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100_0288.jpgfish cleaning bench55 viewsAnother great curb rat project.
Most of the wood is reused / recycled.
The counter top was picked up off the curb by SWMBO, who managed to wrestle the monstrously heavy thing into the back of her Saturn all by herself, bless her!dlarue
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RailDrill.jpgRail Drill54 viewsRail Drill at the Smiths Falls Railway Museumdlarue
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wimshurst2.JPGWimshurst Influence Machine 46 viewsAn electrostatic device invented in 1883 by James Wimshurst. I built this out of shop scrap, curbside junk, and some of my kid's Kinnex. It will create a 2 cm spark. Check out the video in Galoot Central. dlarue
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wimshurst1.JPGWimshurst Influence Machine44 viewsSide view... Note the sophisticated Leiden jars made by Gerberdlarue
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wimshurst3.JPGWimshurst Influence Machine46 viewsSNAP!!dlarue
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100_1442.JPGCrankin' out maple syrup45 viewsusing the forge blower to boost the heat and get the job done quicker.dlarue
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100_2345.JPGSchrade LB843 viewsPicked up at a yard sale for $3 CAD. Takes a nice edge, and it's a very heavy knife. This may end up as my fave camp knife...dlarue
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100_2323.JPGLTD Stirling Engine44 viewsLow-temperature-differential Stirling Cycle Engine built from shop scrap and misc junk. It'll run for half an hour sitting on a coffee cup of hot water. dlarue
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100_2722.JPGInfantry Sword27 viewsMy son made this for me because, as an officer in the Royal Newfoundland regiment (part of an international Scout camp where we re-enact the War of 1812) I am supposed to have a sword.dlarue
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100_2721.JPGSabre-rattling31 viewsDavid made this, and a great job it is too, although I must admit to some bias ;^)dlarue
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randomtools.JPGRandom Tools at Rideau Antiques41 viewsThe great Ottawa valley rust-hunt hit Rideau Antiques. The Tool Room was too dark and crowded to get a picture, but there were a few random tools scattered about .dlarue
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deadpostdrills.JPGWhere Dead Post Drills Go to Die40 viewsSome dead post-drills in one of the piles-o-rust in the yard at Rideau Antiques.dlarue
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