Mar 11, 2026
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Seven Millimetres of Brass and Everything Else Is Wood
Pen TurningTurns out superglue makes an excellent lacquer if you polymerize it with friction and optimism.
Three Significant Figures and the Rest Was Memory
Slide Rule CollectingIt's 2 AM and I'm teaching myself to multiply. The year, somehow, is 2026.
code-a-day
Finding the Perfect Curve: Newton-Raphson and Pen Turning
Newton-Raphson Method 🔗 Pen TurningLike shaping wood on a lathe, Newton-Raphson iteratively refines guesses until mathematical perfection emerges.
games
🎮 The Turning Point Shape wooden pen blanks on a virtual lathe by dragging your cutting tool. Match the target profile without hitting the brass tube inside!
🎮 Slide Calibrator Drag the sliding C-scale of a vintage slide rule to position the answer under the hairline cursor, then tap Submit. Solve multiplication problems against a 90-second clock with tightening precision requirements.