Harry scored a nice header, but they have not been tearing up the turf. One of the best games so far has been the Ghana against Panama game. No score till the end, but they were going at it the whole while, and about wore the ref out.
I do have a good supply. another source is Bell Forest that has a large selection of dowel stock in many species, which simplifies the process of making wooden sheaves. It also helps to have a round nose scraper tool, in the profile dia. of the groove on the sheave.
Moss had suggested that a sheave made of Ipe wood would be a nice touch and help with the tending, and since I have a lathe, I made a few out of Holly and this dense wood that my son had laying around (not sure what species) the sheave is 3/4" on the large dia. and uses a 1/4" shoulder bolt as...
It seems that the top link should be instead essentially a short stubby RW with a well rounded profile, that way it would do more of the heavy lifting. I have had success that way with my original Pulley Rack, and now the Lynx.
I have inserted the disk to serve a couple of purposes, first it fills the space between two links so that there is no confusion where to insert the rope through the Lynx, then second when the Lynx is fully weighted the links are under tension and the disk serves as a "floor" upon which the...
There are Owls in the woods behind our house, Not sure which species, but quite large and vocal, even in the afternoon. I see one from time to time when it is calling or flying a short distance, and then talk to him. He might deign to look at me briefly . I would not be surprised if there is...