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Tameshigiri Series: Rolling the mats

September 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

In the previous installment of the Tameshigiri Series, we showed how we made the post for holding a rolled-up tatami mat for cutting. In this installment, we will detail [...]

Tameshigiri Series: Cutting Post

September 1, 2024 // 0 Comments

In 2012 Gleason Sensei briefly considered adding a “live blade” session to Shobu Aikido’s program. His intent was to give his students the opportunity to [...]

Boxster Project: Windshield Maintenance

June 30, 2024 // 0 Comments

The only time we think about the wipers on the Boxster is when it rains, but that’s always too late to do anything about the streaking, squeaking, and stuttering. Of [...]

Boxster Project: Headlight Restoration

May 26, 2024 // 0 Comments

Some time back we had noticed a slight yellowing around the Litronic headlights of the Porsche Boxster. Not wanting to chance scratching the lens, we thought we could take [...]

Boxster Project: Lid Liner Install

May 19, 2024 // 0 Comments

Most of our Boxster DIY projects are repairs, but some are cosmetic, and a few are protective. This project is the “protective” kind, and it took us more time to [...]

Weego Jump Starter: DIY Repair

November 19, 2023 // 0 Comments

Jump starter power packs have come a looong way since we first looked at the Clore JNC Air way back when. The newer power packs are small, highly portable, and extremely [...]

Boxster Project: Litronics headlight repair

October 8, 2023 // 0 Comments

Recently, we noticed that the Xenon headlight on the driver side of our 23 year old Boxster was not “igniting”. It would flash when we turned the switch, but the [...]

Headlight Restoration: Cerakote

September 24, 2023 // 1 Comment

A long time ago, we did a headlight restoration DIY project using Meguiar’s Headlight Restoration Kit and things turned out reasonably well. So when another car [...]

RDG: Clover Patching W1-W4 Update

July 14, 2023 // 0 Comments

It has been a month since we first seeded the various sections and bald patches in the RainyDayGarden (RDG) with microclover and drought resistant grass/clover mix! This [...]
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