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#21

Laid Back Lounge / Re: What's on your mind today?

Last post by billy rubin - May 11, 2026, 05:49:28 PM

well that is a better excuse than mine. i actully have more time, becausse i have . . . retired, semi-like.

lately ive worked a five-day week, about 55 to 60 hours, US$28 per hour. but my company offers a different position too, which is three days only, at $34. so i switched to that, and now get four days off per week, at a substantial money hit.

but im at the age where i value time moe than money. ive seen the world, i have no interest in cruise ships, i dont want any more possessions. and i live in a place that would occupy all my time in agricxulture, beekeeping, and repairs until i keel over with most everything still unfinished.

plus, im freshly 70 years old, and im losing muscle mass at a disconcerting rate. my job isnt strenuous, just connecting and disconnecting hoses and a lot of driving, mostly. but 12 and 13-hour days still take some energy out of me.

so thjis new regimen is looking good. previously i would take the first day off to rest, and the last day off to get ready to go back to work. now i get two additional days off in the middle, which is a win.

so today ive got to lay out the fencing to keep the deer out of the garden, pay off the weeks bills, and do some motorcycle work. if theres time, ill look nto my bees, which i have purposely ignored.

tomorrow is still up for grabs.

#22

Sports / Re: World Cup - 2026

Last post by Recusant - May 09, 2026, 03:52:11 AM

According to the article, if somebody had jumped a couple of days ago when FIFA released new blocks of tickets for the final, they might have been able to get tickets to the final for a mere $10,990. Then they could go onto FIFA's official resale site and sell them for ten times what they paid. For this World Cup FIFA did away with any limits on gouging the punters on their site. Their rationale is that North American resale sites already allow ridiculous gouging by scalpers so why not compete? They get a cut of the hugely inflated ticket prices on their official resale site.

#23

Miscellaneous / Re: Workshop and fixit stuff

Last post by Dark Lightning - May 08, 2026, 01:44:15 PM

I want to build an armoire in the Arts and Crafts style. I'm limited on height because of the size of my "shop". I could just dig into my IRA and buy another place to live, where the armoire would be a nice thing to have, as opposed to necessary.

Are there any particular Arts and Crafts designers that would inspire your design? My own favourite in the movement is Charles Rennie Mackintosh

I'm using a non-exact copy of the Birdcliffe Colony linen press; it will be about 2 feet taller. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/14336

That's an attractive piece.

Agreed! If I decorate the doors, I'll probably use art tiles instead of the carvings.

#24

Miscellaneous / Re: Workshop and fixit stuff

Last post by hermes2015 - May 08, 2026, 05:39:05 AM

I want to build an armoire in the Arts and Crafts style. I'm limited on height because of the size of my "shop". I could just dig into my IRA and buy another place to live, where the armoire would be a nice thing to have, as opposed to necessary.

Are there any particular Arts and Crafts designers that would inspire your design? My own favourite in the movement is Charles Rennie Mackintosh

I'm using a non-exact copy of the Birdcliffe Colony linen press; it will be about 2 feet taller. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/14336

That's an attractive piece.

#25

Miscellaneous / Re: Workshop and fixit stuff

Last post by hermes2015 - May 08, 2026, 05:35:29 AM

I want to build an armoire in the Arts and Crafts style. I'm limited on height because of the size of my "shop". I could just dig into my IRA and buy another place to live, where the armoire would be a nice thing to have, as opposed to necessary.

I have designed and made a museum-style display cabinet. The display case is mainly to consolidate the family collection of original, signed Lalique pieces, the most spectacular being an "Antilopes" vase. There is also a Picasso plate he painted in Madoura in 1948, and a Josef Hoffmann prism faceted crystal Art Deco vase.

Impeccable look!  That's some impressively thick glass for the shelves. Did you have a specialist shop cut it, or did you risk it yourself?

Thank you so much. Cutting glass, especially the 10mm thick glass of the shelves, is a task I was not brave enough to attempt, so I left it to a professional glass supply company. I did all the rest of it (wood and metal work) myself. I forgot to mention that the cabinet is 2100mm high.

#26

Art / Re: Banksy Working From Home

Last post by Icarus - May 08, 2026, 04:03:39 AM

Banksy is not only an outstanding artist, he is also shrewdly philosophical.

#27

Miscellaneous / Re: Workshop and fixit stuff

Last post by Dark Lightning - May 07, 2026, 07:23:57 PM

I want to build an armoire in the Arts and Crafts style. I'm limited on height because of the size of my "shop". I could just dig into my IRA and buy another place to live, where the armoire would be a nice thing to have, as opposed to necessary.

Are there any particular Arts and Crafts designers that would inspire your design? My own favourite in the movement is Charles Rennie Mackintosh

I'm using a non-exact copy of the Birdcliffe Colony linen press; it will be about 2 feet taller. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/14336

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#28

Miscellaneous / Re: Workshop and fixit stuff

Last post by Recusant - May 07, 2026, 07:19:46 PM

I want to build an armoire in the Arts and Crafts style. I'm limited on height because of the size of my "shop". I could just dig into my IRA and buy another place to live, where the armoire would be a nice thing to have, as opposed to necessary.

Many antique armoires are actually capable of being broken down into manageable sections. My sister got one that uses the same ball-head bolts with holes as seen in the video below. I haven't been able to find modern replicas but they may be around. Not really necessary I'd think. Regular bolts could do the job (screwing into captured nuts).

I built shelving for it that's essentially freestanding inside the armoire and also capable of being broken down. Her armoire is wider than the one in the video so I used a less sophisticated system for the shelving* than the "sawtooth" style seen in the video below but the sawtooth system is nice for adjustability.

* Cleats on plywood "boards" for the sides, fixed oak shelf supports on a third board in the back for the middle. Didn't have to make the shelves so beefy since they were supported in the middle.

#29

Miscellaneous / Re: Workshop and fixit stuff

Last post by Recusant - May 07, 2026, 07:13:27 PM

I have designed and made a museum-style display cabinet. The display case is mainly to consolidate the family collection of original, signed Lalique pieces, the most spectacular being an "Antilopes" vase. There is also a Picasso plate he painted in Madoura in 1948, and a Josef Hoffmann prism faceted crystal Art Deco vase.

Impeccable look!  That's some impressively thick glass for the shelves. Did you have a specialist shop cut it, or did you risk it yourself?

#30

Miscellaneous / Re: Workshop and fixit stuff

Last post by hermes2015 - May 07, 2026, 06:15:41 PM

I want to build an armoire in the Arts and Crafts style. I'm limited on height because of the size of my "shop". I could just dig into my IRA and buy another place to live, where the armoire would be a nice thing to have, as opposed to necessary.

Are there any particular Arts and Crafts designers that would inspire your design? My own favourite in the movement is Charles Rennie Mackintosh