There's much to be said about the virtues of manual hand tools: there's a meditative, simplicity to them; they don't require gas or electricity; they're often inexpensive; they can help keep you from getting pudgy. However, having sung their praises, there's nothing like having a power tool at your disposal. I'd still be on the first wall if all I had was a hand saw.
So the third, and east wall, was raised last night with the help of neighbors Annie and Curtis. This wall will have the French doors that Christy and I picked up last weekend. Something I did differently with this wall was to attach the wall sheathing while the wall was being built. This made for a heavier wall to raise, yet it negated having to lift the plywood in place after the wall was erected.
It's coming together!
2 comments:
Ricardo,
Felicidades!! All you need is a shaduf and canal! The girls and I read about the Nomads and how they became the first farmers around 7000BC (new term BCE).
B
Beatriz, I'm glad the girls are learning about the early nomadic culture. Check out this mother's blog. Specifically, the last post -
http://kidshistoryproject.blogspot.com/search/label/E1
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