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Finally got around to launching a store for my stickers and things! https://store.mollywhite.net -
i've had "please do not respond to this message outside of your working hours" in my work sig for five years.i've had "please do not respond to this message outside of your working hours" in my work sig for five years.
three bosses across two jobs have felt it necessary to "talk to me about it".
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the transparent yellow snotty adhesive that holds mailers closed and attaches plastic cards to letters is called Fugitive Gluethe transparent yellow snotty adhesive that holds mailers closed and attaches plastic cards to letters is called Fugitive Glue
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I like big butts but I can lie@JonBaker
two royal guards block your path
one likes big butts
one can lie
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@rejectedplates The Scunthorpe problem strikes again@jalefkowit @rejectedplates there's an RT blogger somewhere right now writing an article about how this is russophobia
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My new special interest is animal criminals- animals in trouble for breaking (human) laws.@ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs @inthehands @futurebird
i think this is probably the one! Phoebe Judge is great.Episode 203: Dog in the Bed, Cat in the Bag, Camel on the Golf Course (12.16.22)
Stories of animals really going for it.
(thisiscriminal.com)
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And for something totes different: does anyone have experience using iron acetate solutions on Acacia wood (and also if there's any reason I should avoid Acacia wood for labor/slavery/abuse/ecological reasons this is a great time to mention it) for ach...@aud @ma3ke shou sugi ban is a lot of fun! hard to get a very consistent depth/flatness depending on how much you have to burn and brush, but it comes out looking great, especially on oak and ash.
i know you mentioned it's a butcherblock, do you happen to know if that means it's endgrain? that would probably take burning out of the equation. it's very, very hard to get even a rustic level of consistency with fire on endgrain.
speedball is what i've used and it definitely stands up to uv really well. whatever you topcoat it with will definitely yellow before it does.
finish sheens aren't always named consistently and can differ between products. the most common terms are the same ones used for paint
flat - matte.
satin - a little more reflectivity, but "frosted", like brushed metal.
semi-gloss - the most popular option. picks up fewer noticeable scratches than gloss. flattering to most shapes and woods.
gloss - most reflective, which can be good and bad. hardest to preserve looking new and hardest to touch up. awkward looking on some more porous woods (i think).if you want to check out rubio in person, see if there's a flooring retailer near you. it's been very popular as a floor finish in most of Europe for the last ~20 years and many larger showrooms or stores will have a big displayboard of all the different tints and finish sheens.
i find the regular single-application result to be very close to boiled linseed oil or other natural drying oils, maybe a little shinier. it's rare that i've wanted to go further, but they make a "maintenance oil" that can be added and buffed off to enhance the sheen to something between satin and semi-gloss for a finish that looks more like commercial furniture.
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And for something totes different: does anyone have experience using iron acetate solutions on Acacia wood (and also if there's any reason I should avoid Acacia wood for labor/slavery/abuse/ecological reasons this is a great time to mention it) for ach...@aud @ma3ke i've found it hard to get consistent results with vinegaroon. generally far better in woods with a lot of tannins like oak, walnut, and cherry. i'm not sure about the tannin content in acacia, i don't remember it burning very much when i've machined it, so possibly not a lot.
i've had far better luck ebonizing with india ink. it's available in most art supply places and craft stores, it's very inexpensive, and can be topcoated with almost anything. it leaves a jet black finish that's mostly flat and doesn't fill or obscure the wood grain and pores.
topcoat with whatever you're comfortable with for whatever finish sheen you're looking for. sprays are grand if you're only doing a couple of coats and have good ventilation. spray lacquer is nastiest to work with but leaves a durable finish that's mostly impervious to common household chemicals. polyurethane and shellac are great, too, but more susceptible to damage from heat, uv, and alcohols.
pure tung oil and linseed oil are great and leave a wonderful natural-feeling finish, but i wouldn't use it for a hard-use surface you can't reoil easily. i love them for tool handles or in combination with shellac for friction polishes, but it takes weeks to months to "fully" cure and will pick up hand gunk and weep oil if you put a hot mug on it and not really do much for abrasion. boiled linseed oil is faster to cure because of added chemical dryers, but still has all of the other downsides.
if you wanted to do something very low effort and are only looking for something very dark rather than fully black, rubio has a series of hardwax oils that come pre-tinted. i've been very, very impressed with rubio since i started using it a few years ago and i only ever use something else if it's unavoidable. it's applied by hand or brush, wiped after ~15 minutes, then buff (hand or machine) with a white scotchbrite pad. it's zero VOC, it leaves behind a satin, natural looking and feeling finish (that can be rubbed out with an additional product for something more semigloss), and you're done with a single application and 24hrs cure time.
it's pricey, but a little goes a long way. if you could find the smaller ~130mL containers that would probably be enough to do several dining tables. i haven't used the dyed ones personally, so i'm not sure just how dark it gets, it looks like Oil Plus 2C Charcoal is the darkest they have. it's the tone of a toasted ash or dark chocolate.
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looking for cinch strapslooking for cinch straps
oh come on, this is just cable shibari
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When they drop the pretense and just name their new SUV "The Tank"@jalefkowit i'm slightly bemused that as soon as i read "the tank" my first thought was "fuck, is rezvani still in business?" there's better ideas and memories that should live in that part of my brain.
it's like they combine inflation fetish and grumper a e s t h e t i c s and market to people who saw a ford raptor with a [clearly misunderstood] punisher stencil on the hood and thought "no, too subtle". the instagram preppers and the cul-de-sac kadyrovs.
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Jonathan Banks going hard for the arts and the kidsJonathan Banks going hard for the arts and the kids