Jobs for the weekend?

mudcow007

so what you all doing this weekend?

i'm told (by my foreman - aka my mrs) i am laying a gravel path through the garden an up the side of the house over the weekend, oh an also building a wardrobe to enclose the boiler in

anyone else got plans?

walkingbootweather

mudcow007 wrote:

so what you all doing this weekend?

i'm told (by my foreman - aka my mrs) i am laying a gravel path through the garden an up the side of the house over the weekend, oh an also building a wardrobe to enclose the boiler in

anyone else got plans?

That's not a very nice way to talk about your good wife.

Sounds as if you are a better layer than DrLex's chickens. :?

FoldingJoe

Give the kitchen work surfaces a rub down and re-oil. Christ, they need it.

Could do with doing the window frames as well, but it's too cold outside, and it'll eat into my cycling time.

Anybody recommend the best way to prep wooden surfaces for oiling?

Cheers,
FJ

Koncordski

I'm tasked with clearing out the garage with a couple of runs to the tip, then i have to 'finish' the kitchen by rubbing down and painting the door frames and window sill. I personally think the next person to live there can do it and it has a certain shabby chic look which is very en vogue, but what do i know? How come they get to go on sex strike anyway?

rubertoe

Admin for me - Bills, filling, etc. Bit of a coffee break in the afternoon somwhere and then out.

So no real jobs for me (I bet she has something else planned though).

msmancunia

Working at a CBeebies Mr Bloom event in Sheffield on Saturday. I'm the designated first aider, and I'm also in charge of the small petting animals exhibit and the beehive (even though I'm bee-phobic). So I'll either be running away from stray bees, or snapping at children who've got nipped by a ferret or something.

On Sunday I'm making a wooden garden gate and some coffee and walnut cake :-)

flimflam_machine

FoldingJoe wrote:

Give the kitchen work surfaces a rub down and re-oil. Christ, they need it.

Could do with doing the window frames as well, but it's too cold outside, and it'll eat into my cycling time.

Anybody recommend the best way to prep wooden surfaces for oiling?

Cheers,
FJ

Bizarrely already bindun over in Commuting General

iPete

tempted to chase people around london dressed like a zombie http://2.8hourslater.com/

but more likely to be found on the sofa relaxing with a hangover

the_fuggler

msmancunia wrote:

Working at a CBeebies Mr Bloom event in Sheffield on Saturday. I'm the designated first aider, and I'm also in charge of the small petting animals exhibit and the beehive (even though I'm bee-phobic). So I'll either be running away from stray bees, or snapping at children who've got nipped by a ferret or something.

Tending to a swelling in Mr Bloom's vegetable patch, eh? I know a number of Mums who would kill for that opportunity....

mudcow007

flimflam_machine wrote:

FoldingJoe wrote:

Give the kitchen work surfaces a rub down and re-oil. Christ, they need it.

Could do with doing the window frames as well, but it's too cold outside, and it'll eat into my cycling time.

Anybody recommend the best way to prep wooden surfaces for oiling?

Cheers,
FJ

Bizarrely already bindun over in Commuting General

the company i work for make bespoken oak furniture (no we arnt oak warehouse or what ever they are called) but these guys use something called Osmo

Linky

itboffin

Getting up late, riding bikes, drinking beer and watching TV in that order x 2 days thanks very much.

FoldingJoe

mudcow007 wrote:

flimflam_machine wrote:

FoldingJoe wrote:

Give the kitchen work surfaces a rub down and re-oil. Christ, they need it.

Could do with doing the window frames as well, but it's too cold outside, and it'll eat into my cycling time.

Anybody recommend the best way to prep wooden surfaces for oiling?

Cheers,
FJ

Bizarrely already bindun over in Commuting General

the company i work for make bespoken oak furniture (no we arnt oak warehouse or what ever they are called) but these guys use something called Osmo

Linky

Yeah, we've got Osmo for the window frames and some Danish oil or other for the kitchen surfaces.

Just not sure on the best way to prep the wood for oiling, but will check out the links.

Ta

msmancunia

The Fuggler wrote:

msmancunia wrote:

Working at a CBeebies Mr Bloom event in Sheffield on Saturday. I'm the designated first aider, and I'm also in charge of the small petting animals exhibit and the beehive (even though I'm bee-phobic). So I'll either be running away from stray bees, or snapping at children who've got nipped by a ferret or something.

Tending to a swelling in Mr Bloom's vegetable patch, eh? I know a number of Mums who would kill for that opportunity....

I just googled - I had no idea : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvan ... cing.html#

Maybe I'll have to be a bouncer to keep them all at a safe distance.

il_principe

Getting up early, riding my bike and playing Dishonored (sic).

tailwindhome

Never has my brownie point account been so much in credit

Saturday = Nothing.
Sunday = Nothing.

the_fuggler

Il Principe wrote:

Getting up early, riding my bike and playing Dishonored (sic).

I'm tempted by Dishonored - be interested to hear your thoughts...

walkingbootweather

TailWindHome wrote:

Never has my brownie point account been so much in credit

Saturday = Nothing.
Sunday = Nothing.

Surely you'll have to 'clear those tubes' at some stage?

Kieran_Burns

The Fuggler wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

Getting up early, riding my bike and playing Dishonored (sic).

I'm tempted by Dishonored - be interested to hear your thoughts...

+1


Oh and I'm going to be cleaning up the (unavoidable) mess left by the guys who had to dig up the mains feed into my house as it had finally given up the ghost.

It turns out that when the mains was relaid some pratt clipped the cable coming into the house. This would explain the unexpected brown outs I've been experiencing since moving here.

Hey ho.

rjsterry

FoldingJoe wrote:

mudcow007 wrote:

flimflam_machine wrote:

FoldingJoe wrote:

Give the kitchen work surfaces a rub down and re-oil. Christ, they need it.

Could do with doing the window frames as well, but it's too cold outside, and it'll eat into my cycling time.

Anybody recommend the best way to prep wooden surfaces for oiling?

Cheers,
FJ

Bizarrely already bindun over in Commuting General

the company i work for make bespoken oak furniture (no we arnt oak warehouse or what ever they are called) but these guys use something called Osmo

Linky

Yeah, we've got Osmo for the window frames and some Danish oil or other for the kitchen surfaces.

Just not sure on the best way to prep the wood for oiling, but will check out the links.

Ta

Osmo's good stuff. We spec it routinely.

Me? It's the youngest's 1st birthday (already!?) and we seem to have invited about 30 friends and family :shock: Hope the rain holds off, or it is going to get very cozy at Chez RJS.

mroli

Building a Condor Italia (bought for a mate off of here), with Tiagra, Planet X Model B's or Aksiums and other random bits I have floating round the house. Recabling my winter bike (cables are so worn the outers have started to crack). Truing single speed wheels, replacing brake pads. Gluing some tubs. Working out where the squeak is on my race bike and sorting out the saddle position.

No doubt the missus has me down for some tasks that benefit the rest of the family too...

SimonAH

Building my meat smoker out of a stainless steel cider barrell. Testing it (all being well) on a huge hunk of pork loin on Sunday.

Corporate Camper

I've got a Briggs & Stratton powered garden tractor/mower which needs a fettle, then hopefully last mow of the season for garden and paddock. Then a night-shift on Saturday followed by chilling on Sunday.

Flyingbogey

msmancunia wrote:

Working at a CBeebies Mr Bloom event in Sheffield on Saturday. I'm the designated first aider, and I'm also in charge of the small petting animals exhibit and the beehive (even though I'm bee-phobic). So I'll either be running away from stray bees, or snapping at children who've got nipped by a ferret or something.

On Sunday I'm making a wooden garden gate and some coffee and walnut cake :-)

Can you get anywhere near Katy (Ashworth), tell her I love her a snip a bit of hair off for me.

1st birthday party on Saturday, big clear up Sunday

fossyant

Sitting on my ass recovering, and moving round slowly.

Anonymous

the red bull stratos jump is at some point (13:00 on Sunday I think)

Might ride the bike.
Studying

veronese68

Can't do any of the many jobs I should be doing as I still have my hand in a splint.

Santa cruzing

Tidying the house, visiting my brother and packing for holidays on thursday - mostly done - also fitted up my carradice support on the Genesis - now over to the folks place for a ruby in joint celebration of mums/wifes/my birthdays. Could be worse.

tailwindhome

SimonAH wrote:

Building my meat smoker out of a stainless steel cider barrell. Testing it (all being well) on a huge hunk of pork loin on Sunday.

Not my business but this deserves it's own thread.....

Corporate Camper

TailWindHome wrote:

SimonAH wrote:

Building my meat smoker out of a stainless steel cider barrell. Testing it (all being well) on a huge hunk of pork loin on Sunday.

Not my business but this deserves it's own thread.....

+1
I'd be interested in that...

SimonAH

I shall post with pics...

Problem is I'm short of some 3/4"" steel (pref stainless) pipe and a trawl of DIY places this afternoon failed to come up trumps so the inaugral smoke delayed :-( Proper plumber's merchants on Monday......

Watch this space.

rjsterry

Flyingbogey wrote:

msmancunia wrote:

Working at a CBeebies Mr Bloom event in Sheffield on Saturday. I'm the designated first aider, and I'm also in charge of the small petting animals exhibit and the beehive (even though I'm bee-phobic). So I'll either be running away from stray bees, or snapping at children who've got nipped by a ferret or something.

On Sunday I'm making a wooden garden gate and some coffee and walnut cake :-)

Can you get anywhere near Katy (Ashworth), tell her I love her a snip a bit of hair off for me.

1st birthday party on Saturday, big clear up Sunday

Snap. Dishwasher has being doing overtime today, but we are now finally just about done. House feels very empty after yesterday.