Friday Links: Pizza Dough and a Good Poem

 The pizza expert in this video has some great, refined tips on dough handling. Definitely will improve my technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjsCEJ8CWlg

In the "long list of advice tidbits" genre, with a few good slightly out-of-character items: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57243/how-to-be-perfect?fbclid=IwAR2m6Fy06qUPy8NEniPFRYLOkHSmeGf9l5MUmqZ4yQzaOdlRR4gCA7ty6m8

Reconstructing the Antikythera Mechanism

 

"Clickspring" makes gorgeous videos about an inspiring project: building a replica of the Antikythera mechanism using only period-appropriate tools and methods.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBRCL090PxA

 

I particularly like this project because it's an excellent way to debunk the "ancient astronaut" kookery surrounding this piece of ancient technology (and other "too advanced" ancient human achievements).

What I'm Listening To, Early March 2022

 Trippy, gentle, relaxing: Panda Bear's "Boys' Latin."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prBaZzYmQrI

Alan Watts + beats: INZO's "Overthinker."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luQSQuCHtcI

Alan Watts + beats: "Alan Watts Chillstep Mix."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbu-OTEHnf8

Enough with the mellow! Hyperstimulation for the ADHD brain:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vd2nyk-4Lo

Friday Links: an Interior Wall System, Bowl Gouge Sharpening

Just a pair of YouTube videos this week.

First, I like this approach to paneling an interior wall, as demonstrated by Mr. Chickadee. I will be using rigid foam to insulate the Rib Lake shack , and I had planned on horizontal wood paneling nailed to battens nailed along the inside faces of the timbers. The added step of screwing the paneling pieces to their own battens to form larger, removable panels strikes me as a huge boost to subsequent repairability.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fdm9R1Cbm0

Next, one of my current obsessions is bowl turning. I have watched many, many hours of YouTube videos on turning techniques, sharpening techniques, and pretty girls in tight-fitting tops that somehow end up covered with shavings as they turn giant bowls. As far as fine points of technique go, I find a couple of low-quality vids of David Ellsworth and Stuart Batty demonstrating to woodturning guilds quite enlightening. However, the champions of cramming pertinent information into the least time with the best videography are Dictum Tools, in a series of videos showing Nick Agar sharpening various gouge profiles and then demonstrating the geometry of the different cuts each can make. I can picture myself actually calling up this video on my iPhone while standing at the lathe for a quick refresher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMzNN_IMhUE

Friday Links: Rhetoric, Plant Preservative, Tandoors

 

Some rhetoric, some plant preservative, some good music, some instructions on building a clay tandoor. What else do you need?

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question

 

https://www.mckenziesp.com/Plant-Life-Preservative-C4150.aspx

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMKDxxJ6rI8

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciZBwAG54iY 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyOSXRCJlIg

Friday Links Come Early: July 2021

 Friday links are early this week. I'm taking Thursday and Friday off, so I'm turning off my desktop today.

https://www.musserforests.com/prod.asp?p=SMR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ge6f3bDmWM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yielLYZ5lo

 

https://www.timberlinesharpener.com/?doing_wp_cron=1626872506.8145170211791992187500

Random Friday Links July 2021

 

Here's an anticipated new feature: Random Friday Links

Every week at work, I leave my computer running, only turning it off on the weekend, for reasons having to do with the age of my computer and the amount of time it takes to boot up.

I am in the habit of not closing browser tabs I am intrigued by, or interested in. But then on Friday afternoon, I shut down the computer, only to start up the process again on Monday. I feel like it might be worthwhile to preserve these links in this ephemeral form. Here's the first entry.

I anticipate no annotation, to explanation, no explication for these links. Just check 'em out. Or not.

https://ashesstillwaterboats.com/making-a-canoe-paddle/

https://ensorings.com/products/elements-classic-silicone-ring-gold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sKmX40HA6Y

https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/6D4r2QfF7N

https://www.qajaqusa.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=349669&module_id=358631

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ifqKK_voU

How Many Genders Are There?

 I like this guy. The only better answer I can think of is "When's lunch?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMDlFn-NGKk

 

For family reasons, I have been