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

[mrknife]

I took that pic from a second-story 3-season room we have on the back of our house, using a camera with a zoom lens. I did hear the antlers rattling. It's the first time I've seen it in the wild. We don't see many bucks, but we have had a dozen does and fawns at one time.

curious question, this being your property and all, are you allowed to hunt on this acreage?

 

[Oldy]

I took that pic from a second-story 3-season room we have on the back of our house, using a camera with a zoom lens. I did hear the antlers rattling. It's the first time I've seen it in the wild. We don't see many bucks, but we have had a dozen does and fawns at one time.

Well where there is alot of does you will get bucks.

 

[Peregrin]

Well where there is alot of does you will get bucks.

True enough! I remember being a young buck myself!
They are a bit more wary than the does.

 

[Peregrin]

What a great picture Gary. I'm assuming they're not locked together.

No, Ed. They didn't lock together. I watched them go their separate ways.

curious question, this being your property and all, are you allowed to hunt on this acreage?

Unfortunately no. If we ever have one of those movie like apocalyptic events all bets are off!

 

[mitch13]

No, Ed. They didn't lock together. I watched them go their separate ways.

Unfortunately no. If we ever have one of those movie like apocalyptic events all bets are off!

Yeah but you just told everyone else about it
Could get a bit crowded

 

[mbkr]

Yeah but you just told everyone else about it
Could get a bit crowded

Once, riding around a reclaimed site with a federal government employee who, for various professional reasons, I did not care for, the following took place:

Him: I have 2 years of food stored in my basement
Me: Really? Why?
Him: In case there is a breakdown in civil society. Don't you have any food stored?
Me: No, but I have guns.
Him: Guns! You can't eat guns!
Me: No, but I know where you live and you have 2 years of food and no guns.

The look on his face was priceless

 

[screened porch]

The look on his face was priceless

Maybe he has guns now.

 

[mrknife]

No, Ed. They didn't lock together. I watched them go their separate ways.

Unfortunately no. If we ever have one of those movie like apocalyptic events all bets are off!

dang! here i thought because its your land, you can take out a rifle and shoot something if you so desired!

 

[5K Qs]

Once, riding around a reclaimed site with a federal government employee who, for various professional reasons, I did not care for, the following took place:

Him: I have 2 years of food stored in my basement
Me: Really? Why?
Him: In case there is a breakdown in civil society. Don't you have any food stored?
Me: No, but I have guns.
Him: Guns! You can't eat guns!
Me: No, but I know where you live and you have 2 years of food and no guns.

The look on his face was priceless

Good story, Mike!
I'm NEVER telling YOU where I keep my cookie stash!

- GT

 

[buckthorn]

Yeah. A couple times. We have baseboard heat that we use in the Fall & Spring, but a wood stove has been our primary Winter heat source since 1976.

Same stove since ‘76?

 

[Ironbut]

Same stove since ‘76?

Oh no. We started out with one of the cast iron $79 camp stoves. I've seen similar ones at Tractor Supply recently for $350. It did a great job, but used a lot of wood. Then we went to a firebrick lined air tight stove, that was better. When we moved, 30 years ago, we left that stove with the house.

We're now on our second one for this house. They all come now with internal dampers, catalysts, and stuff required by the EPA for clean burning, and while the stove itself is fine, the internal dampers, etc, eventually wear out, and fall apart. I really shouldn't complain, because the last stove lasted 25 years. Meanwhile, our first cast iron stove is probably still roaring away in somebody's garage, or hunting camp.

 

[buckthorn]

Oh no. We started out with one of the cast iron $79 camp stoves. I've seen similar ones at Tractor Supply recently for $350. It did a great job, but used a lot of wood. Then we went to a firebrick lined air tight stove, that was better. When we moved, 30 years ago, we left that stove with the house.

We're now on our second one for this house. They all come now with internal dampers, catalysts, and stuff required by the EPA for clean burning, and while the stove itself is fine, the internal dampers, etc, eventually wear out, and fall apart. I really shouldn't complain, because the last stove lasted 25 years. Meanwhile, our first cast iron stove is probably still roaring away in somebody's garage, or hunting camp.

Having used wood for at least part of our heating since winter 1981-82,I can empathize with your frustration in trying to find a solution. Wood heating is, unfortunately, not carbon neutral and produces both dangerous particulate matter and toxic gasses. I am a woodworker who is able to use select chunks of several species of firewood for some of my work and I have great affection for the material. Our (imperfect!) solution is to use the stove only when the predicted daytime high outdoor temperature is lower than 40F and rely on an electric heat pump otherwise. We, too, have been through several stoves trying to find a solution and now, in our 80’s, can’t afford to try the latest and greatest models. I empathize with your frustration!

 

[Rookie82]

Oh no. We started out with one of the cast iron $79 camp stoves. I've seen similar ones at Tractor Supply recently for $350. It did a great job, but used a lot of wood. Then we went to a firebrick lined air tight stove, that was better. When we moved, 30 years ago, we left that stove with the house.

We're now on our second one for this house. They all come now with internal dampers, catalysts, and stuff required by the EPA for clean burning, and while the stove itself is fine, the internal dampers, etc, eventually wear out, and fall apart. I really shouldn't complain, because the last stove lasted 25 years. Meanwhile, our first cast iron stove is probably still roaring away in somebody's garage, or hunting camp.

My grandpa and dad put a Fisher brand "baby bear" cast iron stove in our hunting camp in the early 70's. Those things are bulletproof. other than replacing fire bricks every now and then, there is nothing that can go wrong with them. I'm convinced it will last another hundred years, assuming we keep up with the maintenance on the camp itself.

 

[Ironbut]

My grandpa and dad put a Fisher brand "baby bear" cast iron stove in our hunting camp in the early 70's. Those things are bulletproof. other than replacing fire bricks every now and then, there is nothing that can go wrong with them. I'm convinced it will last another hundred years, assuming we keep up with the maintenance on the camp itself.

A Fisher is what we replaced the old cast iron stove with in our first house. When we moved into our "new" 120 year old farm house, we bought a Dutch West, made by Vermont Castings, and it did a really good job. The one we have now is a soapstone lined Hearth Stone.

 

[screened porch]

This was a brief enthusiasm.

The Imperial Razor would be my favorite, even though it's not pinchable, if the main tip weren't broken.
The Japan Sabre would be my favorite, if the pen were openable without opening the main first, seating my thumbnail, and supporting my thumbnail with my index.
The Primble is probably my favorite, because all the blades are intact and they all open easily.
The Case just misses in general. The curve is too extreme, necessitating an extra tiny main blade (and it isn't pinchable). Both blades do work very easily.

I sent the 4-blade Case back. In principle I like the four different blades, but in my hand it looks like somebody nailed together a grab bag. And like the 2-blader, it's way too tiny for the money. And not pinchable.

 

[r8shell]

This was a brief enthusiasm.

The Imperial Razor would be my favorite, even though it's not pinchable, if the main tip weren't broken.
The Japan Sabre would be my favorite, if the pen were openable without opening the main first, seating my thumbnail, and supporting my thumbnail with my index.
The Primble is probably my favorite, because all the blades are intact and they all open easily.
The Case just misses in general. The curve is too extreme, necessitating an extra tiny main blade (and it isn't pinchable). Both blades do work very easily.

I sent the 4-blade Case back. In principle I like the four different blades, but in my hand it looks like somebody nailed together a grab bag. And like the 2-blader, it's way too tiny for the money. And not pinchable.

That Imperial looks a lot like this Morley.

With two blades broken off, it's easy to open with no blade rub.

 

[5K Qs]

That Imperial looks a lot like this Morley.

With two blades broken off, it's easy to open with no blade rub.

Rachel, you're obviously a "glass half full" person!
Belated Shana Tovah!

- GT

 

[r8shell]

Rachel, you're obviously a "glass half full" person!
Belated Shana Tovah!

- GT

Thank you!

 

[screened porch]

That Imperial looks a lot like this Morley.

Right down to the knob-end shield!
I used to think a nail-file was a waste of blade space. Maybe my nails are getting more delicate.

I was looking for my gigantic congress knives from Pakistan. I found these.
Another big magnifying glass is always welcome, and if I learn to play the plastic recorder with baroque fingering, I'll be able to play the bagpipes.

 

[mbkr]

I used to think a nail-file was a waste of blade space. Maybe my nails are getting more delicate.

Maybe it has to do with aging? I also used to think the same thing about the nail file, and now I find myself substituting SAKs with a nail file for those with the small blade.