DIY: $200 Katana…Anchoring the Blade
Until recently, sourcing component parts for a katana directly from craftsmen in China was not practical for an individual, especially from overseas…but no longer!!! [...]
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DIY: $200 Katana…Assembly
One of the 2025 RainyDayProjects was to assemble a katana with pieces sourced directly from China using their version of Amazon marketplace (Temu and Aliexpress). We wanted [...]
DIY: $200 Katana…Test Fit
We started our katana DIY project at the beginning of the year. Our budget is: $50 for all the components (tsuka, seppa, etc.); $50 for the saya (lacquered, buffalo horn [...]
Illustrated Guides of Microscopic Life
We have the poster “The History of Existing Life” hanging on one of our walls. The print is a visual of all life’s evolutionary history and is beautifully drawn [...]
YES Watch V7 : Bezel Insert Change
The purpose of a bezel on a watch is to secure and protect the crystal. A rotatable bezel can also be used to mark/measure time, track directions, and perform calculations. [...]
Meade ETX-90 : Camera Adapter
At the end of last year we found an ETX-90 telescope that was BADLY in need of some TLC. We acquired it, cleaned it, and salvaged what we could of it. We considered tackling [...]
DIY: $200 Katana…sourcing the parts
The MFA in Boston has probably the largest collection of Japanese katanas in the world, including Japan. The work that goes into each sword component is, in and of itself, a [...]
Urban Safari: Bald Eagles on the Charles
The local Nature/Wildlife/Photography groups were abuzz with rumor/possibility that a pack of coyotes had brought down a deer on the Charles River (it has been cold enough [...]
Itomaki No Tachi
We made a fun, accidental find to start off the new year. Enjoy! Tachi Some 30 years ago, we acquired a replica tachi at an estate sale. The replica is of a of sword in the [...]
2025: a year of all things related to…carving!!!
We have been doing RainyDay since 2005 (that’s TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE, people!!). We have gone through a couple of evolutions since then, but we still adhere to our [...]
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