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Help me build my woody (or, you build, I pay) 6-Sep-2009 At 1:51:59 PM Dizzy

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Hi,

Earlier this year I started a post somewhat misleadingly titled "Anchoring a top rope at home" (sorry,
not sure how to link through to the post from here), which probably should've been called "I want to
build a woody and don't know where to start." Thanks to all who replied, pretty much every reply
helped me work out what I want to build.

I'm now looking to start construction and it's dawned on me that while I could probably build the woody
(particularly if somebody held a gun to my head and said "build a woody"), I would thereafter certainly
spend most nights lying awake wondering "did I do that right?" or "what if I didn't use the rights widgits,
will it collapse in a heap and crush the kids?" As it is, I haven't had much sleep over the last 5
months since kid #2 arrived, and I don't need another reason to stay awake at night.

So, I'm thinking I'm better off engaging somebody who knows what they're doing (such as a carpenter,
or somebody who really knows what they're doing and has built one of these things before). Before I go
out to the wide world of tradies, I thought I'd put it out to the Chockstone community to see if there are
any carpenters, or people who have built a woody and back themselves in to be able to build another
one that doesn't collapse and crush my kids, who are interested in a paying job to build a woody. The
woody will be a 3 panel (ie, 3.6m high, 2.4m wide) free standing vertical woody. I'd like to discuss
hingeing, or setting one panel at an angle, but in my plans for the woody I was going to build I settled
on a vertical panel due to my limitations as a builder.

PM me if you are interested in the job, or can recommend somebody who would be interested in the
job, and we can discuss $$$, availability, getting the bits and pieces together etc. I'm in North Fitzroy
and the job can be done any day of the week. Keen to get started sooner rather than later.

Hopefully somebody out there can help and wants the job.

Cheers,

Dylan.