Excellent story! Fine use of tools and clearly a well trained GIT tomake
a father proud. Can't see the carving though.

Michael S-thinking the next generation of Galoots just might be a
bunchof girls.

Then, being the daredevil that she is, she asked me "Do you think the
bridge is strong enough to let a small person stand on it." I assumedshe
meant in spanning mode, so said no, only about 20#. But, once she hadher
grade, she was free to experiment. With the bridge on the floor, it
finally failed at, 243 pounds. One of the cross pieces let go, notquite
enough glue, the balsa fractured. I was AMAZED it held that much.

My contribution to the project: Loaning tools and explaining how to best
use them, holding pieces while clamping, little bit of engineering and
geometry review, and financial backing

Tools used: mini miter box and razor saw, all my little clamps and some
clothes pins, small squares, Incra marking tool, dividers, drafting
triangle, sandpaper, Titebond Diversion tools used but not part of
project, carving gouges, mallets, safety glove.

A few pics here http://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Carly-Bridge-
Project/23135936_Krh7zW#!i=1863802019&k=kgGBJx7

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Kirk Eppler in Half Moon Bay, CA
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