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  1. HdV

    Spot for a cabin, delayed for 5 years, maybe this year.

    Man, I thought I had it good with my view and the animals around here. But I don't come even close to what you have. That really is a beautiful spot. I can understand why you'd like to build a cabin there.
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    Bois de Steve

    Thanks for the info. I am thinking of trying this out on an Opal plum I have. Would be nice if it succeeds.
  3. HdV

    Bois de Steve

    I feel your pain. About 2 months ago we planted 2 Cornus Kousa of the "Schmetterling" variety and they were doing great. They were really beautiful to look at. Were I say, because yesterday morning we found they had been plundered by a roe during the night. There were prints all over the place...
  4. HdV

    Looking for a good oak stain

    Is there a specific reason you are not sure of using Osmo in this case? My standard finishing process is to use shellac to close the pores and then wipe on 2 layers of Osmo (in my case mostly Osmo Farbig). The results are great, including on oak. The shellac should form a nice barrier between...
  5. HdV

    Two of my favourite hack saws.

    I was lucky enough to inherit a Starrett No. 153 from my wife's father. It is probably more than 60 years old, but easily my favourite hack saw.
  6. HdV

    Stuck grub screws

    That white stuff is almost certainly from seizing (galling?). Put some anti-seize paste on the threats to prevent it from happening again. Otherwise you'll have the same problem again in the future.
  7. HdV

    Hori Hori

    I think you will thoroughly enjoy your Hori Hori. I use mine quite often. Together with my Japanese sickle it is probably my most-used garden hand tool. I see yours has no finish on its handle. It's better that way. I had to improvise some finger guards on mine because its handle can become...
  8. HdV

    Scalpel safety sheath

    Thanks for the inspiration! That's something I will definitely make myself when I can find the time.
  9. HdV

    Cut & Dried - latest print run

    You are, of course, correct. I misread. A print run is not the same as a new edition. Still, I hope and expect many people will enjoy your book as much as I did/do.
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    Cut & Dried - latest print run

    Congrats with the new edition! I bought the 2018 version from Lost Art years ago and still like it very much. Thanks for writing it. I learned a lot from it. Which to me, as a fellow author (although in a completely different field), is the biggest compliment I can give. I think a lot of people...
  11. HdV

    Hope this is the last ice storm for the winter.

    Good thinking! Iced roads can be a nightmare. No use taking unnecessary risks.
  12. HdV

    Hope this is the last ice storm for the winter.

    Bummer! Those are really useful to have in such conditions. Ah well, it always worked good enough the way you did before I had those too. I just am spoiled. Drive safely with all that ice rain I read about. I imagine the roads must be really slippery right now in Canada.
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    Hope this is the last ice storm for the winter.

    Ouch! I often long for the winters we used to have around here and in Sweden. But when I see what you have to deal with, then maybe I should just be glad it is so warm (and dry!) right now. My Volvo has a heater you can enable from an app. It also has a heated windscreen. Does your truck have...
  14. HdV

    Ye Olde Royal Maile - stuck in the pre-internet age

    I could not agree more. And that goes both ways. I can emphasise with the position the officer is in. It is just so far removed from the everyday experience of non-US citizens. At least for where I am now or have been in the past (which includes all continents, except for Antarctica). Sadly...
  15. HdV

    Ye Olde Royal Maile - stuck in the pre-internet age

    Yeah, well, the tone of your reply is sufficient illustration as to why his friends advised him to just stay quiet unless asked to speak. I understand there are significant cultural differences in play here. I really do. And even a whole different level of safety risks (to the officer and the...
  16. HdV

    Mise en Place

    When I was a student at uni I worked in the kitchen of a hospital. Most of the day was spent on preparations (indeed mise en place). The actual cooking varied, but in general is was more than 1 hour and less than 2 hours. To give you an idea on how each day's time was spent: 50% preparations...
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    Ye Olde Royal Maile - stuck in the pre-internet age

    Consider yourself lucky. A friend of mine had a very bad time after talking back to an American copper. Later on he was told by his American friends that not even the natives (Americans that is, not native Americans) dare speak up when they are stopped by police. They even went as far as to tell...
  18. HdV

    In-car navigation conundrum....

    I used to use a Bluetooth to FM-transmitter dongle for exactly that in my old V40 about 10 years ago. I am sure such dongles are still around.
  19. HdV

    Stuck grub screws

    I have had some success with WD-40 Specialist fast-acting penetrant. But that stuff is mainly aimed at rust. In the case of aluminium binding to steel I am not so sure it will be as effective.
  20. HdV

    Stuck grub screws

    That might be a case of seizing. That often happens when different metals are forced together. If you manage to loosen them, remember to put on some anti-seizing gel on the threads before putting them back in.
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