Ax’s lame movie recos and cool YT picks
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@klaus said in Ax’s lame movie recos and cool YT picks:
I wonder, in general, what the purpose of these “wood only” joint techniques is, compared to modern connections using metal in some way. Is it only good looks? Tradition? Or do they actually have mechanical advantages?
Excellent question.
I used to take pride in the fact that I could join two pieces of wood with nothing other than joinery and glue. From a "philosophical" perspective, using screws, etc always seemed to be a "cop-out" to me.
I outgrew that.
I have many, many pieces of furniture that I've built with no metal or screws. In the long run, is it "better"? I don't know. Will it last longer? Perhaps.
The desk I'm sitting at right now has no metal joinery. The only pieces of metal in it are the drawer slides and the screws to hold the drawer handles. I'm very proud of it (you've seen it), but is it "better" because of my efforts?
@george-k said in Ax’s lame movie recos and cool YT picks:
but is it "better" because of my efforts?
I can imagine that pure wood connections are less prone to making noise than screws etc. Maybe they are also more robust against shrinking/expanding of the wood due to humidity changes?
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For the Viking fans ...
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Cool wood work videos
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Dramatization of the effect of language barrier on tech support call center operations:
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That is funny! I have the same problem sometimes! LOL
(Wasn't a video posted here about someone from Scotland trying to use Siri/Alexa?)
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Indian adaptation of Pride and Prejudice:
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“16 Love” — tennis themed teenager coming-of-age story, mostly harmless. -
Love hotel with a water slide in the room.
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I‘m not familiar with ancient Japan’s Heian period, but interesting to learn that from that period the women’s creative literary output is considered more valuable than men‘s. This does not happen often.
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Why (Western) women shave their legs?
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The CCP’s 100th anniversary light show with 5,164 drones, supposedly some sort of world record.
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Tank silencer … didn’t know that such a thing exists before today.
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Being Black in China, interviews:
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Being Black in China, interviews:
Link to videoYeap, there are forms of open, anti-black discrimination in China.
@axtremus said in Ax’s lame movie recos and cool YT picks:
Being Black in China, interviews:
Link to videoYeap, there are forms of open, anti-black discrimination in China.
There are forms of anti-black discrimination in America, too. Same. Both countries are bad in that regard.
