Someone once called me a cheapskate. It was the nicest thing anyone had ever said to me. With that in mind, I present the $20 rink bench (or less if you collect used wood like me). Like most things on this site, I didn’t come up with this design, and if you look at pictures [...]
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Ready to fill your backyard rink? Use these handy (and ultra-modern!) calculators to determine how much water you’ll need and how long it will take. [...] If you’re one of the thousands who spent time on the frozen bliss of Lake Nokomis this weekend, then you’ve heard it. Amidst the crowds and vendors and skates carving hard outdoor ice and huffs and puffs of USPHC participants, you’ve heard it. And if you’ve ever played pond hockey with a wooden goal, you [...] For all the joys associated with teaching a kid to skate — the shrieks of happiness, the “I’m doing it” look — there are certain pains as well. Namely the aches in one’s back and knees after spending two hours bending at the waist to hold onto tiny hands as they wobble around on miniature [...] First off, allow me to apologize. This site has been in existence for nearly two years, and I’m only NOW writing a post about determining slope. Why am I apologizing? BECAUSE THIS IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING EVERY POTENTIAL RINKBUILDER SHOULD DO. This is step one. This procedure should come shortly after “Hey, I [...] |
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