I don’t know, tbh. He definitely has more or less a decent toolchest, but I imagine that if he works with wood he would know better than to use olive oil on the handle, and I would hope that he’d have been inclined to make a new handle altogether.

From the Nikkei Technology link:

And what happens when the worlds ubiquitous supplies of $9 magnesium strips run out?

Yup to everything.

It also hurts watching him try to use wax as a polishing compound. I don’t think he understands that wax is not the kind of fine abrasive that is needed to polish sanded metal to a proper finish... He’d have had more luck with toothpaste if he was that insistent on not spending money on the right…

I’m always on the hunt for antique cast iron at the right price. Unless it’s cracked, it doesn’t matter how rusted it is... You can make it better than just about anything you’d buy brand new these days.

LMAO. It’s like you’re narrating my exact thoughts!

Between the use of olive oil for the handle and for sharpening, the way he clamps the handle to secure the blade, the poor “polishing” job, and the worst technique I’ve ever seen attempted with a sharpening stone, it’s clear this guy has absolutely no idea what he’s doing on several levels.

I think that’s more of a problem with society as a whole rather than with the goods themselves though. Most people just don’t want to go through the hassle, don’t understand the value behind repairing something, and in many cases are just simply unaware that it’s even an option.

That’s a rather cynical outlook.

The only time costs comes into play when I’m considering doing a DIY project is whether or not I can pay someone else to do it for me for cheaper, and whether or not I actually want the challenge. If it’s going to cost me $200 in material to drywall a room, but $800 to get a…

Definitely useful if your goal is to test an OS, for very light use, or for running an OS and discarding changes on exit... But definitely not as practical as dual booting if you spend heavy amounts of time between OSes or even just use Windows as your primary OS.

As you’re insistently implying, FedEx supposedly carries hazardous materials on all its trucks.