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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 8h

doesn't seem that long ago they were campaigning on "vote blue, go green"

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I also got one of my One Milkshake to Rule Them All shirts with a design by @dochackenbush.bsky.social made up 😁 you can get these on my redbubble store here www.redbubble.com/people/Beffe...

A black shirt with a pink milkshake with Sauron’s helmet covering it with the words in yellow on a pink background “one milkshake to rule the boys, one milkshake to find them, one milkshake to bring the boys and in my yard to bind them

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 03/10/2026

very smug that he's found a loophole to the "cats aren't allowed on the kitchen worktop" rule #caturday

A tabby cat sitting, loaf style, on a microwave oven, neatly bypassing the "no cats allowed on the kitchen worktop" rule.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 03/10/2026

every month I sheepishly apologise for stocks of individual spice shelves running low. Usually it's the black shelves that go but this month silver/grey is depleted More steel arriving next week & I'll weld my little socks off to get them replenished customsawdustco.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

A silver/grey spice shelf attached to a wall. With a steel frame and solid oak shelf it's holding several spice jars. Below, on the kitchen counter, are bottles of oil and vinegar.

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 02/10/2026

recency effect and all that but god Esther Rantzen would have been good

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 02/10/2026

next time one of those "what have the BBC done for us?" adverts comes on, I'll remember what they did was play Toploader #totp

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Dr Mand @mandapen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

First day of #StrongWomanChallenge to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Thanks to those who have donated so far. If you’d like to donate (and if you’re a UK tax payer: gift aid adds a government contribution at no cost to you): www.justgiving.com/fundraising/... THANK YOU x

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Help Manda Pen raise money to support British Heart Foundation

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 01/10/2026

after another night of insomnia it seems I managed to doze off on the sofa, woke up to find the cat had clambered aboard & was fast asleep on my chest just felt an oddly sweet & positive start to the day

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 30/09/2026

prob 1, topics? the other two rely on having pre-existing contacts, whereas 1. allows you to find new fellow nerds/contacts

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

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

oh that was it, i'm sure i remember seeing plans that looked... better than what you ended up with

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

wasn't that supposed to have a central oasis of trees and things?

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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

if only Cleese would take those lessons :)

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

he has this kindness & genuine curiosity about other people's lives. National treasure

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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...

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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

are we absolutely sure it's not haunted this time?

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

that's a staggeringly pretty table, dread to think how many hours went into it

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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

erm, a DM on each foot and (levis) 501s on each leg I've either described this poorly or have been getting dressed wrong

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

went for an IT job at a Thames Valley law firm in DMs and 501s (got the position)

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

you like to live life on the edge I see

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

welded up and a first coat of primer sprayed

The steel frames of four toilet roll holders and a small towel rail on a workbench having just been sprayed with a coat of grey primer.

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

jesus :( the Points West medical correspondent is excellent, been in the role for years and it really shows

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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 · 25/09/2026

I'll hungrily devour all recommendations for insomnia watching if you ever feel like risking it :)

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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 · 22/09/2026

so unfortunate this happened when the CPS were locked in the attic

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 22/09/2026

it's not Darwinism unless it comes from the Galapagos region, everything else is sparkling adaptation

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

ooh, good window. George Meis vibes

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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

LD ground campaign & all that, but he was the only candidate who turned up on our doorstep last election

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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 · 18/09/2026

ooof I'm sorry :( I hate hate hate the things but will have to get one one day

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matt@customsawdust @customsawdust.co.uk · 17/09/2026

does feel very AI, it's so exhausting

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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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