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Yep, I suppose so. It all boils down to those damn fractions most of us struggled with as kids. But once I got into shop class in junior high, it all made perfect sense. Over the years, school systems have disemboweled nearly every practical "hands-on" course my generation knew. I surely hope...

I'm one of the resident tool and die makers. Save your money. I believe a universal bevel protractor is overkill, especially since the blade of the protractor will not be as long as your entire project. A one-degree error in the span of one inch equals .017". Compound that out across 36...

Treat it like a wrap by heating the vinyl and pressing it down into the texture. JB

Cool Fact: According to science, the "average human" is encased in 22 square feet of skin. Obviously some have less....some, a lot more. Unless you're totally wrapped in Tyvek, PPE covers only a fraction of your dermal real estate. JB

Oopsie...a duplicate.

Yep...sand casting is a very old process. What's even more amazing is how the patterns are created using a photo polymer. Some patterns are still hand-set using letter forms. Bas relief patterns are typically hand-sculpted from clay or polymer. Submitting an order electronically takes 10...

In another life, I was a tool and die maker. I literally guarantee you that you'll spend 100X more (labor, tooling & frustration) trying to mill a bronze plaque, only to have it turn out looking poorly. You'll have tons of tool marks to polish out, and you will not attain the background...

Technically, we're both right. I was looking at total art board real estate (area). JB

I didn't forget it. We go full-berry...none of that gelatin stuff. I like it on stuffing. I'll bet it is good on pizza as you suggested. JB

Hey, I think it gets even better.... Unless my math is wrong, it's actually 100x bigger. (Ten times larger each direction means 100 of the old art boards can fit in the new Illy). JB

There are numerous products here in the USA. There is nothing worse than being recommended something you can not get. Since you're from Slovenia, you need to ask this question to the suppliers you have available. More specifically, are you looking for colored vinyl, or print media (vinyl to...

Grammarly will be the downfall of our society. JB

That says a lot.... JB

Have her make an additional place mat for me. I'd definitely be game! JB

Well, you have to admit it...paper plates reduce the incessant noise of clinking utensils while trying to watch football. And you can have the entire mess cleaned up in between commercials. What's not to like about that? JB

Ok...now you have the responsibility to identify these wonderful looking dishes. Start at the 3 o'clock position and go counterclockwise. If I had to make a wild guess, the first one looks like sliced kiwis with toasted marshmallows on top...but I know that can't be right, can it? Next year...

4+ hours meal prep (including shopping time)....add another two hours to de-bone the carcass, wash the dishes and tidy the kitchen. YMMV if you have helpers. I guess we can be glad it only happens once a year. JB

I'm not sure about the rest of you, but today seem especially nostalgic as it has become my turn to do the turkey. It's just the wife and myself today, but Saturday is the "big one" at the inlaws. I remember snapping this photo of my granny (foreground) and great aunt back in 1979. Gran...

Nailed it. Is it any wonder why the arts and crafts movement (manual trades) seems to be making a wildly astounding comeback? I'm not saying we should become Luddites, but FFS....it sure wouldn't hurt to make strides towards simplification instead of being pulled along by "the machine". JB

I long for a hypothetical world-wide power outage that lasts for one month. I'm sure the narrative would be totally different once we all gathered again. Our grit, creativity and concern for humankind would never be the same....and hopefully for the better. JB