So if anyone cares so far my first attempt at tanning a hide is not going very well. I have a squirrel that might pass as a 80s movie werewolf because clumps of fur fell off. So since me and my little buddy are mechanics we decided we might add red LED lights as eyes and a passive IR hooked to a battery to make this monster light up and make noise for Halloween when people walk past it. Maybe taxidermy isn't my thing yet but crazy is.
I hope you all are doing well out there. I see @GHuns has been busy!
I took a few days off because of the holiday weekend here in the states (Labor Day), and tried not to work on things and just take it easy. I have enjoyed the recess but looking forward to getting back to things tomorrow (Tuesday). Just a reminder that I have another online channel and work that I do unrelated to Practical Woodsman, so I am literally always recording something, writing something, uploading something, managing communities online.
I try to hopscotch the two things, one week I primarily focus on Practical Woodsman, the following week I focus on my other work.
Point is, I rarely take a break from content creation. And honestly, it’s not easy for me to take breaks. I enjoy this stuff so much. But if I’m not mindful, I can get close to burn out.
Anyway, I hope you guys and gals are all doing good out there. Looking forward to new stuff this week.
Enjoy this video of Balsam Range singing ...
Wow, I’ll tell you folks what… I was seriously considering pulling the plug on the Audio-Version of Practical Woodsman podcast because the last time I took a gander at the ratings, they were low, and the downloads weren’t great. (Plus, I have to pay a platform monthly to publish them.) But I ran over to check out the current rating, and you folks have really come through. You’ve all popped it up to a 4.0, which is about where I need it to be to maintain my enthusiasm. So thank you one and all who have contributed to this raised score - I really, really appreciate it, and I’ll keep coming up with practical stuff to talk about every couple of weeks involving love of the woods for the foreseeable future.