An unfiltered chronicle of the Steelbak journey. Expect personal insights, project updates, and raw reflections on the DIY process. It’s the gritty reality of building, creating, and innovating.
Today, I finally got all the stuff (well, almost all) I needed to replace the seat foam for the ’95 Yamaha Blaster we are working on. I didn’t really need all the things, but I have them all now for… Read More »11/02/20: New seat cover for project bike.
The girls went off to an early morning mass, so I was able to kick back and have my coffee and computer time. Lately, the thing that has mostly been on my mind is finishing our property so that we… Read More »10/31/20: Starting to think about a future shop.
Coffee and computer. The day always starts with coffee and a slow gathering of the senses. Luckily this morning those “senses” gathered somewhat quickly. The low lights of the early morning did seem a bit sharp as always but the… Read More »10/28/20: Not Altogether Just Another Day.
Shoeing at Chili’s My absolute favorite barn. I’ve been shoeing horses here since the mid nineties. I only had four trims here this morning, so it was a very light and pleasant morning. All the horses here are particularly well… Read More »10/27/20
As someone with about as much experience in the forge as anyone, I know that everything will be OK so long as I keep the fire low. Also, as a very wise and experienced farrier use to tell me; It’s… Read More »10/26/20: Lots of irons in the fire.
Its so dark at 6:40am these days. Luckily, I was able to head to my first appointment straight from dropping my daughter off instead of going back home to just sit there for twenty minutes or so and then go… Read More »10/21/20: Another early morning.
Morning My work day of shoeing horses was shortened as my afternoon appointment cancelled (for the second time). I cross posted that to this account, but you can see it on @farrier.services if you care to see it. I have… Read More »10/20/20: A Rainy Day to Watch “The Expanse”.
Its a rainy day off. The lazy is strong today. My lackawanna is super inflamed. I’m glad I didn’t have to take my daughter to work at 7am this morning. I don’t think I even got up before 6:30 this… Read More »10/19/20: Blaster cleaning and web work.
The morning started out with me trying to decide what to do with these nice new cedar Adirondack chairs. At first, I was going to paint them white, but the more just looked at them, the more I thought I… Read More »10-16-20: Friday night camp fire.
Thursday afternoon Our newest project is a Yamaha Blaster. It may be ugly today, but these things are legendary. It is the first ATV to complete the 6000 mile Paris to Dakar Rally. This thing is a ’95, has been… Read More »10/14-15/20: New quad project, early shoeing and more allergies.