http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/ The Yurt Community Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:29:17 GMT Mike http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4164 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4164 Which knots do yurt dwellers use to tie rope to things like the crown cover? Some friends helped me erect my yurt last week. I don't know what knots they used Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:46:41 GMT ben_azo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4163 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4163 I see myself smooking something nice , some ice , Jack Daniels and other fine company , in that lite hobbit-tent.... installed in the Ethiopian Hills :-) see Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:13:38 GMT neworleansflyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4162 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4162 Quaint in a very SCA way. Where did you find this hobbit-tent? Cool looking, but IMHO, not a yurt...but I guess "a rose is a rose..." Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:11:34 GMT ben_azo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4161 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4161 sooo sorry , I tried before..but I can't stop smooking :-) that's why I like a smoke hole or tono so much. sooo rigth you are ! this is indeed not a yurt. on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:36:43 GMT Kenneth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4160 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4160 don't know what you are smoking, but stop. THIS IS NOT A YURT ...LOL not even close to being a yurt. ken Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:31:33 GMT ben_azo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4159 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4159 Just a new pic posted , for those interested. ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Old Ben Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:02:21 GMT neworleansflyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4158 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4158 I have located a double roundover router bit that might be the ticket. Has anybody used this beast to round off the lattice? What were your results? Thanks Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:49:54 GMT solarman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4157 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4157 I recently updated my solar system with a new 120 watt panel, power controller, batteries, and small wind turbine. Total system is 470 watts plus 125 watt wind Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:32:35 GMT solarman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4156 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4156 This is the guys plans that inspired me to design a solar porch: http://www.builditsolar.com/Experimental/ShurcliffPart1/PolySpace.htm Only I simplified it to Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:47:13 GMT neworleansflyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4155 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4155 Got any pictures of that?? sound like a possibility Todd. Draw knife would work no doubt, but that would be 4 corners per board or 440 edges! Whew! Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:01:36 GMT Todd Messler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4154 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4154 I had a similar problem when I needed a ton of tongue & groove boards. I placed two router tables in tandem with a little ramp to flip the boards so the Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:53:46 GMT Yaacov Levi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4153 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4153 A router and then a drawknife. I did a great many bow tips just with a drawknife. Yaacov   Well, I ripped 110 pieces of fir from the old deck boards! Wow what Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:46:18 GMT neworleansflyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4152 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4152 Well, I ripped 110 pieces of fir from the old deck boards! Wow what I difference a new blade on the saw makes! Question: What is the best way to round the Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:20:49 GMT Yaacov Levi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4151 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4151 Heres another faq thats more hopeful, working with oak which is a preference for me, for a number of reasons.     Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:06:38 GMT Yaacov Levi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4150 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Yurt_Community/message/4150 Well,  I partially answered it, I forgot to mention I was talking about hardwoods. All wood here is imported and expensive.  Yaacov     Veritas®