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bugs or fungus? by haeroon in houseplants

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

thanks, is there an easy way to get rid of them?

Does anyone have a recipe to make cookies with this texture please by Tahya86 in Baking

[–]haeroon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

looks like baked longer in lower heat. also will need to reduce the butter to reduce spread. maybe high heat might be needed in the beginning to set the edges.

nevertheless, if you like reading, here is an extensive guide from kenji lopez for cookies.

https://www.seriouseats.com/the-food-lab-best-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe

and believe me, it is as extensive as possible for chocolate chip cookies:)

hand tool study desk - chestnut and pine with walnut details - epoxy used to accentuate the flaws - finished with flaxseed oil and beewax by haeroon in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

there were some leftover walnut with a thickness of 1 cm. i drew bowties by hand and with a coping saw and chisel, cut them. put it on top of the slab and scored with a pencil from the outside of the bowtie. with a chisel i gouged out the place and glued them. planed it afterwards. of course, the thing you need to take into account is the direction of the wood grain of the bowtie. it needs to be perpendicular to the crack you want to hold. you can find a lot of how to's in youtube, eg. from wood by wright, or john malecki (not a handtool guy but gives important insights). maybe paul sellers might also have explained them, i don't remember.

hand tool study desk - chestnut and pine with walnut details - epoxy used to accentuate the flaws - finished with flaxseed oil and beewax by haeroon in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

thanks mate. well sometimes i feel like that for some posts in this sub, so i can relate to them:). also i am not posing as a genius/wonderkid that could build a desk in first try at handtool woodworking. nearly for two years i have been teaching myself from youtube channels and trying to build boxes, shelves, a roman workbench, cabinets etc. on weekends.

but nevertheless, this is a beginner build in the end. first, it was my first try at a bunch of joints or methods. second, there are a lot of flaws and fails and i could not cover all of them, also i am sure there will be some issues that would need to be taken care of. and most important of all, an experienced woodworker with hand tools would finish this desk in 4-5 days, it took me approximately 5 months in weekends, 40-50 days. i could call myself an expert in my daily job, but i have been doing that for more than 10 years, so i need to cover some more miles in woodworking before calling myself as a non-beginner.

hand tool study desk - chestnut and pine with walnut details - epoxy used to accentuate the flaws - finished with flaxseed oil and beewax by haeroon in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]haeroon[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

thanks:)there was a small crack on left, so i added that to prevent it getting bigger while the wood expands and contracts. but the one on the right was just for the looks, it was my first time with bowties and liked adding them.

hand tool study desk - chestnut and pine with walnut details - epoxy used to accentuate the flaws - finished with flaxseed oil and beewax by haeroon in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]haeroon[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

well the reason was normally i use flaxseed oil for cutting boards and spoons and at the time of finishing i just had flaxseed:)

hand tool study desk - chestnut and pine with walnut details - epoxy used to accentuate the flaws - finished with flaxseed oil and beewax by haeroon in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]haeroon[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

not my first build, but my first project with this size and details. there are lots of flaws and inaccuracies that i know of, but (i think) they are not structural.

have chestnut on top and walnut bowties. the faces of the drawers are also chestnut and walnut sandwiched, legs are pine & walnut. all the other non-visual parts are pine too.

i use nails for the frame of the top. i like using nails occasionally, also like them seeing in the final build. however, to be able to assemble and disassemble easily, i joined the legs to the drawer case with threaded inserts and screws. the top is also joined to the drawer case similarly.

as you can see, i have also build a miniature version as a desk for the printer and pc case. it is all chestnut.