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Any idea how to do the edges/feet on this box? in c/woodworking

[–] ellisk 3 points 9 hours ago

Just been thinking about this a lot because the feet really bug me somehow. I think it probably is do-able as other people have mentioned, but also, are you sure this is a real box someone made and not AI-generated? I hate to have to ask it, but these days... and man, why don't the feet visibly support the box? I guess it could be inlaid... like I said, I don't think it's impossible. Just odd somehow.

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ISO 160 = high contrast mode... ??? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by ellisk to c/[email protected]

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So caveat here, last time I shot fully manual was about 30 years ago. You couldn't change your ISO on the fly, you picked out a roll and that was that.

Now here I am shooting digital and what is wrong with the lowest ISO setting? Searching around I feel like I'm the only one with this issue. ISO 160 sucks the saturation out and tries to push the image towards black and white with high contrast, it feels like. If I tap it up and readjust everything, even just to 200-400, the problem goes away. Any thoughts? Busted lens? Some setting buried in the massive list? Any help appreciated... seems a shame not to shoot at 160 when I've got plenty of light (or is this old B&W film mindset?)

Fujifilm X-T4 BTW.

Edited to show what I mean better: not identical pictures but from the same day, of the same tree.

Walnut dust isn't nice in c/woodworking

[–] ellisk 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oak's the one that really gets me.

Towers in a storm in c/[email protected]

[–] ellisk 2 points 1 month ago

Nice composition. I love the way the reflection looks in the one tower.

The full guide to switching from big US tech to supporting more ethical and Canadian-based companies! (Redone with OSs added) in c/buycanadian

[–] ellisk 2 points 2 months ago

Sorry, I mean hosting platform as in, provides ad insertions for those that want to go that way, submission to multiple platforms easily, RSS generator for your podcast, etc. Like Libsyn, Podbean, Acast, etc.

The full guide to switching from big US tech to supporting more ethical and Canadian-based companies! (Redone with OSs added) in c/buycanadian

[–] ellisk 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Anyone have suggestions for podcast hosting platforms? Seems like they're all American as far as I can tell.

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Chain/overall maintenance (self.gravel_cycling)

submitted 2 months ago by ellisk to c/[email protected]

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Pulling the bike out now that the snow's mostly melted way up here and realizing I probably need a new chain based on stretch last year... what's your chain (and other bits) maintenance routine? I definitely need to get something better going than a casual clean... I guess streams/mud/insane amounts of road dust are pretty hard on the system.

“You cannot serve both God and money” in c/[email protected]

[–] ellisk 1 points 2 months ago

He had them steal a donkey for him, dude. And accepted the full cult leader treatment. Matthew 21:1-11

But we could play verse quoting all day. I encourage you to go back and actually read the first two books from start to end, as I did recently. They're super fucked-up.

“You cannot serve both God and money” in c/[email protected]

[–] ellisk -3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Here's the thing though. A lot of the first two books of the New Testament is about how awful the Jews are and how Jesus was a cult leader who got his followers to abandon their families for him and even got his followers to steal for him. Reading Matthew and Mark in the light of today's politics, Jesus looks like a right-wing grifter. Seems like they're reading it right to me.

Walnut Box with Walnut and Maple Lid in c/woodworking

[–] ellisk 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lovely! Does the top just slot into the body?

*Permanently Deleted* in c/[email protected]

[–] ellisk 1 points 2 months ago

We're going to be entering a golden age of hacks in the next 5 years, I'm calling it now. All this copy-pasted bad ChatGPT code is going to be used in ways that generate security holes the likes of which we've never seen before.

Minwax poly advice for maximum durability? in c/woodworking

[–] ellisk 2 points 3 months ago

As long as they're both water-based and you scuff it up a little with 120 beforehand, you should be fine, although I haven't used that specific set of finishes. Can always do the tried and true and try it out on a test piece first if you're really worried.

But yeah, TBH, even if you went crazy and used epoxy or urushi, pretty sure it'd get scratched up with kids being kids. I use 10+ coats for specific applications, and it's very scratch resistant (in fact it seems more more than the technically harder urushi... this is where I redact a few paragraphs of finish hardness discussion...), but standing up to kids, nah.

What would you do with small exotic wood scrap? in c/woodworking

[–] ellisk 1 points 3 months ago

I really like the bottle stoppers. Not sure I really have anything big enough but I'm going to see what I can glue up. The bigger pieces are usually softwoods too, unfortunately, but even just carving something decorative for the top could be cool.

What would you do with small exotic wood scrap? in c/woodworking

[–] ellisk 3 points 3 months ago

I did try that once but you're right I should give it a go again with better wood choices (verawood is just too waxy to glue unless you treat it right I guess.)

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What would you do with small exotic wood scrap? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 months ago by ellisk to c/woodworking

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I've built up a pretty good pile of small scraps of wood I just can't bear to toss over the years: verawood, ebony, rosewood, mahogany, purpleheart, but even just some nice maple, sitka spruce, red cedar, walnut, etc. I started carving some into pendants this winter, and some look pretty good, but I'm looking for ideas for really small or weirdly shaped scrap -- everything from 1/2" lathe ends with a hole in them, to long 1/2" x 3/8" x 4', a small clip of the pile under the picture.

I've heard a few people just throw them into baggies and sell/give to crafty folks, which I might do in the end. But I figure if I can make stuff to give away as gifts or sell at a craft fair, all the better... but outside of jewellery, not sure what else to do. The are NOT big enough for endgrain cutting boards, and most have a couple rounded or uneven edges.