Yes it’s that time again for more fun things you can do with math.

Someone remind me never to make a bag that complicated again, thanks.

Swapped tubing pegs for nicer ones and am making a gig bag for the Gurdy… which is making me remember how much I hate doing 4 side flush pockets on panel bags.

Respectfully.

Key box cover installed. Still work to be done on it and the tuning of all the tangents. I need a better contact mic for my tuner

Got it to sing its first awkward notes late last night. Realized that it was reverb echoing down the hallway and maybe not tune it at 0130hours. Now, today is tuning time; when I’m not going to wake the neighbors with how actually loud this thing is.

Starting to actually look like something.

Now begins all the fiddly bits.

Improvised varnish drying solutions.

Would you like every clamp I own, yes.

Because you can just do things. Waiting on stain to cure and then it’s onto making those parts one.

Starting to finally look like a thing.

Water bending (no not like that. Not like that either…) wood finishes and more clamps as the internal skeleton is taking shape.

Would you like, sum CLAMP

Now to let all that dry fully.

Someone called this an “old man hobby”, I call it finally making an instrument I’ve wanted since I was 5 with my own two paws.

Continuing on with the “you can just do things”; Hurdy Gurdy time.

You too can just make things because why no one offers an orange canvas zipper close hood is beyond me.

It’s the same answer for Skyrim btw.

Fixing some of the issues that cropped up on the test sail. A proper center board downhaul with jam cleat, and a tiller clutch to keep the rudder from hard overing under its own weight. Along with another friendly reminder that “boat yard smokes don’t count”.

Back with some more “quick maths” about a highly requested subject.

On today’s episode of “you have free will you can just do things”; boat.

Well after a weekend of having to split “damp” walnut with only a 2.25lb felling axe and a hatchet in order to eat and not be chilly in the morning… I needed a 5lb wedge on a longer handle to “not have to do that again” lol

Quell those pesky thoughts with this one simple trick!

Having a “family of axes” wasn’t on my bucket list however the necessity of firewood during future camping adventures has made me that cat.

Your yearly reminder that Pride started as a riot. Happy Pride everyone!

Free Gato lore; the car in the background is the same make and model of my first irl car. Was wild to see one in #vrchat

Swapped some elbows from pvc to brass and added some hanging basket storage. Soon we hit the water.

“We play 7’s to relax…”

Decided I wasn’t too tired to make a new overstrike protector for my axe which I beat the brakes off this weekend. It served me well, so let’s treat it to some good craftsmanship.