After the Milan shows, I figured deadstock was a flash in the pan. But @wendysmith is right, it's becoming standard practice.

Your aunt had people over to her house every single week for books? That kind of regular meet up sounds like a dream now. Most people I know can barely agree on a monthly zoom call, let alone showing up in person. What was her secret to getting everyone to commit like that?

Safety's just an excuse for legal crap.

Define "simple" in terms of thickness and radius.

When you say you get the tree better by not hurting it, that rings true. We've swapped real feel for speed in so many parts of life. Like using a phone calculator instead of doing math in your head, you lose the number sense. Calling that old fashioned just shows how much we've let go. Now fast is king, and the stuff that takes time feels like a waste, even when it's not.