A Midsummer Night's Snark

[Bladite]

No, and you don't have to read them either. If you see a post with the crocheted okto-knife thingy at the top, just skip it.
Personally, I think they're really good for one's cryptography skills.

well, actually, that might become a rule mod disrespect points for not reading vital instructions.

or you might miss something important about sinking ships and loose lips and news

 

[Bladite]

I'm sure if you ask in the right manner he can make sure you don't have to read his posts any more........
muahahahahahaha!!!!!

we mods have helped more than a few people in this manner when they asked

 

[Bladite]

They aren't incoherent. You just need to learn how to speak Bladeite. I think I'm starting to get a little bit of it!

good then you know a few secrets i've been leaking

 

[Bladite]

You mean, you don't hear voices in your head telling you to do things when you read a comment? weird

And yeah, there is alot of information in his post that I enjoy

I think I'll pass on that one

the key is "hey, i didn't get that, i should google it"

namshub

fnord

 

[spikebot587]

i never remember which hand is which for naming.

i hold bow in left, and draw with right.

might be interesting to learn to shoot both ways

samick. good stuff.

or you could get a PSE long bow for now, cheap money, and lots of fun.

Yeah, I hold with my right and draw with my left

 

[Bladite]

Yeah, I hold with my right and draw with my left

you should try the bow anyway...

it might collector value, if so, sell it for new modern like bow...

or ... keep it - family!

or ... ... ... give it to me

i love traditional, but i've been getting very good with compound, to the point that i'm thinking "mmm, more upgrades? or better bow"

for a hunting bow, with nearly no mods, this thing is a deer killer extreme. 50 yds? no problem.

 

[zzyzzogeton]

Bought a new cowboy hat today, needed a straw one. Also bought a new bow string and a target

A little late in the year for a new STRAW hat Hope they were on sale.

Technically, black/brown felt replaces straw/silverbelly felt after Labor Day. Just like white shoes are out for women after Labor Day.

We can, sartorially, get away with straw/silverbelly until Halloween in Texas (and possibly Oklahoma) due to high temps, but if a cold front rolls through before then, black/brown becomes the prescribed hat color.

 

[spikebot587]

It was on sale for a pretty good price or else I probably wouldn't have bought it, but I can usually get away with straw until late september, maybe into October if I push it, but usually by then it's a little to cold for straw.

I do have a felt resistol that I picked up for $15, that I like, but it's a little tall for and little to big in the head band for my tastes

 

[JWheel]

Technically, black/brown felt replaces straw/silverbelly felt after Labor Day. Just like white shoes are out for women after Labor Day.

My eyes must be going. I could swear your location says both "Rural" and "Texas." But that comment seems to suggest otherwise.

 

[bigghoss]

Will indeed get the blizzard

And I'll be just setting the saw on my work table for normal smaller cutting jobs, but I'm also going to get one of the saw stands, so I can take the saw outside and cut larger boards.

Oh.. I need to cut some plywood already actually lol...

My dad had a tiny shop so he built a stand for his table saw with wheels on one end and legs on the other so he could just wheel it outside. He later bought a larger saw from his brother who was a contractor and built a large table for it when he got a house with a large garage. He sold the little Craftsman to another guy we know and it's still on that stand getting work done 20 years later.

 

[granitestateofmind]

Slow snark tonight.

I've recently been getting into archery, my dad gave me his old bow, a wing redwing hunter. Unfortunately it's made for a right and I shoot south paw, so I'm thinking if I end up really liking recurves, I might get a left handed samick sage. Any of you guys used this bow?

Samick makes a decent entry level bow. I'm curious why you shoot lefty, though....if you're just getting into archery, do yourself a favor and make sure you learn to shoot with your DOMINANT EYE, not your dominant hand. Trust me on this, you'll save yourself a WORLD of frustration later in life. A good archery professional will tell you this and help you figure out your dominant eye if you don't already know.



Tablesaws.....got two. 1958 Rockwell 9" (decent blades still available) and a cheap Ryobi. The Ryobi is serviceable, but tricky to be accurate with....the Rockwell kicks more ass. I would respectfully suggest that you get a bandsaw first, and maybe a decent circular or wormdrive saw for plywood and framing lumber. You'll understand once you start using one.....less wasted wood, zero danger of kickback.....plus resawing, cutting curves....list goes on & on.

 

[GSO1962]

A little late in the year for a new STRAW hat Hope they were on sale.

Technically, black/brown felt replaces straw/silverbelly felt after Labor Day. Just like white shoes are out for women after Labor Day.

We can, sartorially, get away with straw/silverbelly until Halloween in Texas (and possibly Oklahoma) due to high temps, but if a cold front rolls through before then, black/brown becomes the prescribed hat color.

Personally, I prefer palm leaf over both straw and felt and generally wear it year around. Yes, major fashion faux pas. I did wear my black felt hat last week, but that was to a funeral at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetary. Different rules apply for funerals and weddings...

My eyes must be going. I could swear your location says both "Rural" and "Texas." But that comment seems to suggest otherwise.

Despite his origins and current residence of Rural Central Texas, ZZ is a man both worldly and wise. I think the Navy had something to do with it. And his generally insatiable thirst for esoteric knowledge...

And good morning to all, by the way!

Oh....and someone may have made an offer of $110 for a San Mai 11 on the 'bay (I think Spike pointed it out) and had it accepted...apparently it doesn't hurt to make an offer... We'll see how it looks later this week.

 

[worldwood]

Slow snark tonight.

I've recently been getting into archery, my dad gave me his old bow, a wing redwing hunter. Unfortunately it's made for a right and I shoot south paw, so I'm thinking if I end up really liking recurves, I might get a left handed samick sage. Any of you guys used this bow?

I had the sammick sage for a while. Really good bow for the price. Sold it for a knife or something though.

Now I got me a Bear Archery Au Sable longbow... I like it better than the recurve personally. Just lighter... But harder to shoot... More draw weight.

Tried compounds too... Not much a fan.

Father and brother in law compete yearly in traditional Archery. Father has won 1 St place in Florida 2 years in a row. Lots of bows around here. Lots of hoyt and crap... Several bows set up for fishing too..

But back to your question, sammick is a really nice bow for the price.

I also have a Victor, catching fire, recurve... Another entry level bow... But I'd recommend the sammick over the Victor. It's a decent recurve... But the sage is better in my opinion... Definitely looks better...

 

[Guyon]

okay, many planes restored. that's what i call coordinate nation give me an x! give a y! give me a z! go ax+by+cz+d = 0 !!!

have to repaint one of the #5s. i have a strong desire to use "house purple", because, why the hell not. might do that to a couple others as well did it with the loom, and other things. house color.

For purple mountain majesties
Above the enameled plain! (original poem)

For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain! (theirs)

For purple houses majesties
above the enameled planes (mine)

something

i never remember which hand is which for naming.

i hold bow in left, and draw with right.

might be interesting to learn to shoot both ways

samick. good stuff.

or you could get a PSE long bow for now, cheap money, and lots of fun.

i have ONE local place i can fill at, but have avoided them, and beer for 2 months, for my project

i really like the SawStop - they have a contractor model which might be more useful for people with space issues (store it).

really precise, and has "that safety feature"

if you have 3 phase, you can buy a death machine 9000 proper cabinet shoppe saw for cheap. even free. nobody wants those anymore, but you need 3 phase.

[yeah, everyone says "just rewire it or get a new motor", not necessarily easy on a 30 year old death saw, but still, good saws those]

second tool: dust collection

actually, my first tools were hand tools, and various contractor on site tools like circ saws, and reciprocating saws, and even the more basics.

now that i'm over 1/2 century old, i just got around to a table saw.

if you don't mind "the danger", one can get a free radial arm saw no problem. just NEVER rip with it. you'll still want a cheap or good compound mitre saw for the garage, but in the shop? the radial is good for ONE thing esp - dados

i'm in the market for a drill press, and eventually, a wood lathe and decent band saw. time and patience. first, i'm fixing the basement to be "a shoppe"

yeah, i know, tough isn't it? and you can't ban them either

i can write a bot that writes you an email every 30 seconds if you like? quote of the minute / 2 !!!

well, actually, that might become a rule mod disrespect points for not reading vital instructions.

or you might miss something important about sinking ships and loose lips and news

we mods have helped more than a few people in this manner when they asked

good then you know a few secrets i've been leaking

the key is "hey, i didn't get that, i should google it"

namshub

fnord

you should try the bow anyway...

it might collector value, if so, sell it for new modern like bow...

or ... keep it - family!

or ... ... ... give it to me

i love traditional, but i've been getting very good with compound, to the point that i'm thinking "mmm, more upgrades? or better bow"

for a hunting bow, with nearly no mods, this thing is a deer killer extreme. 50 yds? no problem.

Look, you're not going to catch my post count. If you start getting close, I'll just step on the gas.

 

[worldwood]

second tool: dust collection

actually, my first tools were hand tools, and various contractor on site tools like circ saws, and reciprocating saws, and even the more basics.

now that i'm over 1/2 century old, i just got around to a table saw.

if you don't mind "the danger", one can get a free radial arm saw no problem. just NEVER rip with it. you'll still want a cheap or good compound mitre saw for the garage, but in the shop? the radial is good for ONE thing esp - dados

i'm in the market for a drill press, and eventually, a wood lathe and decent band saw. time and patience. first, i'm fixing the basement to be "a shoppe"

A small lathe is on my want list as well. After a router... Well prolly after a few other things.

Father is grabbing a dust collector unit for one of his shops next month... Looking forward to seeing how well it works for him. He also just hooked up a 14000 btu floor unit, and insulated one of his... His smaller shop at that... Said he is turning it into a yeti 5000 LMAO


Got the drill press... Belt sander... Scroll saw... And some hand tools.... Need more... Much more...

Was going to grab a little 9" bench top bandsaw... Thinking I should save for a little bigger and better... But may go back for it eventually.

 

[GSO1962]

Look, you're not going to catch my post count. If you start getting close, I'll just step on the gas.

Hahahahahahahahaha! A good laugh to start the day...

 

[TBL]

might be interesting to learn to shoot both ways

Giggity

 

[zzyzzogeton]

My eyes must be going. I could swear your location says both "Rural" and "Texas." But that comment seems to suggest otherwise.

Learned that from a very unsophisticated old German - my grandfather. Some of that "esoteric" knowledge passed down from generation to generation as "family custom".

For an old German "dirt farmer", he dressed pretty snappy. He had 2 "Open Road" hats for church and funerals - a silverbelly for spring and summer and a black one for winter and funerals. His summer EDW was always a light colored PALM straw hat and he had a dark brown PALM straw for winter.

Personally, I prefer palm leaf over both straw and felt and generally wear it year around. Yes, major fashion faux pas. I did wear my black felt hat last week, but that was to a funeral at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetary. Different rules apply for funerals and weddings...

See above - Palm leaf "straw" hats are always preferred over "other straw" hats. Palm leaf is cooler, and lasts longer. The "other" straw hats are really chinese rice paper coated with a plastic resin. Called "Shantung Straw". Hot, sticky, cheap, not very durable. "Panama" hats are actually from Ecuador made from a particular Ecuadorian palm tree leaves. Best "straw" hats in the world. Just really hard to get a real one now-a-days. The Chinese Shantung is killing the Ecuadorian hat makers.

Despite his origins and current residence of Rural Central Texas, ZZ is a man both worldly and wise. I think the Navy had something to do with it. And his generally insatiable thirst for esoteric knowledge...

Oh....and someone may have made an offer of $110 for a San Mai 11 on the 'bay (I think Spike pointed it out) and had it accepted...apparently it doesn't hurt to make an offer... We'll see how it looks later this week.

I frequently make offers. And most of the time they are accepted.

Dicker/dicker/dicker - that's what I learned in Asian markets, from Korea and Japan down to Indonesia. The vendors were almost universally happy and vexed when a round-eye would come through and pay the asking price. Took away half their fun for the day. They like the extra bucks, to be sure, but they would have almost preferred to make less money and have some fun at the customers expense.

It never hurts to ask - one time I went into an NTB (National Tire and Battery) for some new truck tires. I was working at a major international computer manufacturer at the time and many businesses had "XYZ" discounts.

"Y'all got "XYZ" discounts?"

"Yes sir - 5%.

Then fishing for a better discount,

"What about military?"

"5%"

"Fire?"

"5%"

"EMS?"

"5% too"

"How about Law Enforcement?"

"5%"

"Hhhmmmm? "XYZ, Military, Fire, EMS, LEO - all 5% - Hot damn... I get 25% off!!!" and pulled out my "XYZ", Military ID, Fire Department ID, my county-wide EMS system ID and my County S.O. dive team ID.

The kid's eyes really did get as big as saucers. The he said, "Uh, I'll have to ask my boss about that."

He went over to the office door, knocked, opened the door, stuck his head in and said "Mr. X, I have a man out here who says he gets a 25% discount cause he works at "XYZ" and is military, fire, EMS and LEO. Is that right?"

There was a loud bark of laughter followed by a crash and more laughter.

I pushed the kid to the side and stuck my head in the door. The manager was a very large individual, 6 ft plus and about 500# and he's lying on the floor dieing laughing. As he quits laughing and is trying to get up, in a very dead-pan manner I asked--

"I take it that means "No?""

He commenced to laughing again, literally ROFLHAO. Finally, he stops and tells the kid ...

"Hell, give him 10%. I haven't laughed that hard in years."

Sometimes, it pays to act a little naive.

 

[Jerry D.]

well, actually, that might become a rule mod disrespect points for not reading vital instructions.

or you might miss something important about sinking ships and loose lips and news

Damn... I could have sworn it was "Moose lips sink ships."

Learn something new every day.

 

[KingMC]

Samick makes a decent entry level bow. I'm curious why you shoot lefty, though....if you're just getting into archery, do yourself a favor and make sure you learn to shoot with your DOMINANT EYE, not your dominant hand. Trust me on this, you'll save yourself a WORLD of frustration later in life. A good archery professional will tell you this and help you figure out your dominant eye if you don't already know.

Good to know, I was not only looking at the Samick Sage, but I am also left-handed. Thankfully I'm also left-eye dominant so I have no issues picking which side to train on.

Damn... I could have sworn it was "Moose lips sink ships."

Learn something new every day.

Moose lips sounds like a questionably appetizing pastry.