​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”

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What's New:

• Cover photo:  Feb 2021: using my Hults Bruk axe to harvest a Willow limb from which I will make two Lurs. 
• January 2021, New project!  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
• I have finished forging a manual roasting spit in my outdoor blacksmith shop, check out the Blacksmith page and photos here.
• Alpenhorns make a beautiful sound, and I wanted to play one, so I designed and made one.  Here are the drawings and build-log of my Alphorn.​

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