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As though the dormer wasn't challenging enough 15 years ago, now he takes on octogan shed with irregular sides
That's my husband. He's disabled from a stroke at the age of 28. We'd been married just over 8 years at the time and had three kids, all under the age of six (our oldest was 5 1/2 years old, then 3 years, then 20 months). He'd been out of the Army for six months and ten days. And that ten days would take us two years to get through.
It took two years for the VA to accept him as a patient and that he was indeed disabled. Till that time, we survived on Social Security disability and my job... except I'd just spent over 8 years being a housewife. I started out with a part-time job as a janitor. I had to quit when he suddenly started having seizures (six months after the stroke, and the day before my 26th birthday). We ended up losing our house and in June of 1996, we moved to Wisconsin- because that's where my parents lived and they were the only ones helping us. Here I got a job as a night-shift security guard (ten days after they hired me, they made me a shift supervisor. I think, in part, it was because of my ability to spell). He was in the Army for almost eight years and we'd moved from Alaska to Kansas (then he did a tour in the first Gulf War) and then to Georgia. We lived as military till my 25th birthday.
I can see you doing the math in your head right now. No, you're right. I got married young. I was 17 when we got married. He was almost 20. We were both living in Alaska and his dad was still active duty (Field Artillery). The Army gave him his orders for South Carolina. We decided to get married a year early so his parents could be there because otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to afford three flights back to Alaska. This November will be our 26th anniversary.
Okay, so he up and had this stroke. April 13, 1995. Before all the drugs they have out now. He's paralyzed on his right side. He walks with a limp and he has no use of his right hand or arm. He can raise his arm, but he can't do anything with it. He can't open his hand without using his other hand and he has no control over how tight it clenches (he's cut his own palm before, with his fingernails). The stroke was eventually declared to be service-connected and now we get VA disability and with the 100% service-connected disability, we get medical insurance for the family. Well, I guess that's just me now, since all the kids are out of high school (for the school year, they get medical coverage, but the hoops we have to jump through are such a pain in the ass. Good thing I'm on the computer a lot, I've got time for that).
It took a few years, but he finally realized he could build stuff. It started out with a small table, some shelves, then a couple dressers for the kids' rooms, I had him make a tea ceremony table for our son's martial arts academy. Stuff like that. Then he started making benches and swings, and other larger things. And the deck on the back of the house.
Originally, that deck was just a small one, off the house, about five feet out, four or five feet longer than the house. Then he built the second level of the deck. When it came time to replace it (he never water-treated the wood, he knows he should have, but he's stubborn), I said why not just make the whole deck one level... and that brings us to today.
He does all his work one-handed. Left-handed. Before I had a Flickr, I uploaded all his work to a Photobucket account for him. Link to his Photobucket album
I also do a blog about him called "Conversations with the Disabled Guy" because the stroke causes him to say some of the funniest, crazy shit ever. I try to keep the blog upbeat and I rarely share how much he frustrates me.
Oh, and he's well aware of me calling him "The Disabled Guy". He doesn't care. He prefers it to the overly-PC versions people try to use. He's said: "I'm a cripple, goddammit!"
This design features textured backgrounds displaying two materials that embody the construction and woodworking industries. The inside offers ample space for text and photos.
This project involved installation of beautifully honed and chiseled Travertine flooring laid out in the distinctive Versailles pattern. To compliment the flooring, the same Travertine tile was carried over onto the fireplace surround installation. The structural columns in the room and the fireplace surround were finished with custom carpentry installations. Crown molding and baseboards were added and all new carpentry was meticulously prepped and sprayed for a sleek, smooth finish. The final touch in this great room was the installation of the flat screen TV over the fireplace. And just in time for football season!
A carpenter is a person who carries on carpentry, a craft with a long tradition in Norway.
Many believed that the subject would die out, but now there are more most current. Old timber houses are maintained and there are built many new ones.
Old log house in Nedre Svatsum outside the city of Lillehammer.
By Per A. Høyer / coltrain2011
GOVERNOR TOMBLIN PRESENTS TINY
HOMES TO FLOOD SURVIVORS
Houses constructed by more than 2,000
high school students across the state
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (December 20, 2016) - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today presented survivors of the June 2016 floods with keys to new tiny homes in a ceremony at the 130th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia National Guard. Through the "Big Hearts Give Tiny Homes" project, 15 homes were constructed by students of Simulated Workplace programs, an initiative of the West Virginia Department of Education's Career Technical Education division.
More than 2,000 students from 12 high schools designed, constructed and managed the tiny homes project with guidance from certified industry instructors over the course of seven weeks. The students also worked with businesses and organizations within their communities to gather donations to equip the homes with linens, beds, washers and dryers, groceries, televisions and other appliances.
"Time and again, in the aftermath of this tragic flooding, I have seen the spirit of West Virginians make a difference for their neighbors. These students have shown that spirit in a truly remarkable way," Gov. Tomblin said. "I know how eager the students have been to meet the families whose lives will change for the better because of them. And I join them in hoping these homes provide warmth and a sense of place and home to these families - this holiday season and beyond."
Through West Virginia's Simulated Workplace programs, high school classrooms have been transformed into companies, giving students the opportunity to gain hands-on training and learn high-demand skills. All Simulated Workplace companies - from HVAC to electrical, plumbing and carpentry - collaborated to make the tiny homes construction possible.
"This was a true collaborative effort among our Simulated Workplace programs and their communities," said State Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Michael Martirano. "These incredibly talented students, along with their teachers and communities, worked tirelessly to help families in need. Their work is a true testament to both their skills and their generosity."
West Virginia National Guard units from across West Virginia transported the tiny homes from each Career Technical Education center for the ceremony and will transport the homes to their final locations for the families.
"This is another example of how West Virginia comes together in times of need," said Major General James Hoyer. "The West Virginia National Guard is proud to work with the Department of Education to help facilitate the tiny homes project. Our schools, local businesses, citizens and all aspects of our communities have come together to build these homes to help their fellow Mountaineers in the recovery and healing from this summer's devastating floods. We are honored to participate in this program."
The Governor's Office, West Virginia Department of Education, West Virginia National Guard and West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) partnered to make the project possible. The West Virginia United Methodist Committee on Relief, a VOAD organization, is providing the resources needed to put the homes in place and connect them to utilities.
The schools participating in "Big Hearts Give Tiny Homes" were: Cabell County Career Center Calhoun/Gilmer Career Center, Carver Career Center, Fayette Institute of Technology, James Rumsey Technical Institute, Marion County Career Center, Mingo County High School, Monongalia Technical Center, Nicholas County Career Center, Putnam County Career Center, Spring Valley High School and Wyoming County Career Center.
Video of the construction can be found here.
Photos available for media use. All photos should be attributed “Photo courtesy of Office of the Governor.”
the old stairs was all rotted out and falling down.
Due to the limited space, I mortised the steps into the sides, which makes it extremely strong and durable. Since the space is very dry year round, I decided not to use treated lumber. This yellow pine will last a long time and after a few years will look like an original.
The photobooth in process, the next step is to stain it (red mahogany trim and golden oak on the main body) and the stand needs to be finished and stained as well. And it still needs to be programmed and the guts put in.
This project involved installation of beautifully honed and chiseled Travertine flooring laid out in the distinctive Versailles pattern. To compliment the flooring, the same Travertine tile was carried over onto the fireplace surround installation. The structural columns in the room and the fireplace surround were finished with custom carpentry installations. Crown molding and baseboards were added and all new carpentry was meticulously prepped and sprayed for a sleek, smooth finish. The final touch in this great room was the installation of the flat screen TV over the fireplace. And just in time for football season!
The Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council is located across the street from the Concentra store.
Craftsman Sunny O building a table in his workshop | Deidei Lumberyards Abuja FCT Nigeria | #JujuFilms #Carpentry #Deidei #Abuja #Nigeria #Africa
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Here I am re-learning how to use hand tools as I have been spoiled as a carpenter in the world of constant electricity.
Craftsman Sunny O building a table in his workshop | Deidei Lumberyards Abuja FCT Nigeria | #JujuFilms #Carpentry #Deidei #Abuja #Nigeria #Africa
Citation: Cleo A. and Nellie Miller Mann Papers, 1920-2000. Nellie Miller Mann Photographs, 1922-1924. HM1-695, Box 4. Mennonite Church USA Archives - Goshen. Goshen, Indiana.