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A steel woodworker's scraper gets dull at some point, then you will need to create the burr again, as was said. A carbide blade lasts for much longer (50 times longer?) There is another trick; you can buy microscope glass blank slices and use them as scrapers. It will give your wood a mirror smooth finish. dcarch

Compressive strength is closely related to hardness. There are many kinds of bamboo. Young bamboo and mature bamboo are different. dcarch For steels, hardness is approximately proportional to tensile strength. This is the first time I've heard it compared to compressive. Can you think of materials that can take a lot of compressive force that are not hard? dcarch

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"-----the LeeValley scraper is an ideal tool, but difficult to master. it works extremely well on figured wood. but you have to know how to keep it flat and create that thin burr. videos might help ---" Get carbide planner knife blades on eBay. They are sharp, long lasting, and give you a very flat surface because they are very long. dcarch

Compressive strength is closely related to hardness. There are many kinds of bamboo. Young bamboo and mature bamboo are different. dcarch

"-----bamboo has a higher tensile strength than many alloys of steel, and a higher compressive strength than many mixtures of concrete. It even has a higher strength to weight ratio than graphite." Imagine what it can do to knives. dcarch

Amazing blog so far. Everything. A very well equipped kitchen. Thank you! A small unimportant suggestion for your cutting board: I also have a white plastic cutting board which gets yellow after a while. It does not bother me and it is not a health issue, but if I invite friends over for dinner, I do the following: I lay a layer of paper towel on top, pour some bleach to wet the towel and cover the towel with plastic bag overnight. The next day the board will be completely pristine white. dcarch

Don't they sell pre-sliced bagels? dcarch

Dejah – I love beef tendons. Your ground turkey dish sounds very delicious, and healthy too. Blether – Wow! Amazing Cornish pasties. Rico – I like the way you serve lobster risotto, simple but graceful. Kayb – Every thing is grilled to perfection on that burger plate. Scottyboy – Overwhelmingly elegant plate design. Very much recalls the art of Ikebana. Jmahl – Wonderful clams. Keith_W – great plating for the salmon dish Mjx - lovely braised venison. -------------------------------------------------------------- - - The freak snow storm here in NY knocked down trees, power has been out here for many days. Halloween was basically cancelled. No street lights. No trick or treaters, Still trying to keep up with the Halloween spirit, t’is the season for strange foods: Indian bitter melon, sautéed in tomato sauce Octopus in pepper bacon sauce with pickled pacaya encurtida. Roasted pepper with tilapia. Home made bread dcarch

I agree. Chicken feet alone give not much taste. dcarch

Thank you very much. Fantastic blog! I guess I will be making travelling plans. dcarch

Actually, tasteless and without the ability to taste are not the same. dcarch

Just totally amazing posts, absurdly amazing! Outrageously amazing! rarerollingobject - Korean Fried Chicken wings, wings of glory! David Ross – wonderful plating, the cedar-plank roast salmon. Scottyboy – You have redefined what a burger ought to be with that kobe sirloin burger. The sous vide kobe sirloin is very elegant plated. EatNopales – Very nice duck eggs with watermelon radish quelites. djyee100 - I have never made pork that way with lemon, but that look so nice that I will have to give it a try. Dejah – I wish you had taken a picture of the wind-dried Chinese meats (duck, sausage, bacon) and salty fish sandpot rice. It sounded so wonderful. ChrisTaylor - Steak, roast potatoes, roast mushrooms, roast tomatoes, everything looks perfectly done. Panaderia Canadiense – I always like your recipes. The Encocado de Corvina looks very sophicticated. Very interesting Cachos. Xilimmns – What a great salmon dish to introduce yourself here. Welcome. Dakki – Love your rustic style. Nice plating of Tacos de Tripa. gfweb – Delicious filet cooked for one. You treated yourself well. Lemon flavored cauliflower and bell pepper. Sous vide ribeye steak Tomato from the garden with avocado salad. dcarch

Pressure cooker for 45 minutes will probably amke that very good eating. dcarch

Wouldn't that freeze you tongue? dcarch

How about Hollowweenie? dcarch

I have seen machines that will make perfect spherical ice. dcarch

Really? A $500k watch should be a magnificent work of art and engineering that will last a lifetime. This is . . . $5 ice spheres. It's like a $500k Swatch. A swatch keeps better time. dcarch

Why is that anymore ridiculous than a $500,000 watch? dcarch

Green tomato pizza! dcarch

"----I only forage very obvious mushrooms, chanterelles, lobsters and matsutakes,--" And morels? dcarch

You may have only one chance to find out. dcarch

"---You don't need a dehydrator to dry mushrooms.---" Spokane air can be very humid. dcarch

Has anyone tasted distilled water? 100% pure distilled water tastes very funny. dcarch

There is also nitrogen, chloriine, etc in water. You can make heavy water. dcarch