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Hard to Consider — 1LinerWeds

Dan Antion
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Since I have a lot of photos to share this week, I’m going to get closer to Linda’s intention with One Liner Wednesday.

I was reading an article about Internet security and privacy and I stumbled onto this troubling tidbit

Children born in the past 10-15 years have been having data collected about them since he day they were born.

One-Liner Wednesday – Linda G. Hill

That’s it, but I think that’s enough.

The slideshow is for people who want to see the final steps in the garden bench project. The gallery below is normal photos for the day. I hope you enjoy one, or both, but no harm if you move onto another blog. Have a nice Wednesday.

  • Counter-boring for screws
    Counter-boring the slats for the three screws that will attach them to the bench.
  • Counter-boring the slats
    The stops on the drill press insure that the right and left ends of the bench are the same.
  • Center screw hole
    Center screw hole
  • Plug and filler
    Some small tapered filler strips were inserted into any visible gaps.
  • Plugs in front rail
    Plugs covering screws in front rail where center rail is secured
  • Plugs
    Plugs sanded flush with front rail
  • plugs and filler
    Plugs for screw holes and caps for those incorrect mortises
  • Brad nailer
    3/4″ brads keep the slats from moving in their mortises
  • Drilling pilot holes for screws
    Drilling pilot holes for screws
  • Driving screws
    This angle drill can work in the small space under the arm
  • Back rail and spacer
    Back rail was secured first and other slats moved forward
  • Spacers
    The spacers keep the slats 7/16s of an inch apart
  • Attaching the front rail
    Attaching the front rail
  • Caps secured
    Gluing the four mortise caps in place
  • Broken plug
    This plug broke while being sanded
  • removing broken plug
    removing broken plug
  • Broken plug drilled out
    Broken plug drilled out
  • New plug
    New plug inserted
  • Pre-finish underside
    The underside of the bench and slats were finished before assembly
  • Slats attached
    All slats are attached
  • Ready for finish
    Ready for finish
  • First coat of finish on
    First coat of finish on
  • Bench deployed
    This might be the new home for the bench unless I want it where I can use it more often

Chipmunk stealing peanuts
Chippy likes to steal a few peanuts
Rose of Sharon
This is one of the volunteer Rose of Sharon plants I transplanted last year
Rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon
Bunny near pumpkin patch
The bunny thinks Linus’ pumpkin patch is sincere
White lilac
This White lilac has decided to bloom again. It did this last October.
Bee on white lilac
The bee seems to like the white lilac
Bee on white lilac
I love how this bee hovers below the fresh lilac bloom
Bunny squinting in the sun
“That sun is pretty bright”
Bunny in bushes
“I like it better here in the shade.”
Soccer field
The soccer fields are ready for school
Pumpkins and butterfly bush
Pumpkins and butterfly bush and milkweed
Bunny looking at bench
“Hey, I live under there. Nobody asked my permission to move in above me.”
Backlit leaf
Backlit leaf
Memorial
They did some housekeeping at the veterans memorial

80 responses to “Hard to Consider — 1LinerWeds”

  1. bushboy Avatar
    bushboy

    The bench is fabulous Dan. I like the colour.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Brian. I made it from reclaimed cedar, so choosing what pieces to mix and match was entirely under my control. We tried every variation of mixing up those dark back slats with the light ones.

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      1. bushboy Avatar
        bushboy

        Reclaimed wood has so many variations. Well done 👍😀

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  2. willowdot21 Avatar
    willowdot21

    The bench looks amazing ! 💜💜

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Willow. It’s the most complicated thing I’ve made in a long time. I’m happy.

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      1. willowdot21 Avatar
        willowdot21

        i think you should be very proud of it 💜💜

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  3. Ruth Avatar
    Ruth

    Loving the finished bench, Dan, it looks great! :-)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Ruth. I’m glad it’s finished, and it is really comfortable.

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  4. Dave Astor Avatar
    Dave Astor

    “Children born in the past 10-15 years have been having data collected about them since the day they were born”: scary.

    Your photos, Dan: great!

    The bench you built: masterful!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Dave. The bench brought me back to working with my head and my hands as opposed to a laptop and a phone. That’s one of the things I enjoy about woodworking.

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  5. Darlene Avatar
    Darlene

    My favourite picture is the top one. I love the bench, the books, and the fellow sitting on it is pretty cool too. Well done!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Darlene. I like to share my books without having to have a “Please buy my book” post 😉

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      1. Darlene Avatar
        Darlene

        It works. xo

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  6. Oddment Avatar
    Oddment

    Wow. Of course I went through the slide show, and at each step I marveled at detail and plan. What a beauty at the end! I can’t help comparing that careful woodworking to the collecting of online data — every little detail, a grand plan to appease the gods of marketing, but perhaps not so beautiful an ending. I’m not sure my grandchildren will ever know what privacy means. As always, that white lilac is gorgeous, as the bee knows so well.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Because of my career, our daughter was exposed to technology earlier than most kids her age. She handles it pretty well, but she’s never really know a time when there wasn’t a computer nearby, and one that she could use.

      Woodworking reminds me of the fact that we can do necessary things without the aid of technology. Of course, you can buy a bench for a lot less than what I paid for materials alone, and you could assemble it in far less time. But I was able to build it. I did a lot of operations by hand, and if necessary, I could have done all of them. Of course, you’d be reading about the bench next June, but…

      The white lilac is a surprise, but it didn’t take long for the bee to find it.

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      1. Oddment Avatar
        Oddment

        Being able to do things “by hand” will always and ever be our best pride, I think. Beautiful, functional, and personal. You can’t beat that. Faith’s generation will be at ease with everything, and thank goodness! As for the bees, they always know where the good stuff is.

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  7. Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread Avatar
    Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

    Beautiful piece of wood working resulting in a handsome piece of furniture. You did good! 👏👏👏

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Judy. My next project is smaller, but I am happy with the way this turned out, mistakes and all.

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  8. Sherry Felix Avatar
    Sherry Felix

    I ccould follow your “manual” for making a bench easily. Nice work. Data mining is a huge and disturbing industry.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks! I’m glad you could follow along, Sherry. Disturbing is a very good word to use with respect to data mining. Right now, the people with access to the data are rather ham-handed in their approach. I worry that they will get better in time.

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  9. GP Avatar
    GP

    The bench looks great, but I expected it would!!
    Your white lilac is a bit early, wouldn’t you say?

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks GP. I bit early, indeed, about seven months! It bloomed like this last year, and our honeysuckle is blooming in spots again, too. I guess everything is as confused as I am.

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  10. Murphy's Law Avatar
    Murphy’s Law

    Chock Full O’ Nuts comes in handy for lots of things! Your bench is a work of art Dan. You are a gifted craftsman and the pride you have in your work shows. Hope you and the Editor enjoy many relaxing hours and conversations sitting on this bench.

    Your “troubling tidbit” is just that, troubling and damn scary. Privacy and Personal are things of the past. Our younger and future generations will never know what they are.

    Love the bees and the white lilacs.

    The Veteran’s Memorial is looking mighty spiffy as is Old Glory,

    Ginger 🦋

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      We always keep a few of those Chock Full O’ Nuts cans around, Ginger. I was wondering if anyone would notice. Some of those kids whose data is being collected, probably don’t realize that you can buy coffee in a can, or how to turn it into a pot of coffee. Meanwhile, I’m still humming the jingle. The bench was awkward to finish. It was either going to be too high to see if the finish was running, or low enough to force me to my knees (never good). The cans were the perfect height.

      I think about what I was doing in the first 15 years of my life, and I think I’m glad that I get to be the one to decide which stories to share. My brother knows most of them, but we’re on good terms.

      The lilacs are a surprise, but the bees found them in no time. The bees also approve of the blossoms at the memorial. It’s good all around.

      I hope you have a good rest of the week.

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  11. Frank Hubeny Avatar
    Frank Hubeny

    I am amazed by the precision of the drill in the first photo.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Nothing jumps out at you as quickly as a screw hole (or plug) that’s not in line, Frank. The little “flip stops” work well to prevent that.

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  12. Dale Avatar
    Dale

    That is a scary thought.

    You do beautiful work, Dan. My husband was a fabulous woodworker, too.

    Great photos!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks. I’m guessing he enjoyed it as much as I do.

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      1. Dale Avatar
        Dale

        That he did. I have a table a bench; I sold my son’s single bed with drawers on both sides as well as the baby’s dresser – all because I just couldn’t keep them. It was pretty hard to sell those two pieces, tell you what!

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          I can imagine. I have our daughters hobby horse in the attic. My wife has boxes I made just to test a new tool ;-)

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          1. Dale Avatar
            Dale

            Hah! Love it.

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  13. Avatar
    Anonymous

    That bench is a lovely piece, make me jealous of retired people, I never have enough time for woodwork at the moment :-) I love the “magic transformation” when a finish is applied to a completed piece, it is my favorite moment of every project

    What is the table you have on the drill press, that looks interesting!

    And finally, I am pretty sure the “10-15” years in your one liner is very conservative, my 18 year old heads for University this week, and when she was born her birth was registered “digitally” and linked to us as parents – so the data collection started in the hospital – maybe not “questionable” data collection, but collection none the less.

    Les, Cork, Ireland

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I agree, 10-15 is a conservative number. My daughter and her friends were sharing/exchanging (and having data gleaned from) messages in high school and she graduated 22 years ago.

      The table on the drill press is appropriately named a ‘Drill Press Table’

      https://nofacilities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/drill-press-table.jpg

      It works well for setting up repetitive cuts. Ironically, I never bought one until I retired and was given a very generous gift certificate from my employer. I always considered them over-priced. I never had enough time for woodworking (or writing) when I was working. I know some people who manage to produce furniture and books, but I don’t know how they do it.

      Thanks for stopping by.

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  14. circadianreflections Avatar
    circadianreflections

    The new porch bench looks awesome and so well made! You make good furniture!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Deborah. I enjoy it so much.

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  15. Gwen M. Plano Avatar
    Gwen M. Plano

    What a beautiful bench, Dan. I marvel at your woodworking skills. And, of course, your photography skills are amazing as well. Have a wonderful week!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Gwen. I hope you have a great week, too.

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  16. lois Avatar
    lois

    The bench is beautiful, Dan. Looks good right where it is, too.

    The photo of Chippy and his little bowl of peanuts is so cute. Have you seen the photos online of little picnic table and chair sets for squirrels? I wonder what his table manners are like.

    Are you using a new photo program with blurred edges? I noticed that last week, mostly along the bottom edge of the picture. Gives a nice soft finish.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Lois. We have thought of building all kinds of things for the critters. I really like the “Peanut Bar” but so far, I’ve resisted building one.

      The blurred edge is a majoy P&** me off with WordPress. If you open the gallery, you’ll notice that the bottom is not blurred! It’s an “EFFECT” they added to the captions. Auuuugh

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      1. lois Avatar
        lois

        haha! Oh, that Peanut Bar is much cuter than the picnic table and chairs I’ve seen online. Wouldn’t that be a hoot for Cheryl or Curley handing the little guy a thimble-sized drink–a Squirrely Temple! 🤣 I’m here to help with that Saturday post! 😂 I’m already picturing David’s stunned expression.

        I don’t usually look at your photos in a gallery, as they show up just fine as they are. But I did open the gallery to see the ‘unblurring.’ That is so strange for WP to do that. You know, my problem that I emailed you about is mysteriously fixed–all by itself. We don’t even want to go there…

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          I would need some miniature bartenders and a miniature David. I love ‘Squirrely Temple!’

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  17. Kim Smyth Avatar
    Kim Smyth

    That bench looked like hours of hard labor, but the end product was worth it! Beautiful job, great location for it too!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks. It took many hours, but I do enjoy that type of work.

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  18. JT Twissel Avatar
    JT Twissel

    Fabulous work! Much too nice to be left outside methinks!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      It’s funny you should say that, Jan. It is very comfortable and I am considering other placement options.

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      1. JT Twissel Avatar
        JT Twissel

        Please do !!

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  19. John W. Howell Avatar
    John W. Howell

    The bench is beautiful. I like that bridge t-shirt too.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks John. That’s one of my favorite t-shirts.

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      1. John W. Howell Avatar
        John W. Howell

        😁

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  20. Author Jan Sikes Avatar
    Author Jan Sikes

    The bench is an incredible work of art and it looks right at home on your porch. Lovely photos today as well!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Jan. It was a labor of love.

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  21. Sharukh Bamboat Avatar
    Sharukh Bamboat

    This bench image is going to be one of your best images, hands down. I appreciated it on FB but I forgot to appreciate the camera person. So, who ever took the picture, please forward my appreciation. The bench looks incredibly good. What is the first thing you made from wood and how old was you back then?

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Sharukh. My lovely wife was behind the camera. The first thing I made was actually something a featured for the Cherished Blogfest, back when that was a thing. I was 8 or 9 at the time, and I had a lot of help.

      https://nofacilities.com/2015/07/25/cherished-scroll-saw-project/

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      1. Sharukh Bamboat Avatar
        Sharukh Bamboat

        Oh my, so early? At that age, I was only interested in GiJOE figurines and my imaginative plots around them.

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          I wanted to be with my dad. He let me do what was safe for me at the time.

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          1. Sharukh Bamboat Avatar
            Sharukh Bamboat

            That’s a good thing. I don’t think we have that culture here, at least not widespread. Most parents here would not want their kids to do what they do, the focus is more on education of the kid and not on extra activities. Not that all dads are like that here but most of them.

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            1. Dan Antion Avatar
              Dan Antion

              My dad was a mailman. He wanted his kids to go to college, but he was a big do-it-yourself kind of guy because you could save a lot of money if you could build/fix things yourself.

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  22. Teagan Riordain Geneviene Avatar
    Teagan Riordain Geneviene

    Wonderful photos, Dan. It’s so fun to see the bunnies.

    The level of detail on your bench is just astounding to me. I can’t imagine taking on that project. The end result is splendid. Thanks for showing us the fascinating steps along the way. Kudos! Hugs.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Teagan. Some of the steps were repairing earlier mistakes, but that’s part of woodworking, too. The bench is comfy.

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  23. John Holton Avatar
    John Holton

    What’s especially troubling is that the entities collecting data have no real use for it except to sell it to other entities, who need it for purposes known only to them. There are entities in this world that know more about me (and you, and everyone else) than I know about myself. I think I’ll go hide under the bed…

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  24. Liz Gauffreau Avatar
    Liz Gauffreau

    I’ve never heard of a lilac blooming in September. I love how the bench turned out. It looks nice and rugged.

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  25. memadtwo Avatar
    memadtwo

    Well done on the bench. I love all the close attention to detail you put in.

    I’m sure the bunnies will adjust.

    I was just talking to someone today about people putting photos of their children and grandchildren on the internet without a thought as to what use they may be put to. It’s not a world I’m comfortable in for sure. (K)

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  26. Jennie Avatar
    Jennie

    I have no words about collecting data, only worries. The bench really is beautiful. Love those new shadow photos, and of course the bunnies.

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  27. Rivergirl Avatar
    Rivergirl

    After living with my husband for 40 years, it’s refreshing to stop by here and see someone build something the right way! It’s lovely.
    As are those beautiful bunnies.
    ❤️

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  28. robertawrites235681907 Avatar
    robertawrites235681907

    Hi Dan, what you say is true about the children but I think there is loads of information floating out there about all of us. My FB is full of art course and game reserve adverts.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      That’s certainly true, Robbie. I get ads from woodworking supply houses all the time.

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  29. Tails Around the Ranch Avatar
    Tails Around the Ranch

    ll great captures, Dan but a double blooming white lilac?! Wow, that’s just amazing. Well done.

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    1. Tails Around the Ranch Avatar
      Tails Around the Ranch

      Whoops, looks like the A to ‘All’ got cut off Sigh. I’ve noticed that has been happening with regular frequency. Not sure if it’s WP or my IP provider. Sorry.

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      1. Dan Antion Avatar
        Dan Antion

        That happens to me a lot. I start typing but lose one or two letters from the first word.

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    2. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The lilac is the only one to ever bloom twice, and only a few blossoms near the top. Still, it didn’t take long for the bees to find them.

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  30. marianallen Avatar
    marianallen

    LOVE that blue lilac picture!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The bees made me smile.

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  31. Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com Avatar
    Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com

    Your bench looks amazing… and comfortable too. I remember that you made a mistake when making the legs and that you came up with a great way to use them anyway. I really, really like that extra detail. I think that’s the mark of a true craftsman. We all make boo-boos, it’s knowing how to recover and make it even better that makes you stand out.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Janis. It’s sad to admit that I have lots of experience turning mistakes into “design details,” but you’re right, we all make mistakes, and you have to figure out a way to move forward. This bench is surprisingly comfortable. It may not end up outside after all.

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  32. J-Dub Avatar
    J-Dub

    Yep, that’s enough. Sums it up nicely. Big data surrounds all of us. The gallery is stunning. Love your bench!! Such a welcoming place to sit & relax that you’ve created.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks. It is a comfy bench. So far, companies don’t seem to be using the data very well. Most of the ads I see are for things I’ve recently purchased.

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      1. J-Dub Avatar
        J-Dub

        Oh yeah, definitely not an exact science. Close but no cigar. All in the eyes of who is interpreting that big data.

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  33. dweezer19 Avatar
    dweezer19

    Great bench. Maddie would have love it. ❤️

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      She would have, but I’d be sitting on the porch deck.

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        Anonymous

        😂😂😂

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