The Log house Project begins........

[MotorSeven]

SRS, I used Gorilla Glue:

Gorilla Glue - Gorilla Glue

Back in during the cigar craze I built custom humidors. I experimented with several glues and gound that Gorilla glue could handle the constant 80% humidity inside a wooden box very well. Since it foams as it cures, it fills gaps, so it saves a step. You must really clamp or screw what you are gluing since it can expand and push things apart.

Here is a pic of how much expansion takes place if you gob it on like I did:

They just came out with a wood glue that does not expand, but I have not tried it yet.

 

[MotorSeven]

We actually have 2 days of sun, so I set the door aside and attacked the 8" stove flue install. I installed the ceiling box from the basement to main floor:

I plum bobbed the flue from the cathedral down to where it comes up from the basement, then took a long drill bit and drilled up though the ceiling decking, 3"'s of foam and the tin roof(I hate cutting a hole in a perfectly good roof....:laughing

What were the odds that the center would fall in the middle of a rib?

 

[MotorSeven]

I triple checked everything, then made my cut. On a 10/12 pitch the hole has to be longer than it is wide:

Then I made the cut along the bottom so I could slide the flashing up under the tin:

A dry fit....:

 

[MotorSeven]

I did slide 3/4" planks in under the tin so I would have something for the screws to bite on. Then I caulked it all up and screwed it down.

Inside I used a brace to steady it all up and attached it to the decking. Later i will truim out that rough opening eben thoug it will be covered up with a wooded chase:

I added the storm collar and will caulk that up tomorrow...hopefully that will make it water proof

I still need to add a roof bracket to hold the flue steady in high winds. And I am not sure that 5' of flue above the tin is enough to get a good draft on my 10/12 roof, but there is one way to find out...fire it up!

But, I can't fire it up(why you ask?) because I am missing one little adapter ring to attach the DVL black pipe in the basement to the bottom of the black ceiling box......grrrrrr.

 

[srs]

Motor 7, I thank you for your info.

 

[tnmike]

I've been a titebond man for years but I think I will try the new Gorilla wood glue. It is non expanding. Here is a review on it.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liyDkxNGTUs]Gorilla Wood Glue Review - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Obed]

I added the storm collar and will caulk that up tomorrow...hopefully that will make it water proof.

I was wondering how you were going to waterproof that pipe. Fascinating. Thanks for showing us the process.
Obed

 

[EddieWalker]

I tried Gorilla Glue and had good results with it. I think it's over priced and more effort to work with. A lot more effort to store!!!!

I read a bunch of reviews and comparisons on it and other glues and came to the conclusion that all the wood glues out there are stronger then the wood they are used to hold together. The tests measure how much force it takes to pullt he glue apart, and in every case, the wood is what fails.

Now I use Titebond.

Eddie

 

[MotorSeven]

The glass company delivered my gable glass yesterday. We managed the 4 - 200lb panels pretty easy. I did grab 2 of the Woods 8" glass suction cups off fleabay...the things are amazing and make handling the glass mush easier/safer.

I am still waiting on one connecting collar for my flue, and then I can "fire it up". It has shipped, so hopefully by the weekend.

I worked on the door today. Filled cracks and belt sanded the snot out of it. I applied one coat of Tung Oil, then started on the straps and the other un-named thing.

Before:

After, which showed a couple of spots I missed, so I sanded them back down:

That's one reason I like Tung oil. I can apply with a piece of cloth, wipe it down with a rag, sand a spot and re-apply Tung oil and keep working.

 

[crazyal]

I have a set of the blue metal Woods Power grip suction cups and they are great. Just make sure to keep them in their case to protect them and they'll last forever. You can simply pull the plunger out of the handle to lubricate it if needed.

 

[forgeblast]

Wow love the grain on the door its going to look great!!!!

 

[EddieWalker]

The door looks amazing. It's nicer then any of my furniture!!!!

Eddie

 

[MotorSeven]

I'm cuttin y'all off...no more pic's until it is done.

I installed the "un-named" feature yesterday...looks great. Hopefully it will be done today, but I doubt I can hang it by myself, the dang thing weighs about 300 lbs:confused3:

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I'm cuttin y'all off...no more pic's until it is done.

I installed the "un-named" feature yesterday...looks great. Hopefully it will be done today, but I doubt I can hang it by myself, the dang thing weighs about 300 lbs:confused3:

Here's our chance, folks. Someone near M7 go volunteer to help him hang the door and then post back with what this secret unnamed feature is. I'm dying to find out.

 

[MotorSeven]

I lied....it's not completely "done"....but it's close enough. Yes, with the threat of golfball sized man killin hail and massive Tornado's here, I finished the door by installing TNMike's forged straps down at the shop. I then layed it on the forks for transport up to the house. No help(as usual), so I figured..."what the heck, git r done".
The install went well and I still need to trim out the door and make a threshold, put acorn nuts on the inside bolt ends, then paint them flat black. I scuffed up the door a bit sliding on the forks, but some Tung oil will take acre of that:

Outside view:

Inside view:

Now, before y'all start with the "Welcome to Captain D's", there is a story behind that port hole......................

 

[MotorSeven]

In 1976 or 77 I was working as a student officer at Southeastern Louisiana University Police Dept. One of the full time guys, an older gentlemen was working on an old boat. He asked me if I would be interested in a couple of old bronze portholes that he had removed, and of course I said "yes". So, he gave me 2 Wilcox-Crittenden(now out of business) 8"-ers and each one had a crack in the glass from a bb gun. I thought they were the coolest thing, and told him that "someday when I build my house one of these is going in the front door."

I took them apart back then, cleaned them up and ordered new glass and gaskets. They sat in a box and got moved to TX, then FL where I gave one of them to a buddy. Then the remaining one made the move to TN when it finally saw the day light again today(36 years later). Anyway, it fits our eclectic tastes very well, and my wife spent a few years working on a yacht in the carribbean(Douglas MacArthur's old 120' wooden hull motor yacht built in 1929), so both of us have a soft spot for it.

So there you have it.................:thumbsup::laughing:

 

[forgeblast]

Nice Hinges TNmike looks great.

 

[MotorSeven]

Nice Hinges TNmike looks great.

Yes Mike did an outstanding job on them, the door swings very easily!




CrazyAl, what do you lube the Woods with ? light oil?

 

[shane]

I was going to ask how heavy that door was the other day. I'd sure hate to get my finger caught in it.

That port hole is kinda funny to me. As a carpenter, I see many, many doors that are rotted out. Granted, regular maintenance could have stopped some of that. I've always said the only exterior door that I would have on my house that did not have a roof over it would have to be off of a submarine. You are getting there.

I really like that door and the special story that goes with it.

 

[crazyal]

Yes Mike did an outstanding job on them, the door swings very easily!




CrazyAl, what do you lube the Woods with ? light oil?

In the handle there's just a simple rubber seal, any simple spray oil (wd40) works fine. The handle is brass on the metal handle ones and over time wears just a little bit so it's nice to clean the inside of the pump. They do make a special cleaner for the face of the cup that also helps protect the rubber but I think it's overkill.

Keep them in their cases, be careful of the outer edge where the little ridges are, and try not to let them fall (it usually happens when you leave them sucked onto glass and forget about them until they finally leak up and fall). The great thing about them is they'll last decades and can be used on almost any smooth surface. I've even seen glass guys use them as a step on skylights so they could caulk around the glass.

The door came out great btw. About the only thing I toted around with me for years is an old English Fox hunting horn my mother brought with he when she moved to the states. It took 25 years before I finally had a place for it but it now resides on a wooden beam in the living room.