Those of you that have been following my vlog know by now that we spent a month homesteading in Cass Lake Minnesota this summer. What most of you don’t know is that it never would have been possible without the amazing help of Rick and Jeff Baird. They are Jamie’s brother, and after twenty years in the family, they feel like my brothers too. The main person is this video is Rick, the older of the two. Jeff is the guy in the shorts.
These guys know more about creating stuff out of metal than I could even began to tell you. I am constantly amazed by the their skill, dexterity, and creativity. This particular day, Rick was creating a small piece to hold a tiller on the back of a tractor. In about 20 minutes it was done, and it worked perfectly.
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Wow, I just love seeing people use these kinds of skills. These guys remind me of my hubby, only it looks like they work faster than he does. But still - once I asked him to fix a tripod that I had out on loan from film school (with their permission). He machined a new brass part, and then went on to make further changes to the tripod that he viewed as design enhancements. Everyone agreed it was a better piece of equipment after he’d finished with it, and because he machined brass parts to replace plastic ones, it would last a lot longer before needing any further work. What would we do without skilled people? Amazing!!
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