Welcome to Bale ON! This is a group for everyone from the most experienced straw bale builder to the newly curious. It is a place where everyone can feel ...
Hank et al.. This group has been needed for a while.. and OSBBC is a reputable sponsor.. Congratulations! WG9 Kent Wold ...Illini from the Valley of the Fox......
SB Folks, I've finally had a few minutes to sit down with the information we collected in the run up to our very successful second annual straw bale home and ...
========== Forwarded Material========= Date: 8 Dec 2004 20:28:47 -0600 From: Chris Magwood Subject: 2006 International SB Building Conference in Ontario,...
Awesome idea. Thanks to all involved in setting this up. It is the intent of my wife (Janis) and I to be building this summer. This group should prove...
... Unfortunately, I have been a little tardy with the straw (at least I guess so). Dumb question number one. When should one procure their straw? Local ...
... You think straw is hard to find now, wait until spring! I would go to the local farm supply and ask if they know anyone with straw. We went to a little...
We've been working away at getting ready to install our wood stove. I've got the fireproof wall behind the stove mostly finished. The tiles are on the stove...
I agree with Hank.. start asking around.. closer is better.. We asked a lot and finally it was the dispatcher for the gravel for the foundation who told us...
hello from mark at whippletree post and beam! forums are a great way to connect, especially for those who live out in the country. We are building timberframes...
I'm not sure whether this goes into the straw bale construction injury folder or the Christmas injury folder. My cordless drill slipped off a screw yesterday...
... Ben Polley answered this question and it sounds as though he intended to copy the group but he hasn't signed up yet and forgot to copy the group. That is...
Hi there gang..I am likely the first nONtarian on this board... but hope that soon changes! Hank send me a list of fees etc for OSBBC.. My name is Kent Wold...
... OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE>... I know the feeling Hank..except it was pneumatic trim nailer with 2" brads.. I was holding the trim together...
... I hit myself on the same finger I just screwed with a 3.5" framing nail. It just broke the skin. One of the things that the board of the OSBBC has decided...
for some photos check out: www.wpltree.ca perhaps tommorrow or sometime soon i'll take some pics of the new workshop..... our workshop and farm are located...
Well...we finally got a mortgage. Anita and I managed to get our house to its current semi-finished state with a generous bequest from her uncle Chast, a loan...
Anita and I will be hanging around the old straw bale homestead (hopefully enjoying a crackling fire in the new wood cook stove) on Boxing Day (December 26 for...
... I just checked out the photo you put up in the folder. I so want to learn how to do that. I love timber frames. They are so elegant. That's quite a...
A few generations ago, most farmers would have been able to do a bit of timberframing. It's not so difficult to learn, main ingredient is patience. I would...
I posted a few workshop photos in the "Photos" section at left. As you can see, the bales are still "natural". We hope to do some parging when the weather...
... Cool. It must be nice to work in there even without the parging compared to a drafty old shed. We're planning to put up our chimney today. I'll take some...
Hi Hank et al! Thanks for the invite to bale on. I have a question about straw bales and the procurement thereof! I have a number of friends and family in...
Just wanted to wish all of the members of the OSBBC and Bale-ON a Merry Christmas.. and Happy New Year ..and oh yeah a hmmmm 'Great' Boxing Day.. you got the...
