I'm starting to get a decent collection of tools! Advice for projects?

[Corvin]

You know what's a lot cheaper than a wood fence if you put it in your self...invisible fence. So, if you only need the fence for the dog and not for privacy, invisible fences are great. The only tool you need is a shovel.

I've always wondered, what happens if the dog is chasing something across the yard? It gets up to speed, gets zapped by the fence as it goes through the "invisible fence" but doesn't have time to stop. Now your dog is stuck on the other side of the fence and can't come home because of the fence.

[bigwhiteash]

... I saw that movie... doesn't the dogs head explode if it goes past the fence??


Great work on that clock, can you make one from a koheeebah Esplendeeetos box?

[BigMacFU]

I've always wondered, what happens if the dog is chasing something across the yard? It gets up to speed, gets zapped by the fence as it goes through the "invisible fence" but doesn't have time to stop. Now your dog is stuck on the other side of the fence and can't come home because of the fence.

I had a giant schnauzer (85 pounds of muscle) and she would never break through the fence whilst chasing someone off the property. She only broke through the fence if we were on the other side and strangers (door-to-door salesman, mormons, jehovah's witnesses, just plain weirdos) approached us. Then she'd sit next to us growling and showing the teeth. We took the collar off for her on our way back home. Casey didn't like getting near the fence, if she was chasing something/someone, chasing them off the property was enough.

The best way to have fun with the invisible fence is to install part of the line indoors and then get gullible friends to walk over it while holding the collar.

[chefchris]

[here'sjohnny]

I've always wondered, what happens if the dog is chasing something across the yard? It gets up to speed, gets zapped by the fence as it goes through the "invisible fence" but doesn't have time to stop. Now your dog is stuck on the other side of the fence and can't come home because of the fence.

My dog used to chase the mailman and break through our invisible fence often, and you're correct once across (at least on our cheap-o model) she could not get back across.

[Kenyth]

Well, the fence is finished. My hands still aren't right. By the time I was finished they had swelled up. The inflammation irritated the median nerve in my left hand (I'm left handed, so it gets the most work), giving me all kinds of pleasurable sensations. It's mostly subsided, but something to think about before the next project. I'm sure the small post hole digger casued most of the stress.
Now my wife and I get to fight about the location of the dog kennel. I wanted it put in an unused corner of the back yard, close to the house. She wants it unseen from the front, and wants me to put it up behind the garage, directly on top of the landscaping I spent hours putting in a few years back. That area would also require removing or rerouting three sprinkler heads, the sandbox and the playhouse, not to mention the flower bed that contains nice muddy conditioned soil covered by fabric and trim, thorny rose bushes, and a half ton of river rock. You would think these facts would deter her, but since she's not the one who has to deal with it, she's unimpressed. My comment that she could get back to me after she finished the demolition and sprinkler rerouting doesn't appear to have gone over too well. So, now were at the understanding that I can put it where I want, but unless I put it behind the garage, she won't be happy about it.

Lord, give me strength!

[Bassfever]

Ok the fence is done. Build yourself one of these and lets have a party. Its not master caprentry but its all my limited skill will allow.

[mrtr33]

Ok the fence is done. Build yourself one of these and lets have a party. Its not master caprentry but its all my limited skill will allow.

That is really sharp, man. Looking good. How did you cut the wood out like that?

I have a couple projects in the works, but one just requires 2X4s, and the other one is a carving project.

I also get to avoid doing TOO much stuff to the house, seeing that we are in a rental right now.

[Kenyth]

Folding card playing/gambling table! With all the amenities! Nice!

Did you do it all with handheld power tools or did you have access to bench type equipment as well? Big curves with a jigsaw?

[DeeDubya]

Very nice. You made good use of a sheet of plywood with very little waste. Did you keep time? Never mind, that's not a fair question for a cigar smoker.

[cinda]

nice job!