Sweet piano viz

Toss a coin while you listen

What sharp sounds like

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On side bead planes I pare a chamfer on the front of the escapement. This provides a larger space for the users fingers to hold the iron in place when setting up the plane. The pencil line tells me where to stop, and the angle of the chamfer is done by eye. I'm using a 1" chisel from @lienielsentoolworks. #planemaking #planemaker #toolmaker #moldingplanes #sidebeads #sidebead #sidebeadplanes #beadingplanes #chisel #paring #woodworking #handtoolwoodworking

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A description of software development

The rock—
It was about thirty feet long and ten feet wide, and blueish.
“What an amazing panorama,” said Twoflower, his eyes shining.
“Um, what’s keeping us up?” said Rincewind.

“Persuasion,” said Belafon, wringing out the hem of his robe.
from The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

Grandpa Amu creates a wooden arch bridge

The Democratic Chair

Curtis Buchanan put up a wonderful video series on how to make his “Democratic chair” with only ten tools. As Curtis puts it:

Giving people an equal opportunity regardless of economic status is kind of the definition of “democratic.”

Definitely worth a look if you have any interest in chair making. Kudos to Curtis for making this available for free. Open source woodworking is pretty cool.

hattip to Peter Follansbee, who just finished up his version