You choose the price
I chose to not renew Kindle Unlimited for my latest novel so I can make its eBook available on this site. (Universal eBook, available for each eReader format). I’m going to try something different: the price is going to be set by the buyer. It’ll be an interesting experiment. I’m also planning to record the […]
Every Lie
Every lie creates an error in the mental map of the person who hears it. Based on the untruth, you expect reality to be a certain way. You believe, you spend, you vote, and once you take the action, the pretense that got you there doesn’t matter. You can’t go back and live your life […]
150 Grit vs 1500 on plain spalted beech
Here’s a quick example of how the coarseness of the sandpaper shows up on the surface of the wood. It’s also an example of how dazzling ordinary spalted wood can be.
making purple, orange and black
making purple, orange and black Both parts combined run time is nine and a half minutes. The videos show vacuum chambers containing spalted cue wood and dyed resin, along with examples of how bold the wood turned out. A few skeeter bites too. Part 1 Part 2
a gloriously moody and fierce looking stick
a gloriously moody and fierce looking stick. This stick’s made of four pieces of beech that were very degraded before stabilizing. They were like nerf, or foam. You could break a ship made of it in two with your elbows. Now it’s mostly plastic, except it retains the grain and coloring of the wood. It’s […]
the little voice I used to call, the one who cares about me
the little voice I used to call, the one who cares about me I took the swashbuckling photo during a divine appointment this evening, once I’d realized what it was all about. My four wheeler’d been down and I’d just spent the afternoon cussing my way through shredding my knuckles replacing a solenoid. I was […]
Brandon Giuffre
7/7/22: Brandon Giuffre treats us to a gritty and heartfelt tune some y’all’ll recognize. Here’s his Facebook page.
