--- On Sun, 11/30/08, roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com> wrote:
> From: roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com>
>
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Stacked rock foundation
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com
>
> We used a plumb bob for dropping straight lines downward.Like when we were
> plotting the spot to stack the concrete blocks for the porch pylons. We
> dropped the line from the frame of the porch, gary held it in place up on
> the porch and I drew an x where the plumb bob touched the pad. That
> marked the center of the block pylon. Our front porch is about 8' off the
> ground, so a level would have been impractical. Once the blocks are being
> stacked, though, the level is used to make sure you're building up straight.
>
> Roxann, NW AR
>http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the
> homestead)
>
> -------Original Message-------
> From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Stacked rock foundation
> Sent: 30 Nov '08 21:38
>
> I remember my father and grandfather using a plumg bob for
> some different kinds of construction when I was young. I
> don't remeber why trhey would have used a bob instead of
> a level
>
>
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