hacking up my yak

[bubblehide]

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

I admire your spirit of adventure, big balls for cutting up a yak and the brain work that goes into a project like that. Without folks like these we would all be still using these things called "paddle" to move our yaks around.

Matt, I'm not sure I deserve such accolades,although there nice to hear. After all, being a bit older than most yakers, I have some advantages (I don't even want to discuss the disadvantages of being older ). When I went to school, there use to be industrial arts classes (shop classes), that actually taught real world applications, practical skills, and trade skills; where geometry wasn't some foreign/abstract idea, but just a part of completing a layout. Those classes simply don't exist in California public schools any longer, and the emphasis is now on book knowledge/academia. I think those classes gave the students of those (my) days some good basic skills, knowledge, and abilities; but more importantly, the confidence needed to tackle such projects as this one. Unfortunately, nowadays, most youth in California are not exposed to industrial and trade arts. I guess what I am saying is, that times have changed, and at one point in time, what I am doing would not have been considered having big balls; having a sense of adventure, perhaps. I mean, it's not like I'm inventing something new, nor am I taking two separate things and putting them together, for a first time. Yet it is a bit of an adventure, and I generally do derive great satisfaction when a project comes together as planned (and functions as expected).

But I do appreciate the encouraging comments!
Now I've got to figure out how to get the new pics from the darn phone to here, so I can update you all.