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Today, I happen to be associating with other departments during a few work-related tasks and I asked one of them to give me a random word.  Today's word is DOWN.  As always, I will briefly define the word, then discuss how that word applies to tabletop gaming, fishing, and 3D printing. There are many definitions related to the word down.  I will use the first one from the Merrian-Webster Dictionary.  Down is defined as: Definition of down (Entry 1 of 8) 1a(1): toward or in a lower physical position, Don't look down.  Pull down the blind. (2): to a lying or sitting position.  Please sit down. (3): toward or to the ground, floor, or bottom.  burned the house down.  fell down Down Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster ------------------------------------------------------------------- When it comes to tabletop gaming, getting in a "down" position can mean multiple things, both positive and negative.  It would all depend on your perception o...

 Another day, another word.  This time I was given the word "Discombobulated" by a good friend of mine.  As usual, I will define the word, then write about how it relates to tabletop gaming, fishing, and 3D printing. According to Websters Dictionary, the word "Discombobulated" is defined as informally to be confused or disordered.  It is the past tense of "Discombobulate" which is defined as to cause or be in a state of confusion, upset, or disorientated. Discombobulate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster As the word "Discombobulated" applies to tabletop gaming, I can think of two different instances where it applies.  The first one applies to Dungeons and Dragons and the second one applies to tabletop wargaming. First, the Dungeons and Dragons aspect.  There is a Confused condition, which is the most direct application to the character, and the spell "Confusion" which applies said condition.  Most directly, the target of the con...

 Today we are all having a so-so/bad day in the office... one of those "if it ain't one thing its another" kind of days.  I asked one of my co-workers for a Random Word and he gave me F[iretr]uck.  This one might be a bit difficult, but here we go.  To summarize, I will use the word (or associated synonym/meaning/intent in this particular instance), give its definition, and write about how it applies to tabletop gaming, fishing, and 3D printing. As defined by Meriam-Webster, the definition is defined in an obscene or vulgar manner as to copulate or breed, used as a transitive verb to express emotions of anger, contempt, disgust, etc., or used as a transitive verb to represent being cheated/slighted/screwed over Fuck Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster ------------------------------------------------------------------------- First, tabletop gaming, and yet for the third post now I find myself talking about "That Guy" again, or TG for short.  He is the one ...

For today's Random Word, i asked my gaming group.  Mr. Randall was the first to pipe up with the word "murmaider,"  the title of a song from the band Dethklok from Metalocalypse animated show aired on Adult Swim.                                                                  (album cover courtesy of Amazon.com) Listen to Murmaider by Dethklok here How I can talk about this word and things associated with it to the subjects of tabletop gaming, fishing, and 3d printing will be tricky, so here we go. From a tabletop gaming perspective, the word murmaider is a play on words of the words 'mermaid' and 'murder.'   Mermaids are a taurian race (half man half beast) of ocean dwelling fish people, with the upper torso of a human(oid) and the lower portion, normally depicted from...

Spring Is Coming. Well, this week is the first week where temps will be above 0 degrees F.  We might get  "lucky" and have one final "Snowpocalyse" between now and April, but I doubt it.  10 days of above zero temps is the first sign of spring. I'll give it until mid-March before I begin to check lakes and rivers for melted, exposed water to start fishing in.   This temp change is only more motivation to continue my craft and prepare for fishing, which is the purpose of this post here.  A lot of my lure prep involves 3D printed lure parts, and lures themselves, which is covered on my YouTube Channel. However, there is a lot of talk about "making 3D printed parts waterproof if exposed to water."  Face it, there's no easy answer to this, but PLA in general by itself is good enough.  If a lot of my parts were just bareboned 3D printed, then yes I would say i'm good and fish with it.  Unfortunately, that is not the case, as I print the part, pain...

  3D Printing 2022 Struggles So I've Had Some Struggles... ...Most of them have been minor mechanical issues - tramming the bed, clogged nozzles, and the like.   Others have been more... mental struggles... that are harder to overcome.   Yes, 3D printing is a fun hobby.  It's a blast to be able to print anything that I can find on Thingiverse or Yeggi or other sites and print them.  I made a cool 3D printed Halloween Costume.  I have printed a variety of gifts for family and friends.  I've created 3D printed 40k and D&D terrain. ...but at what cost... I know the 3D printing world has become more and more cost efficient over the years.  To replace most of my parts is less than $20 and a couple more in shipping from either Amazon or EBay.  Filament runs ~$25 a roll. ... but at what cost to me mentally... I've put a lot of time and effort into these two machines.  When they are working, life is good.  When they are n...

  Tonight was a fun little adventure.  I made a "mess" on my table with all of my fishing lure parts, past lure projects, and future lure projects.  Now that it's all cleaned up, repacked into flat plastic sorters and stored in a reused Amazon box, my table is now clean and the Mrs. won't be too aggravated ... unless I dropped a bead or hook i'm not aware of and she stepped on it. I'd like to do a blog post to recap the video and consolidate some of my ideas in an effort to formulate more lure making content in the (hopefully near) future. A link to the video in question  here! First, my camera skills with my phone are atrocious.  I have some smaller off-brand GoPro cameras with mounting equipment and such.  In hindsight, I should have used that equipment instead of my Galaxy 9 smartphone.  (It still works, the OS still updates, don't judge).   I also needs to work on my verbose, but this was an impromptu video, so cut me some slack. Mov...

  SUMMIT / PAXON LAKE TRIP PLANNING  2022 Thanks for stopping by to read my blog.  If your looking for some ideas for a fishing trip to Summit / Paxon Lake area, hopefully my ideas can help you out.   Please note that I've never been to this region before, so everything is pure research, map spots, and leaning on all of my other fishing experiences in other parts of the state.  I intended on going in 2021, but the trip has been delayed until this year, 2022. I'll break my post down to three distinct points: *  Locations *  Time of year *  Gear taken  Locations Paxon Lake         ADFG: Paxon Lake Summit Lake      ADFG: Summit Lake (Paxon) From map spotting, you will reach Summit Lake first, followed by Paxon Lake when traveling from Interior Alaska, passing through Delta Junction, going south along the Richardson, over the mountains, and then you're there.  Hwy 8 that connects the region to Cantwe...

 Happy Thursday.  I recently had a conversation with a friend regarding 3D printed lures.  We discussed various aspects of it, namely cost to create versus cost to purchase.  This seems like a good topic this week for Allow or No Allow. I'm all for it personally.  I've been fishing since I was about 9 years old.... so 30+ years now and I've seen a lot and talked with a lot of people throughout the US and beyond.  If people want to fish, they are going to fish and find a way to fish. Plain and simple. Ancient fishing methods were all DIY in my opinion.  I imagine a bunch of dudes, on a boat or standing on a fallen tree over a river, throwing anything they can in the water to either trap, entice, or otherwise catch fish, crustaceans, shellfish, etc.  After a quick google search and finding this link  History of Fishing - From Ancient Fishing Methods , I'm not too far off in my assumptions.   In my opinion, Angling was one of the first...

So I recently turned 40.  Ya, big number.  Milestones.  All that jazz.  With that though comes an evolution of my life, hobbies, friends, family, etc and it's helped me realize that i've fallen into a "fit the mold" procrastinating life.   So begins a new era for me.  Time to break the cycle, get up, pitter patter and get at'er.  That is what this evolution is all about.  It's not about scrapping the old, but evolving what is there into something greater, and hopefully in my transformation I can help others along the way. This is where AKDragonFish3D comes into play.  This all started when I joined some Facebook groups here, some forums there, and I found that I can truly help a lot of people with some odd-duck questions out there when it comes to some of the things I like, and maybe I can make some tools, make some products, classes, vids, course, and help others so maybe when I'm gone, they can help others until they are gone, and the ...

Now that the Christmas list is all printed out, its time to get running with printing things for fishing.  Ice fishing is hot and heavy throughout Alaska right now, but that's not my target technique/skill/event i'm aiming for.   Normally, I print the following (all designs freely acquired on Thingiverse.com) and put them to good use.  * stick bobbers * lipless and lipped crankbait * Apex style lures * lures similar to MagLips and Flatfish * treble hook covers I'm curious to know what other ideas are out there for 3D printing fishing gear.  I drop a google search, and some of it doesn't make sense to print due to the extra hardware required (bolts, wires, etc) whereas some of it does, such as lures, bobbers, etc. Last year I designed a duck lure with dangly feet that floats after being inspired by other duck lures i saw online.  It's really my first time dabbling in lure designing (outside of spinners) and I caught one Northern Pike with it before the old h...