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A handmade home for woodworkers and admirers of woodworkers. Our community icon is submitted by @[email protected] whose father was inspired to start woodworking by Norm and the New Yankee Workshop.

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hey, why is there a coffin on the thumbnail? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It's super cool and all, but also kind of ominous? I feel like something more inviting might be a better fit.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Many, many moons ago, it was custom for an apprentice carpenter to build his own coffin as a test to graduate to Master Carpenter. I think the coffin is highly appropriate.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago

I didn't know that, thanks for sharing