this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2023
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Do It Yourself

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What is this for? Keeping pots of tea warm?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Exactly. This one is out of brass and in traditional style of Ostfriesland, a region in northern Germany and the Netherlands.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Alternatively: file that fucker down then hit it with some sandpaper then a scouting pad, and worry less overall about it. Nail files would be fine even, just clean them with a hard bristled brush after. That metal should be pretty soft.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks, I should probably try that once the slippers fall off.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

The slippers have their own cute charm though I'll admit

[–] TheV2 2 points 1 year ago

Stop it! Violence is not the solution!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The slippers are so cute though!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

And you have your username from it. Nice

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Stove got drip

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you use sterno for that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry, what's sterno? Non-native English speaker here.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

alcohol gel pot, the little tins with blue goo in them used by caterers.

Though judging by the small glass in there you either burn alcohol directly or use a candle.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, thank for the explanation. No, we are using small candles.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the US we call them "tea candles" and I only now realized why.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I was about to mention that, It's exactly where that terminology came from.