What the heck is making these holes?

[greggyy]

Good guess Greg, but Murph1 beat you to it (see above). You get second prize.

PS Too bad the safe wasn’t still there when I demolished the log cabin. I would’ve loved to of seen that! (They had a lot of really cool stuff on that property, but sold a lot of it at a big auction before I bought.)

Yeah, I saw that later on....

I hope the nuts that were kept in there are still alive. Could they be running around the farm still creating riddles, such as the port holes ?

 

[goeduck]

Great theory, Loaderman - best one yet. I did look down one of the holes to see if there was a wooden plug underneath (there was not), but haven稚 looked at the others yet.

I was under the impression that you pulled up the boards to look under them. I would do that to get a better idea.

 

[MossRoad]

I'd number the holes with white lettering and see if you get anymore. Personally, I think they were always there and you never noticed.....

:laughing:

 

[Diggin It]

Is it possible that your work like hammering or nailing was enough to vibrate old wood "pins" out. In the one set of photos it looks like the 3 holes lined up, I am leaning towards this was originally a post & beam with hardwood pegs that were cut down into flooring.

Great theory, Loaderman - best one yet. I did look down one of the holes to see if there was a wooden plug underneath (there was not), but haven稚 looked at the others yet. Will try and do that next time

The peg/pin/dowel thing has been mentioned a few times several pages back. It's also been suggested that you get an inspection camera with probe to look under that area through the holes, not just directly down. Pegs/pins/dowels can roll on hard surfaces like compacted dirt, so they may not be directly under the hole.

 

[goeduck]

The peg/pin/dowel thing has been mentioned a few times several pages back. It's also been suggested that you get an inspection camera with probe to look under that area through the holes, not just directly down. Pegs/pins/dowels can roll on hard surfaces like compacted dirt, so they may not be directly under the hole.

Very good points, but I would just pull out a crowbar and pry up the boards to check rather than buy an inspection camera, can’t take much time. Having said that, an inspection camera on a cord would be nice to have for chimneys etc.

 

[dragoneggs]

Very good points, but I would just pull out a crowbar and pry up the boards to check rather than buy an inspection camera, can’t take much time. Having said that, an inspection camera on a cord would be nice to have for chimneys etc.

Noooo…. the inspection camera is the ticket! Especially if it a tool that he doesn't already have!

 

[MossRoad]

Noooo…. the inspection camera is the ticket! Especially if it a tool that he doesn't already have!

Get one with wifi video so he can stream it to his smart phone, tablet, laptop, smart TV, youtube, etc....

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I'm surprised there isn't a web cam on the holes 24/7.

 

[bcp]

Hole user ≠ hole maker

Bruce

 

[Diggin It]

I don't pull up boards unless there is absolutely no other way.