The smell of fresh pine sawdust filled the air, with more floating up as I sanded the last rough corner of the stool. My toddler was happily sanding her own block off to the side. Woodworking was a new hobby I'd picked up. My old ones, coding, reading, writing, had
  • thenewred@lemmy.world
    46·
    10 months ago

    I’m a software engineer who does woodworking, and I approve this message.

    But my favorite explanation: you grab your hand saw, and it works. You don’t find out that the latest npm japanese-hand-saw-tooth package is incompatible with plywood, and you need to downgrade the package or buy new plywood to make a cut.

    • MrScottyTayEnglish
      37·
      10 months ago

      Japanese handsaws aren’t good for plywood? I’ve not got one yet so I’ve not experienced that for myself.

      • thenewred@lemmy.world
        14·
        10 months ago

        It’s a joke about software development tools breaking in dumb ways, and that it’s not a problem with saws

        • MrScottyTayEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          Oh, alright. Just thought there was something i should know about pull saws before I finished put my money on it and I wanted to make sure. Thanks