Hey This Is My Job

20/05/2026

Shiny?

I've been working on more versions of my guillotine pins and magnets. So far, I've painted a couple in red, left one as its natural pine colour, and stained one with black walnut ink. Sorry about the cat hair. I snapped some quick photos on the couch haha! I wanted to ask your opinion about the finish! The two on the left have a glossy varnish on them while the two on the right have a matte varnish....

I’ve been working on more versions of my guillotine pins and magnets. So far, I’ve painted a couple in red, left one as its natural pine colour, and stained one with black walnut ink. S…

07/05/2026

https://heythisismyjob.com/2026/05/07/not-ready-but-doing-it-anyway/

I’ve been quiet, I know. I’ve been doing my best to get well and get back on my feet so I can start working and creating cool things again. So, even though I haven’t been posting,…

25/06/2025

So, in all my years of doing this crazy job, I've never had a sanding belt break. Today, I had two of them fail on me. Both of them failed in the same place. Right at the seam. I don't know if it's because they're old or because I should have used a coarser grit for this stage of shaping or some other reason I'm not seeing....

So, in all my years of doing this crazy job, I’ve never had a sanding belt break. Today, I had two of them fail on me. Both of them failed in the same place. Right at the seam. I don’t …

18/06/2025

I've got some updates and an offer for you. Let's get to the progress report on the wakizashi first. No, I didn't break it. That's an extra chunk of Plexiglas in there. At last! The pattern is all cut out. Edges ain't pretty yet but that gets fixed next. I like keeping aside the pile of all the off cuttings to see how much plastic gets removed....

I’ve got some updates and an offer for you. Let’s get to the progress report on the wakizashi first. No, I didn’t break it. That’s an extra chunk of Plexiglas in there. At l…

11/06/2025

Today, I’m going to tell you about my day using pictures. Screenshot Screenshot Yep. It’s been that kind of day. I’ve already repaired this strap system once and I don’t have the time or materials to do it again. I have a replacement party coming to me via Temu. Don’t throw shade on me for that. I am BROKE and I literally can’t afford anything better....

Today, I’m going to tell you about my day using pictures. Screenshot Screenshot Yep. It’s been that kind of day. I’ve already repaired this strap system once and I don’t have the time or materials …

10/06/2025

Angel blade all cut out, now it's time to work on the wakizashi!...

Angel blade all cut out, now it’s time to work on the wakizashi!

05/06/2025

Oh hey, two new swords in progress! Nice....

Oh hey, two new swords in progress! Nice.

04/06/2025

New workshop and new projects! I'm making a wakizashi and an angelic short sword.