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

What is this?

Hopelessly ancient ex-roof decking?

08-02-2007, 11:08 AM	#136
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08-02-2007, 11:24 AM	#138
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I agree with Clodfobble. I think the tape should be the focus, and the 2x8 boards are distracting us. Is it a layout for rafters? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

08-02-2007, 11:34 AM	#140
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	He's building the boat that we will take to Ram Island! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-02-2007, 09:55 PM	#149
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	A canopy for the deck __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-02-2007, 11:32 AM	#139
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	Yeah, the marks have been irking me, too. It seems obvious enough they must be some sort of guide, but I can't really tell if they match the taper in the pieces of wood. That is the other thing to me; the second and third shots show splitting the boards into wedge shapes which form the arc visible in the first photo. Well, BigV, are you making a really, really BigFan?

08-02-2007, 11:46 AM	#141
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	A boat? Great! Wait, uh, do we call him BigN(oah) now?

08-02-2007, 12:07 PM	#143
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	At first I thought you were finally getting around to showing how you built your kayak, and this was just before ripping strips to form the hull & deck, but you wouldn't be doing big long taper cuts like that. So I have no idea. Are you making a big circular picnic table?

08-02-2007, 12:42 PM	#147
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	Hmmm, I just don't know about this one. However, I do have a mental image of BigV wringing his hands while chuckling evilly as we all go nuts trying to figure it out.

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