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Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Se=F1ior_Popcor on September 2, 2009, 1:40 am
> wrote:
> > Thats a whole nuther way of looking at stuff.
> BTW, 'other' is actually faster to type by one letter than nuther. ;)
Oh ok, I think I understand-- it's Lolcats:
"...lolcats have 'a distinctly old-school, early 1990s, Usenet feel to
[them]'."
--Wikip.
I was reading about culture war, which lead me to internet phenomena,
which lead me to Lolcats.
...Which lead me to suspect where you might like to spend some time:
http://cuteoverload.com/
Of course, right? ;)
BTW, this evening I just read/learned about draw-boring, which is
knocking a peg into a hole that has its joint's mortise and tenon-
holes slightly offset from each, thus drawing the joint tighter as the
peg is knocked in. One site mentioned waxing (greasing) the peg, so
there you go.
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Posted by creative1985@gmail.com on September 3, 2009, 3:00 pm
> > On Aug 31, 10:28=A0pm, "creative1...@gmail.com" <creative1...@gmail.com=
> > wrote:
> > > Thats a whole nuther way of looking at stuff.
> > BTW, 'other' is actually faster to type by one letter than nuther. ;)
> Oh ok, I think I understand-- it's Lolcats:
> "...lolcats have 'a distinctly old-school, early 1990s, Usenet feel to
> [them]'."
> --Wikip.
> I was reading about culture war, which lead me to internet phenomena,
> which lead me to Lolcats.
> ...Which lead me to suspect where you might like to spend some time:http:=
//cuteoverload.com/
> Of course, right? ;)
> BTW, this evening I just read/learned about draw-boring, which is
> knocking a peg into a hole that has its joint's mortise and tenon-
> holes slightly offset from each, thus drawing the joint tighter as the
> peg is knocked in. One site mentioned waxing (greasing) the peg, so
> there you go.
Careful what you grease them with, don't want any nerve deteriorating
VOC'ing going on.
Use non-soy injected vegetable oil.
Now, there's another way to do it that takes some of the complication
out in trying to figure out how much to offset the holes.
I've only seen this done once largescale but lots of times small
scale.
Saw cut the pegs along the longitudal axis to the 2/3 point.
That is, 2/3 of the peg will be sawcut right down the middle.
Then after its pounded into its final destination (use a block of wood
to pound on, don't hit the end of the peg as you'll tear it up - flare
it out, then it will never go in all the way, or, now that I think of
it, make the pegs real long and let them hang out, instant hat
hangers) a small wedge is driven into the saw cut on the opposite
side, spreading the peg out.
Sort of like the wedge on the end of a hammer handle.
Use walnut pegs and maple wedges, looks oh so nice.
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Posted by creative1985@gmail.com on September 6, 2009, 10:32 am
Se=F1ior Popcorn-Coconut wrote:
> wrote:
te:
> > Go get your feet wet, right now.
> > Buy a cheap chisel, a sharpening stone, mallet and find a piece of raw
> > sizeable wood somewhere.
> > (around here you can get a raw piece along the road)
> > Figure out what to do then get at it.
> > In fact, get 2 pieces of wood and choose one of the joints on your
> > plan and build that joint, to the correct size.
> > You'll quickly get a feel for whether you like it or not.
> I took a woodworking course in college and have already made some
> stuff then and since, if with power tools as oppose to woodworking
> hand-tools, except in college, where some chisels were used.
> > I wasn't sure if I'd like lathe work but I had to spend about $500 to
> > find out.
> > Since Jan of this year I have more than 800 hours on that lathe.
> Sounds like fun.
> > Didn't know if I'd like stone carving, but right now I have about 50
> > hours into it over the past 2 weeks.
> > Whats neat is that you remove only the stuff that doesn't look like
> > what you want the end result to look like.
> > You just keep stopping and looking at the thing from all angles and
> > see what else needs to be removed.
> > Thats a whole nuther way of looking at stuff.
> I've done some sculpture in college as well. It was enjoyable, but not
> as practical as I'd like.
> BTW, 'other' is actually faster to type by one letter than nuther. ;)
> > For example, I built a chair a couple months ago from reclaimed
> > lumber.
> Cool, I did a few things with leftover lumber too, including a spiral
> table as a proof-of-concept (very reminiscent of the concept of that
> burnt-down house, the construction of which Pierre managed) and a
> snake-like sculptural lamp.
> Both items got snapped up, but I want to put them online, so they'll
> either have to be done again from scratch or simply modelled/rendered
> in 3D.
> I also did a lamp out of, in part, dial test indicator clamps and
> metal rods. Remember that picture I posted awhile back of that
> makeshift toilet-flush lever? Well that was leftover from the
> project. :D
> > I started with a single piece of wood and had to keep adding stuff
> > until it looked like a chair.
> > I didn't do a very good job.
> > Seems I cut stuff off better than I had stuff on.
> > The chair functions fine but its not ideal.
> > My wife loves it, but I know better.
> Soul/spirit counts.
> > I'll build another one and it will be even better.
> > Last friday night I sat on a chair I made, with my feet on a stool I
> > made, my beer set on a table I made and all of it was on the deck I
> > made.
> > With my bare hands with no help from anyone, all paid for by me.
> > Kind of a neat feeling.
> > Now I need to learn how to make beer, then my world will be complete.
> > (yeah right) =A0 =A0:-)
> Well why not? Many people make beer and it's supposed to be similar to
> wine in terms of ease-of-creation.
> Myself, one of my goals before my grand exit is to make my own
> "moonshine"-- at least one batch, just to have done it. Maybe I'll
> exit because of it. ;)
Depends on how much you want to invest I guess.
My son gave me a beer making kit for christmas last year and there it
sits still in the box.
I looked into it and I have to have 48 glass beer bottles first.
Well I rarely drink so it would take some effort to collect them.
Further, where do you put those 48 bottles once their filled?
In the frig of course, and I don't see that happening.
Plus, the entire process is sort of messy, time consuming, and
requires additional things that must be purchased.
For the little bit that I drink its just better to go buy a 6 pak and
be done with it.
Now back in my 20's, it was a different story.... heh
> > BTW: All of those things, the chair, footstool and table were built
> > from the old deck boards I removed from my own house, all weathered
> > and gray with green algae on the bottom side, so they already look
> > antique and valuable! LOL
> I just helped this attractive young woman take an old discarded metal
> Ikea futon-bed frame out the "Sept.1st. moving-day throwaway pile".
> It's amazing and shameful the stuff they throw away around here in
> Ottawa.
> While helping, I spotted an old chaise longue (tattered, but with
> obvious wooden integrity beneath) and a perfectly-good antique chair
> poorly-painted neon-blue.
> Take an easy weekend to strip the paint and sand it down and you'd
> have something you'd pay quite a bit for in the shops.
> There is much wrong with our disposable markets.
I can't argue with that.
I've been gradually working toward a non-throwaway environment but I
question if its possible.
Just this morning my wife and I were talking about that.
We're also trying to eliminate plastics from our lifestyle and thats
even more impossible it seems.
Sliding around in the *Free* section of craigslist for bloomington
this morn I came across some people that want to get rid of an upright
vintage piano. So I'm trying to figure out how to go get it. Several
things are not in my favor. 1st, they want it gone right away, its
raining today, and I don't know if my truck can carry that much
weight. Also, I need at least 1 person to help and then I'm not sure
what that thing will do to the floor in our living room that was built
to code. In my opinion the floor joists are inadequate, but it was
inspected by gov't drones so that makes it acceptable to them, but not
to me. To be safe I'd want to get under that crawl space and sister
joists onto the existing floor joists and that crawl space is only
about 3' high at that point - kinda cramped. Then, the whole thing
needs to be stripped down, repaired and restored and then
professionally tuned. You see where this is going right? My wallet
isn't bottomless, and I don't like the idea of doing the restoration
work (chemicals and all that) in the living room. I could do it in the
workshop but then I have to move it again into the living room. I
think by typing all this stuff out it helped me to see the
light...........
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Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Se=F1ior_Popcor on September 8, 2009, 12:55 am
> creative1...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Se=F1ior Popcorn-Coconut wrote:
> > > On Aug 31, 10:28=A0pm, "creative1...@gmail.com" <creative1...@gmail.c=
om>
> > > wrote:
wrote:
> > > > Now I need to learn how to make beer, then my world will be complet=
e.
> > > > (yeah right) =A0 =A0:-)
> > > Well why not? Many people make beer and it's supposed to be similar t=
o
> > > wine in terms of ease-of-creation.
> > > Myself, one of my goals before my grand exit is to make my own
> > > "moonshine"-- at least one batch, just to have done it. Maybe I'll
> > > exit because of it. ;)
> > Depends on how much you want to invest I guess.
> > My son gave me a beer making kit for christmas last year and there it
> > sits still in the box.
> > I looked into it and I have to have 48 glass beer bottles first.
> > Well I rarely drink so it would take some effort to collect them.
> > Further, where do you put those 48 bottles once their filled?
> > In the frig of course, and I don't see that happening.
> > Plus, the entire process is sort of messy, time consuming, and
> > requires additional things that must be purchased.
> > For the little bit that I drink its just better to go buy a 6 pak and
> > be done with it.
> > Now back in my 20's, it was a different story.... =A0heh
Does beer need to be refridgerated right away after it's bottled?
Maybe you can bottle it in wine bottles.
I rarely drink beer or wine (although the latter is great in cranberry
cocktail juice or with cheeses and a good French bread), so that's why
I'd go with a hard liquor, which I can then add to my coffees,
cocktails, baked goods, frosties, etc., and add different herbs,
spices and/or flavourings to the moonshine base, for special
liqueurs.
> We made beer for a few years, at 1st to save money, then
> because it was fun. I had to quit drinking beer for diet, it was
> too good :-).
Wow. :) I've added beer to a few stews. Different kind of good I
suppose. All the alcohol evaporates.
> We would grade the beer (usually lager), C being same as
> store bought, B superior, A was awesome and A+ was
> better than champagne - it had a hint of orange and exploded
> when it hit the tongue.
Like those kid's pop-rocks. ;)
What grades did you achieve? C-? All the way to A+?
Any secrets you'd care to divulge on the hi-grade batches?
> I'd chill a few higher grades (family size pop shoppe bottles)
> for special occasions, like when friends were expected.
> Crack it, and it fizz's up, sometimes to overflow, gently fill
> pre-cooled mugs, and enjoy the brain light up.
I could get into beer after reading that.
^ Would make a good commercial: You casually walk up toward the camera
with one in your hand as you say that.^
We could dress you in casual loose-fitting unpleated cordurory slacks
and a smart-looking knitted v or turtleneck sweater.
> > > > BTW: All of those things, the chair, footstool and table were built
> > > > from the old deck boards I removed from my own house, all weathered
> > > > and gray with green algae on the bottom side, so they already look
> > > > antique and valuable! LOL
> > > There is much wrong with our disposable markets.
> > I can't argue with that.
> > I've been gradually working toward a non-throwaway environment but I
> > question if its possible.
> > Just this morning my wife and I were talking about that.
> > We're also trying to eliminate plastics from our lifestyle and thats
> > even more impossible it seems.
Same here. I'm actually trying to reuse milk bags. In Vancouver it's
plastic recyclable jugs, but here, it's bags, so I'm saving them
expecting to use them as on-the-road snack or sandwich bags. It seems
that some changes would do well to start at the other end with
business.
> > Sliding around in the *Free* section of craigslist for bloomington
> > this morn I came across some people that want to get rid of an upright
> > vintage piano. So I'm trying to figure out how to go get it. Several
> > things are not in my favor. 1st, they want it gone right away, its
> > raining today, and I don't know if my truck can carry that much
> > weight. Also, I need at least 1 person to help and then I'm not sure
> > what that thing will do to the floor in our living room that was built
> > to code. In my opinion the floor joists are inadequate, but it was
> > inspected by gov't drones so that makes it acceptable to them, but not
> > to me. To be safe I'd want to get under that crawl space and sister
> > joists onto the existing floor joists and that crawl space is only
> > about 3' high at that point - kinda cramped. Then, the whole thing
> > needs to be stripped down, repaired and restored and then
> > professionally tuned. You see where this is going right? My wallet
> > isn't bottomless, and I don't like the idea of doing the restoration
> > work (chemicals and all that) in the living room. I could do it in the
> > workshop but then I have to move it again into the living room. I
> > think by typing all this stuff out it helped me to see the
> > light...........
> Given these new fangled light compact electronic organs, you'd
> need to be a real avacado <sp> of old piano classic sound to
> justify the restoration effort, though it could sell for nice $, if
> you know how.
It's aficionado I think.
> Them big stand up piano's can fill a room with nice resonance with
> some skilled fingers caressing the ivory's.
> Ken
I'd love to have an old free piano. Maybe once I get settled and into
my PAB house.
It would flatter the frame and the acoustics might be nice.
Do you play the piano?
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Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Se=F1ior_Popcor on September 10, 2009, 12:45 pm
> Se=F1ior Popcorn-Coconut wrote:
> > > creative1...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > Se=F1ior Popcorn-Coconut wrote:
> > What grades did you achieve? C-? All the way to A+?
> =A0From F to A+. We regarded F as Failure, E as poor yet some
> friends preferred E over store bought C grade.
Not bad.
> > Any secrets you'd care to divulge on the hi-grade batches?
> Water quality, cleanliness, temperature, care to do it
> (the ingredients) right, good ingredients, patience, some
> measuring and book keeping to track experience.
Like a standard of anything of quality I suppose.
> Well if I had to choose between a good bottle of Champagne
> and an A+ beer, it would hard :-).
Wow again. Maybe I dislike drinking beer because I just haven't had
any A+'s.
What would you recommend for a store-bought A+ that I could get over
here (Ottawa)?
> > I'd love to have an old free piano. Maybe once I get settled and into
> > my PAB house.
> > It would flatter the frame and the acoustics might be nice.
> > Do you play the piano?
> About as well as pig's fly, great until I hit the ground.
That question was directed at Don, although anyone was welcomed to
respond.
I recall CBC's Kids In The Hall's flying pig, who entertained people
in boring line-ups.
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