News from the Northwoods

This blog posts about aviation, automobiles, electronics, programming, politics and such other subjects as catch my interest. The blog is based in northern New Hampshire, USA

Monday, August 31, 2015

Fantasy Naval War

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This article makes-a-case/discusses bringing back the battleship. It's a fun idea, battleships were cool, cooler than aircraft carri...

Sunday, August 30, 2015

The Donald is fun to watch on TV

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I enjoy watching him put on a show. He's a good showman, he has an audience, and he is going to town. He is way ahead in the polls. E...

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Nut Case Control Part II

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This week's tragic shooting in West Virginia, on live TV, has brought the gun controllers out again in full cry. It ain't the guns ...

Un selling automobiles

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Been out shopping for a car. One thing I noticed, walking thru the dealer's lots. The model name of the car is left off the front, onl...

Friday, August 28, 2015

Graphic Novels as College Reading??

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A story made it onto NPR and the blogosphere about Duke University students unhappy with the contents of a reading assignment. They were ob...

You can never have too many clamps

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This is a small glue up. Biggest ones need more clamps.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Mortises by Router

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The traditional methods of cutting mortises require fancy tools, or a lot of hand work with chisels and mallets. Routers will cut nearly a...

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