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I made a bevel gauge thingy to sight down when augering holes in chair seats
  • Nice! It's a nice tool to have for non square drilling. Just add a mirror on a stand to make sure you're aligned both ways

  • Recently completed a side table in mid-century style. Quite the learning experience tbh. [#carpentry](https://kbin.social/tag/carpentry) [#design](https://kbin.social/tag/design) [#furniture](https://
  • Appreciation:

    • Love the drawer handles.

    Constructive criticism:

    • The wood for the legs and base seems to be very coarsely cut on the end grain and it shows through the paint
    • Not sure about the choice of paint color - doesn't complement the natural wood.
    • Photography: Don't use a striped background. The JPEG artifacts make the legs look jagged.
  • What movie(s) exceeded your expectation?
  • Tropic Thunder. Went in knowing it was a new Ben Stiller movie and nothing else.

  • 'Ok' | Sarah Dunlavey
  • For a moment I thought it was a floccinaucinihilipilification

  • Sometimes, the most memorable BBEGs are the least expected
  • This is just Yzma from "The emperor's new groove"

  • The avalanche has begun
  • They'll upgrade by 2038

  • Redgifs videos load, but fail to download

    It says:

    Error saving media: Media not available

    Version Beta 26

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    Can't log in
  • Ditto, but it seems to be a problem with lemmy.world. I successfully logged into a different instance.

  • Ashes combatants brace for over-rate sanctions
  • Best possible result for other teams. Drawn series with over rare penalties both ways.

  • Has your ergomechkeyboard helped you recover from RSI pain?
  • I had wrist pain for several years (on and off) before I bought an MS Ergonomic Natural keyboard. That and an evoluent vertical mouse eliminated my issues.

    I have since moved to a UHK split keyboard and love it.

  • Former childcare worker charged with 1,623 sexual abuse offences against 91 children in Australia and overseas
  • There's a small island north of France where they could send him.

  • Using a router on construction board (e.g. “Wedi”) to make a beveled corner
  • If it's going to be in the shower, I can't recommend MDF or even plywood. Probably better to go with solid wood if you can, or even better if you can access a 3D printer, use that.

  • Jackdaw
  • Here's the thing. You said a "jackdaw is a crow."

    Is it in the same family? Yes. No one's arguing that.

    As someone who is a scientist who studies crows, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls jackdaws crows. If you want to be "specific" like you said, then you shouldn't either. They're not the same thing.

    If you're saying "crow family" you're referring to the taxonomic grouping of Corvidae, which includes things from nutcrackers to blue jays to ravens.

    So your reasoning for calling a jackdaw a crow is because random people "call the black ones crows?" Let's get grackles and blackbirds in there, then, too.

    Also, calling someone a human or an ape? It's not one or the other, that's not how taxonomy works. They're both. A jackdaw is a jackdaw and a member of the crow family. But that's not what you said. You said a jackdaw is a crow, which is not true unless you're okay with calling all members of the crow family crows, which means you'd call blue jays, ravens, and other birds crows, too. Which you said you don't.

    It's okay to just admit you're wrong, you know?

  • I am sick and tired of characters not communicating for the sake of drama
  • This is the number 1 reason I loved Brave. The mom and daughter had a fight, messed up, and spent the rest of the movie together working it out.

  • Unite!
  • Unexpected El Goonish Shive

  • Removable "key" for electric mains?
  • The breaker panel is outside the shed (I understand this is by code) and low enough to be within reach of my son. I would prefer something inside the shed.

  • Removable "key" for electric mains?
  • Yes, thanks! This is what I was imagining.

  • Home Improvement @lemmy.world Ugly Bob @lemmy.world

    Removable "key" for electric mains?

    I have a small workshop/shed with some power tools and want to ensure that my kids cannot turn them on accidentally or on purpose without me present.

    Is there some way to have a removable "key" that I can keep in the house which would physically disconnect all plug points in the shed?

    I'm sure I've seen such removable connections for emergency use.

    I'm not even sure what it's called to search for it.

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