Shit That Impresses You

[dan_pdx]

Can't find the video now, but I saw a YouTube video of some old guy in Europe who's been cutting dovetail joints in a furniture shop for decades. He used a bow saw, cutting freehand, and was making perfectly fitting joints with zero effort.

[old goat]

Can't find the video now, but I saw a YouTube video of some old guy in Europe who's been cutting dovetail joints in a furniture shop for decades. He used a bow saw, cutting freehand, and was making perfectly fitting joints with zero effort.

Was it this guy

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If so, it's Tage Frid, a Dane who came to the US to teach. Famous for using a bow saw. I couldn't find a video of him cutting dovetails. He died in 2004 so there probably aren't a lot of videos of him out there.

Roy Underhill on The Woodwright's Shop used to cut dovetails by eyeball. He marked the depth but didn't measure or mark the spacing, the angle of the tails, and didn't square across. Then he marked the pins from the tails. All with a hand tools

[jackstraw]

A lot of companies are stepping it up for the good of all. I just saw this one.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-qI8Uul...d=lj4nwd1op8dj

[jm2e]

That’s badass


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[skinny_kid]

Astronauts man, Astronauts.

[Brownski]

I’m impressed by the amount of energy it must take to do this to a tractor trailer

[riser4]

I’m impressed by the amount of energy it must take to do this to a tractor trailer

Nah, solid object. Like a bridge. The energy came from the tractor trailer.

[Brownski]

Nah, solid object. Like a bridge. The energy came from the tractor trailer.

Yeah, it was from hitting a bridge. We actually see this a lot on the hutch parkway in Westchester. I’m just saying truck weight X truck speed = ? It’s got to be a lot of foot pounds to peel that fucker right open like that.

[Meathelmet]

I’m impressed by the amount of energy it must take to do this to a tractor trailer

Tractor Trailer Go Brrrrrrrrr...

[old goat]

Subaru saved my life today. Driving with my wife on the freeway and I nodded off and started drifting out of lane. The automatic steering jerked me back into the lane and woke me up. My wife didn't even notice. Thing was, it was mid day, I wasn't tired, good night's sleep the night before, so no reason to think I was too tired to drive. The cameras only see both lane lines half the time so I was lucky they were seeing them at the right time. Not sure how long I was out, I'm guessing no more than a second or two, maybe less.

When my son was in HS two of his friends drove up from Sacramento to climb Shasta, hustled back to make soccer practice, the one who was driving fell asleep in the middle of the day and killed them both. My son was supposed to be with them but couldn't go at the last minute for some reason.

[mcski]

Glad your still here

[rideit]

Glad you are still with us, OG.

[old goat]

Glad your still here

Glad you are still with us, OG.

That's because you're not cooped up in a house with me for weeks going into months. Thank you.

[John_B]

Damn OG, I'm glad that worked out. Just an off day or wtf happened to cause you to fall asleep?

[Meadow Skipper]

Damn OG, I'm glad that worked out. Just an off day or wtf happened to cause you to fall asleep?

Hint: old goat.

Glad that turned out okay, OG. Kind of had a come-to-Jesus moment.

[Name Redacted]

Subaru saved my life today. Driving with my wife on the freeway and I nodded off and started drifting out of lane. The automatic steering jerked me back into the lane and woke me up. My wife didn't even notice. Thing was, it was mid day, I wasn't tired, good night's sleep the night before, so no reason to think I was too tired to drive. The cameras only see both lane lines half the time so I was lucky they were seeing them at the right time. Not sure how long I was out, I'm guessing no more than a second or two, maybe less.

When my son was in HS two of his friends drove up from Sacramento to climb Shasta, hustled back to make soccer practice, the one who was driving fell asleep in the middle of the day and killed them both. My son was supposed to be with them but couldn't go at the last minute for some reason.

I fell asleep while transporting a brand new SUV to an airport and almost died. It was a mountain road and I had been up all night fighting with a girlfriend. Woke up in a field, still rolling, cars stopped honking at me. I gunned it, jumped it back onto the road, and caught up with my boss, who I was following. He was oblivious. It was probably the one spot in 30 miles where I wouldn't have gone off and landed in a lake or river or ravine.

[swissiphic]

First off, glad you're alright, O.G. Your shared wisdom and calm, cool, rational thoughts over at the rat flu thread have brought much light into the darkness of this unrolling virus thing. Can't speak for others, but your thoughts have calmed much anxiety in my mind by giving definition to things that are out of my wheelhouse of knowledge and consideration. Thank you. Glad you're still with us.

Secondly, this really impressed me...no, more like blew my mind into a million pieces.

94 years old and climbing legit rock...hats off to you, Marcel Remy. Thanks for the inspiration for remembering that there is a loooooooooong game to consider in this thing we call life.

[Viva]

Driving with my wife on the freeway and I nodded off.... My wife didn't even notice...no reason to think I was too tired to drive.

Your wife must have been talking.

[old goat]

First off, glad you're alright, O.G. Your shared wisdom and calm, cool, rational thoughts over at the rat flu thread have brought much light into the darkness of this unrolling virus thing. Can't speak for others, but your thoughts have calmed much anxiety in my mind by giving definition to things that are out of my wheelhouse of knowledge and consideration. Thank you. Glad you're still with us.

Secondly, this really impressed me...no, more like blew my mind into a million pieces.

94 years old and climbing legit rock...hats off to you, Marcel Remi. Thanks for the inspiration for remembering that there is a loooooooooong game to consider in this thing we call life.

Thanks.
Re the video--wow!. Although I noticed that they parapented off--no shots of him down climbing. I'm not nearly that old but I can tell you that at my age going down is a lot harder than going up.

[plugboots]

Your wife must have been talking.

Snort.

[JongDoe]

I fell asleep while transporting a brand new SUV to an airport and almost died. It was a mountain road and I had been up all night fighting with a girlfriend. Woke up in a field, still rolling, cars stopped honking at me. I gunned it, jumped it back onto the road, and caught up with my boss, who I was following. He was oblivious. It was probably the one spot in 30 miles where I wouldn't have gone off and landed in a lake or river or ravine.

I think i remember you posting that story, although more detailed, a while back. Was it you?

[jackstraw]

Subaru saved my life today. Driving with my wife on the freeway and I nodded off and started drifting out of lane. The automatic steering jerked me back into the lane and woke me up. My wife didn't even notice. Thing was, it was mid day, I wasn't tired, good night's sleep the night before, so no reason to think I was too tired to drive. The cameras only see both lane lines half the time so I was lucky they were seeing them at the right time. Not sure how long I was out, I'm guessing no more than a second or two, maybe less.

When my son was in HS two of his friends drove up from Sacramento to climb Shasta, hustled back to make soccer practice, the one who was driving fell asleep in the middle of the day and killed them both. My son was supposed to be with them but couldn't go at the last minute for some reason.

Yeah, my wife's car has that feature also. Glad it worked out for you.

So what are your thoughts? Is sleep apnea a possibility?

[Name Redacted]

I think i remember you posting that story, although more detailed, a while back. Was it you?

Potentially. Not many more details though.

[jackstraw]

Kennett HS in the ski town of Conway NH doing it right!

https://www.unionleader.com/news/edu...94c11e2fd.html

[iceman]

Kennett HS in the ski town of Conway NH doing it right!

https://www.unionleader.com/news/edu...94c11e2fd.html

Too bad they don't still have the old skimobile, they could have handed out diplomas as the kids rode past.