Ben Harkins

what the fuck did I just wake up to

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

Moon!

Just heard that Leslie Fish, filk writer and performer passed.
I guess I know what I'll be listening to instead of holiday tunes for a while.
Soar high, Bard.
Space is wide and good friends are too few.

I was promised a rapture but they are all still fucking here!

RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

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Julia's house for lost creatures, or really anything by Ben Hatke! My kids love this series.

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This hits the intersection of my hobbies, I could make this with little trouble. Thanks for sharing, now I have a quick weekend project!

Another great one! Red oak crest?

YouTube video by Rex Krueger Just get a Bench Grinder.

Rex Krueger has a great series for this!
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Sorry that woodworking has let you down lately! It's still a great art and pastime. (You showed up in my woodworking feed, don't mean to butt in) Have you considered building a chair? I guarantee you could do it, and it is so satisfying to get back in the shop. Good luck!

Nice pick on the kaweco brass! Have you looked at manifold nibs for ballpoint replacement?

I see it!

for those asking who does this help, the answer is me. It helps me

Touching grass is not enough I need to fly 1000 miles north while quacking nonstop with hundreds of other ducks

RIP, Ed, you steely-eyed missile man

real heroes use duct tape

It's hard to isolate all the danger points of an all in one machine at once, and when they are covered it's usually not as well covered as a dedicated machine. After another look this is similar to a Shopsmith but not quite the same. With your small shop space maybe you should look at a real mk V.

Looks like a Shopsmith to me. Marketed as an all in one tablesaw, lathe, jointer and more! They seem very useful, but also incredibly dangerous.

“I asked ChatGPT-“ okay well I asked the big oak tree at the center of the woods and she said you’re a lazy dork

Aaaand, I clearly should have checked your bio. Cool site!

They are gorgeous though! Do you do a lot with pre 1700s re-creation?

Thanks for this

I don’t care what Ozturk wrote. It doesn’t matter. This is America. We’re fucking free to have opinions of all sorts. It doesn’t matter. You don’t get to lock up people for bad thought. That’s against the fucking law and morals and fuck every last person arguing that this is a crime. Fuck all of em

That's wonderful! I've been needing a new hand sweeper, and I've slowly been working toward making a turkey wing broom for cleaning shavings off my work bench. Perhaps I should consider a besom.

What's a besom?

Hewing hatchet, bow saw, brace with 1" auger bit.
With these you can build both shelter and furniture, and wait for rescue in style.

I like the joint in the handle, it reminds me of cottonwood twigs. Great spoon!

That's how you know you are woodworking!

A small chest sits on a workbench. It has carvings on its vertical faces, but these are hard to see.

A closer look at some of the carvings. The large front panel has a tessleated hexafoil design, while the side has a trefoil pattern and some waves engraved.

An inside look of the chest, showing an open till suitable to hold the lid open (if the lid was actually attached yet)

I am learning an incredible amount trying to get this carved chest built.
#woodworking

A board with a continuous hexafoil pattern rests across my lap, with a scandi carving knife on top. It's mid process, with some of the pattern cut into the board and some of it traced out with a compass.

Haven't had time to do too much in the shop, but a little chip carving while the wee one is at sports practice makes the time go quick.