tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399942012-01-28T03:50:27.885-06:00Mumblings of a sometime webdeveloper, occassional potato sculptor, recently-become dad, and just this guy getting along in the world.Sam-I-Amhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05557174239716985941noreply@blogger.comBlogger1241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339994.post-90017765615165607042011-10-20T12:58:00.002-05:002011-10-20T13:02:58.239-05:00

A while back I made this solar chime, using a small solar cell and BEAM-style solar engine to pulse the motor (and so to ring the chimes). I loved the result and was happy/sad to ship it off to my brother (in Hawaii, where you perhaps have less need to announce sunshine as here in the UK)

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After my little blogging hiatus, there's too much news to catch up on. But the biggest is that we all moved to Leeds, England and are settling into a new (to us) house in Meanwood (if you happen to know the area). The kids are in school, Kelley is well, I'm still with Sitepen doing much of the same old.

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In the notes-to-self category, turns out apple ships a tool called airport in leopard. Following this article's suggestion, I linked it like so: cd /usr/sbin sudo sudo ln -s /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A/Resources/airport airport -h shows me that I can do airport -I to see my current status

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Like a few other people, I couldnt help but notice that RoadRunner monkeyed with their service recently with the result that my day to day internet activity has slowed to a crawl. You know something's wrong when you go to search on google and get a rr.com page saying host google.com not found (and offering all sorts of sponsored links and searches). Today I reached my bullshit threshold and

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Yesterday I put the final piece in place to our solar powered lawn-mowing solution. At the old house, I used the reel-mower - not a terribly onerous task provided it was kept sharp. But at the new house we are on a corner lot, and inheriting our predecessor's love of lawn. We are slowly eating away at it with vegetable and xeric beds... but a lot remains. Too much to feasibly manage with the reel

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I stumbled on instructables.com looking for I forget what. They have a nice format of a series of illustrated and annotated steps. I was looking at electronic projects, but there's a broad range of crafty/makey topics.

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As if to underline the already bleeding obvious, today my desk clutter hit the point of self-destruction when I exitted my chair and pulled the headphone cord with me. It snapped at the plug. Worse would have been to break the actual jack in the laptop (or maybe drag the laptop off the desk). It wasn't a happy moment though. I was undaunted. Radio Shack sold me a new plug, I scoffed at the

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Never sure if this is "work" or play. But I got tired of the pond weed look on this site and refreshed it. I mostly just switched a couple colors and a few graphics to make "Lentil 1.1". Maybe I'll even do the blog templates this time? nah... I'm sitting on that while I ponder migrating the blog - which will make me address the more difficult question of what navigation around a blog and its

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We are half-way through the mess of moving house - from Payne Ave, Austin, to just 5 miles north of there nr. N. Lamar @ Braker. So, some things are going to take a little while to settle back down while we reconnect services, unpack things from boxes, and deal with the 1001 tasks involved in putting our old house on the market. Apologies in advance!

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This looks like fun: a computer programming board game

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A long train of thought (naps, forty winks, wombles) wound me up at the official wombles site, where I briefly wallowed in nostalgia. It has been speculated that the wombles were inspired by the art students at Wimbledon School of Art, just down the hill from Wimbledon Common - who were (and are) great scavengers. The same art school just happens to be my alma mater, so I'll stake my claim to

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More tips and tricks for sound effect design than is reasonable to expect in one place: Favorite effects tips from the trenches.

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Today I suffered my first injury by cheese. My left thumb aches and has swollen from the cut I received under the nail. It happened like this: At lunchtime I discovered the office microwave had been the site of a small explosion - probably featuring lasagna - and the debris had since baked on in a uneven patina of tomato red splotches. Not wanting to be a part of the problem in baking it on

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I was reminded to dust this off and publish this again. Its the beginning of a list of some of the varying uses and meanings of the word "piss", which I trust is a mild enough word to not offend even my american readers. The Piss List I'd welcome any input from either side of the pond, and any Aussie/Kiwi variants would also be interesting.

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Ah. Not sure if this is work or play, but its great stuff: Vantage Graphics and Design - Mapping the sphere

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The wheel has turned again and my attention has moved on to Second Life Its a multi-user 3D digital world that's highly flexible and absorbing of free cycles (CPU and brain). For me, its a great way to learn a little about 3D modelling (there are in-game tools for creating your own objects) and yet another scripting language, hooking you into the game's 3d, physics-capable engine. Lots of

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I've been really getting into BEAM robotics.. most of the examples I've seen are mobile edge-finding / line-following / light-seeking critters. This is a whole nuther species - a solar activated chime - a very sweet idea.

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still-warm doughnut hole salvaged nugget of fried goodness delectable void

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Constructing a solar engine using black polythene. Mechanical work from trash-bags and sunshine.

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They just have some of the best articles over on yougrowgirl.com This one (Getting her Goat) is a cracker - a recent transplant from NY city tackles her weed problem in suburban Boulder, CO by hiring a small herd of goats. Does it go without saying that I have been tossing around a similar idea for a while. My problem is grass though - not something goats are that keen on - they are

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For all sorts of reasons my laptop at home is still running windows 98. Mostly because I'm low on disk space and haven't the time or money to figure out an upgrade path. Meanwhile I've got a webcam and want to video chat across mac/pc platforms. Yahoo is kind of working, no audio and disappointing frame rates. AIM should work - I have the latest version (5.5 at time of writing), but I've since

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This is a feature I've wanted for years. It makes lots of sense. I'm curious to see how it all ends up looking.

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Bicycle Powered Generator Troubled Times: How to make an effective bicycle generator More bike/human power links It's another project I'll put on the end of a very long list. Last year I picked up a stationary excercise bike to this end - it has a stable frame and a built in fly wheel that I thought might get me part way there. Of course, efficiency is not a design concern for these

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An easy step-by-step for repairing or creating a book with a simple japanese style binding. I think I could manage this.

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inluminent: Wireless old iMac via Linksys Ah ha. It was just a matter of trying some different keywords, and finally I have paydirt. This blog entry describes getting an old (no air-port, just ethernet) imac onto a wireless network the easy way. After much misinformation, this suddenly makes sense. I will be returning the access point (which came well recommended but how it was going to help

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Austin Cycling Association - Commuting This is a short piece on bicycle commuting in Austin that rings very true. I need to get me one of those horns he's talking about. The thing about sidewalks though.. if there's sidestreets and driveways I'll agree you're better off on the road. But on a long open stretch like where Lamar flanks Shoal Creek - you'd be a fool to risk the narrow lanes when the

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Shopsmith Chess & Checkers Plans and instructions for making chess pieces by compound cutting on a band/scroll saw. They actually end up looking pretty nice, I might get to this one day.

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Whiskey Barrel & Barrel Heads Used and weathered/not-so-weathered. Whole barrels from about $55, plus barrel heads, staves, hoops etc. I want one, and I want time to do something with it :) Shipping from Kentucky

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Polymer clay info Glass Attic - "encyclopedia" of polymer clay information

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Fabricating / Molding / Carving spheres on a tangent of a tangent I poked around for some techniques for producing spheres, and found: Lapidary Digest - Sphere Making and a google groups search in rec.crafts.metalworking for sphere that turned up some interesting ideas and another pass at the same problem in rec.woodworking

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Au revoir Henry We said goodbye to Henry yesterday. He had started to anticipate the dawn and his crow was only getting louder. The day it woke both myself and Kelley up we knew we had to find him another home - nevermind the neighbors - pregnant women need sleep. He should be settling into a new life on a farm by now, thanks to a generous offer from a Travis master gardener.

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A rooster named Hen While out working in the garage this weekend I heard a strange muted noise that sounded almost like a cock-crow. Sure enough as I approaced the chicken coop "Henrietta" stretched out her neck and crowed at me. Kelley and I had discussed this possibility a week before - and I'd maintained that her much more developed comb and waddle was just a variation in the breed. A week

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Grown up chickens The young chicks made the move into the large pen with the other 3 older hens a week or 2 ago. Ever since we've been going in there at night and perching them on the branch with the other girls (they huddle in a corner otherwise - not safe and very damp in the recent weather.) Tonight when I went out there, the two black australorps (Henrietta and Dorothy) were perched all by

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New worms Our new composting worms arrived from Territorial Seed. They are installed in the worm bin (we got it cheap through a city program in Berkeley) and settling in. I have high hopes for them - I just hope they handle the transition I did call the local bait shop btw on a tip that they were a good source for the same, where they go by the name "red wigglers". They wanted $2.50 for a "

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Darrell Feltmate's woodturning page Some great articles on the tools and processes - preparing and storing blanks, sharpening, etc.

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Gabe Martin This is a nicely put together personal/portfolio site. Look for a rip-off near here sometime soon :) (I'm kidding.. though I am working on a redesign)

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radio 4 and the shipping forecast after a short piece on NPR I got nostalgic for the shipping forecast on bbc radio 4, which used to be a fixture in my late night listening. Of course, all this stuff is online: BBC - Radio 4 - Shipping Forecast for a Real Audio stream.

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Rural Panoramas - Walking Britain Some nice photos of home 1.0

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a banana is not an easy thing This is a banana-skin art project by Shelley Sacks- a "social sculpture" that took banana grower numbers and traced some of the individual farmers in St. Lucia who grew them. The exhibition featured large sheets of cured, sewn banana skin, but the whole project took place in a much larger context, addressing consumer responsibility and the impact of multinational

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Dried banana skin art. (scroll down to the bottom) Someone showed up at my site refered by a search at google for "dried banana skin". This is apparently an "ancient african art". I have to know more.

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The Welburn Gourd Farm holy shit, these people grow over 300,000 gourds a year. That's some operation - one I'd love to see. I apparently just stumbled on gourd-central. Next time I'm driving through S. California I'll try and drop by. There's some great photos and stuff going on here though.

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Woodworking Software Articles long list of CAD reviews and articles on computers and software all as it applies to (small) wood shop work. Lots of reading for later.

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Making liquid starch from a usenet posting a simple howto to make your own from (pref) potato starch.

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Stencils for woodcarving some ways to transfer an image onto the subject/material of your choice. Some I've never thought of too like ironing on laser printed or photocopied patterns.

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what is asafoetida? Now I (and you) know.

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Home-built foundry Charcoal Foundry thread A HOME-BUILT CHARCOAL-FIRED FOUNDRY - Similar to the Gingery style, but freshly conceived home built foundry Coffee Can Foundry MkII

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Dremel goodies A PC Board Cutting Jig For The Dremel Drill Press - shop built jig using the drill press accessory and the cheap cutting wheels. Dremel - basic cutting bit Papa John's Toolbox for mini-tools, accessories Small Stuff - Dr. Bob's Spiral Dremel Tools "How-To" discussion of dremel / accessory usage, extension seems like there ought to be more of this kind of stuff out

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Identifying Plastic A chart with what the recyclable numbers / plastic ids mean - e.g [2] is HDPE, which is high density polyethylene. There's also a table of properties and common usage (and repair method), and a flow chart helping to id unknown plastics.

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Cabinet Making Tips, Hints and Ideas choked with ads, but some very worthwhile, mostly simple wood and shop work tips.

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ShouldExist || Good ideas, prototype reviews, group projects This looks like a great forum, discussing all kinds of (mostly) practical solutions to everyday problems.. Along the same lines as the global ideas bank (url?. .seems like I blogged this too not so long ago). I entered here, looking for screen OCR software. Kleptomania, the main recommendation, is cool but doesn't perform well

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International Starch: Starch and Glucose Glossary

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makestuff.com - What is it and where can I find it? table of some of the more common "chemicals" called for in home industry, some alternative names, and where you can get them. Rest of the site looks worth a look too.

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Rules for Wandering A subject very close to my heart. I try to make a point of taking regular detours from the most direct route from the day's A to B. Recently my wandering has been confined (or expanded) to my weekend walks with Aidan. We can only cover a few blocks distance from our house but we have nonetheless stumbled on some finds: a purple castle-themed house with a large gargoyle and

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Bending Wood with Steam This page has a diagram and instructions for setting up a (wood) steamer. There's also a page on making a mold to form the wood on once steamed. Heres the wood bending entry from Stefan's Florilegium

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More rope making Production of Kijoka Banana Fiber Cloth Making rope with minimum equipment Native American cordage Ropemaking Yahoo group

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Cumberland General Store Was just looking at the catalogue in dead tree format and digging the tools and other goodies they have available. Some is reasonably priced, other stuff is inexplicably marked up - but a great collection of goodies nonetheless. I have my eye on a hand axe, but would rather heft if before I buy. Good source to have though.

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Sorbet recipes mmm. Sorbet season is definately approaching. This list includes watermelon sorbet, lemon, peach...

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Adrian's Nonsense In a rare attack of circular blogging - or something like that - I have to blog Adrian's blog. I like his writing and it's just good to hear from him - one of a few people I really miss from the Bay Area.

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Ropemaking W R Outhwaite & Sons, Ropemakers - How rope is made Rope Making from Natural Fibres for Kite Tail Trailing Lines Google Groups: View Thread "searched: simple ropemaking machine" - a thread including a description of a fairly robust but shop-made machine, and some good pointers to other pages and resources. Rope Works- a book on rope, knots, splicing, and lashing - the book

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Why Left Handed items are left handed This is a great item by item explanation of how left-handed tools differ from their mainstream cousings, and why they are really necessary. It all rings so true - upside-down tape measures, ring-binders, pen nibs that snag, bendy bread slices, as well as the more common impossible to use scissors.

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Google Catalog Search Google provides for hours of window shopping. I apparently missed this when it was launched (..its still in beta, that would be why), but they have a huge collection of scanned mail order catalogues here. (my spelling is betraying my roots again...) See this search result for wood turning tools for an example that revealed a hoard of catalogues I didn't know existed.

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Ginger botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Ginger - Herb Profile and Information - treating and preserving the rhizome as well as usage. Growing your own ginger - pot it up, allow to die back in winter, dont let it freeze. and more details on getted started growing ginger more tips.. or how about hydroponically, in couch foam?

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Interesting and detailed account of trying to build an underground culvert house (shaped corrugated steel). Includes description of an "insulation umbrella" as a means towards passive heat storage.

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How to Make Tofu I just wanted to know...

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misc.consumers.frugal-living via google I've found myself back here a few times, there's some interesting threads and tidbits.

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Low Tech Research in a High Tech World (pdf) how refreshing - an unfiltered, direct, here's how you do it paper on research techniques and keeping organized throughout

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In R.L (real life) It's been a great week for salvage. I've picked up a big 8x3' work table and a 4x2.5x2.5 box/crate that were left out signed "free" in a parking lot on my route to work. Free makes me happy :)

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AuctionBiz Community of Auctioneers and Auctions (National) Calendar of Auctions. One in Austin on 03/05/02 of industrial plant, inc. lots of workshop-type stuff.

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Solar Dehydrators a workable design descriptions of a few variations

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City of Austin - Public Works Department / PMD and ESD wow the city of austin publishes salvage opportunities - schedules for demolitions etc.

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Vacuum Forming instructions/plans for building a vacuum former. Handy thing.

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Bagelhole.org Information Center for Low-tech sustainability lots of articles and resources to go through on building, heating, etc.

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Rec.Food.Preserving FAQ (v 6.04)

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Allan's Wood Miser's Workshop I'm currently enjoying making my way through the pile of articles and tips (and links to more of the same) on this site, for wood and (by my extrapolation) general shop work.

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KOMBUCHA AMERICA, FAQ Page this is some intriguing Wunder-stuff that heals all ills _and_ makes a good leather substitute. And it grows easily and is essentially free.

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The New England Rubbish Deconstruction Society; The NERDS these guys were contestants on Scrapheap (aka Junkyard Wards). Lots of good reading on the challenges and the whole experience.

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Matthias Wandel's home page This guy has made lots of cool stuff.. there's some lego, some workshop goodies, a digital camera made from a scanner...

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ONYX Lego Storage oh this is good stuff. I used to dream about this kind of set-up (literally).

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Robot Store --- Robots Kits, Muscle Wires, SMA's, Electronics, Parts, and More with some beginners kits and 2nds and stuff

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WoodCentral's Shop Shots miscellany of user-posted woodworking photos, tips, projects

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JavE - Java ASCII Art Editor Does gif2ascii as well

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Wish List I just set up a wish list at whattoget.net with some book and tools and stuff I'd like.

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Taig Links "The Taig" is an inexpensive hobbyists machinist's lathe that has gathered a following. Nick Carter's Taig Pages - the beginners package comes in around $260 here... "The Frog" a single axis CNC attachment Jose's machining (with the taig) pages

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Annotea - w3's annotation project remind me to take a look at this..

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finishing.com -- The Home Page of the Finishing Industry lots of finishing info, and in particular this thread on home/school electroplating

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More potato packaging Sainsbury´s launches biodegradable trays

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Being Left-Handed: A Left-Handed Home Page A lot of stuff I need to come back and read through - articles etc.

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How Stuff Works Eclectic how-to articles on all sorts.

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Mud Dauber Wasps ah.. that's what they are. We have a few of these strange mud nests around the outside of the house, and I just found a new one in the garage. The wasps are solitary, the "nests" are not guarded and just house lavae, and paralyzed spider or similar for food.

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Bench Scroll Saw Model #8354SL 16in. $99. Gimme.

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The Bodger's Home Page, Association of Pole-Lathe Turners With reasonably detailed plans for a pole-lathe, as well as other resources and stuff.

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Robin Wood, Bowlturner: traditional woodware and specialist archaeological replicas. Treadle-lathe, bowl turning. Some photos

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This to That (Glue Advice) I love it. I whole site devoted to sticking things together. The home page is a simple pair of dropdowns to get a recommendation for glueing [this] to [that]. Each adhesive has a basic fact sheet, with tips, toxicity, dry time etc.

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Stefan's Florilegium Archive All kinds of arcana (culled from various mailing lists / newsgroups) on period stuff - including a good section on traditional crafts.

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Marking a helical line around a Cylinder.

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Scroll Carving Tools from Hacksaw Blades detailed and fully step by step with drawings and charts for tempering and annealing the blades.

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Woodworking: Thoughts and Ideas Workbench tips, tool sharpening, planes and other good stuff...

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Michael Black's Casting Manual Moldmaking for the paleontologist - lots of good tips and details

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STAR WARS ASCIIMATION - Main Page Incredible and actually geniunely entertaining....

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Kelley Update No baby yet. Tues Dec 5th was the official due date. We move into extra time.

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