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#tool of the day: polishing compound. This is Luxor Super Finish, which has a grain size of 0.1 microns. That's 100 nanometres, or about the size of the average virus. Roughly 250,000 grit although that's not a very well standardised system. Make shiny! Very very shiny.

Finished! One hammer finish ring in shibuichi (copper/silver alloy) and one scratch finish ring in sterling silver. Bride and groom's initials cut into the side, rings match/stack with each other.

#tool of the day: hot glue gun. Extra hot glue.

On the plus side, quite distracted by the fabrication difficulty so not thinking about the reason I'm doing this in the first place.

Tough commission this week. Pair of wedding rings designed for one to be resized and worn as a single (fairly intricate) stacking set when one of them is no longer around - which is weeks away. They are both long-time friends, makes it harder. Technically challenging and only four days to do it.

Rode 15km of red (difficult) graded bike trail with the kid today. He didn't walk a single feature, didn't fall off or crash, had both wheels off the ground several times and even rode a black (severe) section as well. Absolute superstar.

Ooooh. That's so cool! I had wondered if the form was going to be cast into the resin but I think this probably looks better.

Dozen Teslas torched outside French dealership: authorities A dozen Teslas were torched in France in what authorities are treating as an arson attack, the prosecutor's office said Monday.

I love the French. They don't mess around.

www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Imagine the damage Elon Musk would do to the local environment. Urgh. Nothing would grow for years.. 😂

Look dude, I know you're disheartened with the way your country is going right now but this is a pretty disgusting thing to say. Can you imagine how horrible those greasy bastards would taste? Eeeuw. Grow delicious fresh veg from the rich!

If you don't have a #disco ball hanging in your sunniest window you need to have a long hard think about what you're doing with your life 🪩

#tool of the day: staple gun. This is a new acquisition, a power stapler. This beast can fire 12mm staples flush into wood. It's not something I use all the time but when it's useful it's very useful. I have a hand powered one which is fine up to 8mm but very awkward to use at unusual angles.

Same! Really improves my feed with all the cosy bed images and various beautiful people in their underwear.

Pastry. Meat (or veg). Sauce. Always a winner. Yours sound delicious!

#tool of the day: string. Used here to make sure these rails are parallel, string is super useful. Measuring a curve? String. Ensuring your bricks are laid straight? String. Finding vertical? String. Drawing a long straight line? String (and chalk). Also #pink builder's string is a pleasing colour.

Old anvil. Heavy as fuck.

#tool of the day: anvil. Recently switched from 150kg of blacksmith's anvil to this 5kg one which is more suitable for my needs. The anvil looks like a lump of metal but it's one of the most useful and multipurpose tools in the smith's workshop. There's a reason they have been in use for centuries.

Installing a new dust extraction system today, ironically creating a gargantuan amount of dust in the process..

Time for leeches! The best way to rebalance your humours.

It lived in my record bag for years and years and might actually be the tool I've owned the longest in my life. Not sure I can think of another..

#tool of the day, deburring tool. Handy for removing burrs, this one is special: a gift from a man called Geoff at my first job. I was IT, he ran the engineering shop, I was talking to him about the problem of DJing with records that sat tight on the turntable, he gave me this to open them out.

Just a few ideas.

www.oglaf.com/suggestionbox/

I'm glad to see Ian's Shoelace Site is still going and still hasn't updated it's design in 20+ years (although it somehow manages to look even older than that)

I did once try to learn the Ian Knot but I never quite got the knack.

YouTube video by Innuendo Studios The Alt-Right Playbook x PhilosophyTube: Doublewrong

Some helpful techniques for dealing with the double-wrong

#tool of the day, electric heated socks! Not strictly a tool but buys me a lot more workshop time in the winter before my feet are so cold I have to give up and get warm.

Oh no, poor little guy. Hope it's not too serious and he's back on his feets soon.

YouTube video by Joshua Idehen Joshua Idehen - Mum Does The Washing OFFICIAL VIDEO

this is excellent way to explain various sorts of #politics

#tool of the day: fish tape. Not fish-y but for fish-ing. A long piece of spring steel with a hook at the end. Poke it through holes, along conduits or behind panels, hook your cable on and pull back. Cable in place without taking down the wall/ceiling/whatever.

Can't help but wonder what would happen if Farage got kicked in the head by a horse. It's worth a shot. For science, of course.