What did you make today? - Page 30

Undertoad · 03-19-2014, 01:58 PM

Ah, I was wondering why you made four of em... so you can chock both sides of two tires.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-19-2014, 02:21 PM

May lasting impressions from your folly,
be forever on your mind, not your body.
For the blessed see the error in their ways,
before butt pucker comes to stay.

Griff · 03-19-2014, 05:39 PM

My woman built beehives while I was writing annual reviews last weekend. At least I built the bench she built the hives on.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-19-2014, 05:51 PM

She bee a keeper.

Undertoad · 03-19-2014, 05:59 PM

I always wanted to know how to do that sort of joinery. I admire the folks who can do this.

I have a complicated turtle basking area to build soon, and I will wind up doing a shitty job of it.

Griff · 03-19-2014, 06:27 PM

The pieces parts were pre-cut, Pete just glued, nailed, and painted them. Box joints are not that hard though and they can be cut a number of ways. The internet can be your friend on this. Find a system that matches the tools you have. Using a square, I'd probably lay out the fingers in 1" increments making sure to offset the fingers for the sides vs the front and back. Then use a hand saw and a chisel to remove the wood. Just take your time and keep everything nice and square from start to finish. Or you just butt the boards together and screw them...

glatt · 03-19-2014, 06:32 PM

Those look great!

Griff · 03-19-2014, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

She bee a keeper.

Cute.

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Those look great!

Thanks lads, I'll pass on the compliments.

Clodfobble · 03-19-2014, 09:33 PM

So hang on, are those things going to be living in the basement? Or do bees hibernate in their hives while they're covered in snow?

Griff · 03-19-2014, 09:47 PM

Outside! They winter over on honey. They clump together and regulate hive temperature in the winter.

monster · 03-19-2014, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I always wanted to know how to do that sort of joinery. I admire the folks who can do this.

I have a complicated turtle basking area to build soon, and I will wind up doing a shitty job of it.

Let me know if you need an custom ceramic bits, I will be happy to make those for you (no cost of course) -we have found them quite useful for our reptiles and fish. Recently made a splash pool with "beach" area for the bearded dragon. very quick and easy to throw something together but takes a few weeks to get through the drying and firing process.

orthodoc · 03-19-2014, 09:55 PM

So ... what are the requirements for hives? I don't see many entrance/exit points in your pics. Do the bees just need an entrance/exit at the bottom and top? What was the inner structure? I could google everything but I'd rather ask you. I'm hoping to entice bees/start beekeeping once I move home in late June. Would you be willing to share a few more details?

Griff · 03-20-2014, 06:59 AM

The most commonly used hive is a Langdtroth. They go in and out the bottom. There are frames (Pete is still building those) inside the boxes where the bees, build comb, lay larvae, and store honey. There is a lot going on in there. You really need to find a mentor and/or read a lot to learn the process.

If you just want pollinators there are simple nests you can build for orchard? bees which is another way to go. There is a bee keeping subreddit if you want to follow the trials and tribulations of others.

footfootfoot · 03-20-2014, 08:23 AM

You got to fight the powerful Bee!

glatt · 03-20-2014, 08:31 AM

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03-19-2014, 02:21 PM	#437
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	May lasting impressions from your folly, be forever on your mind, not your body. For the blessed see the error in their ways, before butt pucker comes to stay. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-19-2014, 05:39 PM	#438
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	My woman built beehives while I was writing annual reviews last weekend. At least I built the bench she built the hives on. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-19-2014, 05:51 PM	#439
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	She bee a keeper. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-19-2014, 06:27 PM	#441
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	The pieces parts were pre-cut, Pete just glued, nailed, and painted them. Box joints are not that hard though and they can be cut a number of ways. The internet can be your friend on this. Find a system that matches the tools you have. Using a square, I'd probably lay out the fingers in 1" increments making sure to offset the fingers for the sides vs the front and back. Then use a hand saw and a chisel to remove the wood. Just take your time and keep everything nice and square from start to finish. Or you just butt the boards together and screw them... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-19-2014, 09:33 PM	#444
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	So hang on, are those things going to be living in the basement? Or do bees hibernate in their hives while they're covered in snow? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-19-2014, 01:58 PM	#436
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Ah, I was wondering why you made four of em... so you can chock both sides of two tires.

03-19-2014, 05:59 PM	#440
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I always wanted to know how to do that sort of joinery. I admire the folks who can do this. I have a complicated turtle basking area to build soon, and I will wind up doing a shitty job of it.

03-19-2014, 06:32 PM	#442
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Those look great!

03-19-2014, 09:47 PM	#445
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Outside! They winter over on honey. They clump together and regulate hive temperature in the winter. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-19-2014, 09:55 PM	#447
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	So ... what are the requirements for hives? I don't see many entrance/exit points in your pics. Do the bees just need an entrance/exit at the bottom and top? What was the inner structure? I could google everything but I'd rather ask you. I'm hoping to entice bees/start beekeeping once I move home in late June. Would you be willing to share a few more details? __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

03-20-2014, 06:59 AM	#448
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	The most commonly used hive is a Langdtroth. They go in and out the bottom. There are frames (Pete is still building those) inside the boxes where the bees, build comb, lay larvae, and store honey. There is a lot going on in there. You really need to find a mentor and/or read a lot to learn the process. If you just want pollinators there are simple nests you can build for orchard? bees which is another way to go. There is a bee keeping subreddit if you want to follow the trials and tribulations of others. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-20-2014, 08:23 AM	#449
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	You got to fight the powerful Bee! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-20-2014, 08:31 AM	#450
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717

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