Broom Making and the Binding of BroomcornSettle in for a quiet exploration of Broom Making and the Binding of Broomcorn. This episode follows Broom Making and the Binding of Broomcorn: A Working Tradition; The Branching Head of the Broomcorn Plant; Growing a Crop for Its Brush; Harvesting Without Spoiling the Heads; Curing the Brush and Keeping It Dry; Removing Seeds and Sorting Useful Brush; Preparing a Straight Wooden Handle; Building the Inner Bundle and Outer Cover; Binding the Brush to the Handle; Flattening the Head and Sewing It Firm; Trimming and Inspecting the Finished Broom; How a Broom Moves Dust Across a Floor; Whisk Brooms and Other Work for Shorter Brush; The Workshop, Its Suppliers and Its Customers; Wear, Repair and a Place on the Hook.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.

Tennis Balls and the Stitching of Felt CoversSettle in for a quiet exploration of Tennis Balls and the Stitching of Felt Covers. This episode follows Tennis Balls and the Stitching of Felt Covers: The Historical Starting Point; Choosing Wool and Understanding Its Fibres; Making the Covering Cloth; Drawing Two Pieces Around a Round Ball; Hand Sewing a Cover in the Real-Tennis Tradition; Mixing Rubber for a Resilient Shell; Moulding the Two Rubber Halves; Closing the Core and Establishing Pressure; Cutting and Preparing the Modern Covers; Bonding the Felt and Forming the Visible Seam; What Happens During a Bounce and a Flight; Measuring a Finished Ball; Sorting, Marking and Packing; How Play and Weather Change the Cover; Recovering Materials at the End of Use.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.

Accordion Bellows and the Folding of CardboardSettle in for a quiet exploration of Accordion Bellows and the Folding of Cardboard. This episode follows Accordion Bellows and the Folding of Cardboard: The Work Behind the Instrument; Following the Air Through the Accordion; Paper Fibres and the Strength Hidden in a Thin Sheet; Choosing Card for a Flexible Structure; Laying Out the Pleats on a Flat Sheet; Scoring, Creasing and Making the Concertina Fold; Adhesives, Paste Brushes and Drying Under Control; Leather Gussets and the Changing Shape of a Corner; Decorative Papers, Cloth Hinges and Bellows Tape; Fitting the Metal Corners; End Frames, Gaskets and the Final Assembly; How Bellows Pressure Becomes a Musical Note; The Worker’s Hands and the Player’s Bellows Movement; Checking Airtightness, Alignment and Unwanted Sounds; Wear, Repair and Returning the Bellows to Rest.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.

Sandpaper Making and the Sorting of GritSettle in for a quiet exploration of Sandpaper Making and the Sorting of Grit. This episode follows Sandpaper Making and the Sorting of Grit: Entering the Trade; Choosing a Mineral That Can Cut; Breaking the Raw Material into Useful Grains; Sorting Grit with Screens, Air and Water; Making a Backing That Survives the Work; Preparing the Adhesive; Laying Down the First Adhesive Coat; Placing the Grains; Adding the Size Coat and Setting the Bond; Turning the Coated Web into Sheets, Discs and Belts; Inspecting a Finished Abrasive; Using Sandpaper on Wood; Working Metal and Preparing Other Hard Surfaces; Keeping the Cutting Surface Clear; Sorting the Remaining Sheets at the Bench.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.

Wood Screws and the Cutting of Spiral ThreadsSettle in for a quiet exploration of Wood Screws and the Cutting of Spiral Threads. This episode follows Wood Screws and the Parts You Can See; The Geometry of One Turn; Preparing the Metal for a Screw Blank; Forming the Head and Cutting the Slot; Making Threads with Hand Tools; Teaching a Lathe to Follow a Thread; The Cutting Edge, the Chip and the Groove; Shaping the Taper and the Point; Rolling a Thread Between Dies; Measuring, Finishing and Sorting the Batch; The Wood Around the Thread; Preparing the Pilot Hole and the Head Recess; Turning the Screw and Feeling It Seat; How a Screw Joint Holds Through Use; Fitting a Hinge and Leaving the Door at Rest.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.

Envelope Making and the Fold of a Paper BlankSettle in for a quiet exploration of Envelope Making and the Fold of a Paper Blank. This episode follows Envelope Making and the Shape of a Paper Blank; When the Letter Became Separate from Its Cover; The Fibres That Hold the Sheet Together; Choosing Paper by Weight, Surface and Direction; Drawing the Envelope Around What Must Fit; Templates, Cutting Dies and the Spaces Between Blanks; What Happens Inside a Crease; Hand Folding a Pocket in the Right Order; Permanent Seams and the Behaviour of Wet Adhesive; The Closing Flap That Waits for Water or Pressure; From Folding Motions to Coordinated Machinery; Printing on a Sheet That Will Change Shape; Cutting and Patching the Address Window; Checking the Finished Envelope by Measurement and Use; Counting, Packing and Leaving the Envelope Ready.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.

Toothbrush Making and the Setting of BristlesSettle in for a quiet exploration of Toothbrush Making and the Setting of Bristles. This episode follows Toothbrush Making and the Setting of Bristles; Shaping a Handle from Bone; Sorting Natural Bristles into Usable Parcels; Drilling the Head and Connecting the Holes; Drawing the Tufts into Their Sockets; Making Synthetic Filament; The Small Mechanics of a Flexible Bristle; Moulding the Modern Handle; Laying Out the Tuft Field; Picking One Tuft from the Filament Supply; Setting a Tuft with a Metal Anchor; Trimming the Working Surface; Rounding the Ends and Forming Tapered Tips; Securing Bristles with Anchor-Free Assembly; Checking the Finished Brush and Closing the Package.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.

Rubber Erasers and the Mixing of a Soft CompoundSettle in for a quiet exploration of Rubber Erasers and the Mixing of a Soft Compound. This episode follows Rubber Erasers and the Pencil Marks They Meet; Bread Crumbs, Early Rubber and the Stationer’s Counter; From Tree Latex to Dry Rubber; Long Molecules and the Meaning of Softness; The Batch Sheet and the Weighing Bench; Factice, the Oil-Derived Part of the Compound; Mineral Fillers, Abrasives and Colour; Working the Compound Between the Rolls; Sheets, Resting Stock and Measured Charges; Sulfur, Heat and the Curing Press; Cooling, Trimming and Cutting Individual Blocks; Measuring Hardness and Watching a Mark Lift; Plastic, Kneaded and More Abrasive Alternatives; Sleeves, Product Marks and the Packed Box; A Small Correction and a Place Beside the Pencil.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.

Gramophone Records and the Pressing of GroovesSettle in for a quiet exploration of Gramophone Records and the Pressing of Grooves. This episode follows Gramophone Records and the Pressing of Grooves: The Flat Disc; Arranging a Performance Around the Recording Horn; Preparing the Wax Recording Blank; Cutting Sound Into a Moving Spiral; Microphones, Amplifiers and the Recorded Take; Growing the First Metal Copy; Fathers, Mothers and Working Stampers; What Goes Into a Shellac Record; Mixing, Rolling and Portioning the Compound; Fitting the Stampers and Placing the Labels; Pressure and the Filling of the Grooves; Cooling, Releasing and Trimming the Disc; Inspecting What the Press Has Made; The Needle, Soundbox and Spring Motor; Sleeves, Shelves and the Record at Rest.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.

Piano Hammers and the Shaping of FeltSettle in for a quiet exploration of Piano Hammers and the Shaping of Felt. This episode follows Piano Hammers and the Shaping of Felt; Leather Coverings and the Growth of a Felt Trade; The Structure Inside a Wool Fibre; Scouring, Opening and Carding the Wool; Water, Movement and the Making of Felt; Measuring the Sheet and Planning the Taper; Wooden Mouldings and the Supporting Underfelt; Forming, Bonding and Separating the Hammer Heads; Filing the Curve Without Losing Its Shape; Boring the Heads and Hanging the Set; The Hammer’s Journey Through the Action; Compression, Contact Time and the Colour of a Note; Matching the Crown to Its Strings; Needling and Listening Across the Keyboard; Wear, Care and the Hammer at Rest.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.