The New Yankee Workshop 20×05 (1/3) The Pantry
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Item #0805
Duration : 0:9:15
The New Yankee Workshop 20×05 (1/3) The Pantry
The New Yankee Workshop 20×05 (2/3) The Pantry
The New Yankee Workshop 20×05 (2/3) The Pantry
DVDs and Measured Drawings can be bought here:
http://www.newyankee.com/catalog.php
Item #0805
Duration : 0:9:43
Modern Marvels – The Lumberyard (4 of 5)
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Release: 30 November 2005 (Season 11, Episode 55)
Explore the options lumberyards provide for builders and renovators–from natural to engineered woods. We’ll show how plywood and pressed woods are made, trace exotic woods to jungle and desert, visit a special lumberyard that deals in recycled and antique woods, and go on an underwater expedition as divers locate ancient logs buried in the Great Lakes and New Zealand. We’ll see how 50,000-year-old ancient Kauri wood is “mined” from a bog and is now all the rage among those who live in mansions and travel on yachts. From the lowly 2-by-4 used to build a tract home, to a reclaimed set of historic planks used to make a million-dollar bar in a 5-star hotel, this eye-opening program hits the nail right on the head.
Here is a review by Loyd E. Eskildson
“The Lumberyard” begins with a short tour of a modern lumberyard processing the rough output from a sawmill. Thirty-foot blades, power planers and molders transform the wood into attractive, ready-to-install material.
Then episode moves onto to lumberyards that specialize in recycled/reclaimed wood from barns, old homes, and pilings – attractive because of their unique appearances.
Colonial lumberyard tools are illustrated (incredibly labor-intensive), and their role in supplying shipyards and the growing railroad industry outlined. I was surprised to learn that until lately, the San Francisco Bay area was a major lumberyard location.
A recent innovation is that of engineered woods, though plywood actually dates back to the Egyptians who used pegs to hold the sheets together. Plywood’s strength derives from alternate layers placed at right angles to each other. Oriented-strand wood, comprised of shredded wood, arranged approximately parallel and again in layers at right-angles to each other, is replacing much plywood and making use of pieces that used to become scrap.
Most interesting of all is “glu-lam” – long, large pieces such as beams and trusses comprised of wood layers glued to each other and then joined via finger joints. The output is quite impressive and ready to install at the job site.
Next, “The Lumberyard” shows us so-called exotic woods – mahogany, teak, rosewood, etc. Finally, its on to woods coming from rather exotic sources – eg. logs sunk up to 100 years in the Great Lakes (preserved by the cold water, and also uniquely colored) and located through sonar. The record, however, is held by New Zealand bogs (also providing a preservative shield) holding huge kauri logs that are no longer commercially available. It offers rich gold and cognac colors and a finish that is luminous and glistens as if lit from within; pieces are up to 12′ wide.
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Duration : 0:8:57
Test ride on my new mini ramp
This is just a test ride. This is my first time riding it. Yes I know it’s a quarter pipe.
We finally finished my new mini ramp and I couldnt help film a short session on it. The ramp is about 18 inches tall and 5 feet wide. It took about 2 hours to make and was free ( only because wee had all of the items needed to build it.
We used 2 sheets of plywood, 1 sheet of masonite , a half inch peice of wood, 5 2 by 4s, a bunch of ribbed nails, and a pole(cut) for coping.
Please look on my channel if you are interested in how to build the quarter pipe.
Duration : 0:1:19
Modern Marvels – The Lumberyard (3 of 5)
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Release: 30 November 2005 (Season 11, Episode 55)
Explore the options lumberyards provide for builders and renovators–from natural to engineered woods. We’ll show how plywood and pressed woods are made, trace exotic woods to jungle and desert, visit a special lumberyard that deals in recycled and antique woods, and go on an underwater expedition as divers locate ancient logs buried in the Great Lakes and New Zealand. We’ll see how 50,000-year-old ancient Kauri wood is “mined” from a bog and is now all the rage among those who live in mansions and travel on yachts. From the lowly 2-by-4 used to build a tract home, to a reclaimed set of historic planks used to make a million-dollar bar in a 5-star hotel, this eye-opening program hits the nail right on the head.
Here is a review by Loyd E. Eskildson
“The Lumberyard” begins with a short tour of a modern lumberyard processing the rough output from a sawmill. Thirty-foot blades, power planers and molders transform the wood into attractive, ready-to-install material.
Then episode moves onto to lumberyards that specialize in recycled/reclaimed wood from barns, old homes, and pilings – attractive because of their unique appearances.
Colonial lumberyard tools are illustrated (incredibly labor-intensive), and their role in supplying shipyards and the growing railroad industry outlined. I was surprised to learn that until lately, the San Francisco Bay area was a major lumberyard location.
A recent innovation is that of engineered woods, though plywood actually dates back to the Egyptians who used pegs to hold the sheets together. Plywood’s strength derives from alternate layers placed at right angles to each other. Oriented-strand wood, comprised of shredded wood, arranged approximately parallel and again in layers at right-angles to each other, is replacing much plywood and making use of pieces that used to become scrap.
Most interesting of all is “glu-lam” – long, large pieces such as beams and trusses comprised of wood layers glued to each other and then joined via finger joints. The output is quite impressive and ready to install at the job site.
Next, “The Lumberyard” shows us so-called exotic woods – mahogany, teak, rosewood, etc. Finally, its on to woods coming from rather exotic sources – eg. logs sunk up to 100 years in the Great Lakes (preserved by the cold water, and also uniquely colored) and located through sonar. The record, however, is held by New Zealand bogs (also providing a preservative shield) holding huge kauri logs that are no longer commercially available. It offers rich gold and cognac colors and a finish that is luminous and glistens as if lit from within; pieces are up to 12′ wide.
Enjoy friends
Duration : 0:8:51
Modern Marvels – The Lumberyard (2 of 5)
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Release: 30 November 2005 (Season 11, Episode 55)
A&E Television Networks
Explore the options lumberyards provide for builders and renovators–from natural to engineered woods. We’ll show how plywood and pressed woods are made, trace exotic woods to jungle and desert, visit a special lumberyard that deals in recycled and antique woods, and go on an underwater expedition as divers locate ancient logs buried in the Great Lakes and New Zealand. We’ll see how 50,000-year-old ancient Kauri wood is “mined” from a bog and is now all the rage among those who live in mansions and travel on yachts. From the lowly 2-by-4 used to build a tract home, to a reclaimed set of historic planks used to make a million-dollar bar in a 5-star hotel, this eye-opening program hits the nail right on the head.
Here is a review by Loyd E. Eskildson
“The Lumberyard” begins with a short tour of a modern lumberyard processing the rough output from a sawmill. Thirty-foot blades, power planers and molders transform the wood into attractive, ready-to-install material.
Then episode moves onto to lumberyards that specialize in recycled/reclaimed wood from barns, old homes, and pilings – attractive because of their unique appearances.
Colonial lumberyard tools are illustrated (incredibly labor-intensive), and their role in supplying shipyards and the growing railroad industry outlined. I was surprised to learn that until lately, the San Francisco Bay area was a major lumberyard location.
A recent innovation is that of engineered woods, though plywood actually dates back to the Egyptians who used pegs to hold the sheets together. Plywood’s strength derives from alternate layers placed at right angles to each other. Oriented-strand wood, comprised of shredded wood, arranged approximately parallel and again in layers at right-angles to each other, is replacing much plywood and making use of pieces that used to become scrap.
Most interesting of all is “glu-lam” – long, large pieces such as beams and trusses comprised of wood layers glued to each other and then joined via finger joints. The output is quite impressive and ready to install at the job site.
Next, “The Lumberyard” shows us so-called exotic woods – mahogany, teak, rosewood, etc. Finally, its on to woods coming from rather exotic sources – eg. logs sunk up to 100 years in the Great Lakes (preserved by the cold water, and also uniquely colored) and located through sonar. The record, however, is held by New Zealand bogs (also providing a preservative shield) holding huge kauri logs that are no longer commercially available. It offers rich gold and cognac colors and a finish that is luminous and glistens as if lit from within; pieces are up to 12′ wide.
Enjoy friends
Duration : 0:8:54
Modern Marvels – The Lumberyard (1 of 5)
Read Me:
Release: 30 November 2005 (Season 11, Episode 55)
Explore the options lumberyards provide for builders and renovators–from natural to engineered woods. We’ll show how plywood and pressed woods are made, trace exotic woods to jungle and desert, visit a special lumberyard that deals in recycled and antique woods, and go on an underwater expedition as divers locate ancient logs buried in the Great Lakes and New Zealand. We’ll see how 50,000-year-old ancient Kauri wood is “mined” from a bog and is now all the rage among those who live in mansions and travel on yachts. From the lowly 2-by-4 used to build a tract home, to a reclaimed set of historic planks used to make a million-dollar bar in a 5-star hotel, this eye-opening program hits the nail right on the head.
Here is a review by Loyd E. Eskildson
“The Lumberyard” begins with a short tour of a modern lumberyard processing the rough output from a sawmill. Thirty-foot blades, power planers and molders transform the wood into attractive, ready-to-install material.
Then episode moves onto to lumberyards that specialize in recycled/reclaimed wood from barns, old homes, and pilings – attractive because of their unique appearances.
Colonial lumberyard tools are illustrated (incredibly labor-intensive), and their role in supplying shipyards and the growing railroad industry outlined. I was surprised to learn that until lately, the San Francisco Bay area was a major lumberyard location.
A recent innovation is that of engineered woods, though plywood actually dates back to the Egyptians who used pegs to hold the sheets together. Plywood’s strength derives from alternate layers placed at right angles to each other. Oriented-strand wood, comprised of shredded wood, arranged approximately parallel and again in layers at right-angles to each other, is replacing much plywood and making use of pieces that used to become scrap.
Most interesting of all is “glu-lam” – long, large pieces such as beams and trusses comprised of wood layers glued to each other and then joined via finger joints. The output is quite impressive and ready to install at the job site.
Next, “The Lumberyard” shows us so-called exotic woods – mahogany, teak, rosewood, etc. Finally, its on to woods coming from rather exotic sources – eg. logs sunk up to 100 years in the Great Lakes (preserved by the cold water, and also uniquely colored) and located through sonar. The record, however, is held by New Zealand bogs (also providing a preservative shield) holding huge kauri logs that are no longer commercially available. It offers rich gold and cognac colors and a finish that is luminous and glistens as if lit from within; pieces are up to 12′ wide.
Enjoy friends
Duration : 0:8:55
Basic Zipblocks Demo – Simple Green Interlocking Technology
Zipblocks are boring…for that matter so are bricks, cinderblocks, and most other building materials. But hey…lets not forget get that the Great Pyramid of Giza was built from blocks.
This video on Zipblocks is also a bit boring…but if you watch it and then take a few seconds to think about how simple Zipblocks are and what you can do with them…you might develop an appreciation for Zipblocks. What’s more is that if you do like Zipblocks and you introduce them to a company and as a result they decide to manufacture them you’ll get a percentage of the royalties. To learn more about this just visit our website.
What is really nice about Ziplocks is that the entire building system consists of only two types of block and that longer blocks are simply multiples of a single block. Zipblocks can be made from virtually any solid material. Zipblocks are so simple that you can make them in your garage out of plywood if wanted to. Sides and lugs are the only two parts needed to create Zipblocks. So all in all this entire building system consists of only two different block types that can be created from two simple parts.
The costs of manufacturing Zipblocks are low. To put things in perspective consider this scenario. Let’s say that it costs $20 for a sheet of ¾ inch plywood and that it costs a factory $2 to transform one sheet of plywood into fully assembled blocks. In this case the transformation from plain plywood to Zipblocks generally speaking adds 10% to the costs of the raw materials. We can now visualize home improvement stores selling sheets of plywood for $20 and the equivalent plywood in bundles of Zipblocks for $22.
Let’s say that you wanted to create your very own custom wall unit in your living room that covered an entire wall from floor to ceiling. Let’s just say that this wall is 20 feet long and 12 feet tall. Can you imagine how much it would cost you if you walked into your local home supply center and made this request? It would probably cost you a fortune in both labor and materials. Now picture yourself walking into the same store and ordering 4 to 5 pallets of Zipblocks, having them delivered to you home, and then building your very own wall unit all in a days time. The cost would of course be much less and you would have a custom wall unit that you designed and built all by yourself. This would indeed be a much more rewarding experience.
What we just spoke about is more than ideal. What’s more is that when you build with Zipblocks and you make a mistake. No problem. Just disassemble your mistake and fix it. Moving to another home and the living room is smaller? Again…no problem…just dissemble your wall unit, ship it to your new home, and when you get there build another custom wall unit that suits to your needs.
You know, the great thing about these blocks is that you can build just about anything with them. Imagine how much fun you could have building some really cool workbenches in your garage or putting up some giant shelves in there. How about building a dog house for your dog or a playhouse for your child or a closet organizer?
You see there are simply countless things that you can build with Zipblocks and if you ever get tired of what you built…just break it down and use your blocks for something else! Zipblocks are essentially a product that never loses its value or usefulness.
Some other uses for Zipblocks:
1) Robotic Building Blocks — It is easy for robots to manipulate Zipblocks thru the x-y-z planes as they are cubic in nature and interlock upon placement.
2) Concrete Forms — rapidly build a disposable custom concrete forms using some wooden Zipblocks.
3) Levee Walls — 16 foot lengths of Zipblocks made from a hybrid of plastic reinforced with steel and then woven together would certainly aid in the construction of levee walls. New Orleans and other flood prone areas are in need of cheap and effective solutions.
4) Walkways and Patios — 8 foot lengths of plastic based Zipblocks could be used to instantly build patios and walkways.
5) Shipping containers — Build custom shipping containers. Upon arrival in 3rd world countries containers could be broken down and used to construct shelter.
http://www.ZipBlocks.com
Visit us to find out more about Zipblocks.
Duration : 0:0:31
Modern Marvels – The Lumberyard (5 of 5)
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Release: 30 November 2005 (Season 11, Episode 55)
Explore the options lumberyards provide for builders and renovators–from natural to engineered woods. We’ll show how plywood and pressed woods are made, trace exotic woods to jungle and desert, visit a special lumberyard that deals in recycled and antique woods, and go on an underwater expedition as divers locate ancient logs buried in the Great Lakes and New Zealand. We’ll see how 50,000-year-old ancient Kauri wood is “mined” from a bog and is now all the rage among those who live in mansions and travel on yachts. From the lowly 2-by-4 used to build a tract home, to a reclaimed set of historic planks used to make a million-dollar bar in a 5-star hotel, this eye-opening program hits the nail right on the head.
Here is a review by Loyd E. Eskildson
“The Lumberyard” begins with a short tour of a modern lumberyard processing the rough output from a sawmill. Thirty-foot blades, power planers and molders transform the wood into attractive, ready-to-install material.
Then episode moves onto to lumberyards that specialize in recycled/reclaimed wood from barns, old homes, and pilings – attractive because of their unique appearances.
Colonial lumberyard tools are illustrated (incredibly labor-intensive), and their role in supplying shipyards and the growing railroad industry outlined. I was surprised to learn that until lately, the San Francisco Bay area was a major lumberyard location.
A recent innovation is that of engineered woods, though plywood actually dates back to the Egyptians who used pegs to hold the sheets together. Plywood’s strength derives from alternate layers placed at right angles to each other. Oriented-strand wood, comprised of shredded wood, arranged approximately parallel and again in layers at right-angles to each other, is replacing much plywood and making use of pieces that used to become scrap.
Most interesting of all is “glu-lam” – long, large pieces such as beams and trusses comprised of wood layers glued to each other and then joined via finger joints. The output is quite impressive and ready to install at the job site.
Next, “The Lumberyard” shows us so-called exotic woods – mahogany, teak, rosewood, etc. Finally, its on to woods coming from rather exotic sources – eg. logs sunk up to 100 years in the Great Lakes (preserved by the cold water, and also uniquely colored) and located through sonar. The record, however, is held by New Zealand bogs (also providing a preservative shield) holding huge kauri logs that are no longer commercially available. It offers rich gold and cognac colors and a finish that is luminous and glistens as if lit from within; pieces are up to 12′ wide.
Enjoy friends
Duration : 0:8:49
New Roof Estimate: Md Roofing Services in Upper Marlboro
Another digital roof estimate performed by http://www.MdRoofingServices.com (Home Restorations) reveals a 5/12 pitch roof with 3-tab shingles manufactured by Owens Corning which have reached the end of their service life. Many shingles are missing, some repairs have been made, and there is evidence of subroofing damage in spots. Subroofing is 1/2″ CDX plywood. The seamless aluminum gutters are in good shape and will require only cleaning and tightening once the roof is replaced.
New roof installation will include: removing the existing shingles and tarpaper, inspecting all plywood for damage, repairing only where necessary, and installing custom made aluminum drip edge at eave and rake edges.
Roofing will include installation of Certainteed WinterGuard “Ice and Water Shield”, Berger UDL Synthetic Underlayment, Certainteed Shingle Vent II Ridge Vent System, new custom formed aluminum chimney flashing sealed with Geocel Tripolymer Sealant, new neoprene and aluminum pipe collar flashings, and the suggestion of either Certainteed’s Horizon Brand Architectural Shingle, or the Landmark Dimensional Shingle Model.
Complete Maryland Roofing Estimates for either New Roof Installations or Residential Roof Repairs, which include before-during-after photos, video, drawings, helpful advice, and a detailed written contract can be requested here: http://www.HomeRestorationsMD.com/Maryland_Roof_Estimate.html
Duration : 0:2:21