Posts by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
(DIR) Post #AWemjNVrhs9TP4LYDQ by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
2022-11-22T18:30:58Z
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I'm noticing folks doing an #introduction so here's one for me!I'm Jami and I'm a Software Developer specializing in the #frontend currently working on the #designsystem for va.gov. Work that's near and dear to my heart as a #veteran myself.I enjoy #woodworking 🔨 (I just finished building a 300+ lb workbench!) and I enjoy #sports, especially watching my beloved #chicagobears 🏈I'm in Chicago with my partner, our dog, and two cats. ❤️ 🐕 🐈 🐈 Thanks @nova and all for #hachyderm!
(DIR) Post #AYyOF8CzXYaNthKa24 by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
2023-07-29T21:50:42Z
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New project started! I forgot to take a photo before I hacked it up but this is a figured cherry board I grabbed the last time I was at the hardwood store. So shimmery. ✨I'm continuing my drawer making practice so this will hopefully become a small desktop cabinet if all goes well.#woodworking
(DIR) Post #AYyOF9IhTokLHh0eZM by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
2023-08-05T22:19:43Z
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The figured cherry board had a cup and a twist so it took a little longer to get it all into square than I had hoped.But I just finished dimensioning the major drawer pieces so now we're really moving!I'm going to use some of my apple tree wood for the drawer fronts. It'll be interesting to see how it plays with the cherry. 🍏 🍒https://hachyderm.io/@jamigibbs/110435602088100768#woodworking
(DIR) Post #AYyOFA8SNO99sDDzF2 by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
2023-08-14T03:12:30Z
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Working on this project has given me a huge amount of respect for cabinet makers. I haven't made something before that could get so critically f**ked just by making the smallest mistake. I've come close a few times with this one.But I'm loving how the apple tree wood is turning out!#woodworking
(DIR) Post #AYyOFAsBdMj6A2cVWK by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
2023-08-16T01:40:12Z
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I can’t not include this guy in my build thread. Ever present. Ever in the way. #woodworking #catsofmastodon
(DIR) Post #AYyOFBj0SyyenrKgqm by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
2023-08-19T03:24:30Z
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oh my god I am so relieved the drawers are fitting in their slides. what a panic!There's just a little bit of adjustment still to do but between gluing up the case, installing the slots, and cutting the slide grooves, I was sweating! This is probably the most stressful hand tool #woodworking project I've made yet.Now I really need to figure out drawer pulls. 🤔
(DIR) Post #AYyOFCbbC0e7XAsHwW by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
2023-08-21T22:22:47Z
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I have just a few very minor things left to do but with the drawer handles installed and finish on, I'm wrapping up this build thread with some final photos of my apple + cherry wood desktop drawers. 🍏🍒🪵I think the biggest thing I learned building something like this is that even being the tiniest bit out of square or under/over measured will have a ripple effect on everything else. There are so many ways to mess it up. Fix things early and often. 👋🏻#woodworking
(DIR) Post #Ab9TPVFAwe7rsRhrmq by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
2023-10-26T02:48:30Z
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god dammit.
(DIR) Post #Ab9TPW5zmGNQWGQ37I by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
2023-10-26T02:55:43Z
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As long as we allow guns to be such an integral part of our society, it feels like we're all just waiting for our turn. There are just too many guns and too many people with too easy access to them.
(DIR) Post #AbnaC94hg26qmL03m4 by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
2023-11-14T13:36:48Z
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@stux It is beyond exhausting when people do this. In any discussion tbh but especially this one.
(DIR) Post #Acuvd8yeCaa2lDH7jM by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
2023-12-16T03:50:17Z
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Did y'all know that you can get a mitered corner on a dovetail joint?? I just love the clean lines of miters but dovetails are so much stronger. Sure, there's a secret/hidden dovetail joint but this one is the best of both worlds.This is my first try and it's pretty rough but it was super fun to see it actually come together!#woodworking
(DIR) Post #Acuvd9seqLNpYvTr28 by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
2023-12-16T03:52:13Z
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I picked this up from the fantastic article by John Tetreault.PDF: https://www.finewoodworking.com/membership/pdf/20130/011253072.pdfhttps://www.finewoodworking.com/project-guides/joinery/mitered-dovetails#woodworking
(DIR) Post #AcuvdAeVyPfFxLs4cy by jamigibbs@hachyderm.io
2023-12-17T23:25:13Z
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Well I messed this one up pretty good. 🙃We just have to celebrate our successes and learn from our failures. And there's A LOT of learning in #woodworking.