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This weekend we had a pretty good sized swell come in from a deep low pressure system a little ways offshore.  I saw it coming and rushed production on a new handplane.  I still hadn’t tested the first one I made because I realized shortly after finishing it that the weight and thickness were all […]

Spring is a busy time.  I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a fence to rebuild, a garden to plant, gutters to fix, windows to wash, ice cream to eat, a garage to clean, picnics to have, fairy huts to make, a five year old birthday party to plan, walks on the beach to […]

I just made my first body surfing hand plane.  A couple months ago a friend turned me onto this relatively small movement in the wave sliding world.  After a little online research I was taken (slightly obsessed even) with the idea of making my own.  I had seen people body surfing in videos with small […]

I spent most of this past weekend on my knees or in a crouched position in my mom’s downstairs bathroom tiling.  I actually enjoy tiling - it is brutal on the knees and back but quite satisfying at the end.
In this case I went right over the old vinyl flooring.  It isn’t the best practice, […]

Earlier this week my heater fan quit working.  It was old and tired and that’s that.  So instead of putting on thermal underwear just to commute to work I drove my wife’s car this week while I waited for the part to arrive from Camden.
The timing couldn’t have been worse, because during the three days […]

I’ve never been much of a car guy - never understood the appeal of one make over another or the allure of the newest models.  I agree that new cars smell nice, but no odor is worth that amount of depreciation.  I’ve always looked at cars in a utilitarian way.  A means of getting from […]

I’m back in the water thanks to the good fellows down at Aqua Diving Dive Shop  on Commercial Street in Portland.  Its the only place around that stocks wetsuit repair materials.  Every time I go in that place I’m amazed at their inventory.  It is hard to believe that the Greater Portland surf community can’t […]

Some new pics of Smith Street property.

Since my photography career continues to move along at a snail’s pace, I have decided to dip my toes into a couple of other arenas in an attempt to widen my income stream.  These are some shots of the initial stages of renovations on a real estate venture my friend and I are in the […]