Week 10 December 5 - 8

Thieves ! ! Dirty, stinking, rotten, filthy thieves ! ! 

Well, our lockup was broken into this week and a ton of our tools, chainsaws, and brushcutters were stolen.  So this week was all about carpentry and fixing up our new lockup.  

First, we needed a big shelf to hold stuff and things and supplies and such.  Mike brought a bunch of his own tools so we could get things done, since our stuff was gone . . . yeah . . . phooey.  This was our workshop :

Mike showed us how the shelf was supposed to be built.

Smoke was spotted in the distance, as the weight limit of our new shelf was tested . . .

Chris put the final screws into the top of the shelf.

We needed something to weigh the shelf down so it wouldn't slide out, so we used Sarah and Chris.


















Then we realized that a second shelf would be even better and quickly assembled one as the sun went down.





















The second day, we decided it would be warmer to work inside the greenhouse instead of out in the parking lot.  This was a good idea til we built a chainsaw shelf that was a bit bigger than that door . . .
We got it outside, eventually.  In addition to a chainsaw shelf, we built tool/shovel racks and a brushcutter rack.

Chris was getting pretty good at cutting out chunks of the plywood.

 Here is our new lockup, with all three shelves in :





















This empty spot is for the shovel rack and brushcutter rack :










































































TA DA ! ! A finished and tidy looking place to keep our tools !
































The third day of our week was spent up in Kittitas County, just outside of Ellensburg.  The Kittitas County Conservation District needed some erosion control matting put in, so some of us suited up in waders and we started digging trenches.  It was a bit chilly and there were a lot of ice chunks floating down the ditch.  When we were finished, we took the scenic route home and came out up the Wenas, near where the other Yakima crew was building fence at a place called Como.

Day 4 of our week was fencing ! We went up to Como to help the other Yakima crew out.  Like always, it was fun working with those guys !

The ground was frozen several inches down, which took some work to get through.  It was pretty smooth digging after that.














































We hit the water table in a couple of holes and had to get a bit inventive to get them to sit right.

So we cut small pieces of wood and nailed them to the posts to try to add stability.





































































The mud splooched out, but we figured it should still set right.












This is how Lasha tamped the dirt down . . .























. . . which kinda turned into a pole dance . . .

















Anyways, it was a good week. We got stuff done and had a good time doing it !