Thread: Seriously rustic

Where abouts in CQ?

Nice work too

Hi Dan - it is near Rockhampton - just off the h'way to Emerald. We now live the other side of Aust., though & are happily building again!

Thanks for replying, too.

Picking up on your earlier comment there Jill, our removalist wasn't really happy with us either when we moved up from Sydney to Brisbane. He said if there would ever be the remote chance of a next time (ie: he would forget) he would prefer us tell him in the quote that there is 16 trees involved. He came out and did the quote personally, but sent his sons to do the actual moving (smart man) - most of our stuff probably once came from 16 trees - ranging from blackheart sassy, red gum, oregon, mackay cedar, blackwood, oak and australian teak (just looking around me here!). It ain't no Ikea crap that can go together with an allen key - nor is it square (rustic, slab style) so it doesn't fit neatly into the back of the truck either!

Ah well. Love your piccies and house. My niece often tells me she is going to help her Aunty Dan build something. Given that she is 4, she is more of a hazard than anything else. But I can give her "important jobs" like sweeping - hey, someone's gotta do it!

Cheers
Danielle

Hi Danielle,

Thanks for replying again! We had an investment home at Boyne some years back! I grew up inland from where you are.

I'd love to see your furniture - do you have pics posted on here somewhere? I'm sure I'd love it!

Your little niece would be inspired by you, I'm sure - there's another woodworking lady for the future, for sure!! I can't wait to be working on the less dangerous parts of the current house we are building, so that the kids can be more involved. We put in a big day yesterday, only about 1.5 days' work left, plus the trims, to finish the ceiling (exposed) and roofing. Then we can work under cover - since this is our wet season, and we actually GET a wet season here!!

Lovely to 'meet' another lady woodworker on here, btw!

Cheers,

Jill

Great job Jill, looks fantastic. I would have suggested conduit capping as well. I have the same problem with my mud brick, between the top brick and the cathederal roof. I will make some capping with the same rough sawn hardwood as the beams.

Hi Priemsy,

I noticed after people's comments about the wiring that in the pic with the stove in it, my husband hadn't got to finish it off - it was hidden later behind a trimmer board. When we started the building, it was to be our shed/garage/visitor's accom. - and we were going to build a mudbrick home, but we loved the shed, so turned it into a permanent home. This time around, we are doing it properly, and as planned! It was good cutting our teeth on a rustic building!

Any pics of your muddie where we can see them? My husband joked with his workmates that I'd build the bricks for this home (that we're currently building) if he let me. We have some animal shelters to build, so I'm eager to use them as experimental buildings, but to still look traditional.

Cheers,

Jill

I'll put some pics up as soon as I work out how Jill.