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Cake day: August 17th, 2023

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  • This is the way to remove the husk; I do a few hundred pounds like this each year.

    Store them indefinitely in the shell, but at least for a few months to cure for best flavor.

    For cracking, whop them a couple times on the point of the shell with a hammer on concrete, then flip them upside down and whop once. They usually split in half. Then get a pair of wire clippers and clip the shell diagonally from the bottom to remove the meat. There might be a better way to do this part, but I haven’t found it yet.




  • I mounted a router onto a radial arm saw chassis. It works like a router table but you can see the work. It cuts straight grooves and dados with ease, and makes accurate joinery. It can also double as a jointer or planer in a pinch. I can also use it as a pin router or pattern router with a pin that mounts in the table. Due to the extreme versatility I would very much recommend it over a router table, especially in a small shop.