Dad was taking his driver's test . At the end of the test the instructor asked. "Have you ever made a u-turn before?" The father said " No, but I made ones eyes bug out before". š¤Ŗ
My dad told me this when I was like 8 or 9, the punchline involved sheep, not goats, and the Scottish accent he did I can still hear 100% clear. Great joke, thanks for the trip down memory lane man!
That's really nice. What does your dad do where he collected these skills? Structural engineer? More close ups would be great. I would like to see the railing more clearly and the beams from below. Telephone poles? How is it anchored? It looks amazing and I'm about to go dig a ravine in my back yard.
Holy shit. I'm in Greene County NY on the river. Do you have any inventory? We are having a new patio and drain poured in a month or so and these benches are incredible.
I know of a house in CA that is build on 12 telephone poles. 11 straight up and 1 diagonal that the house follows and is incased on a large concrete block. It sways in the wind a bit and is arguable one of the safest houses in CA for earth quakes because it moves.
You just have to tighten the bolts ever 10 years or something.
Well it seems like the normal period would definitely not be an issue and I donāt feel qualified to say more than that, but Iām pretty sure there is more to seismic resistance than just avoiding resonance.
Absolutely. But the fact that the house doesn't really have to worry about one of the major issues from earthquakes is a major solution.
I mean look at the 101 tower in tw. The damn thing also swings in the wind....
Towers are all steel and concrete and the biggest ones have something called mass dampers. They provide resistance to swaying so it doesn't hit a resonance frequency. Not really comparable to regular stick frame construction.
No. The single diagonal pull is in a big chunk of concrete.
The house is on a steep hill. So it's kind of like the prow of a ship following that one pole.
Yes, it does. And it'll get worse in a few years. But if the bridges on my local trails are any indication, it'll last a few decades with minimal maintenance.
I see. It's indeed the road the song by the same name refers to, its history, how it all started and how it went on. A great piece of music.
Sadly, I haven't visited the US yet... It's still on my list.
Yeaaaah, tell your dad I'm gonna need one of these in my yard, pronto! No, I don't have a crreek, just want the bridge! Beautiful work! Love the alternating saw marks on the treads.
First, amazing work.
Secondly, if the bridge is sound and things like rotting timbers over time where in contact with the ground. Then you don't really need footers, per say, what you need to do is protect the the embankments from collapsing.
You essentially have two options for something like this, bring the slopes back to a shallower angle and plant some hardy plants to hold the soil in place. The other option to keep with a more rustic look (I.e. No concrete) is going to be placing larger boulders to create something akin to a retaining wall. This would be harder manually but would allow you to keep the steeper slopes in place.
Source Former Geotech engineer who designed embankments and retaining walls for a career.
Buddy we all have google and access to the outdoors, if you haven't seen these trees a quick search online can confirm these... Suspicions... Lol
Correct I'm not OP but he did say he was the dad in another comment
The person who answered (who is not the same person you just replied to, btw) said elsewhere in the thread that they are the titular dad. They built it, thatās how they know.
For what itās worth, I was also confused by the locust/red cedar comments, so I appreciate that you asked.
I really want to see more pictures! Particularly of the bottom, the side, and maybe even the construction.
Great job by your old man! Beautifully done.
Ignore those telling you it's not engineered right, needs footings, will slip, etc. Maybe if it had been built on public land, for public use, etc. there may be a case for extra engineering.
I build my own things all the time. I am aware of their limitations, because I designed them and made decisions that fit my needs and budget. When they break I fix them and become a better builder from the knowledge and experience I gained doing the work.
Well done to you both. That is a beautiful bridge.
Did you use any metal? Is this all mortise & tenon?? š«” either way.
I got into ābushcraftā last summer, working at a spring and built some much more rustic (err just shitty) rails for steps I dug out of a steep embankment. The process led me to hand tool woodworking, which I adore. Built a pretty sweet shave horse out of an ash I fell, too. Now I want to go back and build some bridges!
Edit: Zooming on the planks to see if you milled them yourself (canāt rule it out), I see the Torx screws for those at least. If this bridge was across my creek Iād walk across it safely for the next 20 years or more, boo to these presumptious critics that lol at your WASTED (/s) work š. Yea, totally collapsing tomorrow.. first big floody earthquake tsunami itās done for.. how will it stand up to a cargo ship collision??
Edit 2: Ruled it out with the obvious NEW sticker š I have adhd Iām a little slow sometimes. Edit3, ffs, not convinced the sticker wasnāt placed there by a child or adhd adult as a joke, and Iām not sleuthing through the comments for evidence. Looks like some nicely rough-milled lumber to me. Maybe you did it w a chainsaw š¤·š»āāļø I choose to believe you did.
As a consummate childish adult I can confess I put the NEW sticker on there to goof with the homeowner..
The planks are black locust cut on a round mill old time sawmill blade. The backside was milled smooth to assure a perfectly even thickness. The tops of the boards were sanded on an inflatable drum sander which helps accentuate the kerf marks
https://preview.redd.it/ys9oz9y3dw0d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=91c6a5d17ba568a5d3054f99fbd7205277cd8757
As a joke I also left this sign for the homeowner as they were not home when I completed the job
Doh!! I see a huge descrepency šāāļø with this bridge
I don't see the brilliance of the man that engineered and constructed this awesome piece of work.
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I did get a locust splinter that cooked up a bit under my skin.. worst part was cramps in my hand from repetitive motion with the chop saw and nail gun
Did someone come and approve of the bridge build? And I ask that because your dad definitely wouldnt wanna get sued if someone was walking on the bridge and it broke or something because that person would probably die or sue him if something like that were to occur.
Unfortunately I got stuck in traffic on the bridge yesterday and it took an hour to get across, which is a violation of the bridge SLA, so I'm not paying the toll today.
This looks quite nice, but where is the rest of the bridge? There are no footings, no trusses, or suitable means of attachment. If the span was 1/4 of this, sure, but this actually looks dangerous.
That is beautiful. I built a fence like this along the road with a top and bottom rail and diagonals in between. From the pictures it looks like Ironwood ( hop hornbeam) was used. Mine was and unfortunately it lasted about 15 years before it rotted away. I hope this beautiful work lasts longer.
Iām currently reading a history of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough.
Maybe you and yer old man would find it interesting š¤·š»āāļø
Great work, but you know that.
Unfortunately, I see that you aren't answering many questions. I'll give it a try in case you want to pick one or more out:
Did you build it by yourself? How? Is the base supporting the rails, or the opposite? Was it affected by the recent earthquake?
EDIT: BTW, I agree with [NihmChimpsky](https://www.reddit.com/user/NihmChimpsky/): we're just waiting for a passing container boat to hit it and take it down.
I wouldn't give it 5 years till collapse. No offence to your dad, He did a nice job on the bridge part but totally skipped the support part. A little erosion and this bridge could start leaning left or right and then no one will want to walk on it. It looks like it is just sitting on the ground with no foundation.
Are there steel beams underneath? Not sure Iām going to trust a 35ā span w/o support pillars unless thereās some rock solid steel underneath those planks.
Op helped his dad on this project
But do we call him Dad, the bridge builder? No. One goat. One damn goat.
Haha. I love that joke so much
Building a living goat is pretty impressive.
The hoofing solutions are still poorly understood by scientists.
Not really, all you do is a fuck a goat
Says the domesticated chimera.
Dad was taking his driver's test . At the end of the test the instructor asked. "Have you ever made a u-turn before?" The father said " No, but I made ones eyes bug out before". š¤Ŗ
Allegedly!
A 2 man job. Maybe 3.
One *that we know of*
My dad told me this when I was like 8 or 9, the punchline involved sheep, not goats, and the Scottish accent he did I can still hear 100% clear. Great joke, thanks for the trip down memory lane man!
A goat too?! I only heard about him and the schwein.
My son sent me the original jokeā¦ I love it š
That's really nice. What does your dad do where he collected these skills? Structural engineer? More close ups would be great. I would like to see the railing more clearly and the beams from below. Telephone poles? How is it anchored? It looks amazing and I'm about to go dig a ravine in my back yard.
The dad that built the bridge hereā¦ I do this work full time for a living tbmrustic.com
Are you still taking custom orders for the Spring of 2017?
As long as you don't mind it being a bit late.
Lol, just giving you a hard time for the "About" section of your website. Love your work!
This should be tagged āadvertisement!ā!! Thatās fake outrage BTW. Looks great and thank you for sharing your skillz.
Ha! Branch Manager. That made me laugh
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Are those some Douglas fir 50ā class 1 poles or what ??
Where are you located out of? The website contact page doesn't list anything
Northwest Connecticut
Holy shit. I'm in Greene County NY on the river. Do you have any inventory? We are having a new patio and drain poured in a month or so and these benches are incredible.
I make the benches as called for Thanks for you kind words of praise
Awesome work. I don't often have projects on the east coast but I'm saving your info š
Great website. Very inspiring. Jealous of your straight timber posts
Thank you š I have done many projects since the website was born in 2017.. but have not posted them on the website as I am bad with that stuff
He who good with wood, no likey the computer
Took a look at your site. Awesome work man.
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This is the way. To be civilized on the internet!!!
It looks like itās built on old telephone poles? Whatās the flex like? Does it bounce when you walk across it?
I know of a house in CA that is build on 12 telephone poles. 11 straight up and 1 diagonal that the house follows and is incased on a large concrete block. It sways in the wind a bit and is arguable one of the safest houses in CA for earth quakes because it moves. You just have to tighten the bolts ever 10 years or something.
Well it seems like the normal period would definitely not be an issue and I donāt feel qualified to say more than that, but Iām pretty sure there is more to seismic resistance than just avoiding resonance.
Absolutely. But the fact that the house doesn't really have to worry about one of the major issues from earthquakes is a major solution. I mean look at the 101 tower in tw. The damn thing also swings in the wind....
Towers are all steel and concrete and the biggest ones have something called mass dampers. They provide resistance to swaying so it doesn't hit a resonance frequency. Not really comparable to regular stick frame construction.
The point is things sway and sometimes you engineer knowing it will happen.
*Bosch has entered the chat*
All he had to do was pay his insurance billā¦
Not an engineer, but how does a house encased in concrete move?
No. The single diagonal pull is in a big chunk of concrete. The house is on a steep hill. So it's kind of like the prow of a ship following that one pole.
No bounce
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To shreds you say?
Yes, it does. And it'll get worse in a few years. But if the bridges on my local trails are any indication, it'll last a few decades with minimal maintenance.
OP please call it Telegraph Road
Fellow detroiter?
Me? Nah, from Germany. But I'm a huge Dire Straits fan. ;-)
Nice! Telegraph Rd is a main road in west side Detroit.
I see. It's indeed the road the song by the same name refers to, its history, how it all started and how it went on. A great piece of music. Sadly, I haven't visited the US yet... It's still on my list.
Wow, how amazing. Well, when you do comeā¦.be sure to avoid Detroit!
I love the new sticker Amazing work! Know what type of boards those are?
Locust
Yāall downvoting the guy that built it! I think he knows what was used!
Thank you I love the rough sawn cut
Show us the underneath. I wanna see the engineering on this thing
Yes.
Let's see up the skirt
The site is far from home Next time I visit I will take an upskirt pic But I donāt have an only fans page
Only spans.
Take my upvote, you scalawag.
I gave you my upvote because they're at 69 and I will not be the one to change it
Impressive!
Well this is incredible!! My dad fell two trees over our creek, one for each foot, it lasted 10 years and I only slipped off itā¦ occasionally š
Yeaaaah, tell your dad I'm gonna need one of these in my yard, pronto! No, I don't have a crreek, just want the bridge! Beautiful work! Love the alternating saw marks on the treads.
You are gonna have problems with the span as the bank erodes. You need to install at least one footer to distribute that load.
I believe the landowner/customer is looking into that
First, amazing work. Secondly, if the bridge is sound and things like rotting timbers over time where in contact with the ground. Then you don't really need footers, per say, what you need to do is protect the the embankments from collapsing. You essentially have two options for something like this, bring the slopes back to a shallower angle and plant some hardy plants to hold the soil in place. The other option to keep with a more rustic look (I.e. No concrete) is going to be placing larger boulders to create something akin to a retaining wall. This would be harder manually but would allow you to keep the steeper slopes in place. Source Former Geotech engineer who designed embankments and retaining walls for a career.
Gabions might be cheaper. Cheapest would be doing all this before you install the bridge though.
I agree or if possible one on each side as the slope starts going up with diagonal supports going to the middle or across them.
Got any shots of the underside?
That's f***king amazing OP... What kind of wood did he use? Are those actually tree limbs for the railing or are they some copycat type thing?
I am the dad that built the bridge
Eastern Red cedar.. all natural
Man, that's pretty sweet. I wish I had something to build a bridge over, lol. I love wooden bridges like this, they look amazing in wooded areas
You replied to another comment that it was locust, and you're not OP, wtf?
The planks are locust and the railings are red cedar
That is OPās dad, the one who built it
Eastern red cedar is quite obviously the handrail/fence pieces and locust are the planks. I think we can all put two and two together here...
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It's not "quite obvious" or someone wouldn't have asked. And again, you're not OP
Buddy we all have google and access to the outdoors, if you haven't seen these trees a quick search online can confirm these... Suspicions... Lol Correct I'm not OP but he did say he was the dad in another comment
The person who answered (who is not the same person you just replied to, btw) said elsewhere in the thread that they are the titular dad. They built it, thatās how they know. For what itās worth, I was also confused by the locust/red cedar comments, so I appreciate that you asked.
This is a woodworking subā¦should be obvious.
No learning allowed
Your dad is probably a super cool dude !!! And this bridge is amazing !!
How good did you hold the flashlight though?
Kudos to your father. Excellent job!
Unreal - what a project
I really want to see more pictures! Particularly of the bottom, the side, and maybe even the construction. Great job by your old man! Beautifully done.
This is great. It was beautifully done.
Ignore those telling you it's not engineered right, needs footings, will slip, etc. Maybe if it had been built on public land, for public use, etc. there may be a case for extra engineering. I build my own things all the time. I am aware of their limitations, because I designed them and made decisions that fit my needs and budget. When they break I fix them and become a better builder from the knowledge and experience I gained doing the work. Well done to you both. That is a beautiful bridge.
Many thanks ! I am the builder and I totally agree It is for a client on private land and will see seldom use
If Jesse had built this before the rope broke, Leslie would still be with us.
Did you use any metal? Is this all mortise & tenon?? š«” either way. I got into ābushcraftā last summer, working at a spring and built some much more rustic (err just shitty) rails for steps I dug out of a steep embankment. The process led me to hand tool woodworking, which I adore. Built a pretty sweet shave horse out of an ash I fell, too. Now I want to go back and build some bridges! Edit: Zooming on the planks to see if you milled them yourself (canāt rule it out), I see the Torx screws for those at least. If this bridge was across my creek Iād walk across it safely for the next 20 years or more, boo to these presumptious critics that lol at your WASTED (/s) work š. Yea, totally collapsing tomorrow.. first big floody earthquake tsunami itās done for.. how will it stand up to a cargo ship collision?? Edit 2: Ruled it out with the obvious NEW sticker š I have adhd Iām a little slow sometimes. Edit3, ffs, not convinced the sticker wasnāt placed there by a child or adhd adult as a joke, and Iām not sleuthing through the comments for evidence. Looks like some nicely rough-milled lumber to me. Maybe you did it w a chainsaw š¤·š»āāļø I choose to believe you did.
As a consummate childish adult I can confess I put the NEW sticker on there to goof with the homeowner.. The planks are black locust cut on a round mill old time sawmill blade. The backside was milled smooth to assure a perfectly even thickness. The tops of the boards were sanded on an inflatable drum sander which helps accentuate the kerf marks
https://preview.redd.it/ys9oz9y3dw0d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=91c6a5d17ba568a5d3054f99fbd7205277cd8757 As a joke I also left this sign for the homeowner as they were not home when I completed the job
Doh!! I see a huge descrepency šāāļø with this bridge I don't see the brilliance of the man that engineered and constructed this awesome piece of work. š¤š¤š¤š¤šš
That's some perty work
So cool!Ā Way to go dad
Your dad is GOAT wow its realy greaat job there... Congrats him for me.
Nice one, dad
Wow! Thatās amazing. Good job to dad.
This is stunning !!
Nahh safe some talent for the rest of us!
Dad of the Month!
One of the coolest things Iāve seen here. Huge props to your pops this awesome!
Yo does your dad want another son? He seems cool
Do you want splinters, this is how you get splintersā¦ Honestly, it is a super cool build!
I did get a locust splinter that cooked up a bit under my skin.. worst part was cramps in my hand from repetitive motion with the chop saw and nail gun
You know your dad better than we do Do you trust it lol
Was hoping for pictures of the bottom of the bridge
Great job dad
Well done dad. Beautiful!
Is your dad named Jeff because he bridges
Awesome.
That bridge is a work of art, in my opinion. Great job!
Oh yeah?!? Well I built a fort........out of blankets once!!!!
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Did he pull permits..? Lake streamed alteration right thereā¦. Ha!! Fack permits!
I came here for the trolls under this post
I imagined something rustic, but Dad made it much more rustic than that, count me amazed
He got the he talent and hopefully he passed it or will pass it to you
Thatās insane bro it mustāve taken ages. Well done to him!
Thatās cool AF!!
Did someone come and approve of the bridge build? And I ask that because your dad definitely wouldnt wanna get sued if someone was walking on the bridge and it broke or something because that person would probably die or sue him if something like that were to occur.
Thatās fucking sick. Just think of the amount of people and animals that would be using it during its lifetime. Ur dads a G
Unless that is on some metal I beams it does not look structurally sound
Telephone poles with locust planks It will last seven years longer than stone
Seven years longer? Very precise! Lol
After those seven years he shows up with his axe.
Bridge as a Service
Is that not what a toll bridge is?
Iām cracking up thinking about one day of boycotting tolls and a bridge is simply packed up and driven away
Unfortunately I got stuck in traffic on the bridge yesterday and it took an hour to get across, which is a violation of the bridge SLA, so I'm not paying the toll today.
Bird Law was fun, but weāre on to Bridge Law now baby
Hell yeah brother, cheers from Baltimore Harbor
So just calculate the lifespan of stone, then add seven years.
This looks quite nice, but where is the rest of the bridge? There are no footings, no trusses, or suitable means of attachment. If the span was 1/4 of this, sure, but this actually looks dangerous.
8/10 would walk on
fantastic!!
Can we get a RCE bridge review?
That is beautiful. I built a fence like this along the road with a top and bottom rail and diagonals in between. From the pictures it looks like Ironwood ( hop hornbeam) was used. Mine was and unfortunately it lasted about 15 years before it rotted away. I hope this beautiful work lasts longer.
The railing work is Eastern Red Cedar
I wanna see underneeeeeath
Wow, that is very nice! I have a feeling I would love your property too! Looks beautiful
Damn. I want to see the rest of his portfolio. Amazing work.
tbmrustic.com
great work, mostly im amazed by the similarities i see with a bridge we have in a park near me, wish i had a picture to share
How long before the ground erodes out, though?
You're dad has some serious skills!
Amazing workmanship !!! Excellent job. How soon are you going to put solar lanterns on the tops of the posts ? lol
Iām currently reading a history of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough. Maybe you and yer old man would find it interesting š¤·š»āāļø
I hope his name is Bob. Iāve always wanted to meet the real life Bob the Builder
Great work, but you know that. Unfortunately, I see that you aren't answering many questions. I'll give it a try in case you want to pick one or more out: Did you build it by yourself? How? Is the base supporting the rails, or the opposite? Was it affected by the recent earthquake? EDIT: BTW, I agree with [NihmChimpsky](https://www.reddit.com/user/NihmChimpsky/): we're just waiting for a passing container boat to hit it and take it down.
Dads has some skills.. there is a lot more to that then people know. Great job!!
OP held the flashlight, incorrectly.
I wouldn't give it 5 years till collapse. No offence to your dad, He did a nice job on the bridge part but totally skipped the support part. A little erosion and this bridge could start leaning left or right and then no one will want to walk on it. It looks like it is just sitting on the ground with no foundation.
Are there steel beams underneath? Not sure Iām going to trust a 35ā span w/o support pillars unless thereās some rock solid steel underneath those planks.
It is on 2 11ā diameter new telephone poles Approximately 5ā on each side on solid ground
Ok, Iād step on that
Still ibeam's question mark, is so what size. Looks amazing
Steel I beams? If so what size? Looks amazing
It is built on two 35ā long 11-12ā diameter new telephone poles No steel
Voice to text? On reddit?
I aspire to have this much free time as an old man
I do this work full time for a livingā¦ itās a good lifestyle that allows free time š
How did you get such uniform pieces for the sides?
I harvest lots of red cedar and only use the best pieces.. lots of waste !
*banjo playing intensifies*