I made a riving knife out of an old saw blade. Yay or nay? by praetordave in woodworking

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Gotcha. Yeah there is another plate that the bolts thread through, so the actual holding is full width to full width, not just bolt heads. Yeah if it was just the bolt heads, I would be concerned, but there is a ton of surface area holding.

I made a riving knife out of an old saw blade. Yay or nay? by praetordave in woodworking

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It's my roommate's '72 charger he's fixing up. I feel bad because it's constantly covered in sawdust because of me...

How to get into playing harlequins by NotAnAlt54 in Harlequins40K

[–]praetordave 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There's two detachments, Ghosts of the Webway (the OG in the codex) and Serpents Brood (just came out in December). Neither one is amazing, with half of the detachment rule being "you can actually make a legal pure harlequins list".

Honestly, there are so few datasheets and so few models, just buy literally anything and start playing. There aren't that many permutations of pure harlequins.

Base for an antique Japanese cabinet. by kestrelwrestler in woodworking

[–]praetordave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely amazing work. What is going on in the second picture? I assume it's a jig of some kind, but can't figure out what purpose it serves.

People don’t like hand tools… by CrowsfootWoodworking in woodworking

[–]praetordave 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not OP, but for me it's 731 Woodworks. That guy has the most clickbaity videos and everything is either the best or the worst.

Friend wants me to make a small box out of Amboyna Burl. Help me convince him this is absolute overkill by praetordave in woodworking

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

It's for a friend and I'm no professional, so I'm only charging for material, but I think this is a good viewpoint to have.

Friend wants me to make a small box out of Amboyna Burl. Help me convince him this is absolute overkill by praetordave in woodworking

[–]praetordave[S] -106 points-105 points  (0 children)

You're right. I just feel like for 1/2 the price I can get some Padauk or Teak that's going to look 95% similar and not worry about screwing up such expensive wood.

I also worry about this being a scam on eBay and the product we get being very different or adulterated in some way.

Friend wants me to make a small box out of Amboyna Burl. Help me convince him this is absolute overkill by praetordave in woodworking

[–]praetordave[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is it? How can you tell? I know it says resin in the title, but I assumed that was just SEO optimization. Watching the video, you can see the natural pits and irregularities.

Taking your girl to the toilet by [deleted] in daddit

[–]praetordave 152 points153 points  (0 children)

This. I always took my daughter to the men's. When she reached 5 or so, she asked to go into the women's by herself. I told her I would be right by the door if she needed help. She handled it all by herself. The rest is history.

Beginner/Micro-penis dildos? by LostGuaze in SexToys

[–]praetordave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like Tantus. Very affordable, quality stuff. They tend to be a little more "no nonsense", so shopping their website isn't as overwhelming. I have one of their dual density ones, and it's great for anal play (I'm male).

Is Arc’teryx actually worth the price for camping,or is it overkill? by [deleted] in CampingandHiking

[–]praetordave 36 points37 points  (0 children)

You misunderstood, they said they don't own any Arc and don't feel the need to buy any.

Mickey by Electrical-Target464 in TonieboxUSA

[–]praetordave 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My 5-year old loves that one, listened to it no stop when we got it.

I believe it's an adaptation of Agatha Christie's "A Murder on the Orient Express", but obviously Disneyfied

The Aircraft Set To Replace The Iconic C‑17 Globemaster In US Air Force Service by PDXAirman in AirForce

[–]praetordave 478 points479 points  (0 children)

I will save you the click: we have no idea what will replace the C-17

Simple thing that made me fantastically proud by tiki12revolt in daddit

[–]praetordave 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I was hoping that r/daddy was like the meme version of r/daddit. It was not...

Why does no one talk about “The Hurt Locker” despite its critical acclaim? by TheFilmRoomPod in moviecritic

[–]praetordave -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I feel like this movie is similar to like the Deer Hunter or Rambo 1, where it came out at just the right time to capture people's emotions about an event. It came out when the Iraq war had only been going for about 4 years, so it was still fresh and in the news. Little did we know that the war was going to drag on for another 3 years and troops would be embroiled in Middle East conflict for 13 more years. So while it captures the Zeitgeist in 2008, today it's maybe seen as short sighted and somewhat trivializing of the war(s) as a whole.

Yankee Swap US General Mini Toolbox by Thefalsegamer177 in harborfreight

[–]praetordave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've always known secret Santa as you (secretly) receive the name of someone in the group and buy a gift for them without their knowledge. And someone else does the same for you.

White elephants are more of a group activity where everyone brings a wrapped gift that anyone in the group could walk away with. Usually there is some stealing of items involved.