http://frank-e-t.com The online home of Frank E Truncale. Featuring Carpentry, Pro Audio and Other Passions. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:02:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For four years I have been sailing Del Corazon my little Choey Lee offshore 31 ketch. I had always assumed that the machining in the top of the rudder-post lined up with the rudder. In other words, if the tiller lined up mid-ship then the rudder would as well. One ... http://frank-e-t.com/haul-out-adventure-2010/ . Buddha Mind Incredibly expanding, peaceful loving Buddha mind. No boundaries. Unattainable yet ever-present. Do I strive or peel away? Do I grab or just hold my hand so close and open? Settling surely like a speck of dust. I can taste the sourness of my own disappointments melt into a sweet life sustaining calm. I am held in ... http://frank-e-t.com/buddha-mind-and-other-poetry/ cabin-skipper I finally replaced my camera that went missing.  I ended up buying a Lumix LX3.  One of the more outstanding features of this camera is the 24mm f2 lens. During my research for a new camera I got interested in VR technologies.  There are only a few things needed to make ... http://frank-e-t.com/360-x-180-my-reality-virtual/ This piece was meticulously designed and carefully crafted to complement the refined taste of the owner of this turn of the century Berkeley/Albany bungalow. Hand rubbed oil finish provides a rich, dynamic luster to the certified sustainably harvested cherry. Here you can see a detail of the joinery where the two pieces ... http://frank-e-t.com/fireplace-mantel-and-bookshelves/ This projects started with the post on the left.  Just a little something architectural to hide the utilities on the side of the house. Then the scope of the work expanded to a low fence and a concrete pad to house and hide the trash and recycling. Finally the beefy low ... http://frank-e-t.com/functional-minimalism/ 9x12 Acrylic and Oil on canvas paper, circa 1992. http://frank-e-t.com/exchange/ The design for this little stair case was inspired by existing architecture in this Piedmont Tudor home. All the peieces were costom milled In order to get the proportions just right.  http://frank-e-t.com/tudor-steiger/ In my last Del Corazon post I described how I came about finding, owning and making the initial yet extensive repairs to make the Cheoy Lee offshore 31 ketch ready to sail. The work has continued. Almost all of the exterior teak has been varnished.  The cabin sides and top have ... http://frank-e-t.com/sailing-the-del-corazon/ There has been so much interest in how I put the Del Corazon in the bottle that I decided to share some of the techniques I used to make this guitar in a bottle. . I was inspired to put a guitar in a bottle for my dear friend Tucker, the guitar he played ... http://frank-e-t.com/guitar-in-a-bottle/ This project was created for web delivery.  Frank E T responsible for all production, lighting, sound, two camera shoot, edit, graphics, compression and uploading to server.   http://frank-e-t.com/whitney-smith-5-min-doc/