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Bakers make great modernist cooks because it requires so much forethought/calculation. As for resources, my first book was Cooking for Geeks, then the Modernist Cuisine book set from Nathan Myhrvold (and have it signed by him "For Science!") which is the bible, but free options include their website, Seattle Food Geek, molecular recipes, this YouTube playlist from Harvard and the usual science-based cooking resources like Good Eats, America's Test Kitchen, and Chef Steps.

I learned not to overthink the ice sphere mold: fill it with water and take it out after three hours, then melt a hole in the top and suction out the liquid water with a syringe. The chocolate was tempered then about a tablespoon was dolloped into each half, joined, and tumbled for coverage. Turn every 15 minutes in the fridge until it pulls away from the mold.

The goat cheese was thinned to an oozy consistency with goat's milk to get the desired "popping" effect. I wanted to do something creamy that would complement the char on the lamb and acidity of the vinaigrette.

Best things to sous vide: Eggs to various stages of yolk doneness, well-marbled but tough cuts of meat (think USDA Prime grade Chuck steak and pork ribs) over 72 hours at 140F, salmon with smoked salt to 113F is spreadable like butter

I started with Polymer clay. Do a google search for Sculpy. With polymer clay you can use basic tools to mild it and then harden your creations in the oven.

There are millions of YouTube tutorials on how to create basic gifts, through to advanced sculptures. It's a great hobby and polymer clay is pretty inexpensive (£10 - £20 in the UK).

Once you are confident you can then look to buy a kiln (mine cost £600 second hand). Unfortunately this is a must for ceramic production. I'd look to amazon for pottery/ceramic sculpture books and purchase clay from suppliers such as Bathpotters.co.uk.

I recommend this book for beginners: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Handmade-Pottery-At-Home-Ceramics/dp/1446303462

Hope this helps :)

Sorry, I'm a guitarmaker, not a knifemaker. What I will say is that you can find a ton of info in Fine Woodworking, which might also be available at your library, and for some reason I always see this book for dollar at Borders, but you can get it in that link for $0.02. It's not the most in-depth book, but it's got great information in it and you can't beat the price.

Other than that, though, I can't help you too much. I will say this though-- when I was learning the craft, there was no greater resource than hanging out on the guitar building forums and soaking up all the knowledge there. I got 17,000 ideas from seeing what everyone else was doing, and most of them are very helpful if you need advice, instructions or criticism. I suggest you find one or two of them for knife making.

Have fun and keep it fun!

Thanks! I'm pretty proud of it!

I got some old Nicholson files off ebay..... I think I paid $30 for 10 different files.... Then I annealed it by throwing it in the coals/ashes of a brush pile that I was burning and let it air cool overnight.... Cut out the size and blade tip with a hacksaw (tiring process) Used a belt sander to shape it down until I got the profile I liked and the blade was about the thickness of a dime. Drilled out the holes on my drill press. Used a makeshift kiln with a MAPP gas torch to get it to cherry red (about 25 minutes of torch time, I'll use charcoal next time) and quenched it in motor oil. Threw it in my shop toaster oven at about 425 for an hour to temper it, then quenched in water. I used Padauk wood for the handles ( I had some scrap leftover from a picture frame and gun rest that I made) I used a 5 minute epoxy, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ALJ4NS/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Which setup in about an hour and a half. And 1/4 brass rod, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FMWZ5Q/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Then shaped the handle with my bandsaw, belt sander, and lots of hand sanding (to try and get all the bandsaw marks off) Finished off with Boiled Linseed Oil which helps make the wood really pop with it's natural color.....
Then used a Gatco system to sharpen it, http://www.amazon.com/Gatco-10005-5-Stone-sharpening-system/dp/B001DB9CQS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422323386&sr=8-1&keywords=gatco+knife+sharpener
And honed on a strop with some green compound http://www.amazon.com/Woodstock-D2902-1-Pound-Buffing-Compound/dp/B0000DD35C/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1422323451&sr=8-3&keywords=honing+compound
and now I have to make a sheath...

http://imgur.com/a/h3oQj

As a young kid in the 60s and 70s (off my damn lawn, you pesky kids!) my parents were both teachers and when they were out of school for the summer my older brother and I were also out for the summer, so we did a lot of camping. As educators they didn't have much money so my dad got really creative with some equipment. One thing he did was to make my brother and me some "survival kits". They were tupperware-like containers with some key supplies etc. And then in addition to that he made us all survival belts that were essentially the same thing as what you've got there. (They were simply white cord though.)

We never had to use them, but my brother and I secretly wanted to be in a situation where we "had to". We religiously read both the Boy Scout fieldbook (though neither of us was ever in the scouts), and perhaps just as avidly, The American Boy's Handy Book. So many useful things in there!

But the one thing I still remember perhaps more than any other about those days were the "survival kits" and the belts.

Thanks for the reminder! :)

Looks great! I love wordless books - my favorite growing up was The Silver Pony.

Thanks so much! We really dig the mid century look, but a lot of times the original furniture doesn't meet our needs so we take that inspiration and build our own.

In case you didn't see it in the other thread, the tables are from this book: http://www.amazon.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Drawings-Techniques/dp/1440338663

Very nice. Here are some tips:

• It could be polished more. See the white likes that run along the solder joints? Using a q-tip to get those out really makes a big difference in glass.
  
  
• Pick up the book Stained Glass Basics your better half already knows most of what's in the book but it's got a section on making solder lines smoother that is really valuable. I find myself going back to it when I need to clarify something.

Doubled up gold rayon on upholstery faux-suede. The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook is a great resource for grids and patterns. Took about 2 hours per side for the most complicated patterns (the last 2 at the back).

These are available on my [etsy shop] (http://kitterieco.etsy.com)(kitterieco.etsy.com) if anybody wants to take them off my hands 😂

All it takes to clean up your finish work is a rasp, a bunch of sandpaper down to 1200 grit, and time.

I suggest checking out these books:

http://www.amazon.com/Step---Step-Knifemaking-You-Can/dp/0615116590/

http://www.amazon.com/Wayne-Goddards-Knife-Shop-Revised/dp/0896892956/

http://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Knives-Richard-Barney/dp/087341389X/

These were all invaluable to me when I was learning fit and finish. They're also all probably available through your local library.

If you do decide to buy some tools, you can get a TON of fast, efficient work done from just a cheap belt sander ($50 at Harbor Freight) and a cheap benchtop buffer (get a washing machine motor from a junkyard and built one, or spend $80 on one). Those two tools alone will make a WORLD of difference in your finish work.

Great work! Cannot recommend "The Art of Blacksmithing" enough

You don't need to find a better word! As I'm sure you know, this "genre" of cross-stitch is just called Subversive Cross-Stitch, so if anyone has a problem with that they have to take it up like 5 years ago. See here and here.

Haha I used this book

It's from this book:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0756411327/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473333506&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=the+slow+regard+of+silent+things&dpPl=1&dpID=51ELLu0XQxL&ref=plSrch

It's called DIY Nail Art by Catherine Rodgers.

Here's the link for the coloring book (I wasn't sure if I could post this link without seeming too advertised)
https://www.amazon.com/Seeking-Serenity-Coloring-Book-Meaning/dp/1534789014/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1467375695&sr=8-7&keywords=seeking+serenity

>If there was more then one mistake within a quote, would you use it after each mistake?

I'm not entirely sure, to be honest. My job is to find mistakes and ERADICATE THE FUCK OUT OF THEM, so I've never had to use it professionally. Unfortunately, my copy of Chicago is on my desk. Sorry.