Ramblings
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Leathercraft – Card wallet
The second leathercraft workshop was held today at work. On the menu – simple wallets. I opted for a card-holder style wallet, but with only a single card-pull; the template shown below was only applied to the thinner piece of leather, while the thicker piece was left as a rectangle. Used a groover to outline…
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Bajan Sweetbread
While cleaning out my Google Docs, I found this recipe. Ingredients Dry goods 1 250 g plain white flour 1 tbsp grated nutmeg 1/2 tsp salt Dry goods 2 50 g shortening 50 g margarine Dry goods 3 175 g brown sugar 50 g cherries 50 g raisins 225 g grated fresh coconut (not desiccated)…
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Cutless bearing – new tube glassed in
It’s been a long time since I last saw “Blue Opal”, though I’ve been able to keep up with what’s happening to her via regular calls to the yard where she’s being worked on. Today, I got a photographic status update. That’s the new stern tube glassed in, filler work has started, and they’re doing…
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Leathercraft – Bracelet
Work has some nice perks, such as an “analogue” space, where workshops are periodically held – calligraphy, photography, sewing, leathercraft etc. Last week, I had a space in my calendar that lined up with a a leathercraft workshop that was being run by the Dublin Leather Store. For this first workshop (there are a few…
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Setting up Pi-Hole in LXC
I already have AdGuard installed on the Windows PC (at the network layer), but I’m starting to reconsider running browser extensions and their ilk – they’re executing with potentially full rights in the DOM (AdGuard injects JS to manage things for instance), and all it takes is one of them being sold/pwned, and my data…
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Cutless bearing – open hull surgery
After a bit of a wait, the work on Blue Opal’s stern gear has started. The rudder was dropped a little while ago, and other topside work was done while things were being sorted out for the actual investigation and dismantling. Close investigation of the open hull surgery photo reveals distinct pinking of the metal;…