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Weekend Linkages: Let’s Get Tetrahedral

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Saturday Linkages
...Alexander Graham Bell’s Tetrahedral Kites (1903–9) Dystopian On Trial: Alice Coleman’s Architectural Determinism HGTV Personality Tarek El Moussa Denies He’s Evicting North Hollywood Tenants To Build New Complex Gym shorts and a leotard: subway rider’s bonkers looks divide TikTok Hungry Summer Ghosts...

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Keep a Rye Starter!

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Bread, Fermentation, Food
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...of starter on hand that I feed every day. When I want to make bread I do a build overnight and the next day I’ll have the quantity I need to bake a loaf or make pizza dough. This week I switched my starter over to rye using the small amount Caitlin gave us. I’m baking a loaf today and it’s rising like crazy. As to the pizza we made in the class it was probably the best I’ve ever had. It’s a quirky pie: the secret is a dark, almost burnt crust brus...

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More DIY Furniture: Grid Beam and Open Structures

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Design
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...and Open Structures. Grid Beam, pioneered by Ken Isaacs in his book How to Build Your Own Living Structures, relies on either wood or metal with a regular series of holes drilled to accept bolts. Grid Beam is modular and you can use the method to make chairs, tables, beds and rooms. Pieces can be taken apart, reused and reconfigured. If you want to try it you’ll definitely want a drill press and a jig to make the holes uniform and square. Thankful...

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