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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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Sorting the Digital Photos of a Digital Pandemic

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Thoughtstylings
...y pandemic period sorted us into the Useful People, who care for the sick, build houses, grow and sell food and the Useless People who look at their phones and attend Zoom meetings. For some it was a a world of anxiety, literal blood and guts and for others the time to kick back on the couch and watch every episode of Tiger King. But this is, of course, too much of a dualistic view. Many who were stuck at home also had to deal with the reality of...

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Weekend Linkages: Sunspots

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Saturday Linkages
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...Unraveling the Mystery of San Francisco 7-Eleven Stores Selling Onigiri With the Mayor’s Face on Them The website of the artist behind the Onigiri prank An app that shows if a book you’re looking at on Amazon is at your local library How to Build a Small Solar Power System Henry VIII’s pastry tent...

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