Ragnarokonline

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What are some "no brainer" inventions or features that just haven't made it to the consumer yet? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
Poplar coffee table with pine base in c/woodworking
[–] Ragnarokonline@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Dang, your comment literally made my morning — thanks for the kind words!

Poplar coffee table with pine base in c/woodworking
[–] Ragnarokonline@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the kind words! You can actually see a bit of the green poking through in the grain band to the left of the scorpion. At first I wanted to cover it up completely, but I grew to like it more and more as the spooky month was going on.

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Poplar coffee table with pine base (i.postimg.cc)
 

Got a new sofa and our old coffee table was too large to fit the space. Wife asked for a new one and I took it as an excuse to try out cutting circles with a router.

I couldn’t find poplar thick enough for a sturdy-looking table, so took a pine panel and glued it underneath my poplar panel before routing out the final shape with a router (straight bit).

Finished the top with a few coats of shellac and then polished with wax and steel wool for a smooth finish.

There’s plenty with this build that I’m not proud of, but I was surprised at how easy it was to route out the circular blank. If I did it over again, I’d have used oil-based stain so the final color isn’t so harsh across the various poplar boards. I also would’ve liked to route out some kind of design in the tabletop, but I’m still only just learning how to use the router.

Link to gallery: https://postimg.cc/gallery/hSzKjGF

Book recc "How to Keep House While Drowning" in c/neurodivergentlifehacks@sh.itjust.works
[–] Ragnarokonline@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Just recently listened to the audiobook and loved it. While I personally struggle with accepting my own neuro-divergence, the tip on thinking about “cleaning” as just “resetting” really really helps me get over the hump of dread and start working towards resetting.

Need to bring something out with you tomorrow? Physically block the front door with the thing tonight! in c/neurodivergentlifehacks@sh.itjust.works
[–] Ragnarokonline@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I have a routine of just pulling out my lunch when I get the milk for my coffee

I think someone once told me that this is called “habit stacking”. It’s when you take a habit that you already do every day (like brushing your teeth) and mix it with something else you need/want to do (like listening to an audiobook)

Handy web app to help with adhd task completion in c/neurodivergentlifehacks@sh.itjust.works
[–] Ragnarokonline@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

My home lemmy instance went down while I was checking out this post and I appreciated the info so much that I created a new account on a new instance just to tell you thanks.

Thanks for bringing this into my life.