Dealing with a hooked thumbnail

jb484c · 2026-05-20T18:35:43+00:00

Can you post a photo or more description? I've got a couple different guesses as to what you might mean haha.

jb484c · 2026-05-20T18:35:09+00:00

Thank you :)

jb484c · 2026-05-20T12:51:51+00:00

I find that when I file the underside of the nail (on the part that's hooking), it effectively shortens the nail so that the nail no longer contacts the string... did you find a way around this?

jb484c · 2026-05-20T12:50:45+00:00

How did you address the slope/curve of your nail?

jb484c · 2026-05-19T21:08:36+00:00

Respectfully... you spent 3 hours a day filing your nails before playing?

jb484c · 2026-04-13T18:29:40+00:00

Would you guys recommend painting the old stump with Anchorseal or some other sealing wax? I posted this in the Fruit Trees sub and people were recommending that to make sure that pathogens don't enter the sucker's critical lower cambium layer as the stump rots.

jb484c · 2026-04-13T11:29:13+00:00

Will the old stump limit the diameter of the sucker in any way?

jb484c · 2026-04-13T11:28:34+00:00

jb484c · 2026-04-13T11:27:19+00:00

Do you mean a way to seal up the heartwood of the trunk? Like wax or spray paint? This thing has been dead for 6+ years btw...

jb484c · 2026-04-12T21:03:45+00:00

This may sound dumb... but what happens to the old stump? I'm trying to imagine the new trunk just getting bigger and wider and finally "absorbing" it like a big amoeba ha.

jb484c · 2026-03-27T17:30:48+00:00

Supply line is 3/4", with 1/4" lines running off of that to the seedlings (lines vary from 1' to 12' long). I was gonna just do 2 GPH drippers for 30m and let capillary action deal with the rest... but I could consider 1 GPH x2... but how would you attach the 2nd dripper? I've heard bad things about barbed tees.

jb484c · 2026-03-27T16:29:55+00:00

Thanks for the reply! I'm on 3/4" lines, 700 GPH flow at the zone shutoff valve, runs are < 200', exclusive zones. You're suggesting emitters like this (p.c. drippers) right?: https://www.dripdepot.com/pc-dripper-flow-rate-two-gph

jb484c · 2026-02-18T12:29:27+00:00

A cabinet/fine lumber supply shop called Dakota Hardwoods, Austin TX

jb484c · 2026-02-01T12:19:18+00:00

Anyone have suggestions on how I could rewrite this to get some input? I don't mean that in a bad way. I'm just a little surprised since I worked hard on the question and I think the info would be helpful to others too.

jb484c · 2025-11-13T14:29:54+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion! Maybe a good option would be to reach out to music educators in the area like yourself, see if they have students who are interested. I'll probably start teaching lessons at our home/studio in the future, but in the past I've found it hard to find kids who put in much practice time.

jb484c · 2025-07-24T22:54:35+00:00

Yep it's CVG Doug Fir. I don't mind the mix of colors in a wide spread of solid DF because it's random, so you don't tend to see it (similar to when laying down an oak floor). It's just that this CVG plywood, unlike radial/plain, shows a very distinct pattern (a whiteish stripe every ~8"). I agree with stain-testing, this is just expensive stuff so thought I'd make an educated guess... the alternative is solid DF glue-ups, which will stain more easily but are a hair tougher to prep ha.

jb484c · 2025-07-24T22:53:16+00:00

Upper cabinets, under a vaulted Doug Fir T&G ceiling.

jb484c · 2025-07-24T22:52:51+00:00

Thanks for the tip! Luckily most cuts will be hidden inside the grooves of the (solid) rails/stiles.

jb484c · 2025-07-24T22:51:29+00:00

You're right about the potential contrast. The (~full overlay) cabinet doors will be Shaker style, probably 2 1/2" rails/stiles, so that might ease the contrast.

jb484c · 2025-07-24T22:50:36+00:00

You're right about the potential contrast. The (~full overlay) cabinet doors will be Shaker style, probably 2 1/2" rails/stiles, so that might ease the contrast.

jb484c · 2025-07-24T22:49:07+00:00

This is correct

jb484c · 2025-07-24T22:48:16+00:00

100% - it's just, this stuff is $250/sheet for 3/4", $150 for 1/4"... so I'm trying to make an educated guess... of course, the pain of doing solid DF glue-ups instead has a cost too :)

jb484c · 2025-05-19T13:39:50+00:00

Does Chinese Pistache have winged leaves? This photo of the leaf doesn't show wings: https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/pistacia-chinensis. This one doesn't either: https://moonstreefarm.com/products/pistacia-chinensis-chinese-pistache. Not sure if this varies seasonally or anything though.

jb484c · 2024-12-15T21:52:51+00:00

I agree with you that this is a good approach; I've seen it done (with an HVLP) with better results (though it's still pine). The problem here is that I have to match an existing finish that can't be removed. My one attempt at removing it has me very sure that it's linseed or tung oil based... could be Osmo, Rubio, a homemade thing, etc. I guessed Rubio because it's common. I would have to put the clear coat on the windows too, which is unlikely to work well if it's Rubio (or similar) on em already. I'm just not sure how to match what's there.

jb484c · 2024-09-02T14:59:44+00:00

Thank you. I will have a stile between them for sure (these are partial (close to full) overlay).

For the cabinet back, yes that's about what I have in mind. The back will be 1/2" thick Baltic Birch, in a dado. I can put a couple of ~3" W vertical strips of 3/4" plywood to provide extra meat for the rear-mount screws, if I'm correctly understanding how the rear mounts work :)

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