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Here’s one I still use, mostly for distances on irregular features (trails, rivers, etc). It is only obsolete if you’re into GPS...

This is Dad's compass set, purchased when he was in college in the late 1940s. I used it during the first part of my own engineering...

Here’s one I still use, mostly for distances on irregular features (trails, rivers, etc). It is only obsolete if you’re into GPS...

Here's my first Chestnut Chum, the ends have been cut down by the restorer who installed new inwales. It was also set up as a solo...

Time to get moving on the rest of this build ... left off with sanding the exterior to 120. Given all the curving, the hull cannot be...

Deitzgen is the company that made my Dad's drafting set, too. There were enough pieces missing, though, that I bought my own set for...

Friday, June 17, 2022, Day 23 I was woken several times during the night by loud thunder and rainshowers. When I got up shortly after...

Deitzgen is the company that made my Dad's drafting set, too. There were enough pieces missing, though, that I bought my own set for...

Those are some great pics of Wabakimi Falls, looks like a nice day. Sometimes folks won’t wave, then you meet a guy like Mike.

Nice one. I’ve used them many moons ago at work. CAD kinda made them obsolete, although I have a cheap one for trip planning. Set it...

This is Dad's compass set, purchased when he was in college in the late 1940s. I used it during the first part of my own engineering...

Yes. Planimeters are very handy for measuring the area of vegetation types. I haven't used one in 30 years.

Friday, June 17, 2022, Day 23 I was woken several times during the night by loud thunder and rainshowers. When I got up shortly after...

It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to spend much time in the backcountry, but I hope to get back in the game as the kids grow...

That’s a nice looking river, does it stay wooded like that for long? Thanks for sharing those pics.