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esoxlucius

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I don't believe I've ever seen a wheelbarrow like the one that Ulu Ulu is using. I'm referring to the wooden handles, usually metal is used throughout the design.

Do I detect a hint of design interference by our resident tinkerer? Have you indeed taken the metal handles off it and replaced them with those wooden ones? Lol.
 
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jjohnwm

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I have three real wheelbarrows + plus one of those little Barbie-size garden models that my wife seems to enjoy using. "Mine" all have wooden handles, just like the majority that I see for sale; "hers" is all plastic, which is okay because it doesn't do anything that remotely resembles real work. :)

Real wood is just so much nicer to use and hold; I'm sure I could find an all-steel model if I looked, but I wouldn't consider it an upgrade. Sounds like something you'd buy from IKEA. :)
 
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Ulu

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I decided to build another little stove, for my own amusement, and for TIG practice on unusual surfaces.

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So far I’m just cutting, and no welding yet, but probably today.
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The wind is almost gone and it has blown the boatyard 100% dry.

A while back I bought three new Oscar fish for my largest aquarium, and I’m sure I have a breeding pair and one runt. This is a pic of the pair.
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I had to put the runt in a separate tank to keep him from being chewed up and spit out by his tankmates. He looks the same as the pair in my photo, but he is about 1/5 the mass of the largest fish, yet these 3 were all born at the same time.
 

Ulu

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Sabots for sabotage?

At that price who can afford to protest ?
;;-)

Anything long made of hardwood has become awfully expensive here. The guitar business has taken it hard.
 
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