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  1. I need to refinish this table. It’s some kind of grayish plasticky finish on what looks, from the underside of the table, like maple. I was thinking scrape and color match, but am not super sure where to start. Wipe on poly with pigment? Ideas? #woodworking

  2. I need to refinish this table. It’s some kind of grayish plasticky finish on what looks, from the underside of the table, like maple. I was thinking scrape and color match, but am not super sure where to start. Wipe on poly with pigment? Ideas? #woodworking

  3. I need to refinish this table. It’s some kind of grayish plasticky finish on what looks, from the underside of the table, like maple. I was thinking scrape and color match, but am not super sure where to start. Wipe on poly with pigment? Ideas? #woodworking

  4. I need to refinish this table. It’s some kind of grayish plasticky finish on what looks, from the underside of the table, like maple. I was thinking scrape and color match, but am not super sure where to start. Wipe on poly with pigment? Ideas? #woodworking

  5. I need to refinish this table. It’s some kind of grayish plasticky finish on what looks, from the underside of the table, like maple. I was thinking scrape and color match, but am not super sure where to start. Wipe on poly with pigment? Ideas? #woodworking

  6. Phelps Grove Park in Springfield welcomes a new sculpture by a woodworker

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Phelps Grove Park is adding a new sculpture to its grounds, hand-carved from an…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artsanddesign #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #Design #Entertainment #Sculpting #sculture #springfield #woodworking
    newsbeep.com/us/852777/

  7. Phelps Grove Park in Springfield welcomes a new sculpture by a woodworker

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Phelps Grove Park is adding a new sculpture to its grounds, hand-carved from an…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artsanddesign #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #Design #Entertainment #Sculpting #sculture #springfield #woodworking
    newsbeep.com/us/852777/

  8. Not just 'Grandma Hobbies' - #DIY and #woodworking ( #GrandpaHobbies ?) are making a comeback as well!

    The Comforting Resurgence of ‘ #GrandmaHobbies

    In search of calm and community, new generations are learning centuries-old skills.

    By Kate Brennan, July 18, 2026

    Excerpt: " 'Younger generations’ appetite for hands-on activities — what the internet has dubbed 'grandma hobbies' — has reached far beyond Michigan. In North Carolina, John C. Campbell Folk School, the oldest folk school in the country, has a long waiting list for its teen program; just a few years ago, it was struggling to fill all the spots. Ely Folk School in Minnesota has also reported a post-pandemic influx of younger volunteers.

    " 'Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,' said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and productivity. 'These activities are hard, in that they require time and concentration to master. But they also offer clear and fulfilling rewards.'

    "Mari Sanborn, the communications coordinator for the Folk School Alliance, a nonprofit that supports #FolkEducation across the United States and Canada, said learning #handicrafts offers a way to reclaim a sense of community as well as #TraditionalSkills.

    " 'It’s a way of holding onto things that might one day be lost,' she said."

    Read more:
    nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/gr

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/fc3pM

    #SolarPunkSunday #FolkArts #TraditionalSkills #ForgottenArts #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency #MendIt #FixIt #MakeIt #Makers #FiberArts #PracticalSolarPunk #Quilting #Knitting #Crocheting #Needlepoint #Embroidery

  9. Not just 'Grandma Hobbies' - #DIY and #woodworking ( #GrandpaHobbies ?) are making a comeback as well!

    The Comforting Resurgence of ‘ #GrandmaHobbies

    In search of calm and community, new generations are learning centuries-old skills.

    By Kate Brennan, July 18, 2026

    Excerpt: " 'Younger generations’ appetite for hands-on activities — what the internet has dubbed 'grandma hobbies' — has reached far beyond Michigan. In North Carolina, John C. Campbell Folk School, the oldest folk school in the country, has a long waiting list for its teen program; just a few years ago, it was struggling to fill all the spots. Ely Folk School in Minnesota has also reported a post-pandemic influx of younger volunteers.

    " 'Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,' said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and productivity. 'These activities are hard, in that they require time and concentration to master. But they also offer clear and fulfilling rewards.'

    "Mari Sanborn, the communications coordinator for the Folk School Alliance, a nonprofit that supports #FolkEducation across the United States and Canada, said learning #handicrafts offers a way to reclaim a sense of community as well as #TraditionalSkills.

    " 'It’s a way of holding onto things that might one day be lost,' she said."

    Read more:
    nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/gr

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/fc3pM

    #SolarPunkSunday #FolkArts #TraditionalSkills #ForgottenArts #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency #MendIt #FixIt #MakeIt #Makers #FiberArts #PracticalSolarPunk #Quilting #Knitting #Crocheting #Needlepoint #Embroidery

  10. Not just 'Grandma Hobbies' - #DIY and #woodworking ( #GrandpaHobbies ?) are making a comeback as well!

    The Comforting Resurgence of ‘ #GrandmaHobbies

    In search of calm and community, new generations are learning centuries-old skills.

    By Kate Brennan, July 18, 2026

    Excerpt: " 'Younger generations’ appetite for hands-on activities — what the internet has dubbed 'grandma hobbies' — has reached far beyond Michigan. In North Carolina, John C. Campbell Folk School, the oldest folk school in the country, has a long waiting list for its teen program; just a few years ago, it was struggling to fill all the spots. Ely Folk School in Minnesota has also reported a post-pandemic influx of younger volunteers.

    " 'Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,' said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and productivity. 'These activities are hard, in that they require time and concentration to master. But they also offer clear and fulfilling rewards.'

    "Mari Sanborn, the communications coordinator for the Folk School Alliance, a nonprofit that supports #FolkEducation across the United States and Canada, said learning #handicrafts offers a way to reclaim a sense of community as well as #TraditionalSkills.

    " 'It’s a way of holding onto things that might one day be lost,' she said."

    Read more:
    nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/gr

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/fc3pM

    #SolarPunkSunday #FolkArts #TraditionalSkills #ForgottenArts #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency #MendIt #FixIt #MakeIt #Makers #FiberArts #PracticalSolarPunk #Quilting #Knitting #Crocheting #Needlepoint #Embroidery

  11. Not just 'Grandma Hobbies' - #DIY and #woodworking ( #GrandpaHobbies ?) are making a comeback as well!

    The Comforting Resurgence of ‘ #GrandmaHobbies

    In search of calm and community, new generations are learning centuries-old skills.

    By Kate Brennan, July 18, 2026

    Excerpt: " 'Younger generations’ appetite for hands-on activities — what the internet has dubbed 'grandma hobbies' — has reached far beyond Michigan. In North Carolina, John C. Campbell Folk School, the oldest folk school in the country, has a long waiting list for its teen program; just a few years ago, it was struggling to fill all the spots. Ely Folk School in Minnesota has also reported a post-pandemic influx of younger volunteers.

    " 'Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,' said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and productivity. 'These activities are hard, in that they require time and concentration to master. But they also offer clear and fulfilling rewards.'

    "Mari Sanborn, the communications coordinator for the Folk School Alliance, a nonprofit that supports #FolkEducation across the United States and Canada, said learning #handicrafts offers a way to reclaim a sense of community as well as #TraditionalSkills.

    " 'It’s a way of holding onto things that might one day be lost,' she said."

    Read more:
    nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/gr

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/fc3pM

    #SolarPunkSunday #FolkArts #TraditionalSkills #ForgottenArts #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency #MendIt #FixIt #MakeIt #Makers #FiberArts #PracticalSolarPunk #Quilting #Knitting #Crocheting #Needlepoint #Embroidery

  12. Not just 'Grandma Hobbies' - #DIY and #woodworking ( #GrandpaHobbies ?) are making a comeback as well!

    The Comforting Resurgence of ‘ #GrandmaHobbies

    In search of calm and community, new generations are learning centuries-old skills.

    By Kate Brennan, July 18, 2026

    Excerpt: " 'Younger generations’ appetite for hands-on activities — what the internet has dubbed 'grandma hobbies' — has reached far beyond Michigan. In North Carolina, John C. Campbell Folk School, the oldest folk school in the country, has a long waiting list for its teen program; just a few years ago, it was struggling to fill all the spots. Ely Folk School in Minnesota has also reported a post-pandemic influx of younger volunteers.

    " 'Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,' said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and productivity. 'These activities are hard, in that they require time and concentration to master. But they also offer clear and fulfilling rewards.'

    "Mari Sanborn, the communications coordinator for the Folk School Alliance, a nonprofit that supports #FolkEducation across the United States and Canada, said learning #handicrafts offers a way to reclaim a sense of community as well as #TraditionalSkills.

    " 'It’s a way of holding onto things that might one day be lost,' she said."

    Read more:
    nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/gr

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/fc3pM

    #SolarPunkSunday #FolkArts #TraditionalSkills #ForgottenArts #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency #MendIt #FixIt #MakeIt #Makers #FiberArts #PracticalSolarPunk #Quilting #Knitting #Crocheting #Needlepoint #Embroidery

  13. #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings
    Divine liturgy was beautiful yesterday. It is medicine #orthodoxy

    Went for coffee with someone that I have recently met. I love getting to know #newfriends

    #woodworking bench is put together. Next it's varnish

  14. #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings
    Divine liturgy was beautiful yesterday. It is medicine #orthodoxy

    Went for coffee with someone that I have recently met. I love getting to know #newfriends

    #woodworking bench is put together. Next it's varnish

  15. #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings
    Divine liturgy was beautiful yesterday. It is medicine#orthodoxy

    Went for coffee with someone that I have recently met. I love getting to know #newfriends

    #woodworking bench is put together. Next it's varnish

  16. #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings
    Divine liturgy was beautiful yesterday. It is medicine #orthodoxy

    Went for coffee with someone that I have recently met. I love getting to know #newfriends

    #woodworking bench is put together. Next it's varnish

  17. #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings
    Divine liturgy was beautiful yesterday. It is medicine#orthodoxy

    Went for coffee with someone that I have recently met. I love getting to know #newfriends

    #woodworking bench is put together. Next it's varnish