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Antietam Order of Battle
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 (Col. John D. Kennedy)(Maj. Franklin Gaillard)
- 3rd South Carolina (Col. James D. Nance)
- 7th South ...
Rodbuilding
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 professional rod builder while in AZ. I got 2 blanks from Roger Penrose off eBay ...
Rusty Nail (10’ 10” 6 Weight Switch–2 piece)
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 and I probably got a little ambitious with it. I know I made some cosmetic ...
Green Machine (10’ 4” 3/4 Switch – 4 Piece)
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 from Angler’s Roost and the reel seat is from Utmost. The reel seat has a ...
Micro Camper Build Phase #3
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 inexpensive, as most of my hobbies seem to get more expensive than originally planned, why ...
Micro Camper Build Phase 2
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 of paint to create a hard weather proof covering. Tons of examples on YouTube, just ...
Micro Camper Build Phase 1
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:
- Travelling between snowbird homes in WA and AZ. I used to use the RV for the primary trip ...
Baby Spey (Albright 1078 Converted to Switch)
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”, 7 weight switch. While the front grip is a little shorter than most 2 handed ...
Olympic Peninsula, Forks, Washington
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 and planned on spending 5 days up there. Travelled on Thursday and fished the Hoh ...
