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Recent content by Aklavik

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    Hello from likely BC

    Tks Marc
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    Hello from likely BC

    Hard times make hard men . It was a different era .it ended in the 60s when the RCMP shot all the sled dogs. Been a down hill slide ever since
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    Hello from likely BC

    That's super cool .there is a year round round road from Inuvik to tuk now but only a winter road to aklavik ..shoot me a email il send u some pics this evening of the ice road .very hearty pioneer types there back in the day .Firth girls McPherson's etc . Jonas in aklavik is a character never...
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    Hello from Manitoba

    Can't really argue with that snakes are tasty . They make up a large part of our winter meat out here . Ice worms mind u give me nightmares . Every time I remove my tire chains when I hit the hi way I shudder reaching into the deep dark unknown on the back side of the tires to in hook that link...
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    Another person infected with the habit ... from Burlington

    Lathe envy . Welcome
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    Hello from Manitoba

    You neglected to mention snow snakes !!!!! Not very inclusive in Turdos utopia
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    Hello from Manitoba

    Would love to see some farm builds
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    Hello from likely BC

    1 hr east of Williams LK BC in the cariboo. And 60 years back in time
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    Peerless 16x18 shaper and jewelery rotary table is 15 inches

    Who doesn't want another shaper ? Especially one with real deal vise and rotary table ? My lathe addiction sadly has overcome my common sense . A shaper in this condition is a YouTube channel in the making . I may use it to build dovetail power hammer rams and dies . Not sure yet . I was...
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    Peerless 16x18 shaper and jewelery rotary table is 15 inches

    It's sitting in Port Coquitlam .leaving Monday for Mahood falls BC to be stored in my buddies shop . Il be looking to trade it for a lathe in near future . Wanted to leave it in lower mainland but ran out of time . Previous owner selling home and moving
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    Peerless 16x18 shaper and jewelery rotary table is 15 inches

    It's like new . Very very little use .came from a military base in 2008 .it's oiled etc etc .
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    Peerless 16x18 shaper and jewelery rotary table is 15 inches

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    Hello from likely BC

    If Oliver only has 4 last names lol the sign on the likely bridge says entering time warp your about to go back in time 60 yrs
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    Hello from likely BC

    Aklavik is the town the mad trapper is buried in . Between Inuvik and tuktoyaktuk I worked and lived in tuk .Inuvik deline etc fixing heavy equipment .generators etc etc .it's a seldom used name . Unlike Dave . Try and get Dave or any other common user name in 2022. U have to add twenty...
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    Hello from likely BC

    You.nailed it like tofino only no seafood and 100 years back in time
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