Thanks to internet contacts (this forum and Tom Yost's kind email tutelage), I am the proud owner of a kayak - that I made with my own novice hands. There's another bulletin board that I'll look at now and again which has some DIY info for people who want to make their own lightweight backpacking gear. Recently a poster on this board offered a link to his site and I discovered he made his own telescope. And I find myself thinking, "Wow, a telescope. If I could build a kayak, how hard could THAT be?" (the most dangerous phrase in my vocabulary).

Kayaks. Backpacks. Telescopes. Has me wondering - what other fun toys can one build using internet resources and a can-do attitude? Any other great bulletin boards or websites to recommend?

ad delirium,
Wayne