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  • Bread Lames

    Like a lot of folks, I’ve been baking sourdough bread this year, and I wanted a bread lame to score the top. While making a few other projects, namely spoons, I split two small pieces of cherry with a natural curve that I thought would be perfect for a bread lame, so I got to […]

    January 1, 2021
    Projects, Woodworking
    Bread Lames
  • Currently reading

    Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler Oranges by John McPhee Code of the Woosters by P. G. Wodehouse Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell Analogia by George Dyson Up next: The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson Looking for a Ship by John McPhee My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Paris in the Present Tense by Mark Helprin

    December 31, 2020
    Currently Reading
  • Turning Candlesticks on the Lathe

    Back in September I made a serious effort to learn how to turn wood on the lathe. I turned a few tenons on the stool legs earlier this year, but that is it. I was on the hunt for a good beginner project and Amanda asked for some candlesticks, so I got to work. As […]

    December 29, 2020
    Projects, Woodworking
    Turning Candlesticks on the Lathe
  • Dad has a blog!

    My Dad now has his own blog: clgrimmett.com He is using the Seedlet theme and is hosted at Pressable. His first post is about firewood. Go check it out!

    December 27, 2020
    Family
  • Turning Christmas Ornaments

    We decided to change up our Christmas decor this year and go with an all natural aesthetic. Dried orange and cranberry garland, a basket instead of the tree stand, and wooden ornaments. I’ve been learning how to do lathe work this year, so after Thanksgiving I started turning ornaments. I’m still pretty new to turning […]

    December 13, 2020
    Projects, Woodworking
    Christmas, Lathe
    Turning Christmas Ornaments
  • Two Staked Wooden Stools from The Anarchist’s Design Book

    I love staked wooden chairs and I want to learn how to make them, so I picked up The Anarchist’s Design Book from Lost Art Press. All of their books are top-notch and I highly recommend them. Christopher Schwarz’s introduction on what he means by “anarchist” resonates deeply with me. I figured I’d start small […]

    December 7, 2020
    Projects, Workshop
    Two Staked Wooden Stools from The Anarchist’s Design Book
  • Wooden Joiner’s Mallets

    I made three wooden joiners mallets this year, following the Paul Sellers videos (1, 2, 3). The first has a head of laminated Beech and an Ash handle. Mostly because that is what I had around! There are no nails or screws in these, just wooden joinery. The handle and mortise in the head are […]

    December 5, 2020
    Projects, Woodworking
    Wooden Joiner’s Mallets
  • Malloreddus Boards

    Amanda was watching a video about different types of handmade pasta (we had a lot of time on our hands during the pandemic and finally got some flour!) and asked if I might be able to make a malloreddus board. I decided to give it a try! I started with sawing and planing down a […]

    November 30, 2020
    Projects, Woodworking
    Malloreddus Boards
  • Coffee Filter Holder

    Amanda and I wanted to hang our coffee filters in a little nook above our coffee grinder, and I happened to have a lot of free time on my hands back in April, so I decided to make one. This one by Yoshitaka Nakaya that inspired me: I didn’t really have much of a side […]

    November 29, 2020
    Projects, Woodworking
    Coffee Filter Holder
  • Cape Falcon F1 Kayak Builds

    Over the winter of 2018/2019 and summer of 2019 I built two Cape Falcon F1 skin-on-frame style kayaks. I want to be better about documing my projects here, so I’m taking a few posts to document the backlog. The primary benefit of a skin-on-frame style kayak is how light it is. They end up being […]

    November 24, 2020
    F1, Projects, Woodworking
    Cape Falcon F1 Kayak Builds
  • Maintenance on a Shopsmith Mark V

    Fixing a stuck floating motor sheave and cleaning out years of grime on a Shopsmith Mark V.

    November 22, 2020
    Woodworking, Workshop
    Shopsmith
  • What I’m Currently Reading

    Turing’s Cathedral by George Dyson – I’m struggling to get through this one, but I really want to finish it. I started reading the physical book but ended up turning to audio, which I think is a better format for this. The sheer number of names, dates, and technical details make it tough to read, […]

    November 15, 2020
    Currently Reading
  • Switching from Jekyll back to WordPress

    This blog started on WordPress in 2008 and moved to Jekyll in 2015. Now it is back on WordPress. Here is how I did the migration.

    November 11, 2020
    Development
    Jekyll, WordPress
  • What are digital gardens?

    At work a few months ago, I mentioned the concept of digital gardens on a call. Not everyone knew what digital gardens were, and the term means different things to different people using it, so I put together a P2 about what I think a “digital garden” is. What is a digital garden? A collection of thoughts, […]

    November 8, 2020
    Notes
  • Logging completed tasks with Things and Alfred

    Here is how I keep track of what I do using Alfred and Things.

    June 19, 2020
    Productivity
    Logging completed tasks with Things and Alfred
  • Goodbye Crash, Howdy Automattic

    Yesterday was my last day at Crash. Monday I start at Automattic.

    March 28, 2020
    news
    Goodbye Crash, Howdy Automattic
  • At The Remnant: Radical Individualism, Satisfaction, and Irresponsibility

    I’m an occasional contributor at The Remnant. Isaac Morehouse issued a challenge to me and I responded. It is all about why I push myself to make things despite how irresponsible it is.

    February 3, 2020
    Ideas
  • How to Learn New Software Quickly

    If you’re just starting a new job and need to learn a bunch of new tools, or are trying to pitch a company and want to show that you have the skills it takes to work there, this article is for you.

    January 23, 2020
    Crash
  • Advent of Code, Day 12: Ember Simple Auth

    Tried adding authentication with Ember Simple Auth and got stuck.

    December 12, 2019
    Development
  • Advent of Code, Day 11: Rendering Charts from Ember Data

    Today, with some guidance from Dave Wasmer, I got charts rendering with Ember Data stored in Firebase.

    December 12, 2019
    Development
    Advent of Code, Day 11: Rendering Charts from Ember Data
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