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How to Sharpen Tools: The Family Handyman
Sharpening your tools Years ago, I drove by a storefront with a hand-painted plywood sign. It read “Tool Sharpening.” Curious, I gathered a boxful of dull old handsaws and circular saw blades in my garage and carried them up to the store with the hope of getting them sharpened. Inside I saw a lean old fellow with wisps of gray hair curling from the backside of an old hunting cap. He was hunched over his vise illuminated by a single 150-watt bulb hanging from the 12-ft. ceiling. A week later when I walked into the store, he asked me what my name was and started rummaging through a pile of bags and boxes. The next day I gathered my garden tools and brought them down to the same shop. A moment passed, then he looked me in the eye and said, “Why don’t you do it yourself?” That afternoon changed forever how I look at tools. Do It All with Three Simple Tools A Grinding Wheel, a Mill File and a Sharpening Stone You can sharpen most garden tools with a simple 10-in. mill bastard file (Photo 5).
The Wily Filipino
Paper Bead Tutorial
One time I was seriously considering buying a pair of sandals because they were offering a free bonus paper bead necklace. I really liked the sandals, but I loved the paper bead necklace. Fast forward to my present phase of jewelry-making. I’ve been haunting Anthropologie’s jewelry page to get ideas for jewelry to make. I came across these dazzling beauties, and did a toe touch from excitement (wouldn’t that be awesome?!) I set my heart on them (stay tuned for a knock-off post/tutorial on those!) What you’ll need: -magazines, colored paper, tissue paper, toilet paper (ok, maybe not) but really. -Elmer’s glue, Modge podge, and some kind of varnish. -scissors, or a rotary blade, quilting ruler and cutting mat (way faster) -round toothpicks -something to stick your toothpicks in like a styrofoam tray or packing materials, or cardboard box. -a paintbrush Before you start cutting, I’ll say a word about paper choice. Cut your strips: Measure 3/8″ from the bottom edge and mark. Now varnish.
The Wily Filipino: Killer of Sheep Soundtrack Mix.
Killer of Sheep Soundtrack Mix. In musical tribute to Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep, hopefully playing at a theater near you, a soundtrack / mix of sorts, more or less in chronological order: 1. Paul Robeson's "The House I Live In," from Ballad for Americans (kids playing in the ruins near the railroad tracks) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. and a bonus, left off the re-release because the rights couldn't be cleared, but was originally playing in the last slaughterhouse scene: Dinah Washington's "Unforgettable," from Compact Jazz I left off the third movement from William Grant Still's Afro-American Symphony (playing in the first slaughterhouse scene), the section from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 4 (playing right after "This Bitter Earth"), and Franz von Suppe's Poet and Peasant Overture (also playing in the liquor store scene). Posted by the wily filipino at May 23, 2007 12:23 AM Thanks, very useful. Thanks again . . .
Classical Music: a history according to YouTube
An educational and eclectic tour of music from the middle ages to today illustrated with clips from YouTube. The advent of the Internet has allowed users to "see a world in a grain of sand" and "hold infinity in the palm of your hand", even if only for five minutes’ surfing over a morning coffee before the day's tasks begin. Music, in particular, can be disseminated as never before, and for classical aficionados there is always more to discover in this seemingly infinite realm of resources. Even as the Berlin Philharmonic uploads the latest high-definition concert footage, some rare archival gem is lying in wait, freed from the physical confines of a library and unearthed at the click of a mouse. Want to see Callas singing at the height of her powers? Type in "Callas": chances are you’ll find just what you were looking for, alongside something you never knew existed. Of course, with millions of YouTube clips dedicated to classical music there’s plenty of filler to sift through.
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TEA Favourites - ALBUMS
Difficult second albums, break through first albums and the illusive 'dance music' album. Before I raise the curtain on TEA's top 15 I must first champion two releases which could have easily made the list. The first being Forest Swords and the Dagger Paths EP (not to be confused with the Wu-Tang's Gza and his legendary liquid Swords LP). Although Dagger Paths is an EP, its 6 tracks hold enough weight for it to make TEA's honour roll as to does Adam X's Traversable Wormhole project which saw one of techno musics most exciting remix packages to date. This aside TEA presents its top 15 albums for the year. Forest Swords - Dagger Paths [No Pain In Pop] Traversable Wormhole - Digital Album Version [CLR] 15.Margaret Dygas - How Do You Do [Power Shovel Audio] 14.Brian Eno - Small Craft On A Milk Sea [Warp] 13.Terrence Fixmer - Comedy of Menace [Electric Deluxe] 12.Shed - The Traveller [Ostgut Ton] 11.Mount Kimbie - Crooks & Lovers [Hot Flush Recordings] 9.Caribou - Swim [City Slang]
Hivern Discs
Aster han sido invitados por Playground para protagonizar la entrega número 38 de su siempre interesante serie de podcasts. Se trata de un mix de lo más variado que sirve de puerta de entrada a su sonido y que, como dicen desde la web, viene “cargado de ambient, techno y house de altísimo octanaje”. La sesión viene acompañada de una pequeña entrevista en la que podemos conocer un poco mejor este joven dúo de Barcelona. Aprovechamos la ocasión para confirmar que en breve Aster editarán su EP de debut en Hivern. Ah, y otra cosa. Aquí debajo tenéis el tracklist de la sesión. Aster - PG Podcast 038 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
