Saturday Tweets: A Difficult Week

November 10, 2018

...mines how one Anglo-Saxon manuscript, the beautiful Vespasian Psalter, was used and adapted over 100s of years #BLAngloSaxonshttps://t.co/c8CyhyvJU9 pic.twitter.com/NZs6G0i1BN — Medieval Manuscripts (@BLMedieval) November 8, 2018 Dragon in the sky [BnF, MS Latin 7321A, 15th c.] pic.twitter.com/6GhP4OTIv9 — Damien Kempf (@DamienKempf) November 9, 2018 The False Prophet [BnF, Latin 8878, 11th c.] pic.twitter.com/bITxPlntaq — Damien Kempf (@DamienKem...

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Digital Götterdämmerung

Mr. Homegrown

August 12, 2019

Domesticus, Reviews, Thoughtstylings, Tidying up

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...ready, I feel like I’m regaining a long lost pre-internet memory of when I used to read more, learn new skills and get stuff done. Newport is flexible about what you abstain from during the one month period. He acknowledges that many people have jobs that require them to use social media so you have to write your own rules. In my case I gave up Facebook over a year ago but I’ve found myself spending way too much time looking at things like Twitter...

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I Made a Little Library

Mr. Homegrown

October 28, 2021

Design

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...ng around. The universe kinda came together to make this project happen. I used simple rabbet joints done on the tablesaw to create the plywood box. For the doors I used mortise and tenon joints. I picked up some piece of metal flashing material to cobble together a roof. I sketched out the plans at a cafe while Kelly was at an appointment and did the final plan in Sketchup to make sure that I didn’t make a stupid mistake cutting the plywood. As a...

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Learning to Draw Version 4.0

Mr. Homegrown

May 21, 2021

Design

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...to the computer for the final plan. If you’d like to take up drawing I’ve used a few resources. If you know of more please leave a comment. For the initial step of learning to see I’ve found the classic Betty Edwards book Drawing On the Right Side of the Brain useful. For exercises and techniques for pen and paper I turn to Alphonso Dunn’s YouTube channel. What I like about Dunn is that he doesn’t assume knowledge and is good at explaining concep...

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There she goes, my beautiful world

Mr. Homegrown

June 24, 2020

Design

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...of a table saw and band saw I much prefer “fighting the power” with an over 100 year old hand plane that works as well as the day it was made. I’ve slowly begun to shift to using hand tools more often. They are safer, produce less dust and, while taking some practice to get used to, are just as precise if not more so and lead to fewer catastrophic mistakes. Lastly, I can’t minimize how important it is to have a proper workbench. Other crafts such...

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