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bukhntr
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:19 - Edited by: bukhntr
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Hi all. Our story.... we purchased our land in spring of 2010 with plans to build a small cabin and create a pond into the creek. Then we saved saved saved put the pond in summer 2011. Save save save again to start the cabin. I really had planned to build the cabin from the ground up to save money and just to know I did, We live a couple of hours away and with kids activities and work, with my wifes encouraging we began to look at having the shell/shed built for us so it would be dried in and we could store material and work/enjoy as we had time. I found online a company about an hour farther away from our land that built a great solid building like a house and they were accomodating on anything I wanted extra from a standard building. We had the cabin shell delivered in October 2012. We have been chipping away since. I organized the pics we have taken since the beginning this week and thought I would share a timeline of photos. I really like to see everyones projects. Our next plans include adding an outdoor shower screening in the porch , one day making it full length and adding a dock next spring.
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starting the pond
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in the pond looking at my dad on the dam hes in the upper left corner sitting
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future fish habitat
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:24
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more pics
cabin arrives
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what it looked like in the beginning
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:29
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more pics
dropping the ceiling for a vented attic
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sheetrock and insulation
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:32
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more pics
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stained and added lights
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:34 - Edited by: bukhntr
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more pics This is where we are today, I like the ongoing posts some of of you have and will keep adding to this one. Thanks to all for sharing
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Just
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:44
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congrats on the pond and cabin, open water near a cabin makes a great combo. the water will attract all sorts of wild life . I think it was one of the best things we included in our build .
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2014 18:27
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The second year we attracted a beaver, not a good guest to have around. we were concerned about him digging into the new dam, fortunatly it moved down into the creek bottom, but killed about a dozen trees along his path. It does bring a lot to see though. I enjoy watching the waterfowl come back in during the evenings
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stickbowcrafter
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# Posted: 15 Jun 2014 08:57 - Edited by: stickbowcrafter
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Very nice!
-Brian
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neb
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# Posted: 15 Jun 2014 09:17
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Nice! I like it a lot.
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Nirky
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# Posted: 15 Jun 2014 15:09 - Edited by: Nirky
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With the water so close by, don't forget the bug zapper(s)!
http://www.amazon.com/Flowtron-BK-40D-Electronic-Insect-Coverage/dp/B00004R9VW/
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2014 22:20
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finally getting a chance to get to the cabin in the am for some much needed mowing I'm sure. lots of rain and i have not been there for 5 weeks. How often does everyone mow, I try every 3wks in the spring. When the dry heat sets in I get away with more. This trip I am most excited about taking my dad and to be getting rid of our double air mattress. I completed the barnwood bed my wife wanted, can't wait to see it in the cabin especially at bed time.
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2014 23:51 - Edited by: bukhntr
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a birds eye view of the place, at purchase in spring 2010 and now. Our cabin is in upper left corner above the pond
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 27 Jun 2014 20:01 - Edited by: bukhntr
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Got to the cabin to mow today. Our favorite cafe along the way closed, everything was made from scratch including their breakfast sausage It felt like losing a family member. Ive ate there for 25 years. We stopped to eat in the next town sure wasn't the same. It has been a routine to stop on about every trip. Great food and always busy looks like taxes got behind and it was siezed.  Fishing keeps getting better. Our bass are really growing, sorry bluegill. They have been in just one year. They were 2-3" when we stocked. Got the full bed in to replace the air bed. Now we can look for a dresser to fit between, that should make my wife happy not having everyones duffle bag laying around
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full size bed thank goodnes
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cool fathers day surprise
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1 yr old bass caught by family friend
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 27 Jun 2014 20:08 - Edited by: bukhntr
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saw this idea for a camp fire grill, has adjustable pin to raise and lower above the coals and spins 360 degrees. I'm putting it on my list along with a spit to roast meat. Has anyone built one?
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Shadyacres
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# Posted: 27 Jun 2014 20:35
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Really enjoy your pictures bukhntr , I like you enjoy looking at everyone's pictures and the progression as the cabins get finished although I don't think we ever finish them.
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Purplerules
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# Posted: 30 Jun 2014 00:13 - Edited by: Purplerules
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I really have enjoyed seeing your cabin progression. It really looks nice and cozy. We try to go to ours every two weeks to mow. It does not always happen. It has been about 4 weeks, so I am sure the grass is tall.
I really like your full headboard, good job. You will enjoy much more than the air mattress.
Keep telling us your cabin story as you go.
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 11 Jul 2014 18:13 - Edited by: bukhntr
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Thought I'd share some vintage pics of my Grandparents on my moms side along with some other family at their family cabin in eastern Alabama where she grew up. Not sure the year, but would have to be early 50's. All but the little boy are long past so these are a treasure to have . They sold the cabin long before I was born, but hearing my mom talk of all the memories, I guess planted my desire to have a place of my own to make those memories for my family. Other than just wanting one, what planted the seed for any of you to build?
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My papa on left and his brother on right
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 27 Jul 2014 23:03 - Edited by: bukhntr
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Made it to the cabin this weekend to mow again. My father in-law brought his tractor a few weeks ago and fixed my mud hole. Happy to see it go. We have had trouble with it for a couple of years. When we purchased the land we were in a hard drought for a few years which turned out to be a blessing. We would have never got the cabin to the spot we wanted. The trailer would have sank axle deep for sure. A few months after having our cabin shell delivered the rains returned and with the pond now full the water table caused another spring higher up on the hillside that drained through the low spot. I had the rock delivered back in early spring but the dump truck sunk to the gas tank when it approached the drainage. Had to put it on hold til hotter drier summer weather. Put a fork in its done now!!!!
mud hole, much worse than it looks. Complete saturation in wet weather
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bad day for me, ruts to fix
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pipe installed with a ditch cut on up side to move water to culvert
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 27 Jul 2014 23:27 - Edited by: bukhntr
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We added a cooking grate to the fire pit and with the help of my youngest son got the bunk bed stained along with the window and door jambs. Now the delima, start getting the place ready for deer season or get to staining the trim for the baseboard,doors and windows. Blew a front tire on the way home in the middle of no where. Photo courtesy of my dad the flagman since we were just over a hill, and could not pull completly off the hiway. I thought is was bad changing the tire in the sun and 100 degree heat then I realized it could be raining or even a 100 degrees cooler and snowing, then I was thankful.
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 28 Jul 2014 17:55 - Edited by: turkeyhunter
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the cooking grate will come in handy during deer season while enjoying those cool nights..nice buck...get the place ready for DEER SEASON....all the other stuff can wait...at least that's how I do it..lol
and btw~~luved those vintage pics of your folks!!!
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neb
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# Posted: 28 Jul 2014 21:06
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Nice pictures.
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cnckid
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# Posted: 30 Jul 2014 08:41
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bukhntr
Have to ask your location in SEK. Our spot is on Shoal Creek in Cherokee county, south of Galena. Thought it was neat while searching for info that I found another SEK project.
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 30 Jul 2014 23:45
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about 20 miles from Independance South of Longton and west of Elk City to be more exact. I'm glad to find another Jayhawker as well. Have you started your cabin yet? Keep me posted
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 21 Sep 2014 23:23 - Edited by: bukhntr
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got to the cabin this weekend but not for our original intent. Should have been black powder hunting opening weekend but summer arrived in full force this weekend. Switched gears and ran the gas line and installed the tank and heater, built and stoned the hearth and ran out of time for the back wall but have it laid out and marked, probly won't complete till spring cause I have a lazy side that does not want to remove the heater and do pressure test again now that it is hooked up. This was a project later this fall so now it is out of the way, if only fall will return I can get to chasing deer. Found evidence of another beaver moving into the pond, cut down a couple of my small oaks in my yard. Hopefully I can get some traps set next weekend (we are allowed to trap nuisance beaver year around) Maybe he won't get as many trees as the one we had a couple of years ago... See pics above
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 23 Nov 2014 17:26
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Just got back from a great weekend at our place had a friend and his son along for an archery hunt. One of the reasons for the cabin is sharing the experience with friends and family. I was fortunate to tag on the second day. Not much better than deer hunting and watching brats cook over an open fire. Happy Thanksgiving to all
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NhLiving
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# Posted: 23 Nov 2014 20:01
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Sounds like you had a good weekend, and you got a deer! I agree with you about sharing the experience with friends and family, that's a big part of my project as well. Also looking forward to seeing the finished stone hearth you started, looks good so far.
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 13 Apr 2015 23:01 - Edited by: bukhntr
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Made it down Saturday to finish the trim. I'm sure with cabin passion you are never done but for now I say we are finally done or at least are oh so close it feels that way. It has been a fun adventure, great times with friends and family helping and enjoying. Going slow gave us a chance to pick up some bargains and think careful about what we wanted. Not too many regrets. Wish I would have wired in an outside light and far too late in the build process thought of great idea for space saving by building a dead end interior wall of our bathroom out of 2x8 studs to create a broom closet in the stud cavity only giving up 4" of floor space. Maybe one of you guys can make that one come to life. The last of the punch list to paint the bathroom door and interior side of entry door whenever my interior designer (wife) settles on a color. I also need to install the faux stone behind the heater. All of that can be done in one weekend with no power tools I look forward to relaxing at the cabin more now. Since the beginning each trip was to bring in more material and keep chipping away. In the future I would like to build an outdoor shower and add a floating dock to our pond, thankfully those can both be built at home and re-assembled on site. If you have pics of those please share.
installing 1/4" quarter round to cover gap between sheetrock and T & G ceiling
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AHHHHHH the last cut
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AHHHHH the last nail
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 13 Apr 2015 23:24 - Edited by: bukhntr
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More.....
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a little clean up from last weeks storm with 80 mph winds and softball size hail
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2015 20:47 - Edited by: bukhntr
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made it to the cabin to mow and a little fun fishing with my dad and a couple of friends. I finished the last work on the cabin today grouting the stone on the heat shield behind the heater. Had to do it in a couple of trips instead of the one weekend trip I had thought it would be. Sometimes murphys law rules the cabin projects. Though we still have a few improvements to do to the property we are done with our build. We spent just a few months shy of 3yrs working on it while using and enjoying the property.
It was a great day fishing. Our fish are growing well. My friend who has been a great help now holds the pond record at 2.5 lb and 18 inches long. Its crazy to think that was the size of a rapala lure just 2 years ago
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Just
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2015 21:16
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nice fish ==== lunch
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