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I second the use of shellac. I've been using shellac on a maple cabinet project I'm working on right now.

Maple is a proper bitch to sand because it's so hard. I wouldn't recommend sanding higher than 180 at most of else you risk glazing the wood, which makes it hard for your finish to work. Also any alcohol finish is going to dry extremely quickly and be very finicky to work with... Particularly on a very large continuous surface like a desk. It's not impossible, but absolutely, definitely, practice first. Figure out your brushes, your mixture, your technique all ahead of time. When you hit that desk there's no turning back and it's go time.

I tried over a dozen different oil and gel based stains for the project, and shellac was far and away the best looking, due to maple's exceptionally tight grain, and high tendency to blotch.

Good luck! I really enjoy working with maple, but boy is it a challenging medium.

Home Improvement projects are finally progressing at a decent clip. I've been stuck under some hangups that have made progress slow. We're looking into purchasing a new mountain bike for my daughter. I'm really excited to get out and do some singletrack with her and try some new things. It's a super exciting opportunity for her and I! :)

This is exactly what Luxembourg did with their public transit recently. They realized they were spending more in upkeep/salaries/HR/computer systems/policy/etc, and just ripped it all out, and made it free.

It's so much simpler, and so much nicer!

I appreciate you checking. Yeah, we took the plastic off the filter when we first got it. :D

What purifier did you pick up? We got one that was well recommended, and our Air Quality Monitor has basically said it's doing nothing. It's been pretty frustrating.

Go team cloth! We cloth'd both of my kids. Not always fun, but it's better for the environment and a ton cheaper!

The level of idiocy in my country continually astounds me. I consider myself fortunate to live in one of the seemingly less and less common bubbles of this country that generally speaking actually takes education and critical thinking seriously. It's hard to watch this race towards ignorance spread like wildfire.

did you get the conversion to 2e from that discord server? (I dont remember which)... I've always heard good things about that AP, and since I'm beginning to close in on the end of the one I'm running, I'm trying to keep my head up for what's next.

I've run Age of Ashes, which... needs some massaging, and if you're interested, I would recommend a pretty heavy rewrite of book 1 to reframe the motivations of the PCs. Once that is done, I think the AP would be magnificent. But without it... it's a little weird.

Quest for the Frozen flame is awesome, and I'm dying to run it as more of a "one month interlude between games".

I majored in Geology.

I thoroughly approve of your post and empathize with your struggle. :D

Way to go!!! Last Summer I decided enough was enough, and I cut 25! Felt amazing! I've put about 10 of it back on, but I'm trying to get back on the discipline train and get back down to my goal weight. :)

It feels so good! I hope you're proud of yourself... it's not easy work! :)

That's great! Good luck!