On Jan 24, 5:41 pm, "EWCM" <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/2/3/article1.htm
It's neat but after hours and hours of work, all you got is a wooden
bicycle...
Jeez @ his age the only engineering I was concerned with were the stresses
related to the one-handed unclasping of Lois C.'s bra.
He has more patience than I do.
--
Mike
Watch for the bounce.
If ya didn't see it, ya didn't feel it.
If ya see it, it didn't go off.
Old Air Force Munitions Saying
IYAAYAS
"EWCM" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/2/3/article1.htm
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What Jeff said.
You want "art" or you want a bicycle?
-Zz
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:11:28 -0800 (PST), Jeff <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Jan 24, 5:41 pm, "EWCM" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/2/3/article1.htm
>
>It's neat but after hours and hours of work, all you got is a wooden
>bicycle...
On Jan 25, 9:51 am, Douglas Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Zz Yzx <[email protected]> wrote:
> >What Jeff said.
>
> >You want "art" or you want a bicycle?
>
> It's a wonderful story. Not the bike itself, but the kid's determination,
> persistence, and ingenuity. He learned a lot about life and how to succeed,
> which was probably the real goal of the project.
>
> -- Doug
It's a wonderful story AND the bike itself, and the kid's
determination.
That's a beautiful piece. It IS art, and it IS a bicycle, and is no
less a "real" goal than everything else he learned.
Zz Yzx <[email protected]> wrote:
>What Jeff said.
>
>You want "art" or you want a bicycle?
It's a wonderful story. Not the bike itself, but the kid's determination,
persistence, and ingenuity. He learned a lot about life and how to succeed,
which was probably the real goal of the project.
-- Doug
[email protected] wrote:
> On Jan 25, 9:51 am, Douglas Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Zz Yzx <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> What Jeff said.
>>
>>> You want "art" or you want a bicycle?
>>
>> It's a wonderful story. Not the bike itself, but the kid's
>> determination, persistence, and ingenuity. He learned a lot about
>> life and how to succeed, which was probably the real goal of the
>> project.
>>
>> -- Doug
>
> It's a wonderful story AND the bike itself, and the kid's
> determination.
>
> That's a beautiful piece. It IS art, and it IS a bicycle, and is no
> less a "real" goal than everything else he learned.
Amazing. I wish he'd included more detail on what he'd learned about
materials and dimensions though in case somebody else wants to try it.
--
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--John
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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:41:42 -0500, "EWCM" <[email protected]> wrote:
>http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/2/3/article1.htm
>
Wow! The chain and freewheel mechanism is impressive.