Small Marten Trap Pliers Altercation

 The above is what you are trying to achieve.
When you buy small Marten trap pliers they come straight.  This simple altercation makes them much more user friendly, not always reversed and easier to squeeze.  Allow an inch plus 1/4 for bend. 

Place Vise Grip 1 " from other set.
You have to be very careful to twist them both the same so that they fit together.  Also make sure that the trap pliers are folded correctly.

 We don't have a big vise so it is done with our feet. 

Boarding a Wolverine.

 Bryan uses small Muskrat stretches to board the big legs too.

 This is a trap swivel that Bryan has snipped off the tag.  As the hide dries it becomes hard to get the animal off the stretcher.  He just twists the swivel and out it comes.

 He uses a piece of cardboard to smooth out the lower jaw.  He does not want it to dry sticking out.

After drying in the shop for 5 hours the toes were just about dry but still shiny so he put it out side overnight. Outside drying is totally different than inside.  It is a moister air.  The 12 hours outside dried the rest of the toes and it was ready to turn. It was so easy to turn inside out.  No problem.  If it is left in a semi warm shop all night it hardens too much.

SHEETING THE CEILING... ATLIN GARAGE JUNE 19, 2010

Hard work....  Ever time Vikki comes back from getting more building supplies in Whitehorse she is amazed at how quickly they are getting it done.

June 19, 2010. Working on Front Tin... Atlin Garage

 Working on the front wall.

 Vikki is busy painting all the souffets with Cetol Log Paint Natural.  The second coat seals.

All the souffet boards have holes drilled in them and a small piece of cut screen will be stapled to the back.

Day Seven... ROOF UP WALLS SHEATED. Atlin Garage

 Bryan and Henri are working long hours and getting it up.  Our friend Anne and Frank were heading into Whitehorse and they picked up our new order of chickens.  They come from Alberta and are 1 day old. 

 Henri nailed up a funny sign.

DAY OFF FROM BUILDING ATLIN GARAGE..

 The De Havilland Beaver is coming back with Bryan, Henri, Reto, and Hempi (two friends of Henri's from Switzerland) from the trip out to the lake.  The plane had been full of supplies and Bryan had to check on the chickens and cats.  They found one dead chicken in the yard.  They didn't think anymore about it.  Thought it had just died.  The other 5 chickens were fine.  No sign of Vikki's 4 cats.  
Atlin is a small town.  About 300 people in the winter and about 1200 in summer months.  It is called Switzerland of the North.  Lots of Swiss, Austrian, German come here in the summer.
Over the right wing of the Beaver you can see the white house that is in front of our lots.

THIRD WALL AND START OF LOFT... ATLIN GARAGE JUNE 8 & 9, 2010

 Third Wall is made and ready to go up. 

The next day the loft went up with stairs leading up to it.  Vikki headed to Whitehorse which is a 200 km trip each way to get a truck load of supplies and needed building material.