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

[Just Tom.]

Eric Sloane didn't think so or I misremember, which could happen.

I will defer to you on this one, Jer.
I think it is safe to assume you are better educated and more widely read than I am. i don’t even know who Eric Sloane IS…

Wikipedia seems to agree with you:

Treenail - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

A treenail, also trenail, trennel, or trunnel, is a wooden peg, pin, or dowel used to fasten pieces of wood together, especially in timber frames, covered bridges, wooden shipbuilding and boat building.[

 

[screened porch]

I will defer to you on this one, Jer.
I think it is safe to assume you are better educated and more widely read than I am. i don’t even know who Eric Sloane IS…

You're definitely right about mostly for ships. I was just deferring to you above.

 

[Jolipapa]

LOL! Fair point!

You're not kidding! I'm thankful the crazies in my neighbourhood can't find anything bigger than pigeons to feed, though they're bad enough!

And you've yet to see his video with bears! Btw that what also his last video!

 

[Just Tom.]

You're definitely right about mostly for ships. I was just deferring to you above.

I just edited my post to confirm YOU are right. Too much simultaneous posting going on!

 

[screened porch]

Eric Sloane was a nostalgia nut who wrote a lot of books and illustrated them with his drawings. Old Barns, Museum of Early American Tools, Reverence for Wood.

 

[Just Tom.]

Eric Sloane was a nostalgia nut who wrote a lot of books and illustrated them with his drawings. Old Barns, Museum of Early American Tools, Reverence for Wood.

I will have to check it out - thanks!

 

[screened porch]

There. I'm done.
Both from A Museum of Early American Tools.

 

[r8shell]

 

[screened porch]

I was at an estate sale in an old farmhouse where the ax wasn't for sale because the man in charge wanted it for when the raccoon came out of the ceiling in the evening.

 

[Jack Black]

Wikipedia seems to agree with you:

Treenail - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

A treenail, also trenail, trennel, or trunnel, is a wooden peg, pin, or dowel used to fasten pieces of wood together, especially in timber frames, covered bridges, wooden shipbuilding and boat building.[

Interesting stuff I think IKEA still uses a lot of them!

So funny!

 

[screened porch]

I think it is safe to assume you are better educated and more widely read than I am.

I missed this bit earlier.
I wouldn't bet the ranch on it.

 

[5K Qs]

I will defer to you on this one, Jer.
I think it is safe to assume you are better educated and more widely read than I am. i don’t even know who Eric Sloane IS…

Wikipedia seems to agree with you:

Treenail - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

A treenail, also trenail, trennel, or trunnel, is a wooden peg, pin, or dowel used to fasten pieces of wood together, especially in timber frames, covered bridges, wooden shipbuilding and boat building.[

I looked at that Wikipedia entry earlier today, once I had the term "trunnel", and one of the things I liked about it was how it emphasized black locust for ships, supporting your dad's claim.

- GT

 

[Headwinds]

Eric Sloane was a nostalgia nut who wrote a lot of books and illustrated them with his drawings. Old Barns, Museum of Early American Tools, Reverence for Wood.

Sloane is one of my favorite authors. I highly recommend his books to anyone interested in what daily life was like in America in the early years. He emphasizes how much more in touch with the world around us people used to be. It’s amazing (and depressing) to realize how much knowledge has been lost over the years. This is one of my favorites:

(Recycled photo)

 

[dantzk8]

Eric Sloane was a nostalgia nut who wrote a lot of books and illustrated them with his drawings. Old Barns, Museum of Early American Tools, Reverence for Wood.

Sloane is one of my favorite authors. I highly recommend his books to anyone interested in what daily life was like in America in the early years. He emphasizes how much more in touch with the world around us people used to be. It’s amazing (and depressing) to realize how much knowledge has been lost over the years. This is one of my favorites:

(Recycled photo)

I do agree !



Dan.

 

[Jack Black]

Those sound like interesting books Some crazy prices over here though!

 

[Tyler.Bachman]

Back from my break for a longtime can’t wait to start posting again

 

[waynorth]

Years ago I used to keep a big garden. One year I planted corn, and just when the crop was ready to pick the raccoons had a corn party. They left one ear on a stalk. I stopped planting corn....

They used to be attracted to our bird feeder also!! I made it inaccessible. . . . . .finally!
Then, I tapped our water supply, before our PR valve, and kept a spray nozzle hooked at the top of a ladder!! The Racoons used to hang out on our roof! I'd sneak up and blast them; often right off the roof!! They stopped coming around . . . . .
Our water pressure at the street is high!! Often 160 psi. or more!

 

[Jack Black]

They used to be attracted to our bird feeder also!! I made it inaccessible. . . . . .finally!
Then, I tapped our water supply, before our PR valve, and kept a spray nozzle hooked at the top of a ladder!! The Racoons used to hang out on our roof! I'd sneak up and blast them; often right off the roof!! They stopped coming around . . . . .

I'm amazed by the stories about these creatures! I just hope none of them ever get caught in any gamma rays, or come into contact with an asteroid crash or anything!

 

[Jolipapa]

I'm amazed by the stories about these creatures! I just hope none of them ever get caught in any gamma rays, or come into contact with an asteroid crash or anything!

Beagle Boys?

 

[Peregrin]

The Racoons used to hang out on our roof! I'd sneak up and blast them; often right off the roof!! They stopped coming around . . . . .

I'm looking at that as an option, Charlie! Great minds and all that.