Good Morning Quilters! I love fall! Here is a picture of a field of pumpkins that I took a few years ago. I was driving past it and had to stop and take a photo. Fall is full of beautiful sights like…

We're back today on the Inspiration Station Challenge Blog with a new challenge. The idea behind the challenge is that we give you an inspiration photo each month and make something inspired by the…

A little reorganisation of the storage boxes vacated some space for my Army of the Solemn League and Covenant. Here's the second of two new units. A return to painting after a very Scottish-centric…

By Omar Nabil Metwally, M.D. First published on 5 October 2026, with live daily updates until I get bored and move on to the next thing. Fact Dump:…

When we bought our new dishwasher last week, we figured we’d save the $250 it would’ve cost to have it installed and just do it ourselves. We watched a couple of videos and it didn’t seem like…

Pattern Emporium Making Moves Subtle Barrel Leg Pants, size AU 8, high rise, small front and back crotch extension, short length shortened 1 inch before hemming 1 inch, 1.5-inch elastic waistband,…

Welcome to Bullets #24! Sit back, relax, and dive into the latest edition of the series. You can also catch up on the previous edition bullets/23. I’ll start with the fact that “24”…

My newest addiction is watching Arcade PCB repair videos on YouTube. I’ve done some light repairs like fixing my Final Fight board but it was such a mess of trial and error and it’s surprising I…

My free knitting pattern for a coaster that doesn't stick to my cup is done! It's pretty exciting to finish this, even though it's a simple pattern. Folks are helping me test still, so I might make…

Let’s do a little boatbuilding 101 terminology. I’m building a lapstrake boat. That is, the planks (aka strakes) overlap. The easiest visual here is the classic viking ship, also seen on…

New Patreon Supporters Thanks to new Knife Steel Nerds Patreon supporters David, A.P. McC., Brunhard, Sal Glesser, Richard Airey, Dan Cifer, Matt Cheresh, and Mark Decherd. Your contributions mean…

I’m managing to play early in the month for CAS Christmas this time, I might even manage another one later! The theme this time is poinsettia. I had most of this made yesterday but it was lacking…

Here is a copy of an activity from a 1919 issue of the Danish magazine Familie Journal . Click to download the full-sized image Children were invited to cut out these blocks and rearrange them to…

Welcome to Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts! Make yourself a cup of tea or coffee (or maybe a pumpkin spice latte) and join us to celebrate the experience of slowly stitching your way through…

I was in Steigen this weekend to help my father fix the roof of his garage, which was demolished by a storm last winter. Saturday brought us sunshine and 13-14 degrees, which felt nice. All in all,…

I wanted to finally try out a carbon bike, but well I am frugal.  New carbon bikes were just too expensive and used bikes were too expensive if they met what I wanted.  My goal was to have…

Print a Blu-ray and DVD ripper box, write the SD card and rip discs straight to your NAS for Plex or Jellyfin. A step-by-step Riparr build guide.

Yesterday, I mentioned a simple watercolor hack. Here is one dedicated to writing. More specifically, writing on index cards, as I do all the time. I needed a way to hold the card flat on a sturdy…

It's time for a new challenge on the Addicted to CAS Challenge Blog: For all the details about

Super annoying printing problemsI haven't really written about how I got a Bambu Labs A1 Mini for Christmas a few years ago and finally got into 3D printing (maybe someday I'll expound on…

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How I made a tiny easily-printable zine to be my business card. If drag kings get to have business cards.

After failing to convince the client otherwise On the side, I do a bit of pedalboard “making”. And yesterday I just finished the largest board I’ve ever made. But even though I failed to talk him out…

With this narra/Sitka spruce 00 and East Indian rosewood/sinker redwood OM about to enter the ugly stage as I install bindings, I thought it was an opportune time to photograph them. With ebony…

The first 3D printed case has arrived, and overall, I am quite pleased with the results. The case consists of 3 printed parts (top, bottom and power switch) and a decal label. This case is designed…

Exploring the technopolitics of generative slop, in 3D, one object at a time

Recently, for reasons I shall not mention on this hand tools blog, I retrieved my old Fein Turbo II (model 9-55-13) shop vac from storage, where it's been for the last 13 years. It's probably 25…

A New Hobby, How?By favourite hobby is gardening, but since moving across Canada, I no longer have a garden. I thought I could deal with it, but I now am beginning to miss it. Recently I've realized…

Mrs. Fred Dalone Jr. was the grand prize winner of a sewing contest for members of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1959. The challenge was to create an outfit suitable for a women’s club…