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   Steve Moore :toad: (arrowbearmoore@toad.social)'s status on Thursday, 10-Oct-2024 13:04:16 JST Steve Moore :toad:

   1/ If you bake some good cookies or a cake, & someone comes by, a friend, a new neighbor, a relative, what do you do, hide the cookies, or share? If there are things you know that would be helpful to others, or if your culture has elements that are healthy & sustainable, what do you do?
   A thing I like about #mastodon, lots of #sharing, w/o imposition or obligation.

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     Steve Moore :toad: (arrowbearmoore@toad.social)'s status on Thursday, 10-Oct-2024 13:04:36 JST Steve Moore :toad:

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     7/ The Alta, WY cabin I built back around '09, designed it to be super insulated with solar assisted radiant floor heat, triple pane windows, 12" thick walls consisting of 2 -2x4 walls w/4" gap for thermal break, R40 walls & R60 ceiling. 12volt dc led lighting system on a deep cycle battery so house stays lit in a power outage. Built to last, locally sourced, & efficient. #Homemade #House #Woodwork #Wyoming

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     Steve Moore :toad: (arrowbearmoore@toad.social)'s status on Thursday, 10-Oct-2024 13:04:37 JST Steve Moore :toad:

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     6/ The thing I really wanted was an arch back 12-string because they can make a lot of noise, and they look cool. They are the devil to tune though.
     No actual luthiering was committed in building this, that takes actual skill in tuning the top thickness & struts, which is a gift, or acquired through lots of mentoring and experience. #Guitar #Music #homemade #Diy

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     Steve Moore :toad: (arrowbearmoore@toad.social)'s status on Thursday, 10-Oct-2024 13:04:38 JST Steve Moore :toad:

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     4/ A few of some homey things I made. When I was a tipi dweller I started making furniture out of twigs and logs found in the woods nearby. They don’t require many tools - a pruning saw, sharp knife, a drill with some forstner bits, & an orbital sander if you want to make them smooth. I’d also do a lot of hand sanding & rubbing tung oil in for a finish. An imagination & some trial & error.

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     5/ More #homemade things -
     I grew up in the Beatles/Stones era, when fellas thought a #guitar could win a girls heart. I couldn’t make my fingers dance over the strings any better than my feet on the floor, but always thought a better guitar would help, as if shoes would help my feet. The ones that cost as much as a good used car were easier to play, my money went for the car, so if I were to have what I wanted I’d have to make it myself. But before I could do that I had to learn a few things.

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     Steve Moore :toad: (arrowbearmoore@toad.social)'s status on Thursday, 10-Oct-2024 13:04:39 JST Steve Moore :toad:

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     3/ This thread is mostly about homemade things, & some of the thoughts involved in the process.
     When my good friend & next door tipi neighbor got engaged, he & his sweetie bought a piece of the ranch to build something more substantial on. They sketched their idea on some notebook paper & asked if I could build it. I had built lots of fence, a couple canoes, & pounded nails on my folks place, so I said sure, got some graph paper to work out some details, & got to it. Alt text descriptions.

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     Steve Moore :toad: (arrowbearmoore@toad.social)'s status on Thursday, 10-Oct-2024 13:04:40 JST Steve Moore :toad:

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     2/ The flip side of sharing - appropriation, taking w/o permission. The topic comes up here, often in regards to culture.
     I get that some people are protective of their culture, particularly when they have been persecuted for it. But there's not always someone to ask, when a better idea is discovered & should be adopted. And cultural blending can produce some wonderful results. Ask first if possible.
     I share an example told in the alt text of a few photos, as instance limits to 500 characters