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Additional Information: Surface rust, as the name implies, is rust that is beginning to form on the surface of a metal object which has been neglected.
Metaphorically speaking, this blog suffers from a bit of surface rust.
Has anyone seen my wire brush?
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Location: Lewes, Delaware
Additional Information: I saw this odd colored squrrel at break time the other day.
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Additional Information: I believe this porch was a casualty of the extraordinary snow loads our area experienced this year.
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Additional Information: Someone devised an interesting way to keep folks from climbing their fence.
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Additional Information: Kitty is a Skil HD77 Worm Drive Circular Saw. Kitty and I partnered up after I arrived to work in Truckee California and was told my sidewinder wouldn't fly on the west coast.The Kitty sticker came from a machine at the entrance to a local supremarket. For years, whenever I let someone use my saw I said: "Don't let Kitty bite you."
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Additional Information: A porch on a seaside rental had some structural issues which required fastening. I countersunk screws about 5/8" and glued wooden plugs into the holes. The plugs would be made even with the surface using a chisel once the glue had dried.
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Additional Information: Crane Forks excel at lifting compact units such as shingles, brick or block.
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Additional Information: It is amazing how much these birds are part of the process.
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Additional Information: A roof leak allowed water into the walls behind a tiled shower. An ant colony took up residence behind the Hardie-Backer. I searched for and found a spray to kill insects. I could not get the concept of genocide out of my mind.
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Additional Information: GODWIN’S SCHOOL – DISTRICT #190 - On March 10, 1896, the State Board of Education approved a resolution recommending the creation of a new school district to serve the needs of local residents. The recommendation was forwarded to the Sussex County Levy Court with a petition from fifteen property owners stating that the neighborhood possessed more than the 35 “scholars” required to consider their request. The creation of District #190 was formally approved the following June.
A subscription was circulated to raise funds to construct a school here on land provided by local storeowner Jacob Reese Godwin. The new school was named in his honor. Classes were held here until 1936, when the district was consolidated with Millsboro School #23.
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Although the name is "Barry's Big Blog of Building" this is not a big blog of Barry's buildings. Rather it is an attempt on my part to photograph and accurately identify all of the aspects of construction I can.
The blog was created to help me learn about building types, parts and elements. No attempt will be made to identify any individual builder, designer or worker. Instead, this blog will represent the collective knowledge of laborers, trades people and designers alike.
Now, to do this right I will most certainly need your input. If you believe I have mislabeled something or if you know of another name for a featured element than please let me know in the comments. If it becomes plain that I am out and out wrong about the name of something than the post will be removed.
Finally, I'll say that a post will consist of one picture and be given only one label. The label will be chosen based upon post title and what I intended to convey. I will repeat elements as often as new, old and interesting examples are found. Sometimes I will rename them to reflect different characteristics. Rather than return to old posts to add to alternate name lists I will simply let the A.K.A's of aspects expand as new examples are added. Keywords will be included with each post to make the blog more searchable.
Thanks to all the books, websites and individuals that make it possible to build the blog of building.
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