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

[sf fanatic]

My apologies to anyone I offended with my last post.

imho no apologies are needed…as some say, no man is an island but some of us are peninsulas.

 

[jc57]

Some days I feel like an archipelago, if I feel like anything atoll.

 

[5K Qs]

Another November Thursday. I wonder what records this one will break?

2 weeks ago, on Thursday Nov. 10, my city set a new high temperature record for the date, 75˚F (with data going back until 1892, I think). That was also the latest date in the year that my city had ever recorded a temp of at least 75. I spent a couple of hours on that beautiful day taking knife photos in the ecosystem preserve of the university where I work part time. Here are a couple of pics from that day, one with a knife and one without, just to give an idea of the weather:



1 week ago, on Thursday Nov. 17, my city set a new snowfall record for the date, 7.6". That was the first day of a 96-hour winter storm warning for our area. It was followed by 7" of snow on Friday, 8.7" on Saturday (a new snowfall record for that date), and 0.7" on Sunday. That's a total of 24.0" for the storm. In the 21st century, the average TOTAL snowfall for the entire month of November has been 6.1", so last week there were 3 consecutive days that each exceeded the average snowfall total for the month. November snow does NOT thrill me, so I didn't take any photos. I was too busy with 3 shoveling sessions of at least 30 minutes each on each of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. One reason that November snow doesn't thrill me is that it's often heavy, wet, and only half of it comes off the shovel when you try to throw it somewhere; that was the case last week. Can someone remind me which SAK model has the snowblower tool???

Today, I see nothing noteworthy in the weather forecast for my city. But it IS Thanksgiving Day, and I hope everyone has an enjoyable and safe holiday. I hope we all have hearts at least as gorged with gratitude as our stomachs are gorged with food!

- GT

 

[Peregrin]

Happy Thanksgiving from Provincetown, MA.
Sunset yesterday.

 

[knarfeng]

And a Happy Thanks Giving to all.

 

[Just Tom.]

Made some progress on the boat this weekend:

Obviously I still need to trim the bottom flush with the sides - I bought a cheap belt sander to help with the task, but rasps and planes will still see extensive use for that. I also plan on reinforcing the bow with a layer of 3/8” ply.

After that it will just be a matter of paint and hardware. It isn’t QUITE as heavy as I feared it would be, but I bought a big caster with an inflatable tire that I plan on affixing to the stern, so I can push it around like a wheelbarrow.

Hopefully in the spring I can start swapping stories of boating adventures with CelloDan and RayseM

 

[screened porch]

I think the Beatles Sunshine tie for tomorrow.

 

[5K Qs]

Made some progress on the boat this weekend:

Obviously I still need to trim the bottom flush with the sides - I bought a cheap belt sander to help with the task, but rasps and planes will still see extensive use for that. I also plan on reinforcing the bow with a layer of 3/8” ply.

After that it will just be a matter of paint and hardware. It isn’t QUITE as heavy as I feared it would be, but I bought a big caster with an inflatable tire that I plan on affixing to the stern, so I can push it around like a wheelbarrow.

Hopefully in the spring I can start swapping stories of boating adventures with CelloDan and RayseM

Looks like you're making good progress on your cool boat project, Tom!
Since you brought up the weight of the boat, I'll ask a couple of questions that I've had since your first post about the boat.
1) About how much will it weigh?
2) How do you intend to transport it? Rooftop rack? Bed of pickup? Car trunk or back of SUV? Trailer?

When I and my 2 younger brothers were quite young (about 7-10 years old, maybe), one of our grandfathers would take us fishing on a small lake several times each summer. He had a wooden rowboat that he could load into the trunk of his car (with quite a bit of the boat sticking out and the trunk lid tied down). Of course, cars in the 1950s had quite large trunks, and the lake was only a couple of miles away on lightly-travelled gravel roads.

I think the Beatles Sunshine tie for tomorrow.

Hail to your victors valiant!
Of course, with the current division set-up of the Big Ten, Michigan are champions of the EAST, not west as the ancient fight song lyrics suggest. The true "champions of the west" are my Purdue Boilermakers, whom UM must face in the conference championship on Saturday.
Forewarned is forearmed.

- GT

 

[Rsmith_77]

Jack Black
Instead of cluttering up your lambfoot thread

What is the functional difference between a lambfoot and a sheepsfoot blade. Visually it's just a narrower tip but I am sure there was a functional reason for the difference.

Thanks in advance

 

[Old Engineer]

Jack Black
Instead of cluttering up your lambfoot thread

What is the functional difference between a lambfoot and a sheepsfoot blade. Visually it's just a narrower tip but I am sure there was a functional reason for the difference.

Thanks in advance

IMO : The Cant Down of some Lambfoot blades are ergonomically better than most Sheepfoot blades . They both will do the same jobs but the Lambfoot just feels a little better . Then there is the fact that most everyone has a Sheepfoot but not a Lambfoot . Both are very useful blades .

Harry

 

[Rsmith_77]

I'm mostly just curious because I adore my victorinox florist knife with the sheepsfoot and was mighty curious what the lambfoot offered that the sheepsfoot didn't

 

[JohnDF]

What is the functional difference between a lambfoot and a sheepsfoot blade.

The Lambsfoot is that happy median between the Sheepsfoot and Wharncliffe.
It has a stronger tip than a Wharncliffe, and a finer tip than a Sheepsfoot.

 

[Rsmith_77]

Hmmm curious.

 

[Just Tom.]

Since you brought up the weight of the boat, I'll ask a couple of questions that I've had since your first post about the boat.
1) About how much will it weigh?
2) How do you intend to transport it? Rooftop rack? Bed of pickup? Car trunk or back of SUV? Trailer?

1) I don’t really know what it weighs - I’m guessing a little over 100lbs. The way I hope to transport it, I shouldn’t ever have to lift that entire weight, though, just one end or the other at a time.
2) I plan to put it on the top of my Corolla…
This is going to require a little ingenuity to accomplish solo, but don’t worry - I have a plan . I will also carve myself a new walking stick this winter, in case my plan involves aggravating my back…

 

[Rsmith_77]

Oops this pic was meant for a different post.
Sorry folks

 

[5K Qs]

1) I don’t really know what it weighs - I’m guessing a little over 100lbs. The way I hope to transport it, I shouldn’t ever have to lift that entire weight, though, just one end or the other at a time.
2) I plan to put it on the top of my Corolla…
This is going to require a little ingenuity to accomplish solo, but don’t worry - I have a plan . I will also carve myself a new walking stick this winter, in case my plan involves aggravating my back…

Thanks for the info, Tom. We have a 14' kayak that weighs well under 100 pounds (I think), but I used to struggle mightily getting that onto the roof of a Dodge Caravan by myself; if my wife or daughter helped with one end, it was much easier. But the top of a Corolla is considerably lower than the top of a Caravan. Still, the walking stick sounds like good "insurance."

- GT

 

[Jack Black]

Jack Black
Instead of cluttering up your lambfoot thread

What is the functional difference between a lambfoot and a sheepsfoot blade. Visually it's just a narrower tip but I am sure there was a functional reason for the difference.

Thanks in advance

Thanks for the consideration Mr Smith I think my fellow Guardians have given you good replies, but visually, you should also notice that, unlike a Sheepsfoot, the spine and edge of a Lambsfoot blade do not run parallel. The spine of the Lambsfoot usually runs down from the bolster, towards the shoulder of the blade, and on to the tip, sometimes with a certain amount of added cant. While these might seem like minor differences, there is a distinct difference in use, when compared to a Sheepsfoot. Really, you have to use a Lambsfoot to discover what a difference it makes though. If you go to post #1 in the Guardians thread, you'll see a link to a partial thread index, where questions like this, and many others, are discussed at length

 

[Just Tom.]

Thanks for the info, Tom. We have a 14' kayak that weighs well under 100 pounds (I think), but I used to struggle mightily getting that onto the roof of a Dodge Caravan by myself; if my wife or daughter helped with one end, it was much easier. But the top of a Corolla is considerably lower than the top of a Caravan. Still, the walking stick sounds like good "insurance."

- GT

When I was a child and teenager we used to put our 17’ Browning aluminum canoe on top of our full-size Dodge van, and I’m pretty sure we put the similar johnboat to the one I am making now up there, too, and a couple of other homemade boats. Of course it was a 2-man job. I remember taking the johnboat out with friends as a teenager, and it being really heavy to carry, but I don’t plan on carrying it.

 

[jc57]

I don’t plan on carrying it

Just wait until the icecaps melt and you should just be able to paddle it out of the yard.

 

[screened porch]

Looks like you're making good progress on your cool boat project, Tom!
Since you brought up the weight of the boat, I'll ask a couple of questions that I've had since your first post about the boat.
1) About how much will it weigh?
2) How do you intend to transport it? Rooftop rack? Bed of pickup? Car trunk or back of SUV? Trailer?

When I and my 2 younger brothers were quite young (about 7-10 years old, maybe), one of our grandfathers would take us fishing on a small lake several times each summer. He had a wooden rowboat that he could load into the trunk of his car (with quite a bit of the boat sticking out and the trunk lid tied down). Of course, cars in the 1950s had quite large trunks, and the lake was only a couple of miles away on lightly-travelled gravel roads.


Hail to your victors valiant!
Of course, with the current division set-up of the Big Ten, Michigan are champions of the EAST, not west as the ancient fight song lyrics suggest. The true "champions of the west" are my Purdue Boilermakers, whom UM must face in the conference championship on Saturday.
Forewarned is forearmed.

- GT

I'm not likely to watch that one either. My old heart won't stand it.