​Here be a vast treasure of tall tales, as told by

​the Argo Builder

Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild, with a faery, hand in hand, for the world's more full of weeping than you can understand. -Yeats, from "The Stolen Child”

Explore a realm of projects and adventure using the menu, and see the latest updates below. Peace be with you! -Jason

What's New:

• Cover photo: Underwood Portable 3 Bank Typewriter from 1923.  I've got one such model in fully functional condition and am in the middle of restoring a second.  I invite you to find a typewriter and to use it, and to find one and fix it if you dare.  Restoring an Underwood 3 Bank Portable Typewriter
• Making a Viking Battle Horn, called a Lur.
• I am making brooms and wooden dustpans. Everyday items can be beautiful! Here's how I am making them.
• The construction of the Wooden Stand Up Paddleboard from Chesapeake Light Craft is done!​
• I have completed builing a wood SUP Paddle to go along with the Stand Up Paddle Board, link here.
• The Argobuilder goes modern and builds a Prusa i3 MK3S 3D Printer from a kit​

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