Finally, Spring
First, I must apologize for the long hiatus. Rehab is coming along nicely and I hope to be able to fish by the end of July. Spring lasts for a very short time here. We transition from winter white to …
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Service Dog Update
I got an email today informing me that my application for a PTSD service dog has been accepted. Now begins the two year wait for the actual day we meet. There will be continuing verification during the wait but I …
Lives I’ve Lived
I keep looking back and examining my life. Of course, it gets better with each telling. I think that is because each time I revisit it is from a different (hopefully better) vantage point. Understanding has come from a lot …
Choo Choo’s Train
I have danced around this story for a bit and finally settled on a way to tell the story about the man/machine relationship we had with one Huey in Vietnam. Hueys had many different relationships with the humans involved in …
Reunion With 754
My last flight in 754 It is 7:10 am on the 12th of March 2022. I’m climbing out of Anchorage on an Alaska Air flight headed for Greenville, South Carolina to meet up with an old friend. Several old friends …
New Adventure
I don’t know how many of you know about the next adventure Chooch has arranged for the Potato Mashers. As the one he has designated as documentarian of the event, I will begin here and hopefully end up with extensive …
PS, Home For The Dogs & Threads For The Handle
Had to wrap this up. Couldn’t leave loose ends. This will be the last installment about benchtop benches, honest. Tried the all epoxy threads and it worked great. The epoxy cut threads like firm butter. I know, I need to …
Workbench Part 2
Continuing with the build; getting close to the finish. Still have some details with the vise and then the next step will be the top extension. First on the detail list are some guides for the front jaw guide tubing. …
A Benchtop Workbench, Part I
So…….a bench atop a bench, right. Right. My little workshop bench doesn’t have a good vise so my options are to build a woodworking vise or build a small, portable workbench with a good woodworking vise. I need this and …
More Outhouse
It’s snowing sideways and 17 degrees. Perfect weather for some wood working. You remember that I mentioned splitting some Diamond Willow for the outhouse posts. It was Shellie’s idea, I don’t think I’d ever come up with it on my …