I seldom ever go to thrift stores anymore because they now charge $5 for a used T-shirt.

But I needed knives that I could destroy so I could make a knife sharpening jig. Before finding any knives I found this for a dollar less than a T-shirt. I make pizza every week. This is going to make that 7% easier. Hopefully another project will go according to plan and this will make it 90% easier.

Anyway, I needed this. I was thinking I was going to have to make one but now I get to skip that.

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    If you plan on using it a lot, drive a screw into one of the divots on the metal part of the handle. They tend to wear with time and nothing sucks more than the peel twisting in your hand as you go to load a pie.

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      I’m thinking that eventually I’ll just replace this cheap wood with some scrap hardwood and make the handle a touch longer. But, yeah, I don’t expect it not to last long without some reinforcement.

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    Exactly 7% easier. I’m going to need the full detailed break down on how you got exactly 7%.

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      Under the current system I have to grab a pot holder and try to grab the edge of the sheet pan without the oven mit touching the cheese as I pull the pizza out. This makes that minor inconvenience go away.

      Under pizza 2.0 I will have a pizza steel. And getting pizza off that without a peel is absolutely dangerous. Thus 90% easier with this.

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      I picked up a guitar today and tried to do a D minor chord. What a spectacular failure that was because my nails were all too long. I’ll have to fix that because today I learned my wife melts into the couch if Silent Lucidity is playing and the only way I know how to do that one is in D Minor

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    Hah, same brand I have. I only regret I haven’t used it much for pizza over the years, but on the flip side, I’ve found it unexpectedly handy for moving various small foods from one surface to another. Sort of a “mise en place” & charcuterie helper.

    Awesome find.

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        I must say it’s got a certain, satisfying ‘medieval heft,’ too. (the one I have has a ~14" square head, damn)

        Probably a quarter of the tools I’ve collected over the years I rarely use, but they’re so well-made, look & feel great in the hand that I keep 'em around. My peel is kind of an honorary member of that crew.

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    they now charge $5 for a used T-shirt.

    And a new one costs $30-40? Seems like a reasonable discount to me

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      that depends on where you buy. Walmart sells new tshirts for as little as $6. You get what you pay for, that cheap tshirt won’t last very long, but if you wear it once and then send to a thrift store it will still look fine. If you know what you are looking for a $40 tshirt for $5 is a great deal, but a $6 tshirt for $5 is questionable.

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      Branded t-shirts cost 30 to $40. These are just generic t-shirts. I can go buy a brand new one off the shelf for $8. I’m wearing one right now with a pocket that cost me $9. If you’re spending $30 to $40 on a t-shirt, you are not in the same income bracket as I am.

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        I would typically buy about the cheapest shirt I can find. $10-20 I would guess these days unless I’m trying specifically to get one that lasts longer, hence the $30-$40 comment. I’ve found that buying more durable things can save money long term so I try to do that when I can.

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          The difference between a $20 shirt and a $40 shirt in most cases isn’t going to make a difference in the lifespan.

          My shirts don’t last very long. Not because they’re cheap because I abuse them. They get covered in paint and caulk. They get destroyed by kitten claws. Spending the extra money on them just doesn’t make any sense. However, when it comes to pants, spending an extra $10 or $20 can make the difference between a pair that’ll last me 9 months vs 3 years.

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    yeah second hand shops used to be awesome but now its like anything decent is either not put out to begin with and sold by the place online or such or individuals are making a career out of flipping.

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      The online thing really bugs me. Local people donate to help their community. The store takes the good stuff exports it out of the area before anyone local gets a chance to keep it in the community. The thrift stores justify it because it gets more revenue. But thrift stores are about more than gross receipts. They have an obligation to the community.

      They are failing that obligation by mining the community by extracting resources.