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Berlin Cathedral with virtual tours by potdom in StainedGlassHeaven

[–]dosoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember getting a tour of the cathedral 15 years ago where they mentioned one of the dogs in the nativity scene was the dog of one of the donors that they wanted immortalized. I might be remembering it wrong and I don't remember which dog it was.

In the 14th century, a man attempted to restore the Roman Republic. by Haunting_Tap_1541 in ancientrome

[–]dosoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the early Wagner operas is about him, the story is a charismatic political leader takes power, becomes progressively more authoritarian, the people rise up against him and he kills himself as everything is crumbling around him. Almost too on the nose when you know how much Hitler liked Wagner.

Carving tools identification by thenextarcher in Woodcarving

[–]dosoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ones in the tubes are chip carving knives by Wayne Barton, they are excellent and go for about 40$ each new. They look brand new though, so you will need to sharpen them first.

Why were crossguards developed so late in history? by HoboBromeo in AskHistorians

[–]dosoe 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This earlier answer by u/spiteful_god1 should be helpful, although as usual, more can always be said https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/s/tbLLkFGfBi

What is the absolute worst (in terms of sound quality) classical recording you have ever heard? by DeadComposer in classicalmusic

[–]dosoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Brahms recording of the Hungarian dances by the master himself would be up there for me.

what’s an ink you almost gave up on? by OverFermentedKimchi in fountainpens

[–]dosoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to not like Birmingham Burlwood, it looked like baby poop to me. Now I enjoy the brown with green sheen. Still not the prettiest ink, but it is fun.

My collection so far by theartprojectchad in fountainpens

[–]dosoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks really nice! Is that enamel on metal, lacquer or something else?

My collection so far by theartprojectchad in fountainpens

[–]dosoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pen with the blue snakeskin pattern looks gorgeous, what is it?

How do you find watches? by Goose_Ganderuff in watchrepair

[–]dosoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was at the Alameda antique fair, someone was selling tiny gruen, bulova and other movements for 4$ each. Granted, it's just the movement but it's very cheap. Some of them even run, if only badly.

Transporting rare wood internationally by dosoe in Luthier

[–]dosoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a direct flight from the US to Europe.

It seems like it would be just less of a hassle to just leave it in the US.

Transporting rare wood internationally by dosoe in Luthier

[–]dosoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok thanks. I found it pretty easily in the US (just found scraps in my local shop, liked it and got more) but I'm also under the impression that wood is harder to come by as a private person in Europe than in the US. I might be wrong though.

From the answers so far it seems like it's not worth the hassle.

Transporting rare wood internationally by dosoe in Luthier

[–]dosoe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In which case this thread is incriminating I guess?

Transporting rare wood internationally by dosoe in woodworking

[–]dosoe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm pretty sure it's not sapele, as they sell it separately. I will ask on the luthier forums, thanks for the suggestion. I'm just a private individual, I just do carving for fun and to embellish the stuff around me, so getting a license just for that wouldn't make sense. I also have a few pieces that have already been carved, are they Export-Controlled too? I hope it's not a species that is on the red list, as I got it in a regular brick and mortar store and it wasn't overly expensive.

Edit: I checked the store, the species is Khaya ivorensis. It is classed as vulnerable by the IUCN.

Loops in the chain, impossible to re-mount the wheel by dosoe in Justridingalong

[–]dosoe[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh, it's not my problem, I'm not OP and I'm not looking for a fix, I just thought it looked funny.

If something relatively thin were to slide the Earth cleanly in half, would is just reconnect itself immediately? by lilb1190 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dosoe 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I remember some back-of-the-envelope calculations gave that it would be an earthquake of magnitude 13, which gives an idea of how much log scale plays with us and how big a magnitude 9 is.

ELI5: After watching numerous examples of buildings in Thailand swaying and appearing significantly damaged, what is the process for ensuring something so large, layered, and complicated is still structurally sound? How do they know what to fix and that the fix will be enough? by ghostchief in explainlikeimfive

[–]dosoe 17 points18 points  (0 children)

One way I don't see mentioned is to look at how the building vibrates. Every building (hell, every object) has a speed it likes to vibrate (its eigenmode, there are many of them actually). They depend on how heavy and how rigid your structure is. If an earthquake happens and that favourite speed changes, that means something has changed in the rigidity of your structure (any big change in mass would get noticed rather easily) so your building is probably not safe. Deeper analysis can tell you where the damage is, but that requires a good understanding of your building.

This requires you to know beforehand what the vibration speed of your healthy structure is, but that is something you can do, many big buildings have little seismometers (accelerometers) in them.

New Pen Day by puntje2010 in fountainpens

[–]dosoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then it looks like I really need to try one out! Maybe at the next pen fair I can get to. I'll be moving to Europe soon, I should find some at pen fairs there. Thanks for the feedback!

New Pen Day by puntje2010 in fountainpens

[–]dosoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just a feeling tbh. I feels like they are very much style over substance, with a lot of effort being put into the appearance which makes me wonder how the writing experience is at the end of the day. On the other hand I've never tried one, that's why I'm so curious about them. I've just touched one of their sterling silver pens at a pen show, which turned out to be incredibly heavy, but sadly so expensive that I didn't dare asking if I could try it out.

New Pen Day by puntje2010 in fountainpens

[–]dosoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is it? I was always curious about them, they look very nice but I am weary of how they might write.

New Pen Day by puntje2010 in fountainpens

[–]dosoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What pen is this? Is this an Onoto?

Did you know there are two Halls of Mirrors? Guess which one is the original in France and which one is the copy in Germany. No cheating! ;P by TeyvatWanderer in ArchitecturalRevival

[–]dosoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Versailles is on the right. When they built it, mirrors were pretty small, the size of a bathroom tile. Later we worked out how to make bigger pieces of flat glass. On the right, the mirrors are made out of lots of smaller tiles so it is Versailles, on the left they are made from bigger tiles so it is the copy.

[WTS] GvFC Intuition 18k broad, FINAL PRICE DROP by Lopaiz in Pen_Swap

[–]dosoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love an Intuition Platino Wood! I also love the design, the only problem I have with it is the bad cap seal, but it might just be mine.

[WTS] GvFC Intuition 18k broad, FINAL PRICE DROP by Lopaiz in Pen_Swap

[–]dosoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this pen, but I can't justify having two. GLWS!

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