Author Archives: DirtyMary

About DirtyMary

Rabid builder type that jumps from project to project. Loves woodturning, Medieval mechanisms, and everything that has moving parts. Gadgets, Clocks and Chemistry Rules! Shown a big red button labeled "Do Not Push ~ Danger", would have to be restrained from pushing said button.

Cone Tent v1.2 – Painting

Posted on May 18, 2010 by DirtyMary

I wanted to pretty up the cone tent. I had by this point realized the mistake I had made when making my template, and decided to make it pretty to make up for the fact that it wasn’t going to … Continue reading →

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Cone Tent v1.1 The build

Posted on May 18, 2010 by DirtyMary

At this point I had not realized I had screwed up the template. I marked out all the sections on the painters tarp with wax tailor markers. The template was longer than the tarp, so I ended up using the … Continue reading →

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Cone Tent v1.0- Design

Posted on May 17, 2010 by DirtyMary

The big news… Recently I was contacted by an individual from Austin Texas, about purchasing my bedoiun tent. After a very short period of time a mutualy agreed upon price was determined, and the tent shouls be in Texas as … Continue reading →

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How to awesome up your work boots.

Posted on May 11, 2010 by DirtyMary

OK, I will admit it… I have huge feet. So Big that I find that shoe shopping is one of the more depressing things I can do. I ussually revert to buying a pair of mens shoes. Well, I decided … Continue reading →

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Inspired and Humbled

Posted on May 11, 2010 by DirtyMary

  I am in serious Awe. I need to make me a floor lathe. yoinked from Stuart Kings blog

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Introducing Brisco

Posted on May 4, 2010 by DirtyMary

So my plans to have Son of Ash the turnip have failed. I used seeds from the original Ash the Turnip, but I forgot to get someone to water them while I was house sitting. They all died, and I … Continue reading →

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May Gamers 2010

Posted on May 2, 2010 by DirtyMary

May Gamers (also known by some as May Bardic) took place yesterday. It was a smallish affair, but also kind of awesome. It was one of those events where just about everyone ended up doing all sort of stuff. I … Continue reading →

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Siege Engine Boules Beta Testing part.1

Posted on April 20, 2010 by DirtyMary

My nephew agreed to beta test the catapult boules… Snarf.

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Another Good Weekend.

Posted on April 19, 2010 by DirtyMary

  Another good weekend has passed me by. I spent the majority of the weekend in the dusty depths of the wood shop. One major item I got off the list was making a set of Pal Mall mallets. It … Continue reading →

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Siege Engine Boules

Posted on April 11, 2010 by DirtyMary

I have an evil plan to run a siege engine boules/ golf tourneys at up coming events. Since I have only so many weekends off before camping season starts, I needed to get on with it.

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