kbartlez
@kbartlez.bsky.social
Many hats 👨🍳🧙♂️
👾Graphic Production Designer—
Square Enix
🪑Woodworker—
IG @murayamawoodworks
🥧Baker
🀄️Japanese Calligrapher
🚴Cyclist
📷 Photographer
👾Graphic Production Designer—
Square Enix
🪑Woodworker—
IG @murayamawoodworks
🥧Baker
🀄️Japanese Calligrapher
🚴Cyclist
📷 Photographer
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber is the Sun Summoner. Mush and Zuck are both Darklings. May they be similarly defeated.
March 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber is the Sun Summoner. Mush and Zuck are both Darklings. May they be similarly defeated.
Had a beach day at work. So relaxing. This was the photo I was taking when my coworker took the photo of me.
February 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Had a beach day at work. So relaxing. This was the photo I was taking when my coworker took the photo of me.
Scenes from today in the workshop. Finally back to glue-up phase. Got a branding iron holder for the drill press. Such a great idea.
February 23, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Scenes from today in the workshop. Finally back to glue-up phase. Got a branding iron holder for the drill press. Such a great idea.
Workbenchcon will be the first woodworking convention I’m attending in almost 20 years. I barely knew what I was doing back then. A little more skilled and confident now. Looking forward to learning and meeting the folks that inspire me.
February 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Workbenchcon will be the first woodworking convention I’m attending in almost 20 years. I barely knew what I was doing back then. A little more skilled and confident now. Looking forward to learning and meeting the folks that inspire me.
I recently acquired an old Craftsman No 78 Rebate Plane. Blade was in bad shape—wasn’t square, chipped on one end and severely tapered on the other. Ended up grinding away 1/16 in. of material w a belt sander/disc. Then I noticed the backside wasn’t even flat. After 6 hours of this, finally usable.
January 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I recently acquired an old Craftsman No 78 Rebate Plane. Blade was in bad shape—wasn’t square, chipped on one end and severely tapered on the other. Ended up grinding away 1/16 in. of material w a belt sander/disc. Then I noticed the backside wasn’t even flat. After 6 hours of this, finally usable.
Progress comes in slow, imperceptible increments. I often wonder if I’m getting any better at woodworking. And then I come back to building something I’ve made many times in the past. And I can tell that this is the best cutting board I’ve made.
December 31, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Progress comes in slow, imperceptible increments. I often wonder if I’m getting any better at woodworking. And then I come back to building something I’ve made many times in the past. And I can tell that this is the best cutting board I’ve made.
I had to embiggen my shooting board to accommodate 18 inch long stock because, for the life of me, I’m still not at a skill level where I can plane freehand and maintain a 90° edge.
December 30, 2024 at 7:52 PM
I had to embiggen my shooting board to accommodate 18 inch long stock because, for the life of me, I’m still not at a skill level where I can plane freehand and maintain a 90° edge.
A little more sanding and applying of finish, and my album stands are done.
December 14, 2024 at 10:51 PM
A little more sanding and applying of finish, and my album stands are done.
Hey, looks like you’re up.
December 13, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Hey, looks like you’re up.
Latest satisfying thing to do when I get a call from an unidentified number:
Pick up but stay silent. If the other end is also, then it’s voice-activated automation.
Hang up. Block the number.
They’ll keep coming, but at least not anymore from these numbers.
Pick up but stay silent. If the other end is also, then it’s voice-activated automation.
Hang up. Block the number.
They’ll keep coming, but at least not anymore from these numbers.
December 9, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Latest satisfying thing to do when I get a call from an unidentified number:
Pick up but stay silent. If the other end is also, then it’s voice-activated automation.
Hang up. Block the number.
They’ll keep coming, but at least not anymore from these numbers.
Pick up but stay silent. If the other end is also, then it’s voice-activated automation.
Hang up. Block the number.
They’ll keep coming, but at least not anymore from these numbers.
@malik.newmeta.gg I’m finally making my way back to Atlanta in Feb and you’re not there anymore. 😢
December 6, 2024 at 5:10 PM
@malik.newmeta.gg I’m finally making my way back to Atlanta in Feb and you’re not there anymore. 😢
I avoided getting another flat traversing these tracks, only to get rained on my way home.
November 27, 2024 at 6:39 AM
I avoided getting another flat traversing these tracks, only to get rained on my way home.
Haha. I’ve joked that I pronounce Bluesky as in “brewski”. And that’s how Siri just said it.
November 26, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Haha. I’ve joked that I pronounce Bluesky as in “brewski”. And that’s how Siri just said it.
Popped into my head today and I had to call it up. Needed this.
For Japanese GenX, this is the lullaby.
日本昔ばなし
For Japanese GenX, this is the lullaby.
日本昔ばなし
まんが日本昔ばなし オープニング
YouTube video by KS MovieBox
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November 25, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Popped into my head today and I had to call it up. Needed this.
For Japanese GenX, this is the lullaby.
日本昔ばなし
For Japanese GenX, this is the lullaby.
日本昔ばなし
Didn’t feel like it, but I made some progress today. I made another version of the box joint jig to allow for ¼ inch joints, which allowed me to put together the sides of a box I’m making with possibly the cleanest finger joints I’ve done yet.
November 24, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Didn’t feel like it, but I made some progress today. I made another version of the box joint jig to allow for ¼ inch joints, which allowed me to put together the sides of a box I’m making with possibly the cleanest finger joints I’ve done yet.
A long process. Spent a day making Chestnut Shibukawani (stewed with inner skin). Made Meringues. Made chestnut paste. And came together tonight as a Mont Blanc.
November 23, 2024 at 6:14 AM
A long process. Spent a day making Chestnut Shibukawani (stewed with inner skin). Made Meringues. Made chestnut paste. And came together tonight as a Mont Blanc.
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To our small but mighty 400+ followers, you’re someone to us! 😆
Thanks for the signal boost, @mdruker.bsky.social, and to everyone else who’s helped spread the word 🙏
Thanks for the signal boost, @mdruker.bsky.social, and to everyone else who’s helped spread the word 🙏
Oh hey, Marketplace is on here but no one follows them yet!
Why the U.S. wants the tech giant to sell its Chrome browser, and what AI has to do with it.
Plus, the Leading Economic Index is looking a bit brighter.
Today on Marketplace.
Plus, the Leading Economic Index is looking a bit brighter.
Today on Marketplace.
November 22, 2024 at 10:28 PM
To our small but mighty 400+ followers, you’re someone to us! 😆
Thanks for the signal boost, @mdruker.bsky.social, and to everyone else who’s helped spread the word 🙏
Thanks for the signal boost, @mdruker.bsky.social, and to everyone else who’s helped spread the word 🙏
After not being very impressed by the offerings earlier this year (last year?), I revisited the TooGooToGo app. Now places like Eataly and Honey’s Kettle are participating. I picked up this bag of Sidecar Donuts for $7!
November 19, 2024 at 4:42 AM
After not being very impressed by the offerings earlier this year (last year?), I revisited the TooGooToGo app. Now places like Eataly and Honey’s Kettle are participating. I picked up this bag of Sidecar Donuts for $7!
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Think it’s time to bring out that British head of lettuce for some of these goons.
November 18, 2024 at 3:34 AM
Think it’s time to bring out that British head of lettuce for some of these goons.
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Make America Healthy Again lasted less than a Scaramucci
November 17, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Make America Healthy Again lasted less than a Scaramucci
As I’m not ever going back the dead bird, where my gaming and woodworking peeps at?
November 17, 2024 at 3:20 AM
As I’m not ever going back the dead bird, where my gaming and woodworking peeps at?
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A whiteboard from our Jan 2023 team retreat where I wrote down our goals, and the top one was “10k user signups.”
We’re growing by 10k users every 10-15 minutes right now.
We’re growing by 10k users every 10-15 minutes right now.
November 16, 2024 at 2:46 AM
A whiteboard from our Jan 2023 team retreat where I wrote down our goals, and the top one was “10k user signups.”
We’re growing by 10k users every 10-15 minutes right now.
We’re growing by 10k users every 10-15 minutes right now.
When I did the Ride the Coast Century a couple weeks ago, I was wearing this Bungie/Destiny jersey. A @dadsofdestiny.bsky.social gent gave me compliments. I told him they were the OG! Should’ve at least asked for a gamer tag. 😅
November 15, 2024 at 5:06 PM
When I did the Ride the Coast Century a couple weeks ago, I was wearing this Bungie/Destiny jersey. A @dadsofdestiny.bsky.social gent gave me compliments. I told him they were the OG! Should’ve at least asked for a gamer tag. 😅