Folio Maniac: A Signature-Folding Tool for Hand Bookbinders (Beta)
Every bookbinding project starts with the same annoying arithmetic. How many sheets make a signature. How much padding to add so the page count actually folds …
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2026s
ObsidianWriter: The Novel Studio I Wanted
I have tried enough writing software to know what I do not want: another clever application that asks me to hand over my manuscript, adopt its filing system, and …
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Building a Welcome Sign With a Hanging Plant Holder
I get into trouble all the time. Someone shows me a picture of something and I respond with, “I could make that.” So when I was shown a welcome sign with a hanging …
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Building a Faerie Door From Scrap Wood
This started with a scrap of plywood, a chunk of 2×4, and the perfectly reasonable urge to install a tiny blue door in a brick wall. The door is carved into the …
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I Built a Logic Puzzle for Thorncroft Mysteries
The first Thorncroft Mysteries novel, Terror in Stone, is written. I’m now working through the self-publishing process, which turns out to contain rather more …
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