artist, blacksmith, carpenter, farmer, freethinker
over the years ive spent my time learning old crafts that would help me lead a simpler more self-reliant life
i can make spinning wheels, grow fibers, process and spin fibers, build a loom, weave spun fibers into material, sew material into clothng or knit and crochet
i can drop a tree, cut it into lumber and build houses barns sheds, furniture and things like churns pails barrels casks and tubs, i can make carriages and such also
i am a working blacksmith and tinker, these keep me busy and are my primary income
i raise my own meats, butcher them and cure my own hides and do some leather work, ive made and repaired harness and shoes
i heat and cook with wood that i cut myself scraps from lumbering or deadfall fro my own woods
i used to keep a dairy cow, made my own cheese and butter, but ive no use for 5-10 gallons of milk a day alone
i ride drive and work horses, ive even trained a couple
ive done construction work most of my life and am quite proficient in every aspect of it
i am almost solely self-taught in electronics and computers, repair and programming,tho i did take 2 years of college to see if i could get a degree (got hired as a robotics control programmer and didnt finish)