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Simple project but fiiinnnaaallly finished

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Simple little model (24" tall) of a Delta II medium lift rocket. Lumber is all over the place: cherry, walnut, oak, pine.

Turned the pieces over 15 years ago and I've been dragging them around since then.

Finally decided to finish the piece for my love me wall. The mainstay of the platform was launching GPS satellites. The system has been retired, with the last launch from the Eastern launch range in 2009 and the last launch from the Western launch range in 2018.
 

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David, thanks. I normally don't take quite that long to finish my projects. Normally, it's only a year or two late. lol

I finally finished slabbing the log (got 6x1.5" and 2x2" 6 foot slabs) and I have a flute blank ready to start routing. But again I think for tomorrow. For now, I need an adult libation, a cigar, and to burn some meat on the grill.
 

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I made a visit to my sawyer last week for some more Oak and he begged me to take a pile of 10 cedar ~6’ long X 12” wide X 1” thick planks left behind by a guy who wanted one 3” X 12” x 6’ piece for a mantle. It’ll take a long time run through it all...
 
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Gents, thank you.

Tom, they were very reliable. It was before my time but one of my supervisors was at the block house when one wasn't as reliable and decided to rain down back on the launch site. That would have been a really scary place to be. Thankfully, I never saw anything like that.

Brian, one medium sized cedar chest and it all be done. :D
 
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Steve, very nice. I wish I had a smoker. :(

I've found a nice Churchill cigar takes just about the same time as slow grilling a nice cut of meat. So a perfect pairing.

Though a bit faster so can't smoke a full cigar, salmon and shrimp on the grill are awesome too. I can only do adult libations with those. :)
 
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Imagine my Mother on the line when I told her after all the years I was smoking again......as hard as it was to give up my Marlboro's and the money spent on everything from hypnosis to gum to drugs (legal prescription). I had quit 1,000s of time and 1 finally took thanks to Chantix. Only took me about 5 years and maybe 3 months to get addicted.....
 
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