The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven is exactly what you want

This is rex kreuger's 2x4 stool, but I'm pretty sure it's based off a Christopher schwarz design

I just finished Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke and it was great!

I really like your pan! Where'd you get it and what kind is it?

Going to do some more shaping on the top. Not sure how I'm going to finish it yet. Still learning about the process. I've got shellac, boiled linseed oil, renaissance wax, oil poly

I got denatured alcohol to mix with the poly to make it easier to wipe on, but I think I need mineral spirits instead.

I was going to do a board with a few sections and try out the finishes before putting it on the stool.

I just used 150 grit sandpaper then I rubbed some wax all over it to keep it from rusting again.

In the video from my other comment the guy does 150 grit, 400, 800, 1200 or something like that. I didn't do a ton of sanding on the other side. Planning to come back and do a little more work on it. There's some cool stuff etched on the other side about Disston and more saw info. I've got some more research to do for figuring out how to remove the rust while preserving the writing.

I used renaissance wax, but after seeing fine woodworking post on preventing corrosion i might go with using the CRC stuff they picked. (https://www.finewoodworking.com/... need to sign up to get the PDF 😭)

I drilled a few practice holes with a forstner bit and a bevel gauge and honestly even the first holes I drilled were pretty dead on and I'm no whiz with the drill. Worst cast scenario you're out $5 for the 2x4

After researching the medallion on the handle I found out it's a 1940s Disston D8 26" 10TPI crosscut saw

I tried to follow the process from this video https://youtu.be/cN8yMAXp54s for the most part. Haven't done any sharpening on it yet. Still need the tools.

I've been looking into and reading about it. It looks pretty easy to make your own shave horse. I bought some super cheap draw knives and need to learn how to sharpen. I think all the green woodworking and chair making stuff is really neat. I just don't really love the way most staked furniture looks.

The legs I mentioned in the post are for his 2x4 stool. It's been a fun project. Wish I had a drill press for the holes. The angles are tricky to get free hand

Great looking jet!

Holy clamp

All I see is a handsome dude

So scrunched up!

Such a striking bird for such a common sounding name

How'd you make it?

That sounds so good. Thanks for the info!

He's looking very happy! You take good care of your cat!

Looks like a great puzzle