Saturday, May 13, 2023
This project included quite a bit of something I really enjoy: making something out of "leftovers". The only "new" wood in this project is the helmet shelves themselves. Everything else came out of the scrap bin. But the piece is full of nested scraps of scraps as well.
Saturday, April 29, 2023
I keep my guitars in their cases. But it was time to do something nicer than stack them in the corner. So I built this.
Thursday, April 13, 2023
In my mirror, I saw him immediately pull a U-turn. When the police cruiser passed me a few seconds later, I wondered how far down the road I'd catch up to them.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
The Rustic Roads of Jefferson county are another case of several being so close to each other that it would be strange not to ride them all in one trip.Friday, March 31, 2023
The algorithm got it wrong. It got it so wrong that I refuse to offer it content to attempt to keep others scrolling either.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
When I opened the map to check that I had the right recordings for this video, my heart skipped a beat. I rode R19, R20, and R96, but the map showed a fourth road. I clicked on it. R124?!
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Rustic Road 22 is the main road through the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area. It's obvious that at any time other than early November, when the marsh was preparing for winter, the whole area must be a steamy green jungle.
Monday, March 20, 2023
The easy solutions for lumber storage involve bolting metal shelving to the wall. I hate puting holes in external walls, though - especially basement walls that have otherwise never leaked. And why would I go buy metal shelving when I have all of this lumber on hand?
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Rustic Route 104 offered a short, fun diversion of corners and curves in the middle of a very long day of riding.
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Waushara County is the first place I ever noticed a Rustic Road sign. This past November, nearly 20 years since I first became aware of it, I finally rode it. It's fun!
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Rustic Roads 17, 57, 23, and 24 are all so close to each other that you can ride them all in less than 40 minutes. So, despite them being in two different counties, I've decided to drop them all in one video.
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Rustic Road 45 is a short gravel stretch. The color and brightness in the video are odd because it was a cold, windy, drizzly day. The clouds mostly blocked the sun, but became giant patches of white, blowing out the light balance on camera.
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Sixish miles west of the town of Kewaunee, on WI-29, you'll find Hrabik Rd. Actually, you'll probably miss it. Continue to County AB, then turn south for two miles. Turn left there onto Pine Grove Road, and you'll be at one end of RR7, where this week's video starts.
Friday, February 10, 2023
But then I pulled what I thought was a piece of ash inside to dry, and it turned out to be basswood. What could I do with 20 inches of basswood 2x4?
Thursday, February 9, 2023
With the Super Bowl this weekend, what better Rustic Roads to visit than those near Green Bay?
Thursday, February 2, 2023
A wonderful thing has happened. Tom Lehrer has released all of his music into the public domain. So, in this video, you get to hear some of what it actually sounds like inside my head while riding!
Thursday, January 26, 2023
R78 starts out paved, but quickly shifts to gravel. Along the gravel is a neat cut through a rocky hillside, and a small bridge over the New Wood River, just upstream from where it flows into the Wisconsin.
Monday, January 23, 2023
Another January marks two years of Starlink internet service for me. As I predicted at the end of my last experience post, there wasn't any single event worth writing about. But, here's a wrap-up of the last eight months:
Thursday, January 19, 2023
The creature grinning behind me in video logo is the Hoday, a mythical creature first photographed in near Rhinelander in 1896. But the rides in today's video happen on the other side of Oneida County, near Minocqua.
Sunday, January 15, 2023
I hope you weren't getting worried that this blog had turned into all motorcycle videos all the time. If you have been missing the woodworking content, this post is for you.
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Timm's Hill is the highest point in Wisconsin, at 1,951.5 feet. The road to it is Rustic Road 62, and it's the first ride in today's video of Price County.
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Bike audio is finally back! We'll return to silent counties in a few weeks, but for now, you can listen to me apply throttle and shift. I was feeling pretty confident on this gravel, so there's a good bit of purring along.