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

Now this is going to be stuck in my head all day...

 
r redden said:
Yeah Jack I spent my working years as what we call a linesman and that involved climbing utility poles everyday. :D
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r8shell said:
Now this is going to be stuck in my head all day...

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Glen Campbell died while we were on vacation about a month ago, and I had that stupid "Wichita Lineman" song (or at least the 3 lines of it I remembered) stuck in my head for 2 weeks. :mad::thumbsdown: My family got quite annoyed with me singing it over and over :(, but somehow I knew about Randy's former career, and at least the song brought him to mind often! ;)

- GT
 
In Australia railway track workers used to be called Fettlers which is probably an English or Scottish term.

Worse songs than Witchita Linesman?
Oh errr let me think.
OK how about anything from the Justin Bieber catalogue? Not that I would know one of his tunes even it ran over me in a truck.
 
meako said:
In Australia railway track workers used to be called Fettlers which is probably an English or Scottish term.
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That's interesting, according to the dictionary, it's the same here, but I don't think it's commonly used. Maybe it is in the railway industry? The word 'fettle' is Late Middle English apparently. Not sure about elsewhere in the country, but it's still in daily use in Yorkshire! :D
 
meako said:
Worse songs than Witchita Linesman?
Oh errr let me think.
OK how about anything from the Justin Bieber catalogue? Not that I would know one of his tunes even it ran over me in a truck
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meako my friend you hit the nail on the head!!!
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This guy makes traditional sinew backed horn bows, and his traditional pocket knife makes a few appearances.
His preferred tool of choice to tiller them just so happens to be his pocket knife, he could buy or make some sort of fancy scraper but why would he when his pocket knife works so well.
 
I love traditional archery and this was a Great watch. Thanks for posting it.
 
Fascinating video, as well as the knife he uses for scraping the bow, at 8.30 you can see at the back of his work bench a line of knives lined up.
 
It doesn't take long from where I live to get out into some beautiful countryside, and an area called the Harewood Estate is just up the road from me. I've never visited the Big House, but I often walk on the estate itself.

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They hold various annual events there, and yesterday it was Harewood Steam Fair, which I went along to. There were a load of different types of vintage vehicles, stalls, fairground rides, and there were also a couple of flying displays by rescued eagles and a vulture. I thought you might like to see a few of the 200-odd pics I took! :D

A mate of mine was running a tool stall at the event, here's his Austin K9.

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There were a few private collections on display, like these of vintage camping stoves, and oil cans.

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Lots of these vintage steam-powered fairground organs.

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All powered by Traction Engines like these.

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Continuing from above...

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There were also some other interesting steam-powered vehicles.

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A steam-powered carousel. We used to call these 'Cocks and Horses' when I was a kid.

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There were plenty of more modern vehicles ;)

Some bikes.

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