Quick afternoon job: Ebony handle for my burnisher. #woodworking

Working on a picture frame. Before I started I built this little tool: https://frioux.github.io/woodworking-tools/frame-designer/index.html?cw=12&ch=18.0625&iw=10.125&tm=0.4375&bm=0.1875&fw=1.5&fd=0.75&gd=0.125&bd=0.125 #woodworking

Mmm #woodworking

RE: https://www.manton.org/2026/01/28/beautiful-essay-by-terry-godier.html I agree with every word of this essay. It's why I still use Fraidycat as my RSS reader of choice (https://fraidyc.at), even though it hadn't been updated in like six years. Articles just flit by; read 'em or don't. Also […]

Homemade cinnamon rolls #baking

A friend shared this bizarre article and I was struck by this alternate image to caption it with […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Laughing at the idea that somewhere, some kid asked their grandparents to rent the Mario movie and they accidentally rented the fully live action one from the 90s

Here we go, new project begun; it’s a secretary for our laundry room. Fold down top for space, a few bars for hanging stuff on, a couple drawers, a shelf, and space for our cats litter box.

[LLM] RE: https://mas.to/@zekjur/115759580702478119 Agreed. Very surprising and very impressive

Literally spent hours doing layout on this #woodworking

I spent a while browsing through the One Giant Hand archive yesterday looking for a certain comic strip about H. P. Lovecraft, and on the way got punched in the arm by this one. I have been thinking "Gee I should get into another chewy, hundred-hour adventure game” lately, and, ow.

Should have posted some WIP pictures of this. New little chest, started last week. I’m gluing up one drawer at a time, adding sections as seen here. The top is obviously done, the second one is laid out and will be done tomorrow. I am not totally sure how […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Made this guy yesterday. It’s not pretty but it’s solid, and will hopefully last even longer than the previous one due to better joints, better wedges, and lots of stretchers. #woodworking

Made a new (adjustable) shooting board today. It’s the season for making tools. #woodworking

There’s a very funny story in Section 44.2 about what happened when they tried to use it to solve a Smullyan-style logic puzzle (you know the sort of thing – one guard always tells the truth, the other always lies, etc.)

Planning to build a PC as the 10 year old one we currently have is failing. Happy for any input on this. Will run Linux exclusively but mostly be used for running games via steam. The video card is from our current machine and if we replace it we likely will on Black Friday […]

Starting a new book #woodworking

Random thought: Say what you will about Peter Jackson's literalist depiction of Sauron, but he's a rare example of an genocidally evil movie villain who has won a permanent place in language and culture without becoming the least bit cool or admirable, yeah? If you compare some thing or person […]

Had to do a little surgery this morning. I need to just replace this but I don’t want to today. #woodworking

Life goal: a Wikipedia page with an “Aftermath” section.

Don’t knock it til you try it! https://wandering.shop/@cstross/115230982476433006

Things are running a bit hot right now, aren't they. If you're looking for someone to give you permission to step away from the socials for a little while—even this one—you have it. You can care, and be true to yourself and the people you love, and also step away from The Angry Shouty Box when […]

I wrote about the stuff I got up to this past week here: https://open.substack.com/pub/foolishwood/p/paint-delivery-glue-soft-wax-and?r=2iasme&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web #woodworking

Made some paste wax and some hide glue today. #woodworking

I should have taken more WIP photos… #woodworking

@davepolaschek how you feeling today?

Today I went crazy and designed three T-shirts. If you want one let me know we can figure something out.

I’m excited #woodworking #quark #milkpaint

Yesterday I installed Ubuntu on an old MacBook Pro. Unfortunately the WiFi drivers are proprietary so they didn’t install without internet, and the machine has no Ethernet port, and I have no docks that would work with a machines this old. What to do? Turns out I could tether to my phone using […]

Ok Wikipedia https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fiddler_crab_mobius_strip.gif

This is a really interesting use of an LLM. I’ve used it before for learning, but the training wheels are very helpful https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/114938185587783443

Wesley Willis or The Dead Milkmen?

Made a new revision to my gumbo recipe today. I made my own fish stock rather than buying it. I think the stock needs more salt than I put in (maybe 4T?) and I should use more sausage and less chicken, because it turned out very fatty with not enough “bite” […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Sad to hear this. Matt and I drifted apart as I drifted away from the #perl world, but when we were collaborating it was a huge learning experience for me. His technical chops were astounding and despite his brusque exterior he was much better at listening than most. Rest in Peace Trout […]

I learned about this just as his friends did, last week, as a lurker on his IRC channel. Such a loss. Matt was a terribly unique personality, a coarse gem that shone so bright, whose mouth operated second in amplitude only to his heart. And more people need to learn how to perform a slideshow […]

New project fully in flight: Hope Chest for my mom, 3’x18”x14”. Will be engraved, dovetails, similar feet as my blanket chest, traditional hinge, hasp for sparkle, no paint. Body will be basswood, top will be ash, a bit of moulding will be cherry or oak. #woodworking

Tool box. #woodworking

The chip designer takes a slab of silicon and works it in the cleanroom. He etches it with light and dopes it with ions; he lays down copper paths with steady hand and precise machine. He grows weary in the sterile glow; his body tires, yet he does not pause to eat or drink, and his strength wanes.

Guitar stand / guitar stool is home. https://mastodon.social/@frew/114671598733005989 #woodworking

Making a thing to replace this boring bookshelf or whatever behind my front door. Happy for any thoughts. #woodworking

Tidying up the shop a bit before work. #woodworking

I recently decided to actually play through Chrono Cross to completion; I've tried a few times since I first got it probably 20 years ago. I beat it tonight. Somewhere between 2 and 3 stars. Would not play again. Would not recommend. Messy story. Too many characters. Too fiddly of a battle […]

Tariffs made a skew chisel I wanted to purchase go from pricy ($30) to expensive ($50.) In an act of rebellion I chose to pay neither tariff nor tax by making my own. #woodworking

Never give up. https://foolishwood.substack.com/p/never-give-up #woodworking

@zep fyi lexaloffle website doesn’t work very well on a narrow (mobile) screen:

The Slate Truck is the first product from Michigan-based Slate Auto. It’s a machine designed to be extremely basic, extremely customizable, and extremely affordable. Those are not your typical design goals, but then the Slate Truck isn’t the fruit of your typical design process. Instead of steel […]

New project: guitar stool / stand #woodworking

I don’t disagree with this (though I also very much support non governmental charities as a preference,) BUT I find it interesting from a historical perspective. This lens basically assumes that all governments were failures until the 18th century? Governments didn’t take care of people for most […]

Working on the article for my latest chair and as always, reviewing the first chair article and not sure if I'll ever do better. https://foolishwood.substack.com/p/i-made-a-chair #woodworking

Flagging this up, maybe someone does or knows someone who does: I am in search of a tool steel maker who can replicate some parts. Specifically Leatherman has stopped making the Style PS, and I have a tendency to burn through the little screwdrivers / nail file on them something fierce. My […]