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Always building — whether it's software or furnitures
Hi I'm Alex — professional Senior Software Engineer by trade, and on weekends you'll find me covered in sawdust in my woodworking shop.
Recent posts
All posts →Cutting walnut without tearout: a checklist that actually works
After ruining a beautiful slab last winter, I built a small process for milling figured stock. Here's what stuck.
Notes on debugging async code I didn't write
A short tour through the patterns I reach for when an unfamiliar codebase starts misbehaving in production.
Building a Roubo-style workbench in a one-car garage
How I sized, milled, and assembled a 7-foot bench without a jointer — and the compromises that came with it.
Small habits that compounded over a year
A short list of things I started doing in 2025 that I'd recommend to almost anyone.