I really suck at remembering to take pictures so I don't have a lot of "before" type shots. Here's how it looks so far (far from finished).
I have not used a bucket to move ANY water. I also don't plan to...ever. Even to get obsidian. Which should be interesting.
Overall Village
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Matured Hemp Farm
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Town Hall
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Strip Mining Staging Area/Slime Spawns
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Sky Light Cuts Fog
Warehouse
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Reservoir
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Mill/Saw Building
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Wheel House
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Forge
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House
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Mechanical Power Switcher
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This mess makes it so that when it rains or snows the mechanical power leading to my forge will switch from the wind mill to the water wheel. This way I can still have the wind mill be useful, but not be cut off from my power.