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Making Spaghetti for lunch for the week. I have an electric lunch box that heats up my food while I'm working. This allows me a hot meal without eating fast food since I work out of my truck a lot.

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[–] Jojowski@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

This weekend I was at a chainsaw sculpting course, it was nice but exhausting. Today I decided to leave early because yesterday a full day of learning and stressing over things left me completely drained. Leaving was a good decision as I have some energy left for other things, like organizing the garage.

I've made sculptures before but haven't really sculpted (as in removing material). It is fricken difficult! My perfection + impatience if I'm not instantly good at something don't help at all. But I'm happy to have finally used a chainsaw!

[–] confusedpuppy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

I'm making a birthday present for a friend of mine. It's a mushroom carved from wood. I already carved and sanded it and it's already looking really nice.

I'm now looking to colour it and an doing some experiments on some wood scraps to use tea as a wood stain. So far I've tested black tea and after about 10 coats, it has a nice, earthy brown colour. Next I'm going to test out some rooibos tea for some red colouring.

I have a small turkish coffee pot that I used to make coffee with and it was really useful for making the wood stain. I put two tea bags in and boiled the water for about 30 minutes with the tea bags left inside.

I then removed the tea bags and boiled down the water. The result was a deep, milky looking tea concentrate which smelled really nice.

Can't wait to finish it and I'm excited to give it to her for her birthday :)

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

I got to get one of those lunch boxes. Went shopping and will be talking with some family members to schedule a dental check for my brother. Bath night and im so ready to soak.

[–] joulethief@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

I'm having a hard time communicating my need for alone-time to my partner who needs a lot of couple-time. Feels rough.

[–] shiri@foggyminds.com 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

@Lexam excuse me... electric lunchbox?!

[–] Jojowski@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My thought exactly, the following thought: is it made by Makita 🤣 (Makita is known for their high quality battery powered tools but they also make a whole bunch of other stuff that uses the same batteries like coffee makers etc)

[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

There are more expensive ones that do have a battery but mine plugs in.

[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It works like a slow cooker. It can use a car adapter or a regular plug in. I have an inverter in my truck so I use the plug in. Takes about an hour to an hour and a half to heat a dish. I make things like casseroles or noodle dishes and reheat them.