kites

I heard from Josh that he'd been working on kites.

josh flies the kite that he and laura made (2.3m nasa para wing)

Sweet!  

a few more hooked knives

wood things, rolling things

I slept a whole lot this IAP.  While I wasn't sleeping, I got a few things done. 

another Hooked Knife

Back at home and in the presence of the forge, I took the opportunity to make a proper hooked knife.  For this one, I used a chunk of steel from a leaf spring.

forge and drawknife photos

A drawknife is a useful woodworking tool.  It's often used in conjunction with a shavehorse.  Here's how I made a drawknife

Stepper Motor Driver

I recently found out that Texas Instruments gives out free samples of some of their ICs.  I love free things.

huh? HTSSOP?

stove pipe fiddle

there's a new fiddle in town!