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05-15-20, 07:03 AM
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Black walnut? Used to be my fave hardwood, but ultimately black cherry won out. Not only (more) beautiful, imo, but nicer to work, as well. Around here we have tropical cedar, which is lovely to work, and not much else. A couple extremely dense woods, which don't float in water but can be worked for certain specialized applications. And a pine which is pitchy in the extreme. Oh and some mahogany, which I don't use much as it has less termite resistance than the cedar, and looks similar. Much heavier. The weight is a good way to tell them apart.
The dense stuff - are you talking about ipe/ironwood? It's becoming more popular for outdoor applications even way up here.
05-15-20, 07:03 AM
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There are guinea fowl on one of my routes, but they seem to be contained.
05-15-20, 07:04 AM
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05-15-20, 07:06 AM
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Another cool thing about robins is that they act as the neighborhood sentinels. Whenever I hear the robins chattering in a distinctive, agitated pattern I run and get my camera because I know a hawk is in the vicinity. The robins will actually perch near the intruder continuously chirping in an effort to drive him away. Whether they have nests nearby or not they just don't want a bird of prey hanging around their community.
05-15-20, 07:07 AM
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A group of my cycling friends are doing an informal group ride to Lancaster and back, it will be a century. I was invited too.
I told them no thanks.
I did NOT tell them I think it's foolish and premature to have a group ride like that. I believe there are going to be 6-8 riders. They claim they will be socially distancing but I expect that won't happen.
I am trying not to judge people, but it's hard not to when you see educated and intelligent people do things that are potentially dangerous.
I told them no thanks.
I did NOT tell them I think it's foolish and premature to have a group ride like that. I believe there are going to be 6-8 riders. They claim they will be socially distancing but I expect that won't happen.
I am trying not to judge people, but it's hard not to when you see educated and intelligent people do things that are potentially dangerous.
05-15-20, 07:08 AM
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Yes, I got that set of Pelissier hubs that were listed there.
Track hubs have the standard English freewheel threading for the cog on the drive side but have a smaller diameter left-hand threading for a lock ring to prevent the cog from unscrewing itself when you apply back pedal pressure to slow you down. I have seen that a lot of actual track riders don't bother with the lock ring since they don't need to brake hard with their legs on the track and the lock ring just adds time when they want to change cogs. I will use the lock ring since I ride this bike on the roads.
I've been running a standard freewheel hub with a track cog threaded on and it's been mostly fine, but I have unscrewed the cog once.
You can see the lockring threading on the right side of this picture (not the hubs I bought):
My incoming hubs are single-sided, they don't have the additional freewheel threading like the above hub does on the left side.
Track hubs have the standard English freewheel threading for the cog on the drive side but have a smaller diameter left-hand threading for a lock ring to prevent the cog from unscrewing itself when you apply back pedal pressure to slow you down. I have seen that a lot of actual track riders don't bother with the lock ring since they don't need to brake hard with their legs on the track and the lock ring just adds time when they want to change cogs. I will use the lock ring since I ride this bike on the roads.
I've been running a standard freewheel hub with a track cog threaded on and it's been mostly fine, but I have unscrewed the cog once.
You can see the lockring threading on the right side of this picture (not the hubs I bought):
My incoming hubs are single-sided, they don't have the additional freewheel threading like the above hub does on the left side.
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05-15-20, 07:23 AM
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05-15-20, 07:27 AM
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Robins may be boringly common but the unique thing about them is their adaptability, which makes them more likely than others to build a nest near human activity, which in turn exposes you to their beautiful singing. A robin will sit and sing for no good reason, a repetitive but very pleasant song that I always enjoy.
Unlike almost every other passerine whom I couldn't give two craps about, robins are really cool birds.
Unlike almost every other passerine whom I couldn't give two craps about, robins are really cool birds.
05-15-20, 07:28 AM
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It's a sad, sad day in the BillyD household. 
My trusty, reliable and beloved Micronta analog multimeter has bit the dust, and I have only myself to blame for letting the batteries get too old, leak and corrode the terminals. Now, although I've cleaned off the terminals (mostly) and replaced the batteries it's giving me erratic readings. The legendary reliability is gone.
Services will be held soon as a worthy replacement arrives.
My trusty, reliable and beloved Micronta analog multimeter has bit the dust, and I have only myself to blame for letting the batteries get too old, leak and corrode the terminals. Now, although I've cleaned off the terminals (mostly) and replaced the batteries it's giving me erratic readings. The legendary reliability is gone. Services will be held soon as a worthy replacement arrives.
05-15-20, 07:35 AM
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05-15-20, 07:36 AM
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It's a Wusthof Classic from a set that we got as a wedding gift, many moons ago. Whenever I think about replacing it, I remember that I don't need a terribly sharp paring knife for coring strawberries or cutting plastic food packing. Essentially, all three of ze Germans on the right side are for I-wouldn't-want-to-ruin-a-really-cool-knife duty.
05-15-20, 07:51 AM
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What's with all this "bird" talk? Wake up people! Birds aren't real!!
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05-15-20, 08:01 AM
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05-15-20, 08:06 AM
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I'll have to look up the scientific names for them. One is locally called chicosapote. It is a deep reddish-brown color. I made Mrs. Seeds butcher block counter top out if it. The other, I can't remember even the local name at the moment. Significantly heavier and much lighter in color. We were given an antique cabinet made out of it. I have a few pieces of each out in the woodshop, just because.
05-15-20, 08:16 AM
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05-15-20, 08:43 AM
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05-15-20, 08:44 AM
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05-15-20, 08:48 AM
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Why did the turkeys cross the road?
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05-15-20, 08:49 AM
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05-15-20, 08:49 AM
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05-15-20, 08:51 AM
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05-15-20, 08:53 AM
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05-15-20, 09:30 AM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon
05-15-20, 09:32 AM
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05-15-20, 10:00 AM
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