I built a #hedgehog cafe in our garden for the hedgehogs and not for the cats or foxes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G90A_7oL7Ww

Friend and #CowichanValley legend Joe Fortin died a couple of weeks ago. He always greeted me with a hug, sometimes a small gift, and an "Ahka tahka tah," his warm, made-up greeting.

He made the most wonderful bird houses, but I never bought one because we don't have a yard. At his celebration of life, I realized that I didn't need a yard: it's okay to have one as a piece of art by a friend.

I miss you, Joey, you glorious, joyful human. Ahka tahka tah.

Today in the metal machine shop I was using a little used alloy called B E E C H... It's kinda similar to the O A K family of alloys...

You've heard of fast fashion. What about fast furniture?
By Scout Wallen

An antithesis to mass-produced chipboard furniture, a Tasmanian designer is making pieces that should last "hundreds of years".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-20/slow-furniture-how-handmade-is-fighting-fast-furniture/105157370

This afternoon's project - assembling a stand for the bucket garden. Tomatoes , possibly a bell pepper plant and possibly some strawberry bags to hang at the side. We'll see!

Yak shaving
#Woodworking #Holzwerken #Tischlerei
#Gesellenstück #WerkStattKonsum