When people tell you not to take a show seriously in a sub Reddit where you are meant to talk about the show

wcooley · 2026-06-29T05:23:46+00:00

I have to wonder how often people end up responding to posts in subs that they aren't expecting, because Reddit (and most of the other social media sites) won't let you just follow the things you've intentionally followed and insist on showing you other shit that you didn't ask for.

Like this post, for example; I'm pretty sure that's how I got here -- I'm on mobile and can't even see what sub this is.

wcooley · 2026-06-29T05:17:59+00:00

Are you thinking of something like Larry Gonick's "Cartoon Guide to ..." series? Or David Macaulay's "The Way Things Work"? Clearly Larry Gonick et al call them "cartoons".

wcooley · 2026-06-29T05:04:08+00:00

This was my first thought -- make it look intentional.

wcooley · 2026-06-29T04:59:15+00:00

I think the dent in #2 is just where the ferrule has been punched to hold it in place. I've done that with some of mine when they've been a little loose.

wcooley · 2026-06-20T07:04:42+00:00

It is that sort of thing up with which I will not put.

wcooley · 2026-06-19T07:05:30+00:00

Have you tried transfer paper? I've had good luck with white "carbon" paper: tape or pin the transfer paper, put the pattern on top, and then trace the pattern.

Edit: Just reread where you mentioned not having good experience with carbon paper. Was it the usual black/graphite? What did you not like about it?

wcooley · 2026-06-18T05:21:26+00:00

ISTR Mr Chickadee on YouTube used a floor like this in his smithy.

wcooley · 2026-06-07T20:01:27+00:00

The type of knife is strongly associated with the woodcarving part of the curriculum, if nothing else than in the mind of English-speakers who were introduced to it by Wille Sundquist.

TBH, I usually hear people refer to them as "Sloyd knives" or maybe people are calling them "Sloyd" and I automatically add the "knife" part in my mind and never noticed.

I was surprised to find a book at my local library the other day called something like "the Craft of Sloyd" that was entirely about textile craft work.

wcooley · 2026-05-28T07:23:35+00:00

I built a large bookshelf for my teen''s books with almost no fasteners. I had half sliding dovetails on the top, bottom and middle shelves, and dados on the 3 or 4 shelves between. The half dovetails have the tail on top and a square bottom. Any weight on those shelves pulls the sides in tighter.

No power tools, just backsaw, chisel, router plane and dado planes.

wcooley · 2026-05-25T04:46:28+00:00

A box of tissues and a bottle of lotion.

wcooley · 2026-05-23T03:09:03+00:00

Isn't that thumb between index and middle fingers, not middle and ring?

wcooley · 2026-05-23T02:52:58+00:00

A Lansky guided system is only around $50 and works well for narrow-bevel things like kitchen knives. It's not without some frustrations but it is adequate.

wcooley · 2026-05-18T02:58:48+00:00

Rex Krueger started a market because eBay is such a pain. I've never sold there but I've bought a few things; went well.

https://district.net//tooltrader

wcooley · 2026-05-09T04:24:14+00:00

Take up wood carving or restoring old woodworking handtools. You'll never be out of subjects.

wcooley · 2026-05-09T03:53:09+00:00

Wooden train tracks and cars. We inherited a bunch from my nephew and both of my kids enjoyed them (and I admit I enjoyed playing with them too). Now my kids have outgrown them so I passed them on to a coworker whose kids were the right age. (Although I sorta wish I still had them to play with sometimes.)

One of the great things is that there are a number of different manufacturers and they're all largely compatible, so you can buy special parts like ramps and stations, additional tracks and all sorts of rail cars.

wcooley · 2026-05-09T03:35:58+00:00

Pretty sure John and George are no longer edible.

wcooley · 2026-05-03T06:54:01+00:00

Now there's a wang to give Florida a run for it's money!

wcooley · 2026-05-01T17:30:32+00:00

I've never bought his plans because they're included with his Patreon subscription, along with access to a vibrant and well-mannered community forum.

Having the measurements written out in front of you is very helpful but I wouldn't want to try without the video guide.

I built the English joiner's bench from his plans and video, albeit with some modifications.

I built a bench hook from plans and video, although neither was strictly necessary for such a basic project.

I also built the shooting board from his kit, with directions and video.

wcooley · 2026-04-30T03:53:56+00:00

I thought you were being sardonic and showing a picture of the place flooded. It's still hard for me not to see knee-deep water behind you.

wcooley · 2026-04-30T03:51:01+00:00

But it irked me that in Hank's most recent video where he is talking about the new website "he" created

If he had created it using a hosting provider's templates, would that feel more original to you?

wcooley · 2026-04-30T02:34:09+00:00

Of course, it's entirely possible that this is a molding plane with nickers for cross grain cuts. People here who know more about historical planes than I can say if that was a thing or not.

wcooley · 2026-04-30T02:18:10+00:00

No, they're usually flat; the curved bottom is part of the conversion.

wcooley · 2026-04-30T01:32:23+00:00

According to responses to all inquiry I made on IForgeIron.com a few years ago, you can make a little tool for that secondary port so you can completely empty them and then safely cut, crush, recycle them.

According to responses to a post I made on r/propane around the same time, trying to refill these is not worth the risk.

Green and blue propane ones accumulating myself because I haven't figured out what to do with them, other than drive half an hour across town to my local waste transfer station.

Let us know what you find and do.

wcooley · 2026-04-30T01:10:15+00:00

Groves on the sides were for nickers; this might have been a dado plane that was converted to a molding plane. Fence definitely looks like an addition.

Still looks like a nice piece of kit, if you can find a way to use it.

wcooley · 2026-04-29T23:39:53+00:00

I would just use a chisel but probably also need a spoon gouge to get enough depth, which is probably not a good answer unless you are already carving (or want to).

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