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That's sort of where I am now, going to places like Menards and picking up lumber that's already been properly dimensioned. It's more pricey than I'd like, but works. My longer-term / ideal state, or where I really want to be, is to be able to get a gorgeous piece of black walnut or maple or something similar and use it as a live edge top. I bet if I find a decent mill that will go a long way (and also help to more quickly drain my paychecks!). It's currently unrealistic, but a farmhouse table for our dining area would be super cool, especially with a top that accentuates the wood grain and character, but I have a LOT more work and practice needed to improve my skills before even attempting that.

Lol. Just grabbed one on Saturday (a double cut saw, actually), which is part of what prompted me to try my first dovetails on Sunday. I’ve also been scanning craigslist for a decent deal on a bigger plane (jack or otherwise), but no luck so far.

Thanks. I actually subscribed to their eTips newsletter in December and set the DVR to record their show on PBS. Those guys are masters. Interestingly enough, the cross cut sled I built is actually modeled on their plans. Made the stop block and cursor DIY instead of purchasing a commercial option like Kreg, though. https://www.woodsmithvideoedition.com/projects/table-saw-sleds/two-sided-sled/ I basically have a table saw (incredible cyber Monday deal after watching them for about a year) and some hand tools. I did, however, plug my shop vac into the saw like a makeshift air filtration system.

Good tip. I’ve learnt this the hard way. Pencil just wasn’t getting it done. I’ll also now sometimes exaggerate my knife lines with a chisel prior to taking a saw to it. Nice. I’ve been exploring materials like this, but lack the equipment to make it flat, remove hills and valleys and curves and whatnot. A smoothing plane just follows the undulations instead of removing them. Same here, though I’m admittedly still rather short on rewards. That’s beautiful, and the dog seems to like it, too! I had a waterbed in college. Lots of fun, but had to give it up bc it made the bedspins unbearable after drinking too much. I spent several nights abandoning the bed for the floor.

You hit your target. I LOL’d. No worries. Speaking of targets, I should consider a homemade dartboard with different colored inlays. The material is cork though, right?

Great tip. Thank you! Lol. I have been letting my beard grow, too Exactly! And to think it all started with me deciding to fix a busted arm on our recliner. Depends on the day and the situation, TBH.

He apparently started even later than I did. I guess there’s hope!

I’m attracted to how creative woodworking can be. When you get right down to it, there’s a certain artistry involved, but it’s not just willy nilly or randomly throwing colors at a canvas... It’s all supported by a foundation of forethought and planning, basic structural engineering, and even architecture. Looking more closely, I realize it may just be a piece of felt for softer closing of the lid.

That looks like a finger joint, yeah? Another I still need to try. 150% agree That’s cool! Are those dowels?!?

I have a fairly high stress, high pressure, cortisol and adrenaline stimulating job with big clients and big money and big expectations. Working out and exercise help, as does awesome craft beer, but I’ve recently begun to get into woodworking. There’s a certain zen about it. I’ve got zero experience and even fewer coaches / mentors available to me. Like me, my pops was a corp software guy who grew up in NYC, so I’ve been watching YouTube for a couple of weeks and doing a bunch of trial and error this past month or so. One of my goals is to avoid using screws and power tools when possible (except the table saw, but no routers, pocket hole jigs, etc.), so I’m sticking with hand tools and playing around with joinery. Started with some basic rabbets, then did a few dados. Crawl... baby steps... walk... maybe one day start to run... Built a few cool shelves and holders for my pegboard as practice. Holders for wrenches and screwdrivers, organizers for clamps and safety equipment, shelves with fronts for tape rolls etc. (cosmetics obviously matter less on garage furniture so it’s been a safe spot to practice). Seriously... You’ve never seen a more organized, tight, OCD space for tools than what I’ve pulled together. Made my chisels scary sharp and built a cool holder from them and my mallet, a homemade push stick, and a wonderfully square crosscut sled with a few useful stops and features for my saw. A homemade marking gauge and similar tools, too. They're total shit, and embarrassing frankly, but made my first dovetails this weekend. They look like a 4 year old made them, but they hold the pieces together well and I’m pretty stoked about successfully pulling them off on the first try. I’ve been avoiding trying DTs for a while. Found them a bit intimidating really, but knocked out a couple and super glad I did. They’re crap, though. Loose and janky and obviously from an amateur, but they hold. I’m planning to build a dovetail cutting guide next to help me be better at them, as the handsaw work is clearly where I fell short this weekend (I’ve become pretty good with my chisels). Then next on the docket is to play around and try hand cutting some mortise and tenons, build some basic shelves, and once I’m confident enough maybe a media console for my basement. Seems silly to be my age and trying so many of these things for the first time, but I enjoy it. It settles me. Calms my mind. It’s zen. Anyone else here enjoy woodworking? Any tips, tricks, or templates you’re willing to share, whether amateur, craftsman, or something in between?

Same way you have single dollars and receive change in dimes, nickels, and pennies. Fractional currency.

There are extraocular muscles strapped across the eyeballs. Activating those muscles (just like we would in our hand when typing or legs when walking) puts tension on the eyeball and causes the lens to flex. This bend the incoming light and alters the way it lands on the retina, consequently changing the way we perceive and interpret it.

Yes, but their sense of smell is so highly tuned that many can even smell cancer in their owners. Vision is not the only way we “see” the world.

I'd use different terms to describe what we need... Like focus and passion.

I'm certain we will encounter problems and have zero doubt we will need to take massive action to address the suffering we will inevitably cause (human suffering, animal suffering, plant die-offs, etc.). The issues of agriculture and feeding our population, fighting over drinkable water, and evacuating coastal areas are the most immediate in my mind. Unfortunately, I don't have a good article or publication to share with you and these are just my thoughts, but I'm also not an expert in this space. Like you, I'm just an interested observer who cares. As for your question about being scared, try to remember: Fear doesn't help us to think rationally and solve big problems, and rational thinking about big solutions is exactly what we need right now.

The challenge with your question is we must make certain assumptions about the global political response. Before we can model the possible future, we must start by making decisions about humans will change their behaviors (and predictions are hard, especially about the future!). The answer will be extremely different if we stop polluting 100% immediately than it will be if we gradually stop polluting over the next 100 or 1,000 years or if we don't change at all. Note that I include CO2 in my use of the word "pollution," but intend to refer to more than just that. Earth has survived massive comet impacts, extreme volcanic and seismic activity, has gone through ice ages and solar storms and hosted vast epochs of life and change and much more. The earth will be fine. It's us and the other life on it that could be in trouble. Some useful information and helpful links available for you to explore here: https://www.skepticalscience.com/co2-pollutant-advanced.htm

Instead of cowcatcher, they should've called it a moo-ver

Climate science covers global warming, IMO: http://www.scienceforums.net/forum/105-climate-science/ You could also always post info from a blog or science site in Science News: http://www.scienceforums.net/forum/100-science-news/

Today I learned that you are afforded a lot of leeway when people are uncertain whether you're stupid or just an asshole

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None of this is science. Some may not even be facts. There's nothing to discuss. Perhaps you meant to write this on your personal blog or in a diary.

Many, maybe, but not most. 7.4 billion people are simply not outright evil and selfish.

To be perfectly frank, that doesn't really help your position.

Or, they're from a different culture. Japan, for example.