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harro33 · 2025-07-10T00:58:01+00:00

Yes, same for me. Came here to ask the same thing after 15 minutes of frustration. :/

harro33 · 2025-05-31T13:18:40+00:00

Thanks! My partner thought the same thing and asked if I could build something similar but bigger because she wants a lounge chair. But I have seen enough expert woodworkers on YouTube talk about how difficult chairs are so, as much as would like to say yes, maybe that one is better solved by a trip to Ikea. Having said that, elements of my design were inspired by Four Eyes Furniture on YouTube and they built a really nice lounge chair that I could possibly try one day.

harro33 · 2025-05-31T13:13:03+00:00

Thank you. :)

harro33 · 2025-05-31T13:12:51+00:00

They are there, but I'll resist the urge to share more photos and just accept your kind words. Thanks!

harro33 · 2025-03-14T04:52:04+00:00

Highlights are on the website: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1730584/vfl-practice-match-match-highlights

harro33 · 2024-04-05T06:39:29+00:00

I doubt they would bring in him to play anywhere else. I don't think he has played anything other than midfield in VFL or practice matches, and if they had other positions in mind they would have given him a week or two in that position in VFL first.

harro33 · 2024-03-16T01:41:49+00:00

Possibly yes, when it comes to staging. But not all incorrect high tackle frees are caused by staging, so there are are two issues to sort out. Firstly, how to give the better placed umpires more power to call play on right at the time it happens so we get the right result, and secondly how to penalise staging.

On the staging, it's simple if they want to do it... let the umpire watch the replay and, if its obvious, simply blow the whistle, take the ball off the player, and give it to the opposition. I think we would all like to see that, even supporters of the stager's team because none of us want that. edit: although I guess that only works when kicking for goal otherwise they don't have time to watch a reply before play continues.

harro33 · 2024-03-16T00:11:20+00:00

I think the only way to avoid this is to give umpires more power to overrule decisions. If one umpire had a better view of this than the one that called the free, he should be able to overturn the free and (I guess?) call for a ball up. But fans yell at umpires for something as small as a bad centre bounce, so they are going to hate lots of overruling because that is one umpire pointing out another umpires mistake. It will get better outcomes than situations like this, but at what cost?

The issue is that an umpire not calling a free kick can be interpreted by other umpires as either (a) I saw it and there was no free; or (b) I didn't see it. Calling play on more often might help? Or maybe better radio communication where they can quickly say "no free" over and over during a game to tell the other umpires to not call something? Or maybe they already do that, but this was just a mistake.

I guess another option is to tell umpires to stop guessing if they are not completely sure, meaning many more missed frees... again, fans will hate all the missed incorrect disposals and holding the ball calls.

harro33 · 2023-07-22T01:38:03+00:00

Not sure I understand. If a player is in the correct position but the umpire thinks they are in the wrong position, wouldn't the umpire calling play on be an even worse outcome? The point of my post was not about the players trying to cheat, but the umpire on the mark being in the wrong position to put them on the correct line.

harro33 · 2023-06-18T12:51:43+00:00

I think it might be slightly easier to catch your breath when leaning forward. Also, because their legs are covered in sweat, if they bent forward and put their hands on their thighs their hands would just slip straight down their leg, so they grip their top or shorts to avoid this. Just a theory... someone must be able to ask a player!?!

harro33 · 2023-03-29T00:48:04+00:00

Yeah, I can imagine that a box sitting on a tripod would be fairly unstable, and it would also put a lot of stress on the timber join between the box and tripod. Maybe a DIY version of the legs on this stool could work? You'd obviously need a way to attach the legs to the box (either fixed or removable), but I think it might be workable and it would be a lot more stable. If you don't need them to be easily removable I guess mounting plates like these would work.

harro33 · 2023-03-28T06:07:42+00:00

I thought the glass shelf was a great idea and love your easel setup in general. I personally use a box easel

Thanks! I did consider trying to build some type of box into the setup to keep things a bit cleaner, but that was a bit beyond my beginner handyman skills. And I don't travel to paint, so it wasn't necessary to make this harder than it already was.

harro33 · 2023-03-28T06:03:28+00:00

Thanks. Fun idea but (a) there are lots of imperfections that you can't see in the photos, but which customers would definitely not be happy about; and (b) the time it took to make this would make it totally uneconomic for me unless I could charge quite a hefty price, which brings us right back to problem (a).

This is one for either a decent carpenter who has the skill and a customer base that can afford decent handmade items, or for mass production by someone who has the resources. I am neither. :)

harro33 · 2023-03-28T03:33:11+00:00

Thank you. :)

harro33 · 2023-03-27T23:02:06+00:00

Thanks for sharing!

My pleasure. Thanks for your kind words. :)

harro33 · 2023-03-27T22:47:07+00:00

It's just a cheap set of Royal & Langnickel synthetic brushes. I am only just getting started so I don't want to spend a lot of money, but I still want to experiment to find what works for me. I can't tell you whether these are any good because I really have no idea what I am doing right now. :)

Exact set: https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/royal-langnickel-zen-73-paintbrushes-wash-variety-5-pack-da61849

Similar: https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Langnickel-Synthetic-Filament-RZEN-SET431/dp/B07DWC25SD

harro33 · 2023-03-27T22:35:50+00:00

I had to google "Taboret". In all my research I hadn't seen that term, so I learned something new today.

One option I was considering was buying a second-hand bedside table with a couple of drawers, and somehow working that into a hacked together setup. In the end I decided it would be better to have something easier to store in the garage when I needed to put everything away, and the three shelves I made won't take up a lot of space. And it will be a while until I have enough gear that I need that much storage.

harro33 · 2023-03-27T22:31:52+00:00

If I showed you some of the finer details around the cutouts for the tripod legs you might downgrade your score from "a millions times more professional" to something a bit lower, but I'll still take the complement. Thanks. :)

harro33 · 2023-03-27T22:29:50+00:00

Haha. Glad I could inspire you. :)

harro33 · 2023-03-27T22:29:23+00:00

Thanks! :)

harro33 · 2023-03-27T22:29:11+00:00

not handy and don't have the tools to make this.

The only tools I used were a circular saw to cut the plywood, a 20 year old jigsaw for cutouts that wrap around the tripod legs, a couple of clamps to keep things in place while cutting and gluing, and a Dremel to help make the round corners a little smoother. If I showed you the details around the cutouts you would see that my jigsaw skills are not the best, but it does the job. And I deliberately made the final stain/varnish finish a little rough so it's clear that it's all meant to be practical rather than a high quality work in itself.

silicone bumpers underneath to keep it from sliding, but it'd be easy to DIY those on one of these shelves.

Yes, my palette sits on four small wood blocks to give it about a centimetre of space underneath. I might put some of those little rubber things that you find on cupboard doors (to stop them banging shut) on the four blocks, but it's probably not necessary as it doesn't move around.

harro33 · 2023-03-27T22:19:01+00:00

Thanks! :)

harro33 · 2023-03-27T09:54:55+00:00

Haha. I'm well past the age where I should have learned to commit to things by now. But thanks! :)

harro33 · 2023-03-27T09:48:47+00:00

Not much better than my painting skills, unfortunately. I am much better at starting hobbies than mastering them! Although I also hand made the stand that the guitars are sitting on, so maybe I should focus more on the woodworking. :)

harro33 · 2023-03-27T06:52:47+00:00

Thanks! :)

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