"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

btb01 said:
Final boat update (previous posts here, here and here):

They finally got it moved… and it only took nearly four months! 🙄😁

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They actually moved it last week in the middle of the night (since they had to close the road). Here are a couple screenshots from a video of it being moved.

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The whole ordeal was funny at first, but after a while I think everyone (myself included) was just tired of looking at the thing.
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Thanks for the update, Barrett! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
It's almost time to re-launch it, isn't it?? o_O 😁
Or are they planning to put it in a different lake? Maybe the Big Lake they call Gitchie Gumi (or whatever the current spelling/pronunciation is for the indigenous name for Superior).

- GT
 
When I was a kid in Sheffield, a guy built a boat in his garden (big, but nothing like that size), but hadn't thought about getting it out. Another schoolboy took me to see it, and it was there for at least another 5 years. Apparently, he not only had to get a crane in to lift it out, but get special permission to close the road! 😁 I'd pretty much forgotten about it until reading Barrett's posts 😁👍
 
btb01 said:
Final boat update (previous posts here, here and here):

They finally got it moved… and it only took nearly four months! 🙄😁

5H79TNv.jpg


They actually moved it last week in the middle of the night (since they had to close the road). Here are a couple screenshots from a video of it being moved.

8DNDFKh.jpg


JrQ5vhJ.jpg


The whole ordeal was funny at first, but after a while I think everyone (myself included) was just tired of looking at the thing.
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I'm happy to have my boat back! :D ;) 🛥️
 
5K Qs said:
Thanks for the update, Barrett! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
It's almost time to re-launch it, isn't it?? o_O 😁
Or are they planning to put it in a different lake? Maybe the Big Lake they call Gitchie Gumi (or whatever the current spelling/pronunciation is for the indigenous name for Superior).

- GT
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I believe part of the civil complaint that the county filed against the owner(s) involved banning the boat from Lake Minnetonka in the future. I’m not sure how or if they could legally do that, but it was in there.

I had heard that the owner’s plan was to take it up to Lake Superior, but considering it took them four months to move it less than a mile, that may be wishful thinking.

Jack Black said:
When I was a kid in Sheffield, a guy built a boat in his garden (big, but nothing like that size), but hadn't thought about getting it out. Another schoolboy took me to see it, and it was there for at least another 5 years. Apparently, he not only had to get a crane in to lift it out, but get special permission to close the road! 😁 I'd pretty much forgotten about it until reading Barrett's posts 😁👍
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I saw something on TV a while back where a guy (single, obviously) started building a race car in his kitchen, and eventually had to remove an exterior wall to get it out.

5K Qs said:
What's NOT funny is the amount of ice apparently still on that Minnesota lake in April!! :eek: o_O

- GT
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The year we moved up here, the ice-out date on Minnetonka was May 5th, which tied a 150 year old record for the latest ice-out. There’s some open water along the shore and in channels now, but there’s also still quite a bit of ice on the lake. It must be getting thin, though. It’s been a week or more since I’ve seen anyone out there ice fishing, and that was a last-chance minimalist with just a bucket to sit on. 😁

Peregrin said:
I'm happy to have my boat back! :D ;) 🛥️
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You can keep it! 😉🤣
 
I had a couple of kitchen knives that needed some sharpening, so I set up the worksharp and got em done. I've been using it only on kitchen knives for the family, and shying away from using it on any of "my" knives.

It was time, I guess. I had sharpened this Boker with a KME guided rod system, and had it super sharp, but wasn't happy with the tip. It came to me with a good factory edge, but the tip was pretty blunt. It just was not pointy enough for me, and I couldn't get the results I wanted with the KME. I know these broad spear blades are not stabbers, but I needed a better point.

I took the blade through the belts, course, medium, fine, extra fine and finished with a cloth belt and a hand stopping on green compound. Now I have the tip I wanted and still super sharp. I'm real happy with the result, and won't hesitate to use it more often on my EDC knives, if and when they need it.
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Sounds like we have similar setups, Peregrin Peregrin ! I've had my KME for a while and really like it. I picked up a worksharp with blade grinding attachment last year. At first I was nervous about how I'd do with it and stuck to kitchen knives to practice. Like you, though, once I took the plunge with one of "my" knives I found that it went just fine and it's my first choice at the moment.

I've struggled with the cloth stropping belt, though. I haven't been able to leave a knife super sharp with it. I'm sure it's got something to do with my technique, but I haven't been able to get it dialed in. Now I work through the belts and finish up with the leather honing wheel on my Tormek.
 
RayseM said:
I've always wondered about a Worksharp as a good option. Got your thumbs up eh Peregrin Peregrin ? Any qualifiers?
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Hey Ray, I'm certainly no expert on the subject, but I'm happy to share my thoughts. This Worksharp Elite is the first powered system I've had. I got it about 15 months ago. It seems to be well designed, well built, and was easy to learn how to use. It doesn't take up a lot of space, and I've been happy with the results so far. The belts are well made, easy to change and seem to last a fairly long time, as well as being not terribly expensive to replace. I give it a :thumbsup:.
I hope that helps.
 
WhittlinAway said:
Sounds like we have similar setups, Peregrin Peregrin ! I've had my KME for a while and really like it. I picked up a worksharp with blade grinding attachment last year. At first I was nervous about how I'd do with it and stuck to kitchen knives to practice. Like you, though, once I took the plunge with one of "my" knives I found that it went just fine and it's my first choice at the moment.

I've struggled with the cloth stropping belt, though. I haven't been able to leave a knife super sharp with it. I'm sure it's got something to do with my technique, but I haven't been able to get it dialed in. Now I work through the belts and finish up with the leather honing wheel on my Tormek.
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Greg, I didn't notice much difference with the cloth belt. I ended up using a leather hone with chromium oxide as my final step. I haven't used the honing and polishing compounds that came with the Elite yet.
All in all I'm pretty happy with the results I'm getting. My first attempt, with the Boker, gives me the confidence I needed to start using it more.
 
btb01 said:
I believe part of the civil complaint that the county filed against the owner(s) involved banning the boat from Lake Minnetonka in the future. I’m not sure how or if they could legally do that, but it was in there.

I had heard that the owner’s plan was to take it up to Lake Superior, but considering it took them four months to move it less than a mile, that may be wishful thinking.
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But don't forget Newton's First (?) Law of Motion! It takes a lot to get a huge boat like that moving from a dead stop, but once it's in motion, there's almost no stopping it; they can get it to Duluth in the blink of an eye! ;) 😁

btb01 said:
I saw something on TV a while back where a guy (single, obviously) started building a race car in his kitchen, and eventually had to remove an exterior wall to get it out.
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I had a similar thing happen when I was younger and taking body-building seriously. My shoulders got so massive I had to leave the weight room sideways to fit through the door! 🤓

btb01 said:
The year we moved up here, the ice-out date on Minnetonka was May 5th, which tied a 150 year old record for the latest ice-out. There’s some open water along the shore and in channels now, but there’s also still quite a bit of ice on the lake. It must be getting thin, though. It’s been a week or more since I’ve seen anyone out there ice fishing, and that was a last-chance minimalist with just a bucket to sit on. 😁
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Interesting info, Barrett! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
On Sundays, I often walk on a 4-mile trail that goes around a small lake that's a couple of miles from my house. 3 weeks ago, the lake was still covered with ice except for a 4-foot strip of open water along most of the shoreline. 2 weeks ago, no ice remained at all, even though we've had only one day so far that made 60 degrees F and very few that have made it into the 50s.

- GT
 
This story apparently got a fair amount of media attention back in October, but I missed it. The story sings the praises of a knife made from wood processed in a new way. The article mentions that the knife is sharper than a "table knife", which seems like an example of "damning by faint praise", but I think they mean to compare it to a stainless steel steak knife.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists...-knife-thats-3x-sharper-than-stainless-steel/

I'll include a couple of photos of knives I've made from wood when I used to whittle at bus stops back before Covid-19 came on the scene and I learned that riding the city bus was a health risk. My wood knives are NOT sharper than steel. o_O 🤓
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- GT
 
5K Qs said:
This story apparently got a fair amount of media attention back in October, but I missed it. The story sings the praises of a knife made from wood processed in a new way. The article mentions that the knife is sharper than a "table knife", which seems like an example of "damning by faint praise", but I think they mean to compare it to a stainless steel steak knife.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists...-knife-thats-3x-sharper-than-stainless-steel/

I'll include a couple of photos of knives I've made from wood when I used to whittle at bus stops back before Covid-19 came on the scene and I learned that riding the city bus was a health risk. My wood knives are NOT sharper than steel. o_O 🤓
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- GT
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Wooden knives and wooden nails, what will they invent next? :rolleyes: :D ;)

I think such knives might be illegal here, as they're not detectable by a metal-detector :rolleyes: I guess flint knives would also be illegal 🤨
 
5K Qs said:
This story apparently got a fair amount of media attention back in October, but I missed it. The story sings the praises of a knife made from wood processed in a new way. The article mentions that the knife is sharper than a "table knife", which seems like an example of "damning by faint praise", but I think they mean to compare it to a stainless steel steak knife.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists...-knife-thats-3x-sharper-than-stainless-steel/

I'll include a couple of photos of knives I've made from wood when I used to whittle at bus stops back before Covid-19 came on the scene and I learned that riding the city bus was a health risk. My wood knives are NOT sharper than steel. o_O 🤓
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- GT
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Jack Black said:
Wooden knives and wooden nails, what will they invent next? :rolleyes: :D ;)

I think such knives might be illegal here, as they're not detectable by a metal-detector :rolleyes: I guess flint knives would also be illegal 🤨
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I read that article, or one similar, In the NY Times the other day. I didn't get too excited by it, although a biodegradable knife to replace the plastic junk might be a good idea. Not that a resin soaked, pressurized wood knife would degrade quickly.
 
5K Qs said:
This story apparently got a fair amount of media attention back in October, but I missed it. The story sings the praises of a knife made from wood processed in a new way. The article mentions that the knife is sharper than a "table knife", which seems like an example of "damning by faint praise", but I think they mean to compare it to a stainless steel steak knife.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists...-knife-thats-3x-sharper-than-stainless-steel/
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Jack Black said:
Wooden knives and wooden nails, what will they invent next? :rolleyes: :D ;)
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This video from that article made me chuckle. “The researchers showed that these wooden nails could be used to hammer together three boards without any damage to the nail.” I think they were a bit generous there calling that “hammering” and those “boards.” 🤣 I’m also fairly certain that at least the first “board” was pre-drilled.

 
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