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Bon Anniversaire and Joyeux Noël from France! Cheers!

I saw this post in the wee hours in a jet lag haze and couldn't remember what thread it was in when I remembered to respond. Thanks for the offer, but we have a direct flight to SF so I won't be dropping by this year. Cheers!

Bon anniversaire Ken! Cheers!

I was going to say that it was some typically anti-festool internet bullshit but I hoped Steve would chime in first. Modern wood glues are amazing, but the physical support of the swollen tenon across the narrow stripes, and wider ones too, has to provide more strength in my opinion. Not suggesting anyone needs to do it, but it like to.

Also an exaggeration, I know, but did you use any dominoes in your boards? I did on mine and I think it worked well. For the thin strips, I clamped them to a larger piece and cut the mortise through them. I used glue on each layer and longer dominoes to pass through sometimes multiple layers. You have to be careful on placement because the chamfer or cove could possibly cut through the ends of the dominoes if too close to the edge. Just a thought for future reference.

I thought the joke was that the owner of the cutting board will be dead from the poison woods long before the colors fade...

George Baselitz exhibit was already on the list but we went today to honor the architect as well.

I might like to be swaddled in bacon...

This little guy was getting a lot of attention parked near the Pantheon in Paris. What is it?

RIP RR. We will definitely make a pilgrimage to the Pompidou.

He looked so young and innocent there.

Is it possible that nobody made any Mattnog in 2021? Seems like a tragedy. The Mason jar sidecar shown above in my 2020 nog pics was consumed last night with some freshly whipped cream and it was delicious. Reposted here for the sake of the historical record. We'll need to do better in 2022... In looking for pics of ironbut Steve, I happened upon this one of Matt and me in SF. By very random coincidence, I'm wearing the same t-shirt today. 😏

Euro chic!

Just six years later than Colin, I have now made this cheese buldak recipe twice and love it.

Fecking hawt! Such a bunch of lucky retirees who worked with you, Nate. Between you and Naaman, lots of people who served this country are heading to retirement very happy.

Also fucking cool! Being made from USS Constitution parts is pretty fucking special, as is a combined 86 years of service. Nice work! And I didn't mean to be remiss in saying how amazing the M&O sign is because it is amazing indeed.

The extra dust extraction port will be for vacuuming and for smaller tools like the sanding station that will sit on top of the cabinet as needed.

Steve and I got the miter station cabinets mostly built today. Essentially the entire back wall will be work space and storage in addition to the miter station. We still have to add a ¾ plywood top, two shelves on the right hand side for wood storage, and I am still deciding about the cabinet space to the left side of the saw. And the Kapex is actually on a temporary shelf because I didn't have enough ¾ ply and we wanted a photo op. When complete, we are going to do a face frame and drawer fronts in maple, I think. We have decided that the only miter fence needed is the Kapex fence, which maximizes the work surfaces on either side of the saw. I have ordered a Woodpeckers Stealth track system that will be inset flush into the top on both sides of the saw with flip up stops and track to mount clamps and such. It should make for happy chop sawing.

Truth be told we pieced off about half of each plate for Alden to have a full meal of leftovers. The chile bourbon syrup kicks chicken and waffles onto another level. So frickin tasty

Looks great Ian! Enjoy your new space. I got a peak at the other side of your "cutting block" today and it is awesome!

I'm very sad to report that our very own Carl Stephen "ironbut" Koto passed away on July 2, presumably from the lung cancer he informed us about in late May. Several of us have been concerned about his absence and both Ric and I (and maybe others) tried calling him to no avail, eventually receiving notice that the line was no longer in service. I tried searching for information but did not find anything until this morning I finally found a death notice for Carl Koto in Eugene, Oregon at age 66, and that must be him. 😢 Steve was a great and gentle guy and a fantastic Head-caser. His reel to reel rig will be remembered as one of the all-time best headphone experiences for many, many people. I'm happy that he had a few years of retirement in Eugene when he could make music and take it easy, but it truly sucks that he didn't have longer. Just to prove how humble and unassuming Steve was, I couldn't find a decent picture of him so I hope others can find more to post here. RIP Steve, you will be missed.

RIP Michael Nesmith 🥲 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/monkees-michael-nesmith-dead-1270079/amp/

Cutting / cheese boards for the holidays, you say? These are for our French friends with whom we will be spending Christmas, and all are cherry, walnut and maple or curly maple. I just put a coat of Tried & True oil finish on them and when done with that they will get a linseed oil wax top coat.

Building more feet, Doug? What for? Do the magnets hold down the Jessem roller track? That's a pretty cool idea, but I've already drilled my fence.