Picked up this cheapy. Intention is to use it in carving and bulk waste removal (big chips, no dust). Handle shape is fine. Bit suspicious of the wood quality, but happy to use it till replacement. May do a cord strap to match my other tools.
The head is the wrong shape for reprofiling to a hewing axe, so I'll continue to do that type of removal with a broad chisel.
Any other ideas for amendments and qol adjustments for a joiners axe?
I'm toying with a homebrew Doctor class for Starfinder. This would be for playing characters similar to Dr. Leonard McCoy (“Bones”), Julian Bashir (trek) or Carson Beckett / Janet Frasier (Stargate).
Or, on the written scifi side - the grumpy Artis Corbin of the wayfarers series, or the Nute Surgeon of River of Gods, the old gothic trio of Frankenstein, Helsing (in cutting edge blood transfusion operation mode) and Hyde, or the extremely calm multi skilled Overse from Murderbot 1
I'm toying with a homebrew Doctor class for Starfinder. This would be for playing characters similar to Dr. Leonard McCoy (“Bones”), Julian Bashir (trek) or Carson Beckett / Janet Frasier (Stargate).
Or, on the written scifi side - the grumpy Artis Corbin of the wayfarers series, or the Nute Surgeon of River of Gods, the old gothic trio of Frankenstein, Helsing (in cutting edge blood transfusion operation mode) and Hyde, or the extremely calm multi skilled Overse from Murderbot 1
The group quasi-healer, and cackling action hero soldier (the biggest laser cannon I could afford, and back up bone sceptre and neural whip. )
Xenoandroid/Oroccoran with serum crafting background - a vending machine low on Absalom Station, with various Gap corrupted directives, and a lump of arctunite lodged in its head.
A stupid simple character. Stl intended for 3d ptinting. I expect to have fun!
I'm toying with a homebrew Doctor class for Starfinder. This would be for playing characters similar to Dr. Leonard McCoy (“Bones”), Julian Bashir (trek) or Carson Beckett / Janet Frasier (Stargate).
Or, on the written scifi side - the grumpy Artis Corbin of the wayfarers series, or the Nute Surgeon of River of Gods, the old gothic trio of Frankenstein, Helsing (in cutting edge blood transfusion operation mode) and Hyde, or the extremely calm multi skilled Overse from Murderbot 1
fully open source guide on how to build your own iteration of Harvest House: a flexible, ultra-low-carbon structure made from straw, clay, and timber that can be sited as a small one-bedroom dwelling, a workshop, a communal space, or a home.
Harvest House was developed by Material Cultures in collaboration with engineers Price & Myers and funded by re:arc institute. The first prototype was collectively built by fifty participants at Pasteur Gardens, in Enfield, London, in 2023.
The How-to Guide we’re releasing today covers the full shell and core: structure, walls, floor, and roof – plus appendices on planning regulations in England and Wales, and three further standardised sizes (MEDIUM, LARGE, and X-LARGE).
Conceived as infrastructure for land stewardship, Harvest House is designed to reduce reliance on costly professional services, equipping communities with the foundational tools to move toward low-impact, land-based ways of living.
Some of its key features:
→ Built with natural, widely available materials: straw, subsoil clay, timber, and chemical-free, wood fibre insulation. → A light earth wall system that’s fire-resistant, carbon-storing, and breathable, and requires no specialist machinery or skills. → Designed to be assembled by a group of 2-6 people following simple, repeatable steps. → Can be sited under the Caravan Act in many agricultural or rural contexts, often without planning permission for a permanent structure. → Released under a Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 licence, so it’s free to use, adapt, and improve for non-commercial purposes.
We see this How-to Guide is less a finished product than an invitation. We want it to be used, questioned, adapted, and improved. If you build from it, borrow from it, or have thoughts on it, we'd love to hear from you!