[caption id="attachment_617" align="alignleft" width="300"] Bark, wane, cup, curl. It's got it all.[/caption] I've used Juniper 6x6 timbers before, so I know what to expect as far as twistyness and knottiness from them. However I got a nice batch of them from my local Dunn Lumber and...
[caption id="attachment_611" align="alignleft" width="300"] At the Stoneyard[/caption] I really do get a lot of satisfaction out of building staircases out of natural stone. Fortunately several factors are at work that help me have lots of opportunity to build them. Primarily, Nancy likes to include them in...
[caption id="attachment_595" align="alignleft" width="300"] 2008 Bobcat 323[/caption] Our Bobcat 323 excavator is a clever workhorse. It has a retractable undercarriage that allows it to fit through 42" openings, so its an excellent urban landscaping tool. It can fit through a typical Seattle side yard to access...
[caption id="attachment_594" align="alignleft" width="300"] SPU's booth at Sustainable Ballard street fair. September, 2013[/caption] At Last Sunday's sustainable living fair, Nancy and I took turns volunteering to advocate for the Seattle Public Utility's storm water remediation program, the one that provides incentives to area homeowners to install...
"Hi Nancy and Dave, We've already had many compliments and favorable comments from our neighbors. My husband Dave was so impressed not only with how it looks, but your attention to detail-- from making such a nice join with the back wall, to the sod in the...