Desert Weyr Blog
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Fencing in the Mud
The welding on the final brace near the old gate went on in spite of the wet snow and mud. By the end of the day on the 3rd, welding was complete. Now we’re waiting for the wire. It’s supposed to be here tomorrow. Continue reading
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2nd of December Update
Shop construction continues. With the first-floor walls up and the sheathing mostly done, you can start to see where the windows will be. We had rain followed by snow, so the inside of the shop floor got covered in thick ice. We helped remove it so the floor could dry and be safe to work… Continue reading
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Fencing Progress, Too!
The north side elk fence has wire stretched across half the span, from the corner up to the gate in the middle. These pictures were taken before it was stretched tight and wired to the posts. By the end of the day yesterday, the wire had been hung and stretched across the second half as… Continue reading
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Fast Pace on Shop Construction
The construction for the new shop is proceeding at a fast pace this week. The second wall went up rapidly on Tuesday. By Wednesday, the other walls were up, and much of the plywood sheeting was installed. Late Thursday was the start of installing floor joists for the second floor. That should be completed today. Continue reading
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First Wall Is Up!
It was a big day for shop construction today. The first wall was finished and erected! It was a massive effort, but it looks lovely. Boy, enough space to drive the tractor in makes for a very tall first floor. Continue reading
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Monmouth Caps
I’ve been working on a replica of the Monmouth cap for a while. The only extant original is in the Nelson Museum.* My first attempt was based on several published patterns that are frequently referenced. You can view them here and here. Using our new, bulky, pure Black Welsh yarn, I did the provisional cast-on.… Continue reading
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New Ditch Section
Our irrigation water enters the property on the northeast corner of the orchard. From there, we have a concrete ditch box that sends the water either west to irrigate the orchard and front pasture, or east to irrigate the back cedars pasture. On the property above ours, there is a gate right by where our… Continue reading
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Elk Fence Wire Up
The first section of the new elk fence is up and installed. They stretched it from the middle, where the two rolls that make up this side are spliced together. The high tensile wire can be hard to stretch properly, but once it’s up, it’s a wonderful fence. With all the wire up and stretched,… Continue reading
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More Elk Fence Work
Ken started work on the inflow of the ditch. The neighbors’ cattle make a huge mess and destroy the ditch every summer, so we’re going to install metal culvert pipes up past the gate where the cattle walk. I hope that this’ll prevent the water loss that happens when they smash the ditch sides. Our… Continue reading
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New Loom
Erika came up from Albuquerque to teach a naalbinding class to members of the North Fork Fiber Guild (NF2G) and brought my new loom up from Santa Fe. As she said, “All those years playing Tetris have finally paid off.” She managed to get a Glimakra 4 shaft, 60″ wide countermarche loom into her van… Continue reading