Scott Hildenbrand's Forum Topics

Hot Dog! - 10 replies

Finally got the fireplace to the point to where we could have a fire in it.. :) After 1.5 MONTHS waiting for the people to ship out the fireplace damper, we finally got it in a few days ago… Heavy freakin 90lb box.. It was re-boxed into some other light weight box.. I thought for sure the cast iron would be shattered when I opened it up...

Awww... If I was closer... And had a truck... And a huge trailer... - 4 replies

http://westky.craigslist.org/grd/1217837966.html Looks like some fine wood, and a TONS of it.. Bummer.

Suggestion - 14 replies

I’ve not had the time to go through every single post on a daily basis like I had in the past… I loose track of which posts I’ve actually commented in.. Can you whip something up to show a dot on those posts which a user viewing has already commented in? Be alot like standard forum operation and handy as can be. I’l...

Help me Decide: Dormer or Skylights - 14 replies

I need help deciding on something for the chicken coop.. I can’t decide on if I want ONE dormer, or TWO skylights on either slope. I’d asked at BYC for their two cents, but really want to know what you all think. I’m still 99% sure that I will be doing the cupola either way. I just can’t decide though on if I want to g...

Not gardening.. Well based cooling? - 12 replies

So anyway, I’d been thinking about this for some time. I’m pretty well sold on trying out a solar heating system to augment the HVAC unit.. But I’d come up with something else that I would not mind trying. So here’s the deal.. We have a well on the property that is not used for drinking water. In fact it’s not us...

Ideas on this? - 8 replies

Know that some times things can get lost on LJ due to the fast nature of the site. Wanted to see if any of you all had ideas on how to do this restore. http://lumberjocks.com/topics/6361 Here’s a picture of the actual radio. The side veneer cleans up nicely and looks good with a coat of water. The face, is just plywood.. which looks ...

Toy Trains & Slotcars - 5 replies

While I was up fixing things at my mothers house I took the time to excavate dads old Lionel trains and etc from the loft in the work shed. They used to be displayed in the house but dad eventually put them into storage in their original boxes in the shed. Since my son (going on 3) is obsessed with trains I thought I’d dig them out and ...

Overwintering Plants, What's Your Setup? - 11 replies

I know it’s a tad early to be discussing overwintering, but I wanted to get an idea what everyone else is doing so I can gauge if my own plans will suffice. So what kind of setup do you all have for taking care of your outdoor potted plants till spring? Pictures would be great to see!

Training Tomatoes, How do you Prefer? - 17 replies

So, we’ve got 70 tomato plants that have been producing like bang busters for a long while now. Problem is they’re so gigantic that any time it rains, at least 10 pull their stakes and fall over. Some have even just “snapped” their stakes in half they’re so big. We’d lost a few to root disruption because of...

Stumbled On: 35 Pest and Disease Remedies - 5 replies

Just stumbled onto this and thought everyone would enjoy the read. Japanese beetle bustersLike slugs and snails, Japanese beetles have plagued gardeners for years. One way to stop them in their tracks is to suck them up with a small, handheld vacuum. Another way is to throw a handful of larkspur or delphinium leaves into a blender, add the b...