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I am Good for you, but my core question remains unaddressed. What exactly do you wish to discuss about it? This is a discussion forum, not a blog.

He’s a DINO, but also the only dem that could ever win an election in West Virginia

Double clicking on exchemists post above... what exactly do you wish to discuss here? This is being posted as if it were news, but nothing about it is really new

Explained by physics? No. Explained by psychology? Yes.

The US Secret Service deleted multiple txt messages sent on January 5 and January 6 AFTER they’d been requested by the January 6 probe, and I don’t buy their story that it was an “oopsie” during routine maintenance. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-secret-service-deleted-emails-sought-jan-6-probe-watchdog-says-2022-07-15/

This is where DeSantis is such a huge risk. All the Donald Trump without the Keystone Cops... Much more competence and ability from him and his team to execute upon their fascistic visions.

And I call you persistently unable to post relevant on-topic facts. Never mind the man behind the curtain... hey!! Look over there!!!

A less covered impact from the war: https://www.ft.com/content/141a9e85-19ed-47d4-be48-bb9febc76c98 Ukraine’s budget crisis has become acute because of a slump in tax revenues and customs duties since the invasion began almost five months ago together with higher war spending. A halt to grain and steel exports has deprived Kyiv of foreign currency earnings. Ukraine is being forced to burn through its foreign exchange reserves at an accelerating pace, as the central bank purchases government bonds to plug its financing gap. …The finance ministry said its assessment of the gap was still $5bn a month but even that was way more than western capitals had so far provided. …The fiscal strains are showing more broadly. Naftogaz, the state-owned energy company, on Tuesday asked holders of $1.5bn of its bonds to accept a delay in payments as it seeks to preserve cash for purchasing gas. It would amount to the first default by a Ukrainian state entity since the war began.

Along these same lines, in districts where Democrats KNOW they're going to lose, some are strategically switching parties to vote for the non-MAGA republican candidate. A clear example is Liz Cheney who's policies run almost 100% contrary to nearly any democrat, but since she's still better than the MAGA alternative some Dems are changing party registration to lend her their vote. This isn't about acting in an ideal situation. It's about strategic choices when the only choices are evil and slightly lesser evil. You go with the lesser of the two. It's the wife's fault the husband keeps abusing her... obviously. 🙄

And sadly not enough citizens have nut allergies nor the common sense to avoid the anaphylaxis it so often generates.

I'm sympathetic to this point. I'm also unsure what else one might do to overcome the challenge you cite. If Republicans are redrawing district lines to keep winning even when they get fewer votes... and if it's the winners who get to redraw district lines... and those who lose elections have no power to make things better because the power goes to those who win... regardless of how they won, the winners get to choose what happens in the next election... What else do you recommend be done to move the situation to a better place? Again, I'm sympathetic to the situation you cite. I share your desire for more integrity. We align completely on the need for the US to be better and elections more fair... But should the Democrats keep bringing plastic knives to the Republicans proverbial gun fight? How does that allow things to get better since those who win get to make the rules which shape who is able to win in the future? Unilateral disarmament is not an effective strategy here, IMO.

I did begin with a card scraper before starting my 4-5 hour sanding session with headphones full of music and nostrils full of fresh air.

Probably Harry Potter, who is as equivalently fictional as your scenario.

Those frame pieces are the cherry. Paduuk is a more exotic african wood and is seen as the center reddish square in the piece. Not yet. I have a few hand planes that are old and need badly to be repaired and tuned. I'm sure if I had one that's well dialed in I could attempt to hand plane end grain without too much tear out, but for now I don't see it as worth the risk. Tear out that late into the build / that deep into the project would be devastating. Drum sander is easily the right tool for the job, but they're big and they're expensive. Lol. I can actually think of a few relatively easy ways to achieve this if I had a CNC machine to do it.

Never. Just Tightbond III. Waterproof. Food safe. Stronger than the wood itself. Definitely joint the surfaces first for a clean bond though, and ensure the joint isn’t glue starved from over tightening clamps. Worst case? If it fails 3 years from now, I can simply rip it quickly on the saw and reglue. Good as new. You can’t put an end grain board into a surface planer without extreme risk. Some idiots try, but I’m calling them idiots for a reason. The blades too easily catch on the fibers, throw the board at 200+ mph. Board explodes. Planer explodes. Body parts hit by flying debris explodes. Some do it and take 1/64th” passes, but it’s not even worth the attempt IMO… even though my throbbing shoulders are trying to convince me otherwise. I spray adhesive 60 grit sheets to a flat piece of ply and rub the board back and forth for a few hours until all cubes are dead level with each other.

No, I saw a few pictures of a few different designs others had done and kinda stared at them for a while until I figured it out. One square piece. Two pieces with that same size square plus another half square off the side of it cut to 45. Yes, whenever possible I did a whole row. Let it dry for 45-60 minutes, removed the clamps, and started the next row. 8 rows total, each 5 cubes tall. Once all rows are combined into a single board, you then spend an eternity sanding it totally flat and wishing you had a drum sander.

I can try, but with an occasional wipe of mineral oil and application of bees wax thinned out with said oil, it could theoretically outlast my children. Maybe a quick sanding and refinish once per decade etc. Thank you! I started with a simple face / edge grain one, then some more basic patterns on my first end grain ones. This is by far the most intimidating one I’ve tried yet. Good luck if you decide to try. Worst case is you make some new firewood and try again. If you buy, $200-250 is likely what you’ll spent (farmers market, craft shows, Facebook marketplace, etc)

Thanks! Since it’s end grain, it has an almost “self-healing” quality and is easier on the knifes edge, too.

Built another end grain cutting board. Gave several of various designs out as gifts over the holidays, but think I’ll keep this one for our own kitchen bc I really like the optical illusion. Approximately 13” x 9” x 1-3/8” and constructed using cherry, maple, walnut, and paduuk.

It seems Abe is a bad name for people who wish to lead nations and not get shot.

Of course But you can get gallon sized bags of them for cheap so would only do that if times were really tough

Had to necro a 4 year old thread to keep grinding that axe of yours, eh?

Not very accurate, or at least not informative. Mostly web crawlers and search engine indexing. As for real people, it’s basically the same 3 people who keep coming back to read new replies.