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Where the Gunpowder tailwater begins — at Prettyboy Reservoir in Baltimore County, Maryland — it’s ranked in the top 100 trout streams in the nation by Trout Unlimited and is a joy to fish (on weekdays when not crowded). Visited the reservoir dam today and it was just beautiful. The swallows own this place.

The mountain laurel is blooming in Gambrill State Park near Frederick, Maryland. And this is my first post on micro.blog after migrating my website.

mountain laurel flowers
Making some Sloyd hooks today. My mistake was choosing a scrap of hard Maple. I'm getting a workout. #handtoolschool
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Finished my fly rod/reel box! I'll soon post a "how it was made" article, for posterity.
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Fly rod case coming together. I'll do the inside parts next. #handtoolschool
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Been out of the shop for awhile, so decided I better start with some practice half blind dovetails before doing it on my real project.
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Some ugly bass bugs to try out this weekend. #notfoundinnature
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Well, I'd say my first try at a mitered dovetail was almost there, but not quite. The miter didn't close up well on one side. Really interesting joint though.
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Morning practice. Pin side of a mitered dovetail cut on some scrap wood. So far so good. #handtoolschool
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Made a lot of progress on the bow saw today - hope to finish it up tomorrow. My hands are cramping up from all the filing. Really enjoying my Auriou rasps, worth the $$ for sure

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