Saturday Tweets: From Archery to Jaywalking

January 24, 2015

...8sM2RcL6lk — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 22, 2015 Process (Five Year Grain Program) http://t.co/aD8DC5d8ur via @BellegardeNola — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 21, 2015 5 reasons that Fake grass is so Dead http://t.co/koX2q1nb5h — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 21, 2015 True impact of settlers on erosion rates in North America revealed http://t.co/wlsoY65EUU — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 21, 2015 Methinks we’re in a bubble: Cryst...

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Erik’s 2014 New Years Resolutions

Mr. Homegrown

January 1, 2014

Thoughtstylings

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...prepared for some kind of geodesic raised bed folly. Perfect my 100% whole grain sourdough breads using freshly milled flour. Write up some recipes and share my results. Take a trip that involves a class or workshop. I’ve never regretted money spent on education (at least as an adult!). Good health. I’ve figured out a simple if quirky equation. If I can fence I’m healthy. If I can’t I’ve got work to do. This pretentious niche sport just happens to...

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Los Angeles Bread Festival This Weekend!

Mr. Homegrown

June 3, 2016

Bread, Events, Food

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...emo on how to starter a sourdough starter as well as a lecture on cats and grain! I’ll also be at the Los Angeles Bread Baker’s booth all weekend. Here’s the 411. Throughout the weekend, Grand Central Market vendors will provide an eclectic offering of special, one-time only bread menu offerings–special, hearth-baked loaves from Clark Street Bread, cornbread from Horse Thief BBQ, flatbread specials from Madcapra, handmade tortillas from Chiles Sec...

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Rip-sawing by hand

Mr. Homegrown

January 8, 2015

Tools

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...ace of clamps when rip-sawing (cutting a piece of wood lengthwise with the grain). Some other pointers: The angle at which the saw is held is of importance . . . A common mistake is to “lay” the saw: that is, to bring it too much into the horizontal, and this is especially the case when learning to follow the pencil lines with the saw. It is a habit which the beginner should get out of as soon as he can. The stroke should be wellnigh the full leng...

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I’ve Been Working on This Chair When I Should Be Doing Other Things

Mr. Homegrown

July 17, 2019

Design

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...le aesthetically pleasing the design is a woodworking no-no as it involves grain tied together in two different directions with no allowance for wood movement. On most of the originals, unsurprisingly, the back has split. I omitted the dovetails in my Voysey chair remix opting for an unglued mortise instead. This small detail illustrates why designers and craftspeople need to be in dialog with each other. Voysey said, “To produce healthy art one m...

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