A furnace door blew open at the Corning demo last year and I still think about it every time I suit up.

Ngl, I was cleaning out my old shop in Toledo and found my first set of tongs from '92, all hand-forged and rough.

Honestly, back then I'd spend a whole afternoon just making a pair of tongs to hold the work, but now I grab a $45 pair of V-Bits off the rack so I can focus on the actual blade, which makes me wonder if anyone else misses that kind of foundational work or if it's just me getting old.

Rant: I used to fight my yard light for hours before looking up

For years I'd wait until after 10 PM to start stargazing, trying to avoid the glare from my own porch light in Portland. Last spring I finally bought a simple red flashlight for $12 and a piece of cardboard to make a shield, and now I can start right at dusk. What's one small change that made your backyard viewing way easier?