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    Well it's the last day of Pride Month, and I can't think of a better ending than this...
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    I posted this in the photography thread as well, but it has enough woodworking to apply here also...
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    This guy is one of my favorite makers to watch. He always makes something interesting. This time, the world's most elaborate pinhole camera...
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    The Live Music Thread

    swt61 replied to Thaddy's topic in Music

    For a second I thought that was Andrew Dice Clay.
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    How did Alan feel about you exposing yourself to him? 🙈
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    It's my impression that after AI has had some time, people will again start to appreciate human creativity. Time is a spring. Everything comes around again, though not exactly at the same place. I can appreciate a CNC machine for It's time saving. But my interest in woodworking is as an outlet for the designs that I can't keep from piling up in my brain. I would probably use the CNC to make templates for pieces I need to make multiples of. But I would still want to mill them up myself.
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    I read that it's a bit thinner than Alaskan halibut and that looks to be true. The shrimp in the Texas gulf looked exactly like the shrimp in Alaska, but tasted quite different. More of an iodine taste in Texas. Because of the cold water, they are slower growing in Alaska, and so much tastier. But the waters here are not nearly as warm, so I imagine the taste of halibut would be similar? They do grow much, much larger in Alaska (upwards of 600 lbs.), but the tastiest are 25 lbs. and under, so that wouldn't matter. What I grew up knowing as "Chicken Halibut". Halibut is absolutely my favorite fish. Blue fin Tuna second and King Salmon third. But, hard smoked Alaskan King Salmon, brined and honey glazed, is the greatest thing to ever come out of the sea. Even better than Gay Mermen! https://www.themountainkitchen.com/smoked-salmon-with-honey-glaze/
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    I'm interested in bay area halibut. I've never tried it, and am curious how it might compare to Alaskan caught halibut?
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    I watched a pizza documentary some time back, about Connecticut pizza, and Sally's was mentioned as a favorite.
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    This was far better than what I was expecting. You have to be from my era to understand the shift in Hollywood that underpinned the "Brat Pack". Prior to this point in time, movies weren't made for teens about teens. This was the beginning of a fundamental shift in movies. Hollywood discovered that teens were a viable market, and it wasn't long until the movie industry was flooded with teen movies. John Hughes was at the forefront of that shift, and other directors followed suit. I remember those films had a real impact on me. So many of my friends had crushes on Demi Moore and Molly Ringwald. While in secret, my crushes were on Andrew McCarthy and Rob Lowe. Anyway, it was a very interesting perspective on a nostalgic time for my generation.
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    Have a phenomenal Birthday Sir!
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    Iceland

    swt61 replied to ktm's topic in Off Topic

    Holey crap!
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    Liked that one too.
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    Got it, in about 10 seconds.
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    So there's two series that I've watched recently. Both were unexpected, out of the norm series. Both a little strange, but both really captivating. The first is Sugar. That one may have a season two coming? It blindsided me in the best way. The second was Eric. Fantastic cast and phenomenal acting. It wasn't as much of a shock, but offbeat in a different way. Very emotional, very well written. I can very much recommend Both. And Ric, I think you'll really like Eric.
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    Just starting...
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    I just watched a YouTube video on a newish product called Obsidian Ebony. True Gabon Ebony is expensive and not that easy to come by, as it's also endangered. This product is designed as an alternative, though I haven't compared pricing yet. This product is best suited for plugs, splines, decorative inlays and such. As in larger pieces it's not as passable due to it's lack of Brown streaks common in real Ebony. Ebony is quite brittle and this product is similar, though not quite as brittle as real Ebony. It seems to polish up to the same dull glow as actual Ebony. It's just more uniformly Black than real Ebony. It's generally made from Maple, though some companies are also using Birch. I think Maple would be better suited, as it's a denser, harder wood than Birch. It's made by thermally modifying Maple (or Birch) to a dark Black/Brown color throughout the entire thickness of the wood. This process is also known as torrefaction. After the heat modification, the wood is infused with colored resin under pressure. It not only gives a consistent color throughout the grain, but also stabilizes the wood to a large extent. I'm planning on building some game boards soon, and am thinking of trying this product out as an inlay strip. Hopefully more to follow. https://sustainablebiz.ca/thermalwood-canada-sees-obsidian-as-sustainable-alternative-to-ebony#:~:text=Obsidian is produced by taking,and tonal characteristics of ebony.
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