Be proud! Post it! I Dennis, have used many screws and glue in projects but now find it unnecessary for some things. If it brings happiness to the builder that is a wonderful thing. In my ongoing assault on the calendar I find my attitude becoming a mishmash of minimalist/utilitarianism...
Being a beginner is great! Everything is new and exciting and you quickly realize that I CAN DO THIS! And for that first batch you've got to have a mold. My very first batch long ago was made in a square stainless baking pan I tried to keep out of sight of the lovely wife. Rounded corners...
I looked at that as a project but decided against it. My new project is to perfect the custom bread bag liner to be creaseless. I have a few ideas and the bread bags are plentiful. The only ugly creases were on the end but I must pursue perfection to win over those with crease sensitivity...
As a long time soaping beginner who likes flying by the seat of his pants there have been many successes and something short of full blown failures in my soapmaking adventures. Many have been preceded by the thought "I wonder if it's true if..." or "I wonder what will happen if..." and even "I...
Ditto. I prefer the wider bar formed with my homemade, pine 1x4 molds. There is nothing wrong with the molds from Amazon - I have two and will still use them from time to time. It's just a personal preference as far as shape goes.