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THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA General Robert E. Lee, CSA, commanding LONGSTREET'S CORPS (Maj. Gen. James Longstreet) McLaws' Division  (Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws)

• Kershaw's Brigade  (Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw)
  • 2nd South Carolina  ...
    
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I decided to try my hand at building a fly rod this year.  Did a lot of reading on the web and purchased a couple of used books off Amazon.  Plus some advise from a ...

I built this rod from a 10’ 6” 7 weight single handed blank I got from Utmost on closeout.  I think it is a Pac-Bay blank but not sure. This was my first rod build ...

I built this rod from a Roger Penrose single handed 10’ 3/4 weight blank. I extended the length by 4 inches and added a 2 handed grip. The guides are single foot with ceramic inserts ...

Micro Camper Finishing Galley and Interior After getting in sealed and painted, I started work on finishing the interior and the galley.  During my build I got away from the original plan to keep it ...

Applying Poor Man's Fiberglass and Paint After getting the framing done and deciding on windows I started the process of covering it in Poor Man's Fiberglass (PMF). This method uses wood glue, canvas, and lots ...

Initial Planning (or lack of) and Framing After selling my last RV, I decided to attempt a DIY build for a micro camper.  I wanted this for a couple of reasons:

1. Travelling between snowbird ...
   
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This rod started as an Albright 1078, 10 foot 7/8 weight single handed rod with a fighting butt.  I have the fighting butt converted to a 5 inch spey grip to make it a 10’5”, ...

Travelled to Forks for a fishing trip on the Olympic Peninsula.  There are 5 great rivers around Forks, all famous for their steelhead, salmon, and searun cutthroat trout. Took a couple of friends with me ...