Jonathan Lyons
@heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
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Woodworker, creator, maker, triathlete, scouting leader
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heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
Is this thing on? I arrived when things were still empty and haven’t been back for a bit.

I’m Jon and I’m a woodworker (former web developer).

Here’s a video of one of the things I’m making. Available from the Heartwood and Steel website.

Spin the Bottle
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Spin the Bottle
YouTube video by Heartwood and Steel
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heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
People like snakes & wildlife. I just published this on YouTube. I hope you enjoy it. Give it a like if you want more of my content and especially nature related content.

Oh! The snake is back again at the same place.

This Tiny Snake Had BIG Dreams at My Bird Feeder
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This Tiny Snake Had BIG Dreams at My Bird Feeder
YouTube video by Heartwood and Steel
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heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
Summertime cuisine for inspiration. #dadjokes
Graphic reads: What kind of soup do cannibals serve?

Guest-pacho
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
I was born in 65. My age and birth year are only 5 years apart. Whe did everything get handed to children?
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
Argument that the same action went without challenge before there was a majority, so with a majority, it must be malicious prosecution.
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
I do triathlon. I don’t do it to win. I do it for the record. It’s much the same as how minority opinions inform and influence future court rulings. The vote for impeachment is about having a record and history of the crimes for future convictions. Doing nothing opens the opposition
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
If you don’t vote for it now, you allow the precedent to stand without legal challenge. You don’t twiddle your thumbs while the nation burns. You grab a bucket of water, even if the flames are licking up the walls.
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
The solution was as simple as keeping the bevel angle and rotating the wide part of the board against the fence instead of the table.

I over complicated it by actually doing the math.
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
Sadly, this one was so simple and I can’t believe I struggled so much with it. It was a problem of transverse angles intersecting a plane..
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
Why didn’t they tell me that when I got older and took up woodworking, that I’d need a better sense of complimentary angles. This project is testing me in ways I haven’t been tested in 40 years. 🤣 #woodworking
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
Leaving my parents house in Miami with logs from the longan tree that used to grow in the yard. Climate change made the tree stop bearing fruit and it’s a hurricane hazard.
I’m sending a to
@leahhoughtalingww.bsky.social
Because she knows the log song and she’s fun. #woodworking #wood
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
After decades of use and consideration, I finally realized that pancakes are served using a LIFO accounting system. This is why I am not an accountant. I only dated accountants in my single days. #Accountinghumor
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andreadevon.bsky.social
“US military to start kicking out transgender troops next month, memo says.”

Over 4,000 troops willing to die for their country are about to be discharged simply for being themselves. So much for the land of the free. Shameful.

#MomSky

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US military to start kicking out transgender troops next month, memo says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Pentagon to eject transgender troops who do not elect to leave on their own, a memo obtained by Reuters says.
www.usatoday.com
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
Yup. One more reason to work at a lower angle so you aren’t resting an arm on the workpiece. 🤣 this tool cabinet will live under the bench as soon as I finish it.
Photo of a tool chest with unfinished drawers.
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
The new pope is from Chicago. I reckon he likes deep dish.
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
Wood can have sharp edges. Watch this video I made and it will explain how I know this. Sharp edges
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Sharp edges
YouTube video by Heartwood and Steel
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heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
Magnolias are blooming. The trees have good wood for making furniture. Most wood from magnolias is sapwood. The dark heartwood is very hard and near the center of the log. I’d rather just inhale the fragrance of the blossoms but trees fall over and I’m lucky to rescue this wood from the landfill.
Reposted by Jonathan Lyons
weatherprof.bsky.social
I wrote the email in the screenshot. Please consider doing the same if you support the collection of snow and ice data.
zacklabe.com
This is horrible. I don't even know what to say. Some of our most key polar data.

"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."

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Effective May 5, 2025, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) will decommission its snow and ice data products from the Coasts, Oceans, and Geophysics Science Division (COGS). As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported. This includes Sea Ice Index, Snow Data Assimilation System (SNODAS) Data Products, Glacier Photograph Collection, U.S. National Ice Center Arctic Sea Ice Charts and Climatologies in Gridded Format Gridded Monthly Sea Ice Extent and Concentration, 1850 Onward World Glacier Inventory. If you rely on these products in your work, research, education, or planning, we invite you to share your story at nsidc@nsidc.org. Your input can help us demonstrate the importance of these data sets and advocate for future support.
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
I wouldn’t say that the administration is a bunch of Nazis but I hear at their planning breakfast that they served Luft-waffles.
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social
sustainabilitymag.com/articles/99-... let me be unequivocally clear on this point. I am an individual stockholder of Levi Strauss. Without any hesitation, I endorse the continuation of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as both a stockholder and a lifelong customer. #dei #ethicalstocks
99% of Levi’s Shareholders Vote to Stand Resolute on DEI
Iconic denim brand Levi Strauss & Co has shrugged off conservative pressure, as shareholders vote decisively against dismantling diversity programmes
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