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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 20h

bake off tonight, and time to dust off my joke that nigella* uses my spice racks (*seeds, nigella seeds) (I'll keep making the same joke until someone laughs)

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 29/09/2026

need another couple of days oiling & waxing the shelves for this tiny batch of #handmade toilet roll holders & small towel rail they'll be ready Thursday afternoon if you can cross your legs till then, meanwhile still some in stock in white at customsawdustco.etsy.com/listing/1843...

The steel frames and oak shelves for a small batch of toilet roll holders & a small towel rail on a workbench. The steel frames have been sprayed black, lacquered, and are now curing. The oak shelves are midway through a multi day program of oiling.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 28/09/2026

an idea I've had rattling around for a while: these wraparound scaffold board shelf brackets going to move somewhat cautiously ahead with them as I've a terrible track record predicting which ideas fly

Six steel shelf brackets on a workbench awaiting spraying.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 27/09/2026

desperately sad story about Ranulph Fiennes far too many unknowns to see what's happening - at best it's a disinherited step child kicking off, at worst a horrifying illustration of the vulnerability of older people in dysfunctional families www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

theguardian.com

Ranulph Fiennes’ stepson appeals for funds to ‘locate and safeguard’ the explorer

Alexander Millington-Cotes is concerned for welfare of the 82-year-old, who hasn’t been seen in public for two years

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 26/09/2026

stuck for gift ideas? while a #handmade steel & oak toilet roll holder would be a.. bold.. gift choice, I also make spice racks, towel rails, coat racks, key holders Welded in a leaky Cheltenham greenhouse, I haven't set fire to my shoelaces in weeks customsawdustco.etsy.com #UKgiftAM #UKgiftHour

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 25/09/2026

I'm dangerously close to having opinions on the NYT list and becoming Man Who Has Opinions On The Internet

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 25/09/2026

today #welding some 3mm (& 2mm wall tube) with this beloved baby Parweld inverter while horrifically sleep deprived 2.5mm 6013 electrodes, 75-85 amps, and a fire extinguisher nearby *because I've learnt that particular lesson*

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 25/09/2026

insomnia is so crushing by the third consecutive night

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 24/09/2026

spent some time today cutting, cleaning, and drilling the steel for some toilet roll holders and a small towel rail Welding tomorrow, then solid oak shelves will be fitted (don't worry, that's not my blood in the background)

Several small steel parts on a messy workbench. Red paint overspray is in the background. Paint. Not the blood of my enemies.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 21/09/2026

Nobody's needed a coat for the last six months but winter is coming & you might need a coat rack. So I #handmade some coat racks 25-45cm width, with 3-5 hooks respectively, black or white and £45-£55 including UK delivery on #Etsy at customsawdustco.etsy.com/listing/4542...

A handmade black steel coat rack with a solid oak shelf attached to a wall. A coat hangs from one of the hooks and on the shelf is a pair of sunglasses.

Closeup of a white steel coat rack with a solid oak shelf attached to a wall. A coat hangs from one of the hooks and the shelf appears empty.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 21/09/2026

Pleasingly busy weekend sales does mean facing the horror that is the Monday morning post office queue New towel rail, toilet roll holder, spice rack, and key holder shelf all headed to new homes this morning

A stack of cardboard boxes on a workbench, freshly packed with goods and about to be dropped off at the post office.

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Dr Mand @mandapen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

When you’ve got Star Trek at 6 but #totp at 7pm.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 18/09/2026

been doing some final assembly of coat racks - a new design closely related to the key holder I already make, but here with fewer, chunkier hooks & a longer throw between the hooks & the shelf v small initial batch of 10 in black or white, 25-45cm, aiming for next Tuesday launch

A black steel coat rack upside down on a workbench being fitted with a solid oak shelf by means of glue and screws. A small battery drill/driver is adjacent.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 15/09/2026

ripping some oak shelves to width with a track saw - still don't have a table saw largely down to witnessing someone lose an argument with one many years ago 😬

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Looking over my contract for a skincare company: “This says emollients and I think you meant emoluments.” Them: “that’s no mistake, if you don’t like it here’s your E45”

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 11/09/2026

looks like Royal Mail - having put prices up in April - will be doing so again in October Details at www.royalmail.com/prices2026 As good a prompt as any to cast an eye over alternatives (not Evri)

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Ali Hancock @alihancock.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I reckon the Bayeux Tapestry was made by just one person who had an important deadline approaching and decided they needed to take up embroidery.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 10/09/2026

if humans weren't meant to drink sextuple espresso mugs of coffee then they shouldn't have invented 6-cup moka pots I can now see five seconds into the future and everyone has such pretty auras

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 09/09/2026

we binged all of s3 Colin from Accounts in three days bereft it's over, absolutely adored it. Dangerously close to getting a border terrier

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 09/09/2026

cleaned out the stove & the cat has realised this must mean the hot is about to come back on so has baggsied a spot early He won't move from that spot till sometime around March

A tabby cat sat expectantly in front of a stove. He looks over his shoulder, questioning why the hots aren't on yet

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 05/09/2026

morning spent #welding more spice shelf frames the "here's one I made earlier" available at customsawdustco.etsy.com?section_id=5... - tho stocks quite low at moment

A stack of partially completed steel spice shelf frames on a welding bench. Clamps, welding magnets, wire brush, and a chipping hammer are also on the bench.

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Gwen @gwen-deer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Zero company might be the first Star Wars game thats actually as good as people say haha.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 03/09/2026

i'm sorry i say this every month: stocks of #handmade steel & oak spice shelves in black & white are low again - a handful more in black will be ready by Sunday, and a few more in both black & white by end of next week customsawdustco.etsy.com?section_id=5...

Two black steel and oak spice shelves attached to a kitchen wall. The top shelf holds seven herb & spice jars, the lower shelf is wider and holds eleven herb, spice, oil, vinegar, and sauce bottles.

Beneath the shelves, on the kitchen counter, are coffee beans, a coffee mug, and a moka espresso pot.

Two white steel and oak spice shelves attached to a kitchen wall. The top shelf holds seven herb & spice jars, the lower shelf is wider and holds eleven herb, spice, oil, vinegar, and sauce bottles.

Beneath the shelves, on the kitchen counter, are coffee beans, a coffee mug, and a moka espresso pot.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 30/08/2026

about an hour after taking this he was absolutely furious with us for moving the sun

A tabby cat has found the warm spot and is layed out asleep in the sun. An encroaching shadow over his arse will soon be a cause for great consternation.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 29/08/2026

getting slightly sozzled of a Saturday evening and looking up surface conditioning tools thinking "that'll fix me (and remove mill scale from hot rolled steel)" (metabo SE 17-200 RT for fellow tool porn perverts)

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I begged Woman’s Hour to cover Gamergate in 2014, when it was the NYT front page & UK women in games were living in terror. Gamergate became the model for MAGA. They said they didn’t think it was an important story. That week they covered women mountaineers of the 19th C & new ways with aubergine

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Tony @eightbittony.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Love my new @customsawdust.co.uk key hook and shelf! Love me some hand crafted steel and oak! Amazingly quick delivery and really pleased with the sustainable packaging. Can't wait to get it on the wall and into use. #handmade

A photograph of a keyring hook shelf. The shelf is oak below which is a black, steel bracket with 5 keyring hooks. The whole shelf is sitting on the sustainable packaging it was wrapped in.

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Chris, @cawhitworth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Big wet! From up! Woo!

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Angus Main @angusmain.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The BBC have gone too far employing Sith weather presenters.

A bbc weather presenter Chris Fawkes stands in front of the forecast screen which is showing a photo of lightning over a field. His hands are outstretched and it looks like the lightning is coming out of his fingers

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 26/08/2026

1. in this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics 2. it's more of a Shelbyville idea 3. I am so smart, S.M.R.T. 4. kids can be so cruel (we can? thanks mom!) 5. Tramapoline!

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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Just remembered the Dolly Parton bus.

The National Express 925 bus service between Woking Station and Heathrow Airport.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 26/08/2026

off to the sawmill to swoon over all the pretty bits of oak, phwoar

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orbette @orbette.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What an absolute fucking legend this woman was. The world was better for her being in it.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 24/08/2026

Getting run off a social media site for rushing to the defense of a beady eyed little antebellum race scientist is a rare case of society working as intended

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 24/08/2026

a lot of 🇨🇦 small business are on the front lines of this trade war elbows up, solidarity with Canada, and i'm guessing sending some business from the 🇬🇧 side of the pond is the best way to support from here

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 24/08/2026

i've a tendency - i suspect not uncommon here - of starting projects then getting distracted by a squirrel behold my part-completed prototypes - asymmetric spice racks i've gone cold on, scaffold board shelf brackets i really like but not sure of demand, & coat racks that still need shelves

A bench of part completed prototypes. Back left are three tier asymmetric spice rack frames with a coat of primer & still awaiting paint & oak shelves. Back right is a solitary completed scaffold board shelf bracket with a stack of uncompleted models behind. Foreground has a two steel coat rack frames, one black, one white - this just needs oak sourcing, planing, routing, cutting, sanding, oiling, waxing and fixing to the steel frames; then photos taken, then listings created, then sales might roll in.

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 24/08/2026

Monday:

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 23/08/2026

moon seems big tonight suspiciously so

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 22/08/2026

Optometrist: cup is half full? Optometrist: cup is half empty? Optometrist: half full? Optometrist: half empty?

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 22/08/2026

I've lost hundreds and hundreds of hours to games championed by Sin Vega One of the very best writers of video game words and I'm really going to have to get off my arse & sort a Jank.cool subscription now

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 22/08/2026

In every creative industry worth speaking of right now, there is a boggle-eyed billionaire fresh from an ayahuasca binge, slowly sawing the head off the goose while it's laying the golden egg, while a stadium full of shareholders clap riotously. They do not have a plan. They're acting on impulse.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 20/08/2026

finally watched "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" (it's on amazon prime) after everyone recommended it last month when Sam Neill died It's as good and poignant and gentle and kind and funny as everyone told me

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Hello people of BlueSky (and @lewisbaston.bsky.social's wife) who were interested in joining my fantasy premier league I have now created the league for people to join The first team name that popped into my head was BlueSky Joke Understanders and I think we might be stuck with that Join here:

fantasy.premierleague.com

Fantasy Premier League, Official Fantasy Football Game of the Premier League

Official Fantasy Premier League 2026/27. Free to play fantasy football game, set up your fantasy football team at the Official Premier League site.

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Chris, @cawhitworth.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

“cooler temperatures” mf it is still 20C at 10pm, shut your mouth about “cooler temperatures”

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 15/08/2026

making a large batch of spice shelves but in an effort to rapidly improve stock levels have split off a smaller batch to be ready sooner This morning bending guard rails & welding the steel frames together

The steel frame of a spice shelf held together with magnets in preparation for welding. Some completed frames are in the background.

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