It is Soring??

[leprechaun]

Here are my drafting sets, close to 50 years old. I still use them, just to keep my hand in. Even though I have CAD programmes on the computer it’s enjoyable to spend a few hours doing it the old way.
Since I retired a few years ago, I volunteer at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada here in Winnipeg. There are a dozen or so or us old codgers that work in the restoration shop every Tuesday and Thursday. The oldest guy we have just turned 91 last month, the rest of us are in our 70s’ and 80s’. My main job was in the restoration of engines, but over the last couple of years my partner and I have been more involved in the airframe side.
Currently we are working on the Bellanca Air cruiser. We are making fixtures to support the fuselage a a good working height for installing the upper stub wings and the lower gull wings.
This is the Bellanca a few years ago before the fuselage and wings were fabric covered and painted.




Airport winter and spring



CL215 Waterbomber getting ready for the fire season


Things grow fast here. Last week the rhubarb was just peeking through. Hopefully I’ll be having stewed rhubarb by the end of the month (if we don’t get snow). Yesterday the Bleeding Hearts in the front were just breaking the soil, today when I looked they were up nearly 2 inches. Not great photos, just something to share.
A plaque that my cousin had made and sent to me, it was copper coated alum. Kind of hard to photograph due to the reflections.



A plaque of his wrestling hostory that my cousin had made and sent me. Undortunatly the post office don't read big letters "Please Do Not Bend" guess what it took me over an hour to carefully straighten it out. Bit of trouble Photographing it due to the copper and the reflections. Just thought I'd share this.

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[IzzieK]

Once an airplane guy, always an airplane guy. My hubby is one. He is forever restoring his airplane and helping others restore theirs too. Anyway, I wish you will put a space in between your pictures so they do not flow from one to the others. I like your shots.