O what a beautifull morning , O what a beautifull day , I watched Mickey Rooney perform and sing that on stage and still remember that beautifull song. ...
Thanks, Ben...that was really cool! Margaret ... From: ben_azo <ben_azo@...> Subject: [The_Yurt_Community] Thougths for a floating Yurt + nice music...
http://www.kingfisherwoodworks.com/hickoryhs.htm is a page you should look at. Hickory seems a fine US alternative for fine battons. Did you liked the leather...
- ONLY for non commercial revieuw ALBUM- is where I just uploaded 2 new pics , Yurt1 & Yurt2 even if they are just yurt-like yurts cause of the beautifull...
Good morning Ben  The 16' Mongol Chestnut and the Kyrghz are very nicely done. Where are they? Yaacov ...  - ONLY for non commercial revieuw ALBUM- is...
Good morning Ben  You are up early or late.  By the same builder? Both look stout, nice doors, the Chestnut is my personal choice but I just like the...
Here is a website , 'for non commercial review', I dont think many on the list can read it, but what is important is the links, scroll down to the green link,...
Several of the youtube videos on yurts was of a large ger in Alberta, the first two were walk arounds in it, and I thought on looking at them that it was very...
Neither the yurt nor the tipi score high on portability. One can leave the tipi poles behind if they are lashed to a tree of the same color (usually black) as...
I've had most any kind of tent you can think of, and my tipi was one of my favorites. I had an overhead rack on my pckup that extended out over the cab to the...
I am wondering if anyone here has a source of sunforger canvas in Europe ? Sailmakers and tent makers are most apt to stock it. I am interested in using it for...
sorry I very much don't agree. Â I can have a 16 and 20 foot (camping) yurt up in under 2 hours and they store is less than a 4x10x2 section of the trailer. Â ...
Yurts can be designed and build to be very portable :-) Yurt and yurt-like frames can be build with cheap and easy to find , localy available , beautifull...
Making my own won't keep me from buying a well built affordable yurt in the future, but for now, I've got to keep myself busy. I'm using recycled wood from a...
Will you build similar to the pics posted in "Steve's Yurt"? How large is the yurt you plan ? I am sure interested in what you build . Keep us posted and post...
Ken, you said it. However modernized or excessive the American style yurt has become, it is still portable. Yurt not portable? Compared to what other form of...
Congratulations!  Tell us about it. Yaacov Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 5:01 PM  Making my own won't keep me from buying a well built affordable...
Hell, pup, remember I used a 30 footer at Pennsic 2 years in a row for a camping yurt. Â took only 8 hours to setup the yurt and 3 for stuff. Â (won't do it...
Thanks for the encouragement! I'll post a few pictures as I get into the process. For now, I'm just ripping the khana. The yurt will be a 16 footer for now,...
Sounds very close to one I am planning, minus the bent wood poles, I just like the Mongolian lines, plus the wind flow over it, I am planning 60 poles on it,...
A typo/brain burp below, I meant a bent wood ring/crown, not poles. The ply could win out due to the high cost of wood here, a number of things are higher...
I have steamed a lot of wood over the years for making bows, but have always had green wood to work with, and never tried using kiln dried lumber, has anyone...
Well, I ripped 110 pieces of fir from the old deck boards! Wow what I difference a new blade on the saw makes! Question: What is the best way to round the...
A router and then a drawknife. I did a great many bow tips just with a drawknife. Yaacov  Well, I ripped 110 pieces of fir from the old deck boards! Wow what...
I had a similar problem when I needed a ton of tongue & groove boards. I placed two router tables in tandem with a little ramp to flip the boards so the...