Actually, I've done it before and it wasn't that bad.

What show was this even on, lol?

Your shop teacher was smart. I'm curious, did they ever explain why it's so important? Like, is it just about the wood splitting, or does it also affect how strong the joint ends up being?

Oh, the "never let his color bar touch the marver" thing is such a simple fix. I've been collecting bits of glory hole grit in my colors for years like they were precious souvenirs. My old bench looks like a crime scene for glass.

My friend got a cheap telescope last year and kept pointing it at this fuzzy dark spot in Orion. He called it a "hole in the sky." Then he saw a processed image online and lost his mind, @troymorgan. It was a whole column of dust and gas, just like the Pillars, with baby stars inside. He spent a week telling everyone his backyard "hole" was actually a stellar nursery. Makes you look at every blurry patch in a whole new way.