Green thumb updates
I mostly wanted to post a bunch of pictures of various things growing around the house.... (More)
Homespun: From the spreadsheet to the drafting board.
I am in the process of putting the values from the table of offsets into cad to create a lines plan in AutoCAD as I have time here and there.... (More)
Spring growing season finally getting under way
It’s still cold and raining here. There is new snow on the mountain, and the radio this morning announced that the snow level is at 700 feet. Despite all this, spring is here.... (More)
Oilskin Jacket Update
Roughly two years ago I decided to make my own oilskin coat similar to Filson or Barbour. I took on this project because I wanted a traditional rain coat for Southeast Alaska weather, and couldn’t afford to buy the Filson coat I was looking at.... (More)
Current Manufacturers of Marine Steam Engines
I’m trying to keep track of the hand full of firms that currently offer assembled, ready to run steam launch engines for sale.... (More)
Plant stand before and after
The new plant stand is finally complete and moved into the living room.... (More)
Yellow cedar plant stand complete.
It took much longer than I hoped, but the plant stand is now finished.... (More)
Updated Cordial Recipe
I have revised my berry cordial recipe this year after a couple seasons of experimentation.... (More)
Plant bench nearly complete
With the plants out growing the current little tables, I decided to turn some leftover plywood and yellow cedar boards into a nice plant stand. ... (More)
Homespun model progress
I have finished taking lines off the 1/2″ scale model, and have begun the tedious process of transferring the measurements to a table of offsets.... (More)