James Maxwell-Smith
@bobsynthesis.bsky.social
Maker, designer, amateur luthier, music obsessive, Procrastinator.
Well, I didn't find it Zen, but that's down to deadlines... Do it, jump in and get the lifeboat! It's a great hobby with generally low cost to entry. You can take as much time as you need/can get (kids). I took 8 years to build my first guitar!
January 18, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Well, I didn't find it Zen, but that's down to deadlines... Do it, jump in and get the lifeboat! It's a great hobby with generally low cost to entry. You can take as much time as you need/can get (kids). I took 8 years to build my first guitar!
I mean I couldn't do it easily! I sound arrogant if you don't read this bit
January 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I mean I couldn't do it easily! I sound arrogant if you don't read this bit
I was a professional model maker, mainly working in architecture, and product design, but I done some film and TV bits too. Like everything, practice makes perfect. I scratch built, but I'm in awe of some kit builders with their level of detail. I could do it easily! Here's an example
January 18, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I was a professional model maker, mainly working in architecture, and product design, but I done some film and TV bits too. Like everything, practice makes perfect. I scratch built, but I'm in awe of some kit builders with their level of detail. I could do it easily! Here's an example
It will be a nice thing to do with your kid once he's older. I really enjoyed doing one last year with my 8 yo, but his patients waiting for glue and paint to dry was a bit hard for him.
January 18, 2026 at 2:44 PM
It will be a nice thing to do with your kid once he's older. I really enjoyed doing one last year with my 8 yo, but his patients waiting for glue and paint to dry was a bit hard for him.
Just don't do it professionally! Not Zen. Now I don't do it professionally, I keep on looking back into it. By the way, are you patient?
January 18, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Just don't do it professionally! Not Zen. Now I don't do it professionally, I keep on looking back into it. By the way, are you patient?
I've had the odd day in the Cairngorms, but that's about it. Annoying my mum lives at the base of the Sierra Nevada's in Spain. The snow looks incredible. Much underused resource. There are buses from Granada!
January 17, 2026 at 8:43 AM
I've had the odd day in the Cairngorms, but that's about it. Annoying my mum lives at the base of the Sierra Nevada's in Spain. The snow looks incredible. Much underused resource. There are buses from Granada!
Me since I had kids.
January 17, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Me since I had kids.
I really must listen to this.
January 17, 2026 at 7:59 AM
I really must listen to this.
Like many jobs, especially in/for management, people need to be seen to be doing something to justify their job. So they are always fiddling with things and systems. My bugbear is supermarkets needlessly moving stock around the shop. Software is another.
January 16, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Like many jobs, especially in/for management, people need to be seen to be doing something to justify their job. So they are always fiddling with things and systems. My bugbear is supermarkets needlessly moving stock around the shop. Software is another.
There's also a great one on Muscle shoals. I wish I had 1% of the talent any of the musicians possessed
Muscle Shoals - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
There's also a great one on Muscle shoals. I wish I had 1% of the talent any of the musicians possessed
Cheers, never heard of these guys! Will check out.
January 13, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Cheers, never heard of these guys! Will check out.
Cheers, will investigate.
January 13, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Cheers, will investigate.
Watch a lovely doc on the Wrecking Crew by the son of Tommy Tedesco. I knew they played on a lot of records, but my god! Did any American band play their instruments in the 60's? Was there a British version of the Wrecking Crew? Chas and Dave?
January 13, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Watch a lovely doc on the Wrecking Crew by the son of Tommy Tedesco. I knew they played on a lot of records, but my god! Did any American band play their instruments in the 60's? Was there a British version of the Wrecking Crew? Chas and Dave?
I own the original (?) and at least 4 covers (mostly by Yo La Tengo)
January 13, 2026 at 6:52 AM
I own the original (?) and at least 4 covers (mostly by Yo La Tengo)
I had a great time travelling the US on Amtrak in 2001, but being a tourist you have a different perspective. However, here in the UK...
I'm with you. Headphones are a must.
I'm with you. Headphones are a must.
January 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I had a great time travelling the US on Amtrak in 2001, but being a tourist you have a different perspective. However, here in the UK...
I'm with you. Headphones are a must.
I'm with you. Headphones are a must.
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the artist.
January 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the artist.
#NP Getting through my Jazzman purchases (mainly in the car). Subjecting the kid to this (it's called education...) Mighty fine so far. Grogu approved. Just don't ask which drugs he's been taking.
January 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
#NP Getting through my Jazzman purchases (mainly in the car). Subjecting the kid to this (it's called education...) Mighty fine so far. Grogu approved. Just don't ask which drugs he's been taking.
Brilliant
"You belittle the Pixies? You diss Black Francis? On the way to Massachusetts? On my gal, the bassist Kim Deal, you didn’t have a crush at Smith College in 1992? Were you not even born?"
An Open Letter to the Pair of Gen-Z Men in the Northeast Regional Quiet Car Loudly Discussing Pitchfork’s 100 Best Albums of All Time
Gentlemen, Your opinions on the discography of the last fifty years interests me about as much as you think it does a middle-aged woman traveling c...
buff.ly
January 11, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Brilliant
@presentcorrect.bsky.social the Japanese stationary awards!
2025 Japanese Stationery Awards are HERE!
YouTube video by bungu
youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
@presentcorrect.bsky.social the Japanese stationary awards!
I always need more Bill in my life.
January 10, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I always need more Bill in my life.
Please tell me it was windowlicker
January 9, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Please tell me it was windowlicker
I wonder if it's because he owes Little Simz a fare whack?
January 9, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I wonder if it's because he owes Little Simz a fare whack?
Yes, I remember having a nose at the auction, I suspected it might get a bit pricey. Probably not worth auctioning off the CDs though.
January 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Yes, I remember having a nose at the auction, I suspected it might get a bit pricey. Probably not worth auctioning off the CDs though.
Wow, is he still offloading stuff!
January 7, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Wow, is he still offloading stuff!