i realize that Hadestown-Orpheus's work apron and table wiping are well established components of the staging, but they are also kind of hilarious because that boy does Not have a job

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modern adhesives are SO amazing. is there anything more gratifying than having just the right one for the task at hand? i always think that being a materials engineer just seems like it must be incredibly cool. substances! engineered! to be these ways and not those, to do these things and not that!

tweety fish@sifu.tweety.fish · yesterday

this is specifically about wood glue in its details but modern adhesives more broadly are absolutely WILD, like often the best choice for permanently affixing heavy masonry and so on

this is specifically about wood glue in its details but modern adhesives more broadly are absolutely WILD, like often the best choice for permanently affixing heavy masonry and so on

Waffle 🧇@wafflecut.bsky.social · yesterday

Modern adhesives are underrated as great inventions of the 20th century. What woodworkers had to deal with before modern wood glue showed up sounds absolutely miserable. Smelly glue made from horses that had to be applied boiling hot, and didn’t even hold that well.

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