Sunset Gato

"I've seen the guards punch in this code so many times..." and other lies you can tell yourself as the cameras have already alerted them to your attempts. At least your new cell will be 'cozy'.

The solution to when there just isn't a good body of water to land in anywhere's close. Rope.

Polar exploration via airship hits different... and no idea where I'm landing cause what open water.

Doing the MC again. Vagabond in an airship via the Create Aeronautics. Finally my floating and flying boat.

Yup, that was just a pain in the tail as I expected. I really got to not do more of these because it just sucks.

Getting somewhere. Hardest part is attaching the zipper so that’s gonna wait till after food.

Apparently I just want to cause myself suffering. (I’m doing it again)

I might not suck at this.

Was waiting on better tuners, that was the correct choice.

Getting into the fiddily bits again with the key box. Waiting on a new set of main string tuners before I can start tensioning things.

Every clamp? Yes? Yes.

Making it match the Gurdy in vibe because why not.

We continue to do the clamp. This one is substantially less complicated.

There's GOTTA be a joke in here about "But can you store a DOOM .wad in it?" But I think @gato.gay already did that research for me.

Return to clamp.

100 degrees out? Perfect time to stain wood. Nearly heatstroke myself? Also yes.

It begins (again)

Before the next large project, time to replace the tuners with something a little more classical.

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.

Davinci resolve glitch transition is so funny cause i see it everywhere, its become the wilhelm scream of video editors.

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.

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.

I couldn’t have asked for better friends and random strangers to come together to overcome “firewood provided” in the wet 12-24 inch round log walnut variety so we could be one of a few encampments to have a functional kitchen this weekend. Hats off to everyone breaking their backs and axes.

Flower~