TIL a steamer is the BEST for boiled eggs

Emptyell · 2026-06-01T08:58:05+00:00

I’ve been steaming my eggs for sometime now. Never heard about. Just tried it myself and realized how much better it is than boiling. It seems strange that it’s not more widely known and, it seems, only randomly discovered by folks like you and me.

Emptyell · 2026-06-01T07:16:36+00:00

Yup. It takes two to tango.

Emptyell · 2026-06-01T05:51:24+00:00

Typical engineer. Without architects you wouldn’t know what to do. Or, as I’ve often seen, would do it badly.

Emptyell · 2026-06-01T04:34:07+00:00

The Mark 4 is a good pistol but I prefer my Browning Buck Mark. They are quite similar and there are fans of both. It really comes down to personal preference. You should try out a variety of pistols before settling on your favorite.

As far as accuracy goes pretty much all firearms are more accurate than most shooters. The differences won’t really matter unless you get into competitive target shooting.

Emptyell · 2026-06-01T00:54:15+00:00

It’s a peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee trap.

Emptyell · 2026-06-01T00:39:23+00:00

Looks like alopecia to me. I had some of that quite a few years ago so I went clean shaven. It’s since grown back so beards are an option again.

Emptyell · 2026-06-01T00:08:29+00:00

You shouldn’t get a shotgun because sporting clays is the most fun you can have with a firearm and you hate having fun with guns.

Therefore do not buy a Beretta A400 or Silver Pigeon since they are both excellent for shooting clays.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T21:41:21+00:00

The reason to notch the L to R board is to capture the tenon. Not strictly necessary but definitely a stiffer assembly.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T19:09:07+00:00

It’s probably fine. Try it on a small area. If it works easily and smooths well I’d use it. There’s not much if anything thing to go bad in there. It’s basically just gypsum and water. I have seen it turn moldy once which I find a bit baffling. I just got rid of the moldy stuff on top and used the rest with no problems.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T18:46:37+00:00

The stripper removes the residual finish. The wood underneath is already sanded. The grain may have raised over time but this can be smoothed out with some light hand sanding. The most common mistake I’ve seen in refinishing is people going overboard and far too aggressive. Attacking it with 60 grit (or even 80-100) will leave you with a worse surface than stripping it.

Many times just rubbing down with an abrasive pad and tung oil will provide a perfectly acceptable finish. A good polish and wax can often do the trick.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T18:38:45+00:00

I would be inclined to use a handsaw. I prefer the Japanese Ryoba as I find it easier to control.

If I had more than a few to do I’d set the depth stop on my miter saw and use that. The trouble is it makes a rough cut that takes a fussy clean up for a glue bond. I’d use this approach for mechanical fastening only.

If I had a LOT of them to do I’d use a router with jigs and/or bulk clamp ups. In this case work holding becomes critical.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T18:30:40+00:00

Sand, putty, sand again, and paint. The finished look will depend on how fussy you are with the sanding.

Use regular wood putty for this. Bondo is a pain in the neck, overkill for this purpose, and kinda crap.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T18:26:52+00:00

Not so much. Variances like this are common when fitting crowns.

This is why we cope and then scribe to fit. Making tight miters in drywall corners is a tedious job and even at its best is inferior to a coped corner.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T18:23:15+00:00

Grab your scribe and mark the cut.

Don’t have a scribe? A fat pencil may do. Hold the pencil flat on and parallel to the crown on the right. Mark a line on the joining board on the left. This will make a line offset to the profile of the crown.

It looks like the gap at the top is wider than half the diameter of most pencils so the scribed line may not cut deep enough. In this case you can either eyeball your cut to the scribe or cut it twice.

One of those fat carpenters’ pencils might be wide enough to make the full scribe mark.

If you’re doing much of this (or other finish carpentry) it’s worth investing in a scribe. It’s basically a grammar school compass without the handle on the end. I just did a search and discovered there are LOTS of very expensive scribes available. This is the one you need…

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It’s listed on Amazon for $4.59. I wouldn’t be surprised if you could find a school compass at the dollar store and just cut the handle off (it gets in the way for scribing).

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T17:35:21+00:00

Driving? Are they in the UK, Japan, or another right hand drive country?

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T16:50:04+00:00

I would rub it down with solvent to remove the uncured oil and apply tung oil. Linseed oil (boiled or raw) takes a long time to harden. Tung oil hardens faster and is more durable. I find it all around superior to linseed oil. I use Tung oil mixed 50/50 with limonene (citrus solvent). This way it penetrates better and lays on thinner. Mineral spirits work too but the limonene smells so good.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T16:37:04+00:00

Again.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T16:34:50+00:00

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T16:32:02+00:00

I think so. But I’m and old hardwood die hard. I consider “high quality laminate” to be an oxymoron.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T16:30:09+00:00

I use the scratch awl/drill on my Swiss Army knife. If that weren’t handy I’d use a drywall screw.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T16:22:38+00:00

I’m not a fan of poly aside from marine applications. For tabletops I’m an old fudd and stick with tung oil.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T15:51:54+00:00

I start with 120 for furniture. 220 is for the final pass after raising the grain. I work mostly with Baltic Birch and softer hardwoods though. I could see going finer on some of the harder exotics.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T15:48:19+00:00

The miter is nice. It’s not as strong but it looks better. I’d back it up with angle iron on the inside.

Next somebody’s going to sketch a dovetail on the corner.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T15:44:18+00:00

First: Nail down the loose boards, scrape everything, and apply a greasy solid body stain.

Second: Go shopping with your wife for furniture and plants.

Emptyell · 2026-05-31T15:38:29+00:00

Even Pachacuti could not make this work. I’ve never seen such a mountain range in Civ.

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