It’s like deja vu all over again

As a friend quoted Yogi Berra, “It’s like deja vu all over again”.

If you’ve made it this far, you’ve probably noticed that sport kites are back at Blue Moon! This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while, and once I made the decision, it took some time to get things in place, to make the switch (back). I’m still gathering materials, finding that some stuff I’d used for years is no longer available. I’m also re-learning things that just a short while ago, I could practically do in my sleep, but it’s coming back to me!

As you may know, this isn’t my first trip down this road, and back. This time around, the U-turn is shaking out to make a little more sense, at least to me. I made the decision a few weeks ago and started asking friends across the country to send me kites I’d made, to have a visual backup to my notes and memory. Fortunately, my patterns are still hanging on their nails, and most of my tools are in good shape.

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Review your Blue Moon kite?

Please consider leaving a review of your Blue Moon kite. On the shop pages of the BMK website, you’ll find a place to let the world know what you think of your kite and/or doing business with BMK. In addition to displaying on the deposit pages, your review will also be added to the bottom of the main page for each kite. Each of my current kites has a page to order by making a deposit.

I’m looking for any and all feedback. If it’s 5 Stars, thank you, but any honest and considered review is appreciated. This is a good time to suggest improvements!

The pages are:
Ichiban, Reprise, 61/49, TR-10, and MacStar

Turning the page…

The book has been closed on sport kite orders, and I’m busy designing the next generation of BMK single-line kites.

Thank you, to all that have been a part of my business, and my life in kiting. People change, and interests and markets shift. It’s time to turn the page to the next chapter of this kiting story.

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It’s a pattern…

Is it odd that I love making patterns? If I had to pick one thing that I enjoy the most about making kites (besides watching someone fly one of my designs with a big grin on their face), it would be making patterns. Maybe it’s because once I get a design to the point where I can do final refinements on the pattern, the rest of the process can be put on autopilot. Cutting, scraping and sanding the edges of a perfect progressive curve, making sure to leave enough of an entrance flat to make it easy to hem the edge smoothly and repeatably? Yeah, probably a little odd, but I’m OK with that. 😉