Deli quart containers might be my new dust collection adapters. One end fits a 4″ outer diameter and the other fits a 4″ inner diameter.

Dust collection system is coming along! Next step is running hoses.

Sanded and planed the top to even out the joined sections. Now adding a blend of linseed oil and beeswax that I made a couple years ago for some stools. I had enough left for a couple coats.

Tonight’s tipple: Eastern Sour https://ultimatemaitai.com/2019/12/08/the-eastern-sour/

Oh, cool! One of my blog posts is in the Stack Overflow newsletter this week!

Blog post with the newsletter content: https://stackoverflow.blog/newsletter/issue-216-functional-time-travel/

“What region of Italy is chicken parm from?”

“New Jersey”

We cleaned the whole house today, so of course our toddler came home and threw up in three different rooms before bedtime.

The bassline on NIN’s Sanctified is like a dark alternative Seinfeld.

I went to the Belmont Stakes just once in 2015 (we saw American Pharoah win the Triple Crown!) and haven’t been able to get off of their mailing list since. 9 years of unwanted emails.

Snow day

Seeing the videos of people wearing Vision Pros around in public, I can’t help but think of the Gargoyles in Snow Crash and Loki in Daemon.

The Baker Creek seed catalog came today! Spring is on its way.

Roasted a duck for a get together tonight and it might become one of our go-tos. It is easier than it seems and the rendered fat makes great side dishes (roasted potatoes and sautéed haricot verts). Plus we have another pint of fat to use later!

‪Changed the profile on my skew lathe chisel. Previously was a 45 degree angle with a straight edge. Ground and shaped it to a smaller angle with a slight radius. Used a bench grinder and disc sander. First time I’ve done something like this!

I’m trying to learn how to use the skew better, and it became clear to me that the aggressive angle was hindering my ability to use it for peeling and planing, so I changed it. Kept a smaller one pointy for cutting Vs and lines. ‬

Whenever I’m having trouble finding something at a non-standard size (like a smaller than normal bench grinding wheel), McMaster-Carr usually has it in 4 variations. Always coming in clutch.

I’m not personally interested in a Vision Pro or any other VR/AR headset right now. I’m trying to spend more time working with my hands and doing things in the physical world, not less. I can understand why people want one and I’m glad they exist, but it is not for me right now.

I want more books published with lay-flat editions. Even spiral bound. Anything but more cheap paperbacks that barely stay open.