Rescued from the city dump

I forgot to mention, previously, that the tools we received would have gone to the city dump. The lady who gave them to us was in the process of moving and didn't want to take the time to sort through her tool shed. She had seen our ad's asking for donations and decided to give the contents to someone in need. Lucky us! In one fell swoop we received nearly all the tools we need that we didn't previously own.

Included in the donation: 12' 7' 5' and 4' tall aluminum step ladders, 10" tall table saw with extra blades, 24" 9" and 8" L-squares, 2' aluminum level, 1' wood level, 10lb sledge hammer, 5lb mattock, post hole digger, shovel, 2 strait line chalk reels, 10" tin snips, 10" steel snips, 70pc ratcheting screwdriver set, combination crimper and wire striper, 7" strap wrench, wire cutter, putty knives of various size, large groove joint pliers, 18 range multi-tester, respirators, goggles, rosin core solder gun, 2 bow saws, caulking gun, files of various size, circular saw with blade assortment, jig saw with blade assortment, jewelers saw, router with bit assortment, drop light, extension cord, interior and exterior electrical outlets, light switches, outlet plate covers, 100+ drill bits and grinding accessories, 3 hand wood planers, ball pein hammer, small hatchet, 3 C-clamps, 12 assorted concrete troughs and plainers, 6 wrenches of various size, small chisel, 2 canvas painters drop cloths, 50' rope, oil can, 2 antique hand crank drills, 15'x24' black canvas tarp, painting supplies including brushes sponges squeegees, 1 five gallon bucket of various hardware pcs, and an LED flashlight.

Thank you again Shelley!



We still need a 26" ripsaw, saw horses, protractor, heavy duty stapler, cable cutter, and a couple of heavy claw hammers. But I think that’s about it.

Today we got to meet up with a local man, Chris, who has a 16' Pacific yurt sitting on a nice secluded piece of property not far from us. It was reassuring to see the simplicity of the frame construction. I will probably be using 2"x4" for the rafters now rather than the 1"x3" boards I had been thinking of. Chris also tipped us off to a potential exterior material, recycled billboard print, that can be purchased in 14'x48' section for $25. We need to do some further research on the durability of the material but it looks similar to a water proof canvas.