Reader-built Chess Boards
I love getting photos of chess and checker boards that people have built using my tutorial (), or after being inspired by it, and so I’ve decided to start asking permission to post those photos and the stories behind them…
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A Fox Family Came To Visit
Here are a few pictures of a gray fox and four pups that have been hanging out in back recently. The pups were a lot of fun to watch, and they stayed for an hour at least. They were *very* active…
1897 Krag Bayonet
Here’s what I believe is an 1897 Krag bayonet with scabbard, probably from the Spanish-American War. It’s marked “1897” on the blade, and “lNY143” on the belt clip on the scabbard. It’s covered in some gunk that I can’t identify.…
SMS Gneisenau Far East, 1910-1911, Set 12
This is the 12th and final set from a collection of 185 photographs taken during the 1910-1911 deployment of S.M.S. Gneisenau to the Far East. S.M.S. Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, or German Imperial Navy. For…
SMS Gneisenau Far East, 1910-1911, Set 11
This is the 11th set from a collection of 185 photographs taken during the 1910-1911 deployment of S.M.S. Gneisenau to the Far East. S.M.S. Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, or German Imperial Navy. For the main…
SMS Gneisenau Far East, 1910-1911, Set 10
This is the 10th set from a collection of 185 photographs taken during the 1910-1911 deployment of S.M.S. Gneisenau to the Far East. S.M.S. Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, or German Imperial Navy. For the main…
SMS Gneisenau Far East, 1910-1911, Set 9
This is the 9th set from a collection of 185 photographs taken during the 1910-1911 deployment of S.M.S. Gneisenau to the Far East. S.M.S. Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, or German Imperial Navy. For the main…
SMS Gneisenau Far East, 1910-1911, Set 8
This is the 8th set from a collection of 185 photographs taken during the 1910-1911 deployment of S.M.S. Gneisenau to the Far East. S.M.S. Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, or German Imperial Navy. For the main…
SMS Gneisenau Far East, 1910-1911, Set 7
[ad#History Content Banner] This is the 7th set from a collection of 180 or so photographs taken during the 1910-1911 deployment of S.M.S. Gneisenau to the Far East. S.M.S. Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, or German…
SMS Gneisenau Far East, 1910-1911, Set 6
[ad#History Content Banner] This is the 6th set from a collection of 180 or so photographs taken during the 1910-1911 deployment of S.M.S. Gneisenau to the Far East. S.M.S. Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, or German…