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Ventura: The Underrated Surf City TL;DR: Ventura sits between the crowds of Los Angeles and the polish of Santa Barbara, and it gets overlooked by both. That is the appeal. A good day here means Surfer's Point in the morning, a walk through Mission San Buenaventura and downtown's historic core... View Post
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Are Wood Sunglasses Heavy? Weights Compared TL;DR: No, not meaningfully, and in the case of bamboo, often lighter than a comparable plastic frame. Wood is generally denser than injected plastic ounce for ounce, but frame makers cut wood thinner at points that do not need structural bulk, which... View Post
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What Handmade Actually Means in Sunglasses TL;DR: "Handmade" gets stamped on a lot of sunglasses that never touched a human hand beyond a quality check at the end of an injection molding line. Real handmade wood sunglasses go through individual cutting, shaping, sanding, and finishing steps th... View Post