Born on the Snark of July

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The Warrior said:
I went to Wally and purchased some sting medicine. Definitely still have some marks.

Not a bad idea. The wife and I talked about one day building an a-frame on the side of the hill there, and keeping the current cabin as a guest house. Probably never happen, but fun to talk about anywhos. BTW, the BK5 is a freakin' beast. :thumbup:
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Pics Dubs pics. We must win more people over to the way of the 5 !
 
The Warrior said:
BTW, the BK5 is a freakin' beast. :thumbup:
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Agree

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So, a hybrid between a BK2 and a BK9 with a 10 inch blade in quarter inch thickness sounds like a good idea, right?

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Approximately 1.5 lbs if the math is right.

(Yes Dubz you drew it first.)
 
DerekH said:
So, a hybrid between a BK2 and a BK9 with a 10 inch blade in quarter inch thickness sounds like a good idea, right?

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Approximately 1.5 lbs if the math is right.

(Yes Dubz you drew it first.)
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Honestly even 3/16ths would be great. The Junglas is 3/16ths as is the current 9 right ? I think this thing would sing with the high 9 grind, and a 3/16ths thickness. Let the length and width add the weight instead of the thickness. Just my 2 cents.

Derek, Cad draft a 5 with a 12-14 inch blade would ya ? Pretty please with Cherries on top?
 
DerekH said:
So, a hybrid between a BK2 and a BK9 with a 10 inch blade in quarter inch thickness sounds like a good idea, right?

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Approximately 1.5 lbs if the math is right.

(Yes Dubz you drew it first.)
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One way or another, this needs to happen.



tradewater said:
Needs some eyelets.
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D, if the sheath doesn't end up weighing more than the blade because of all the eyelets I will be very disappointed in you. Three rows of 1/2" tarp eyelets all the way around should do it. I want to bolt it to the roll cage of my mad-max-mobile for after the apocalypse.
 
DerekH said:
Wasps are a-holes. I say burn it down and start again from scratch.
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Quoted for truth!

Honey bees on the other hand....are generally friendly and produce delicious honey. Perfect segue into the post I was just working on...

Why I love beekeeping:

You get to spend time in nature with some of God's marvelous creatures. You also get to use power tools and other heavy equipment. Finally, you get to benefit from the culinary products involved.

A couple weeks ago, I spend about 5 or 6 hours trying to get some bees out from under a friend's shed in his back yard. This involved use a a 4 ton farm jack and jack stands to make sure the shed didn't fall on me.





The colony had set up between two floor joists and had 8 or 10 combs that were between 2 and 3 feet long.



I tried to relocate them into a hive to bring them home (place them into "indentured servitude" as my brother put it), but they weren't having any part of it. I'm pretty sure they were "africanized" (incorrectly called "killer" bees), and so I collected all the comb and then killed the bees. I felt bad, but I later talked to our very own ZZ who said he's done 17 of these cut outs with only 1 success. Most either died of shock or absconded within a week or two. I did get almost 5 gallons of natural comb with honey in it though!



I used a potato masher to crush the comb and strained about 26 pounds of honey out of the comb.





I saved the comb since I have been wanting to order a fruit press to see how well it works on squeezing out the honey. It arrived this past week, and I was able to get another 4 pounds of honey using the press. Bonus is that we can make cider or grape juice this fall.



You can really see the pollen and propolis getting squeezed out as well in this photo.



One recommended method of consumption. Cracker of your choice topped with cheese (we tried Chevre, Brie, and cream cheese with herbs...all were good), a candied pecan, and a drizzle of honey.

 

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The Warrior said:
.... Later on in the evening, another started attacking me, stung me on my arm, and somehow ended up in my shirt, and stung me 5 more times. Little bastard. Hurt like hell, but I'm sure it was comical watching me throw my shirt off and start stepping on it, haha. I googled a bit about the red wasp, and it appears they weren't much of a threat, but have since been attacking people.
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It sounds like you had a hoot and a half out there this weekend, Dubz.

DerekH said:
So, a hybrid between a BK2 and a BK9 with a 10 inch blade in quarter inch thickness sounds like a good idea, right?

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Approximately 1.5 lbs if the math is right.

(Yes Dubz you drew it first.)
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Yea. That sounds about right, but it it still would be a blast to play with!

The Warrior said:
Yes, sounds good. Would love to see it come to life: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...s-BK9-w-BK2-Front-End?p=10499492#post10499492

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mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
 
GSO1962 said:
Drat...should have taken pictures yesterday. Used the BK5 to spatchcock the chicken before it went on the grill, and later to cut the watermelon.
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Haha, you said spatchcock. :D Been awhile since I heard that word. Yes, photos would have been nice. I was using the 5 to cut small perch in half for bait.
 
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