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Tom
Prahl,
founder of DomeRegistry.com
I am W. T.
Prahl. I go by my middle name, Tom. I was named
after my grandfather W.T. States, who was an
architect and inventor, among other things. He died
the year before I was born, but left his mark on my
family history. I have always been interested in
building things and am fortunate to have had
parents who encouraged it. As a kid I built
countless models and some killer forts and tree
houses. After the Navy, I did some time in the
building trade. I was exposed to my first dome
structure in the early 1970's. When I finally got
around to building something for myself in 1982, I
chose a dome structure that I could understand. I
got a book on what was called a hexadome. It showed
how to build a kit house out of 24 triangles and a
few other parts. Their method involved use of a
crane for final assembly. I used their dimensions
for the foundation and designed some simple hub
assemblies where I could build a frame, one member
at a time, with a conventional sub frame and roof.
The rest is history that I have been living in for
more than 20 years now. I have wanted to build more
of these since before I finished the first one, but
life happens. I am finally in the process of
building a smaller one as a studio for a friend,
and would like to network with anyone who would be
interested in doing the same. If interested,
contact domeregistry@gmail.com
Check
out my other sites, FloridaSolarPanels.com & FloridaDomes.com
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