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LilPecan

@LilPecan@mastodon.social

The internet's original social media guinea pig. Not hiding but my caution has been rewarded in my decade and a half on the socials, so I am sticking with it. Quit FB before it was cool.
I believe it is none of my business what you do to find happiness as long as you are not harming others and I will support your journey. My life's goal is to learn everything or die trying.

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Gargron, to random
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This street is lovely.

LilPecan,
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@Gargron Come visit us in New England. We have many neighborhoods like that. They ARE lovely. 🙂

gbhnews, (edited ) to fediverse
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🌞 Good morning ! This is GBH bringing you the world from . It's 41F at Logan and visibility is 10 mi.

Joe Biden will not appear on the 2024 primary ballot, another blow to the state's presidential primary.

A man trapped in an NYC vault was released when it opened on a timer at 7AM - after NYFD abandoned attempts to rescue him for safety reasons.

is opening a new studio apartment building for chronically homeless folks.

LilPecan,
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@LyleDAL OK, Mr. Braude. (I agree ) @gbhnews

Rasta, to random
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Another item I miss from my Navy days: I can't find a yellow, wooden handle, non-folding, utility knife?

In the Navy 🎶​, the deck department used these for rope work. You could hammer the flat side to chip or cut clean, heat to melt poly-rope ends and scrape for years after they were dull.

It's been 15 years since I saw them. I could use another, but even Amazon doesn't list them. Most utility knives are folding now, not of this general quality.
Someone sells them. apparently?

LilPecan,
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@Rasta Try search "leather knives" on Amazon and see what you can find. Or search that term in general on the web. Your knife looks like knives I use for my leather work that I have sourced from Tandy. They aren't cheap but they're worth the price.

LilPecan,
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@Rasta What a deal!

Gargron, to BelieveInFilm
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I know it's not doing anything special compositionally, but I like this shot anyway. My wife.

Canon AE-1 Program
Ilford HP5 400
Helios 44M 58mm/2

LilPecan,
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@Gargron Gorgeous. I hope and trust, by viewing those eyes, she is the same on the inside.

LilPecan, to LearnJapanese
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    LilPecan,
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    @timrichards Maybe my first English teacher was Welsh? Doesn't explain how my partner was taught the same thing by French Canadian nuns teaching English though.

    LilPecan, to diy
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    My latest experiment: the oak leaf is made from hand molded leather.

    LilPecan,
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    The same oak leaf, dyed and polished. I liked it better before but you live and learn.

    LilPecan, to diy
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    Aiming for something different with my leather work, I designed a game sack. It has a leather cribbage board, cards, dice, Jenga, dominoes and a score pad: everything needed for a fun game night.

    The leather sack with contents as detailed in the post. Dice are in a leather dice shaker. Everything that is not made of leather is housed in a leather case, such as the dominoes, cards and Jenga pieces.

    sylvia, to random
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    Such a quiet day here and SO needed!

    Spent my afternoon napping, tossing toys for the kittens, reading and watching Paris-Tours. Perfect!

    LilPecan,
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    @sylvia Have you met @ZANitebug? She's taken up cycling this past year. I enjoy watching her progress.

    LilPecan, to random
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    My friend, Cal, couldn't find any "professionals" willing to repair his grandfather's belt, which he cherishes. I'm sure they were afraid because it's in such sorry condition.
    In the center you can see how bad the condition was. I had to cut off the buckle end to replace the snap so he can use it. It's revived with some dye and mink oil, much better than before, but it's still a century old so, after repairing it, I will surprise him by making a new, identical belt for everyday wear.

    LilPecan,
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    I've done this for people several times (repaired hopelessly damaged goods) and love doing it. So far no one has been disappointed with the result. I'd love for this to be a subspecialty of mine but I get why professionals won't perform this work. We aren't miracle workers and can't completely reverse the ravages of time. It's important people are turned away several times before they hear about me, through word of mouth. It helps manage their expectations.

    LilPecan,
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    It's not an exact match but hopefully close enough to please my friend. Still have to dye, edge finish and apply a finish before it's done.

    LilPecan,
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    I've finished my friend's belt. It looks redder in the sunlight than it generally appears. This belt is meant to be an everyday wear in order to preserve his grandfather's belt. He can replace the buckle if he chooses. He has a large collection of belt buckles. I just thought it would be nice for him to have something else with his name on it since few novelties have the name Calixte on them.

    A close up of the leather belt buckle reading "Calixte." It is oval and reddish-brown.

    LilPecan, to diy
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    I got tired of my cocktail smoking kit rattling around in a box so I made a custom leather case for it. I was even able to some dense packing foam to make the insert. From conception to completion it took me about three hours. Nothing fancy but fulfills the purpose.

    Same case with dense foam insert holding four canisters of wood chips, cocktail smoker, steel wood chip insert and small tools.

    LilPecan, to diy
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    I'm working on a new handbag design. I'm supposed to work it up in canvas so I don't waste materials if I make a mistake or the design doesn't work out but I kind of suck at following rules.

    LilPecan,
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    Despite not doing a mock up, my leather bag turned out well. The braided strap can be worn cross body style. I added a silver concho for a decorative element. I'll show the back and inside next.

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    LilPecan,
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    The back is unadorned. The reverse side of the strap is sueded leather. The strap is formed from a "mystery braid." It is braided without the three strands being separated at either end. (It's a PITA doing this on a strap this long, but I think worth it.) I added a matching tassell to the strap to spiff it up a little.

    LilPecan,
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    The interior is made from thin Italian lambskin. There is a ring to which keys can be attached, a zippered pocket and two open pockets. A magnetic snap closes the bag. The lining is finished with no raw edges.

    Strandjunker, to random
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    There is not a single man alive who has done more harm on a global level, over a longer period of time and across more issues (Iraq, climate, Covid, white supremacy, authoritarianism) than Rupert Murdoch. You can’t change my mind.

    LilPecan,
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    @Strandjunker I wouldn't try to change your mind. Too bad only the good die young.

    VeryBadLlama, to random
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    if anyone needs me, I will be riding out Hurricane Lee the Nova Scotia way (switching back and forth between NS power outage maps and webcam footage of tourists being swept off the rocks at Peggy's Cove until my own power goes out and I eat chips in the dark for 9 days)

    LilPecan,
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    @VeryBadLlama Here's hoping it dies down before it gets there and isn't as serious as projected!

    BlackAzizAnansi, to random
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    If you could fight any historical figure, who would you fight and why?

    LilPecan,
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    @BlackAzizAnansi Andrew Johnson for f'ing up Reconstruction and giving away the gains The Union made from winning the Civil War.

    LilPecan, to random
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    All you folks who say internet privacy is an issue whose ship has sailed and it doesn't matter anyway because you have nothing to hide are going to be whistling a different tune when your automobile tells a criminal you are out of town for three days and you return to an empty home.

    LilPecan, to random
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    I laid out my stock to see what I need to make for the festival and holy cow, I have a lot of stock. There's tablet covers, backpacks, handbags, sporrans, three ring notebooks and briefcases.

    LilPecan,
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    I also have flasks, including a vintage flask re-covered, and cross body bags, wallets, clutches and other small cases.

    LilPecan,
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    I have a vertical laptop case, just because I can, and several handbags, some with flowers I carved and painted.

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