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Dave Polaschek (he/him)

Dave Polaschek (he/him)✓

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Called the bowl done today, after getting tired of the long cure times with Tried and True Varnish Oil and switching to Birchwood Casey TruOil gunstock finish on the outside. I think it came out looking pretty good. #WoodTurning #Resin161 views Called the bowl done today, after getting tired of the long cure times with Tried and True Varnish Oil and switching to Birchwood Casey TruOil gunstock finish on the outside. I think it came out looking pretty good. #WoodTurning #Resin Inspired by @Tamami’s Painting Giveaway, I’m going to give away a small wooden box I made. 5 x 4½ x 4½ inches. Made from pernambuco and elm. Don’t enter if you can’t handle imperfection. Not exportable! Simply like this post. You must be following me when I draw on Monday, November 25, 2024 when I wake up for the day (~6am MST). I'll contact the winner for a mailing address, and ship before Thanks43 views Inspired by @Tamami’s Painting Giveaway, I’m going to give away a small wooden box I made. 5 x 4½ x 4½ inches. Made from pernambuco and elm. Don’t enter if you can’t handle imperfection. Not exportable! Simply like this post. You must be following me when I draw on Monday, November 25, 2024 when I wake up for the day (~6am MST). I'll contact the winner for a mailing address, and ship before Thanks Another morning working on the bowl. This morning was almost entirely card scraper work, though there was a little sandpaper for a few spots. Then a coat of 50-50 tung and orange oil. I’ll let that dry, give it another inspection and then on to the bulk of the finishing if all is well. More deets in the alt-text. #woodWorking #Finishing #FinishingPrep22 views Another morning working on the bowl. This morning was almost entirely card scraper work, though there was a little sandpaper for a few spots. Then a coat of 50-50 tung and orange oil. I’ll let that dry, give it another inspection and then on to the bulk of the finishing if all is well. More deets in the alt-text. #woodWorking #Finishing #FinishingPrep This morning, I spent another hour and change finish-turning the outside of the bowl, then going back and filling the tiny cracks from the juniper drying with purple cosmetic mica and CA glue. This combination ends up being harder than the juniper wood (I might’ve said this was chokecherry earlier; I was confused), so when I sand off the excess, I’m still left with a tiny ridge. Not really visible13 views This morning, I spent another hour and change finish-turning the outside of the bowl, then going back and filling the tiny cracks from the juniper drying with purple cosmetic mica and CA glue. This combination ends up being harder than the juniper wood (I might’ve said this was chokecherry earlier; I was confused), so when I sand off the excess, I’m still left with a tiny ridge. Not really visible

📊 Post engagement

27
Avg engagement / post
3.6%
Engagement vs followers
Jun 2023
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Called the bowl done today, after getting tired of the long cure · 161 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.09 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 6 text · 6 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
1.4×
Follows 551 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Called the bowl done today, after getting tired of the long cure times with Tried and True Varnish Oil and switching to Birchwood Casey TruOil gunstock finish on the outside. I think it came out looking pretty good. #WoodTurning #Resin ★ 161
A nice little bit of news from #NewMexico this morning. Not so nice for the rest of the country, though. Obamacare enrollment down an average of 15% nationwide, except for New Mexico, where it's up 14% year-over-year. The difference? New M… ★ 11 No photos today; when I inspected the bowl this morning, I figured it’s about as good as I’m going to get it, so I started applying some Tried & True Varnish Oil. Got the first coat on and buffed out, and now it has to sit until tomorrow b… ★ 2 Another morning working on the bowl. This morning was almost entirely card scraper work, though there was a little sandpaper for a few spots. Then a coat of 50-50 tung and orange oil. I’ll let that dry, give it another inspection and then … ★ 22 I put a test-coat of oil on so I could see how things are progressing. A little hand-sanding, and the outside will be done, except for turning off the tenon on the bottom and smoothing the bottom of the bowl. Not sure if that will happen o… ★ 2 This morning, I spent another hour and change finish-turning the outside of the bowl, then going back and filling the tiny cracks from the juniper drying with purple cosmetic mica and CA glue. This combination ends up being harder than the… ★ 13 Got a session out in the shop this evening. Rough-hollowed the bowl so that I can finish turn it maybe next week. It gets the weekend for the epoxy to cure and the wood to finish drying, and possible crack some more. I also might decide to… ★ 7 Third, and hopefully final epoxy pour complete. A total of 5 oz (150ml) of epoxy resin was used, which is less than most of my pours. I realized that I could fill the majority of the crack with sawdust, because it will be the interior of t… ★ 4 I really hope #Apple tracks “failed swipes” on #iOS in their “improvement programs.” I have an iPad and iPhone which both lack a home button, and I have to run with Assistive Touch turned on, because both to get home, and “swipe up to sign… If you've ever gotten a pen from me, I wrote up an article: "How to Care for my Pens" which describes how to find refills, get a broken pen repaired (send it to me), and how to refinish the wood if it's gotten scuffed over time. https://pe… ★ 12 Inspired by @Tamami’s Painting Giveaway, I’m going to give away a small wooden box I made. 5 x 4½ x 4½ inches. Made from pernambuco and elm. Don’t enter if you can’t handle imperfection. Not exportable! Simply like this post. You must be f… ★ 43 I still can’t believe retailers haven’t figured this out, but if I mail order something from you as a new customer, sending marketing emails to the unique email address I created for you before that original item has even arrived will get … ★ 18

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Home server
writing.exchange
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On Mastodon since
Jun 2023
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💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 27 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

89/100
Excellent Credibility score
99%
Real Real audience
Low Fake-follower risk
High Data confidence
  • Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~3.6% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (3+ years old).

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Ex-computer programmer, now retired. Busy #reading, #writing, #cooking, #woodworking and living in #SantaFe #NewMexico. Posts expire in a couple weeks. Unless they don’t. Bots that boost posts with certain hashtags will be blocked. #nobots If you don’t have an introduction or profile, I will not approve a follow request.

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Called the bowl done today, after getting tired of the long cure times with Tried and True Varnish Oil and switching to Birchwood Casey TruOil gunstock finish on the outside. I think it came out looking pretty good. #WoodTurning #Resin Another morning working on the bowl. This morning was almost entirely card scraper work, though there was a little sandpaper for a few spots. Then a coat of 50-50 tung and orange oil. I’ll let that dry, give it another inspection and then on to the bulk of the finishing if all is well. More deets in the alt-text. #woodWorking #Finishing #FinishingPrep This morning, I spent another hour and change finish-turning the outside of the bowl, then going back and filling the tiny cracks from the juniper drying with purple cosmetic mica and CA glue. This combination ends up being harder than the juniper wood (I might’ve said this was chokecherry earlier; I was confused), so when I sand off the excess, I’m still left with a tiny ridge. Not really visible Got a session out in the shop this evening. Rough-hollowed the bowl so that I can finish turn it maybe next week. It gets the weekend for the epoxy to cure and the wood to finish drying, and possible crack some more. I also might decide to touch up some of the chip-out in the epoxy where it wasn’t cured enough, but I’ll decide that tomorrow, as any patches will be small enough to cure very quickly Third, and hopefully final epoxy pour complete. A total of 5 oz (150ml) of epoxy resin was used, which is less than most of my pours. I realized that I could fill the majority of the crack with sawdust, because it will be the interior of the bowl, which will get turned away. Didn’t pack it as tightly as I might’ve, or I probably could’ve cut it to 3oz. Anyway, a couple days to cure, and I’ll be ab Inspired by @Tamami’s Painting Giveaway, I’m going to give away a small wooden box I made. 5 x 4½ x 4½ inches. Made from pernambuco and elm. Don’t enter if you can’t handle imperfection. Not exportable! Simply like this post. You must be following me when I draw on Monday, November 25, 2024 when I wake up for the day (~6am MST). I'll contact the winner for a mailing address, and ship before Thanks

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