DIY Notes– category –

Pour-over coffee looks fussy, but after 10+ years of doing it, I'm convinced it's actually the easiest and best way to brew at home. Includes my brewing routine and a fix for the dreaded static-cling problem.

Tracking down why my circular saw cuts kept missing the mark even with a guide rail. The culprit wasn't the guide — it was a saw without parallelism adjustment. Here's the diagnosis and the upgrade.

Revisiting old photos of DIY builds from before I started blogging — TV stand, shelf, low table, pot cart, phone stand, vanity, kitchen shelf, sofa table, and entry hooks. No build process saved, just the finished pieces and notes.

Years of grime on the balcony and parking pad — and a deck brush wasn't doing the job. So I rented a Karcher K2 Silent for an overnight rental and tested it. The results vs. expectations.

An amateur DIYer's path to passing Japan's Class 2 Electrician's License using just a textbook and YouTube. Covers what the license is, the written and practical exams, and the total cost (~52,500 yen).

A 6-page personal tour through Western rock that still sounds great today: 80s pop-rock, hard rock, rock ballads, classic heavy metal, Bon Jovi's catalog, and 2010s+ tracks that should land for old-school rock fans.

After 2 years of remote work, the desk-orientation tweak that genuinely helped my focus: face the doorway, don't put it behind you. Plus a bonus tip about phones.

Caspian Sea yogurt ferments at ~27°C (room temperature), so you don't need a yogurt maker. Just milk + a spoonful of starter, and you've got effectively unlimited yogurt.

Replacing the front door speakers on a MINI R56 with Pioneer (Carrozzeria) 10 cm speakers. Includes how I worked around the mismatched bracket and connector.

Photos from a pre-COVID Kawagoe Festival — one of Japan's oldest float festivals (370+ years), with ornate cultural-treasure floats parading through the old castle town at night.