kayakdiver

VERY impressive write-up! I love the "flexibility" allowed by your realistic approach to weight loss. Makes it doable by anyone!

I think if he had (perhaps pinned and then) only clamped the pieces together for the carving and sanding process, he could have taken it back apart for the burning process, keeping in mind that he might have still ended up with some slightly uneven edges after putting it back together due to material loss or shrinkage in burning.Perhaps a better idea is to use a darker, and even reddish, wood for the red stripes and skip the burning altogether, although I think the burned wood looks very "cool".

Yes, it was specifically designed for people with paraplegia or other challenges that limit use of one or both hands.You can find detailed information on my website, which is strictly non-commercial: DisabledAdventurers dot com.

Amazing work! And that's from an engineer that works for AeroVironment, Inc., developer of the first highly maneuverable, sustained flight, winged aircraft - a hummingbird! Take a look at avinc.com and here: http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/birds-eye-view-129...Also featured on a cover of Time Magazine.

I just want to echo the remark of Ralism51. Well written, by a person of ANY age! And such a worthwhile and selfless application of your talent as well!

Not to minimize your awesome project and one of the most impressively written Instructables I have ever seen, but there is likely very little to be patented here, with the existing H/W already providing the technology that leads directly to devices like this. I am not a lawyer, so please investigate this further yourself if you are so inclined! If you ARE so inclined, you must now consider doing so within a year of putting it in the "public domain".With that said... Putting your design in the "public domain" so others can reproduce it, even if they were to sell it, is the most noble of efforts and you will get great satisfaction when others report building your design and helping others with it.I say this with my own experience in designing and documenting assistive ...

Not to minimize your awesome project and one of the most impressively written Instructables I have ever seen, but there is likely very little to be patented here, with the existing H/W already providing the technology that leads directly to devices like this. I am not a lawyer, so please investigate this further yourself if you are so inclined! If you ARE so inclined, you must now consider doing so within a year of putting it in the "public domain".With that said... Putting your design in the "public domain" so others can reproduce it, even if they were to sell it, is the most noble of efforts and you will get great satisfaction when others report building your design and helping others with it.I say this with my own experience in designing and documenting assistive devices that people have suggested I patent. Alas, I am neither salesman or marketeer, so documenting for the enablement of other builders was by far the best choice for me, and hearing of others' success stories have made it all more than worthwhile.

Awesome and unique project! While cheaper pencils make this part of the design fairly affordable, I wonder if a little more thought in measuring and shaping the inner wood core could reduce the pencil count by 50+ percent.

Still awesome, unique, and VERY creative! Thanks!!!

My "not so secret" recipe has always been to glaze the inner side with orange marmalade, sprinkle with real bacon bits, and broil them in the oven. This looks REALLY good too and I might even try combining your recipe as a pre-prep to mine. Thanks!

I love the concept of this game, and you made a nice tutorial on its construction!I think it might be cool to have a bottom to the carrying box that slid out leaving the pins to drop to the ground in place for the first setup - just 'cause you can. ;~}

Nice job! Make sure your code doesn't start overwriting previous images in the case of a restart! Too many ways to do that easily, so I'll leave the solution up to you.

You wrote: "I don't know if polarity actually matters here..."It does. LEDs are, after all, Diodes. Hooking them up to 4.5V backwards (for a while) probably won't hurt them, but they won't light up.I'm not surprised these cheap lights, of which I have many and love, don't have modulator circuits to make them more efficient and brighter without affecting life. Perhaps an idea for another mod! ;~}

This is a great project to share with your kids!When I first saw your design, I imagined Cam plates that would be keyed to the Knobs with a Pentagon or Hex pattern so each Cam could simply be repositioned to one of 5 or 6 well defined positions and secured back to the Knob with a pan-head wood screw and washer.

Instructables should have a "LIKE" button! I totally got your "water" joke!