Stan Gunn
@stangunn.bsky.social
IT/Library guy at UVA. Woodworker ordinaire. Recovering Texan now living in Virginia.
Putting a roof on a chicken coop and I got to use my speed square for it’s intended purpose for the first time in years.
November 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Putting a roof on a chicken coop and I got to use my speed square for it’s intended purpose for the first time in years.
Sunrise over England at 10,000 feet.
November 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Sunrise over England at 10,000 feet.
Chicken of the Woods mushrooms spotted on today’s trail walk.
September 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Chicken of the Woods mushrooms spotted on today’s trail walk.
Met a red-tailed hawk walking around UVA Grounds this morning. We interrupted her trying to grab a squirrel and she wasn’t very happy about it.
June 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Met a red-tailed hawk walking around UVA Grounds this morning. We interrupted her trying to grab a squirrel and she wasn’t very happy about it.
I don’t do trim work very often, and I always second guess myself and do the cuts wrong. So for this crown molding I made four (really six) reference pieces. #carpentry #woodworking #diy
April 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I don’t do trim work very often, and I always second guess myself and do the cuts wrong. So for this crown molding I made four (really six) reference pieces. #carpentry #woodworking #diy
Something I wish it hadn’t taken me so long to learn about woodworking is that you’ll probably spend at least half your time building jigs that make it possible to build the thing you wanted to make in the first place.
There’s probably a metaphor in there somewhere. #woodworking
There’s probably a metaphor in there somewhere. #woodworking
February 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Something I wish it hadn’t taken me so long to learn about woodworking is that you’ll probably spend at least half your time building jigs that make it possible to build the thing you wanted to make in the first place.
There’s probably a metaphor in there somewhere. #woodworking
There’s probably a metaphor in there somewhere. #woodworking
When I was 15 I worked all summer at a catfish restaurant so I could buy a Commodore VIC-20.
December 22, 2024 at 12:09 PM
When I was 15 I worked all summer at a catfish restaurant so I could buy a Commodore VIC-20.
Chilly fall mornings mean more snuggles with Clover and Louisa.
December 2, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Chilly fall mornings mean more snuggles with Clover and Louisa.
A blue heron eyeing me while minding his own business in a creek.
November 22, 2024 at 7:47 PM
A blue heron eyeing me while minding his own business in a creek.
Louisa in her favorite spot on sunny days.
November 12, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Louisa in her favorite spot on sunny days.
One of the walls of Castle Sinclair Girnigoe near Wick, Scotland.
November 11, 2024 at 1:27 AM
One of the walls of Castle Sinclair Girnigoe near Wick, Scotland.
How about a Claymore from the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh?
October 18, 2024 at 4:39 PM
How about a Claymore from the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh?
Barring a winning lottery ticket, I’m reasonably sure this is the only context in which I will ever be a one-percenter.
September 19, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Barring a winning lottery ticket, I’m reasonably sure this is the only context in which I will ever be a one-percenter.
This may be the most perfect tweet ever written.
September 19, 2024 at 1:51 PM
This may be the most perfect tweet ever written.
Latest one-day build. One of our conservators at the library is holding a craft project for staff to make Halloween bookmarks. I made a 3/32nd slice of a walnut block, shaped it, sanded it smooth, and finished with a hard wax-oil coat.
September 17, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Latest one-day build. One of our conservators at the library is holding a craft project for staff to make Halloween bookmarks. I made a 3/32nd slice of a walnut block, shaped it, sanded it smooth, and finished with a hard wax-oil coat.
My new office is (was) really echoey and a little boring. So this weekend I went to Lowe’s to pick up some 4’x4’ squares of 1” insulating foamboard, and to Jo-Anne’s Fabrics for several yards of felt in different colors. A few hours later: DIY modular acoustic panels.
June 24, 2024 at 5:32 PM
My new office is (was) really echoey and a little boring. So this weekend I went to Lowe’s to pick up some 4’x4’ squares of 1” insulating foamboard, and to Jo-Anne’s Fabrics for several yards of felt in different colors. A few hours later: DIY modular acoustic panels.
Latest project. A Raspberry Pi connected to a 7-color e-ink display that procedurally generates a Mondrian-style image every 15 minutes. Assembled in a custom walnut frame and base with a clear acrylic backing.
June 9, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Latest project. A Raspberry Pi connected to a 7-color e-ink display that procedurally generates a Mondrian-style image every 15 minutes. Assembled in a custom walnut frame and base with a clear acrylic backing.
The Mexican Embassy may be my favorite bit of weird architecture in DC.
May 5, 2024 at 11:11 PM
The Mexican Embassy may be my favorite bit of weird architecture in DC.
A fun little project I worked on over the weekend. This is a 7-color E ink display connected to a Raspberry Pi that randomly generates and displays a new image in the style of a Mondrian painting every 10 minutes. Now I just have to make a frame for it.
April 22, 2024 at 2:43 PM
A fun little project I worked on over the weekend. This is a 7-color E ink display connected to a Raspberry Pi that randomly generates and displays a new image in the style of a Mondrian painting every 10 minutes. Now I just have to make a frame for it.
A quick one-day build to suspend some lights over our tomato seedlings, using some scraps I’ve been saving. More practice on making mortises and tenons. Yeah, the glue isn’t fully dry yet. I was trying it out.
March 24, 2024 at 10:58 AM
A quick one-day build to suspend some lights over our tomato seedlings, using some scraps I’ve been saving. More practice on making mortises and tenons. Yeah, the glue isn’t fully dry yet. I was trying it out.
More from my footstool project. From assembly to completion. This is the first project I’ve mass produced. Everything up until now has been one-offs.
Except for the walnut accents, all were made with discarded lumber reclaimed from our library that was being renovated.
Except for the walnut accents, all were made with discarded lumber reclaimed from our library that was being renovated.
March 16, 2024 at 4:07 PM
More from my footstool project. From assembly to completion. This is the first project I’ve mass produced. Everything up until now has been one-offs.
Except for the walnut accents, all were made with discarded lumber reclaimed from our library that was being renovated.
Except for the walnut accents, all were made with discarded lumber reclaimed from our library that was being renovated.
A mortise cutter feels like magic. A drill that cuts square holes? I’m in. Had a project where I was making 10 footstools as a gift for co-workers and this cut at least a dozen hours off the project.
March 16, 2024 at 4:00 PM
A mortise cutter feels like magic. A drill that cuts square holes? I’m in. Had a project where I was making 10 footstools as a gift for co-workers and this cut at least a dozen hours off the project.
Okay. Okay. I know, but hear me out…
October 28, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Okay. Okay. I know, but hear me out…