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From our friends at Lee valley
Veritas double razorhttps://www.leevalley.com/en-us/afd/veritas-classic-double-razor
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The last several years have seen the market return to classic tools: bespoke knives, quality axes, and hand-forged chisels. Everything old is apparently “new again”.

At Veritas, we are not immune to the desire to jump on the resurrected-product bandwagon.

Every woodworker knows that removing the least amount of material in a single pass is the ultimate expression of woodworking skill. Well, we’ve put our money where our mouth is (and chin, cheeks and neck).

Introducing the Veritas Classic Double Razor – for those that really enjoy close shaves. Sporting double PM-V11 blades housed in a stainless-steel body, it will certainly outlast the user (especially if not wielded with skill). Regular use of the Veritas Classic Double Razor will not only ensure you look your best, it will provide daily reinforcement of the importance of keeping your sharpening skills “well-honed”.
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Michael Kellough said:
Is there nothing new for this year?
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I looked earlier, too, and saw nothing. Was kinda expecting an exo-skeleton to help hold your elbows up  [tongue]
 
As an introduction, HeatTrak manufactures snow melting mats for sidewalks, driveways and home & building entrances and they're designed and manufactured in North America. With that in mind:

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The snow blower reminded me of my first year in college in Syracuse (1966).

At that time, someone thought it was a great idea to run hot water pipes under poured driveways.  When it snowed, you turned on the hot water and the snow would melt, and once the flakes stopped falling, it would be completely dry.

It worked.

In the era of cheap fuel ($-.279 per gallon for Gulftane, regular), it could make sense.

But after the first few snow falls, the local newspaper ran a photo of one of the installations.  There were about 50 cats sitting on the driveway keeping warm. And who could blame them?  Sub-zero temperatures and a warm spot for your fanny—heaven for the cat population.

The “cat problem” was probably not the reason for the demise of the heated driveway, but it was another nail in the coffin for the clever idea (and it was before A.I.).

Addendum:  Apparently some people still think it is a good idea. But I could not find the photo with the cats.

(Apparently, The Syracuse Herald Journal has not gotten around to scanning issues from the 1960s.)
https://www.google.com/search?clien...9180&sxsrf=AHTn8zpARmtUzJbr4myZY2cSG3_MoSSR3Q:1743604230791&q=heated+driveways&source=lnms&fbs=ABzOT_A-D3gqhGpKey3m541in_a4RKm-RwWvgUIJdCbZIh7nJCdPb2DIcSFzgf9bdDlYgvfQ3veA-JY_fEXVPFCnuk1iYmgChaZIsAocfzN7GM_RP2d84f-slJ16L64I77fndVMJ53XlEmhkP3XkAzvqHAkD8Inxr3nV3GGsKQgjA-1YE3rklaM13OsvhKECiOAxdBul4FbWZdfpEcnmmMPmqcYJlACu6HVEP7JH1QAtTxUBC2AXxEc&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjgnbj2x7mMAxWPlIkEHfOvF9gQ0pQJegQIFBAB&biw=1128&bih=711&dpr=2
 
Personally I'm hanging out for the upgraded model of this dishwasher with the built in flame thrower!

Any resemblance to SpongeBob SquarePants is purely coincidental:
 
Sparktrician said:
For the photographers among us, there are the Day for Night Filters.  [big grin]
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That's pretty sweet...they don't give anything away until you hit the Buy Now button.  [thumbs up]

I wonder how many folks think these filters are actually available because they never hit the button?  [doh]
 
I’ve only heard them called “night filters” and only in reference to cine, not still photography.

It is easily spotted.  Look for shadows.  If there are shadows in a consistent direction, then it was shot during daytime with the sun as a single light source..  Otherwise the direction of the shadows will change with each new light source.

I associate it with low budget productions.
 
In a former life, I worked in motion picture production - and definitely, in modern times (the 1990s) Day For Night was more of the lower budget arena - though it wasn't always that way.

I worked mainly in mainstream feature production with large budgets, large crews and lots of gear. Typically, the lighting crew would fly 10K and 15K HMI lights to illuminate the area during night shoots.

But I do get a little nostalgic thinking about Day For Night - as we used some of those techniques on low budget shoots when I was starting out.
 
The Rockler version is sure to be quieter than the Duh-walt version Matt Jackson previewed seven years ago:
 
cpw said:
The Rockler version is sure to be quieter than the Duh-walt version Matt Jackson previewed seven years ago:
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Embigulation Control Knob! Brilliant stuff! ;-)
 
luvmytoolz said:
cpw said:
The Rockler version is sure to be quieter than the Duh-walt version Matt Jackson previewed seven years ago:
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Embigulation Control Knob! Brilliant stuff! ;-)
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Brilliant stuff like that is what you get from an education at MIT (Mistakes I've Tried).  All joking aside, next Level Carpentry is actually great for delving into the details of a process.
 
My last employer kept a strictly kosher home and ate strictly kosher in the office.  He had his own microwave and his own mini-refrigerator. 

When the microwave that the rest of the office used broke we asked him to replace it and he agreed to, but was taking his sweet time doing so. 

The now defective microwave’s light still worked and the turntable still worked, but it didn’t heat anything.

So I relabeled the microwave as a “Kosherizer”, with instructions to use “Low” for surface kosherizing, and “High” for “deep kosherizing”. 

The following day we got the replacement microwave and had to say goodbye to our Kosherizer.

It would have made a handy device for people keeping a kosher kitchen.  Ah, but the technology was faulty and it really did not work as advertised.
 
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