: BTW, the big baggie (actually a 50 gal. drum liner) over the stem is to
: prevent the Seattle snow (!) from softening the glue and making that end
: go SPROING. Sure wish I had an indoor shop this time of year.

Good idea, maybe I'll pick up some of those lobstah handcuffs. I wondered how you got such good lighting in you photos!

First no sun, now snow. I'll have to tell my sis. Sir Gates transferred her to NYC a couple of years back to edit his photo collection, the Bettmann Archieve. Went from a townhouse on the lake to a 400 sqft. apartment on 2nd Ave. that costs twice as much! That's why one bay of my garage is full of her stuff.