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It's actually an irrational number of pi

As soon as you abandon scientific rigor, you’re no longer a mathematician. You’re a numerologist.

Only if they want blind acceptance and cannot handle valid criticisms

It’s still funny, hence the contribution to this thread

Last night, we had a happy hour after work. Hannah (the social butterfly in our office who organized the outing) said everyone had to try a drink they’d never order if they were just out their own. It'd been a long week, so I figured “what the hell” and ordered a White Russian. Gotta say... The waitress really earned her tip when she returned to the table and with a perfectly straight face handed me a photo of Donald Trump and walked away.

Right now, in July 2018, when you google the word “IDIOT,” Donald Trump is the first result. Try it also on google images. I’m not kidding. Try it.

It's funny, but borks the timeline and is plainly false. It's not from 2002, but instead is from a short video posted to the Simpsons FB page on May 26, 2017. That short video is below:

Thanks. I agree, and that really surprises me. It makes such a huge difference and IMO is well worth the little bit of extra planning/work. It was important to me to do this right and I pretty quickly decided on this path. I also decided not to use static fasteners when securing the top panel to the base. Instead, I created a channel/groove in the aprons/rails and use Z-shaped clips to connect them. This should allow natural expansion and contraction through the seasons without ripping the wood apart or buckling.

Not fully time lapse, but I did take (and post for friends and family) a long set of images from raw wood, through process, to finished product. Thx, mate. Super pleased with how strong and sturdy it came out. Little things like the trunnels holding my blind tenons into the mortises also make me smile. One last shot, this one with the leaf extensions in:

One can only hope. Maybe by then they’ll be able to point a replicator ray at it and each have one. What do you use? I put my name and the date underneath w sharpie.

Finished it!

That’s badass, Mordred. On the bushes you’re extracting, hooking a chain to them and pulling them out with a truck, tractor, skid loader, or ATV is the way to go. Works well for stumps, too... and is really rewarding / fun.

What does Benoit B. Mandelbrot's middle initial stand for? A: ...Benoit B. Mandelbrot

Time to google “two glued hole”

That came together nicely. Are you planning to use a deck sealer or some similar outdoor poly? Also curious what you’re planning for the handle (something turned on a lathe maybe)?

In case you need me, I’ll be sanding for the next 300 years. It should be called “starting” instead of “finishing.”

I’m only gonna use the belt sander to make the surface dead flat w 80 grit. Plan to then sand in progressive grits by hand up to 240 in prep for finish. Given that both you and zap have mentioned the electric hand planer now I’ll start watching for one on Craigslist On another note, given all of the hand tool work I’ve been doing with chisels, planes, and sandpaper my arms, shoulders, and back haven’t looked this good since I was in my 20s

No sir. That one’s not in my arsenal. Picked up the jack plane at a woodworking swap meet and it didn’t leave my grasp for about 6 hours today. Did however get a hand held belt sander a few weeks ago for $5 at an estate sale and that’s gonna see some use this week.

Okay. I now feel a WHOLE lot better about the panel glue up I did yesterday after spending HOURS today leveling it off with the Jack plane (on both sides). Keep in mind, this is a 4 foot by 6 foot panel of 2 inch thick red oak so I had to stop multiple times to sharpen the iron and I’m super sore, but I’m also super relieved. The ridges are all gone and now I just have a few minor high spots remaining to knock down. I’ve begun sanding and that’s what I’ll be doing for many more days in progressive grits (the panel and the legs and aprons I’ve already cut and fit all need sanding and finishing).

I’ve had a very positive experience taking this route, too

Yes One of the first investments I made in this endeavor was a quality sharpening system

Yes. My chisels are extremely sharp. They weren’t used in this part of the process though.

Chisel sharpening is good. Did that quite a bit while carving my tenons and mortises. Issue here starting was board thickness. Lacking planer, not all we’re equally thick. Idea was to get the tops flat and leave any ridges on the under side. Glue seems to have prevented that. Appreciate all the good tips Also unsure it matters but it was a rubber tipped dead blow hammer. Fairly sure that if I’d used my framing hammer it would have complied (though left horrible indentations). In retrospect, I probably should’ve glued up just 2 boards at a time. Doing all seven 2x6x6s at once added an element of time crunch I could’ve better planned for.