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"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")
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My condolences to his family and friends. 
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OK guy's, here ya go! It's just a lil' feller really...
.50 cal for a .490 patched round ball. I just load it up with a cotton ball and some crumpled newspaper over the charge though. It makes a pretty big boom, but I long for a larger bore cannon some day
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Pmew, good on ya for the charity work. Looks like fun had by several. Like the others I love the top shot. A little HDR work in there to better capture the feeling of it, but not overdone. Kudos to the photographer.
Sometime in the last century, probably a good 30 years ago, I made a New Year's resolution to never make another New Year's resolution. So far I have never faltered in keeping that resolution.
I do wish you all a good Gregorian calendar New Year. My new year starts around the end of October/1st of November. We prefer Celtic New Year. Though to be fair I didn't do much for it this year either.
I would have been asleep at midnight this past 31st, but the darned dog wanted to go out at 1152 by the stove clock. I was getting back into bed when I heard the fireworks going off all around and I looked at the clock on my phone which read 00:00 and mumbled to the wife who was asleep until I came back to bed, "Oh yeah, it's midnight. Happy New Year." Wife, dog, and myself promptly went back to sleep.
Sometime in the last century, probably a good 30 years ago, I made a New Year's resolution to never make another New Year's resolution. So far I have never faltered in keeping that resolution.
I do wish you all a good Gregorian calendar New Year. My new year starts around the end of October/1st of November. We prefer Celtic New Year. Though to be fair I didn't do much for it this year either.
I would have been asleep at midnight this past 31st, but the darned dog wanted to go out at 1152 by the stove clock. I was getting back into bed when I heard the fireworks going off all around and I looked at the clock on my phone which read 00:00 and mumbled to the wife who was asleep until I came back to bed, "Oh yeah, it's midnight. Happy New Year." Wife, dog, and myself promptly went back to sleep.
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I talked to Dave about my Buck Collection and getting my 110's & 112's Engraved and he said to do it as it would never hurt the Knife.! So I did and have donated over 8 here on the Forum and a few others Sites and to just plain friends.*
Heck of a man and always had time to help out no matter what the question.!
Will be sitting and cutting and talking to him again not to far down the road !
Smoke & Prayers & Tears sent his way {seems like a lot of the good-uns are going to a better place.*} God Bless.^^
Heck of a man and always had time to help out no matter what the question.!
Will be sitting and cutting and talking to him again not to far down the road !
Smoke & Prayers & Tears sent his way {seems like a lot of the good-uns are going to a better place.*} God Bless.^^
black mamba
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Our thoughts and prayers are with Dave's family and friends.
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The dog pictures are great, everyone. Thanks!
How I love this picture. :thumbup:
Somehow, I'd imagined just one airedale....
Duane, too funny!
Meanwhile I keep coming back to this:
All I can think is, when it comes to the Bri'ish comedies I've seen, it's all true.
-- The holidays were decent (and in some ways quite nice) for me and mine, but right after Christmas I was felled by a flu from which I continue to recover. I am grateful that my brain has finally stopped dissolving my eyeballs.
ed. to add:
Today, I de-owled the tree....
'bye, Crimmus.
~ P.
How I love this picture. :thumbup:
The Mrs. and the knuckleheads on our New Years Day hike. Happy New Year all!
Somehow, I'd imagined just one airedale....
Duane, too funny!
Meanwhile I keep coming back to this:
All I can think is, when it comes to the Bri'ish comedies I've seen, it's all true.
-- The holidays were decent (and in some ways quite nice) for me and mine, but right after Christmas I was felled by a flu from which I continue to recover. I am grateful that my brain has finally stopped dissolving my eyeballs.
ed. to add:
Today, I de-owled the tree....
'bye, Crimmus.
~ P.
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The Mrs. and the knuckleheads on our New Years Day hike. Happy New Year all!
Where are you located ? That picture kinda looks like my back yard
I'm in Bend Oregon
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Where are you located ? That picture kinda looks like my back yard
Me too
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Condolences and prayers to Dave's family. Didn't know him, but a guy who like's knives, photography, trout fishing, and had a turtle sanctuary in his backyard, had to be one heck of a guy and a genuine loss.
Peaceful journey.
Peaceful journey.
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Me too
Cool. As soon as I saw that picture, a little dinger went off in my head
I can only remember seeing a couple other members from Bend
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Cool. As soon as I saw that picture, a little dinger went off in my head
Sounds problematic.
~ P.
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It's all good Sarah. There usually isn't much going on in my head LOL... It is a little irritating though, because when the dinger goes off, it echos for quite awhile
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Hi folks,
just a short message as I pass by (I haven't been on BF much lately).
I'm sorry for Dave; I didn't know him, but he was one of us anyway.
I'm still laughing about Paul's picture.
I'm away from home for my winter holidays, so I won't post much this month, yet I'm trying to take some pictures for you, and I'm also collecting thoughts to share.
As for knives, right now, I'm travelling with just a SAK Classic and a Case SBJ.
Take care and and have a nice 2014
Fausto
just a short message as I pass by (I haven't been on BF much lately).
I'm sorry for Dave; I didn't know him, but he was one of us anyway.
I'm still laughing about Paul's picture.
I'm away from home for my winter holidays, so I won't post much this month, yet I'm trying to take some pictures for you, and I'm also collecting thoughts to share.
As for knives, right now, I'm travelling with just a SAK Classic and a Case SBJ.
Take care and and have a nice 2014
Fausto