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Cool Xander! Did you get any pics?

I'm debating spending the day answering emails or making knives. I think the emails are about knives so I might make knives. :)
 
Yeah, I got some good pics at 11:00pm when I did my test bracketing and again at 04:30am when it was at it biggest. It didn't look any bigger to me, but that's when the smarty-pants guys at NASA or where ever they work, said it would be closest to earth. Kinda cool to see all the details and craters on that big ball of cheese.

I will process the pics tomorrow or Tuesday and get a couple up here. They're nothing real special, just a grey ball on a black background, lol! No interesting cloud cover or anything. But, I haven't shot the moon in years, good to get a feel for it again. It was actually bright enough to read by outside!

Morning!

Stuck at work again today, rain is expected the next couple days, wtf?! Oh well, I guess I'll just have to hole up in the shop hunched over a tiny knife and make it pretty! Still need to thin the tang a bit between the guards, and taper the tang a bit more. This is proving a difficult little bugger! I thought the mini you have Daniel was tough, but this one beats the snot out of that!

Daniel, use your Sasquatch Battle Cry in the shop, "FOLDING KNIVES, ASSEMBLE!!!" That should get things done! Have you been able to try out that lens yet?


-Xander
 
Seeking review of knifes on youtube, I've seen where Daniel works.Daniel got a good shop, but you could not put it in a place with some more people?The Bigfoot are dangerous in that areaA little humor to one week dreadful
 
Ugh, so boring at work today. It has been ridiculously slow. I have even played with the rabbits enough that I'm tired of that! Maybe I'll let some birds out and have them race around the store, then catch them.

Some idiot jerk today decided to drop a crate with 3 little dogs in it outside my store and just put a note on it, "found these in a yard, find them a home." Wtf? Really? Not only is it completely irresponsible, its illegal too. The only good thing is the local ASPCA is here every weekend for adoptions and the director recognized two of them as ones she adopted out 2 years ago. So she found them a home already and the third is at least a cute dog and has a good chance of getting placed quickly.

I don't get people who just dump animals, like their just old clothes or something. Pisses me off! Give me a phone book, a soundproof room and an hour alone with the idiot who did this.


-Xander
 
I hear you Xander! My parents raised greyhounds and still have dogs dropped off all the time, the logic behind it all baffles me. Thanks for being a good guy and doing the right thing.

I have not had the time to play around with everything yet but have been in the shop a ton... will play soon! :D
 
Capo beware that bite and if cables are energized are poisonous.
Certainly in USA still uses 127 V?
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No way am I touching anything! It is 220v . That is why I called my friend who knows about that kind of stuff.:D
Xander, if I faked being electrocuted I can just see Greg hitting me with a 2x4 or something to break the circuit haha
Things got delayed today but tomorrow it will be on like donkey kong!
Looks like the rain is here:confused:
Hope y'all are having a good one !
 
Leave those poor puppies is being a bastard.
After these people is spent 600-700 € in dogs with "pedigree".
I've always had dogs and never paid for them (adopted at a Local Association).

Flatbackapo if 220v bite is tough, a bite is worse 380V.

Daniel I've been watching your youtube channel, apart from a visit to the hairdresser ... You use a knife blade thicknesses very large (over 8mm I think) some reason for this?

Today I have the day off (that or die of exhaustion) that life is hard when you're your boss
 
By the way Xander thanks for the sharpening stones! I have the waterstone soaking, it soaked up a bunch of water! I'm very impressed that you found and made the stones!

The waterstone looks like shale to me, I think I saw a tiny fossil shell in it. The other stone really baffles me, it looks a lot like serpentine but doesn't really have the soapy feel. A guy I know found some metamorphosized serpentine that reminds me of the stone. I forget if you already id'd them or not. Cool stuff!


Kevin that is great the shop is closer! Stay safe!!! :cool:

Kermmak - Hi! :D Thick knives... many reasons. They are great for emergency pry use or when you really need a lot of strength. A thick chopper will split wood well or generate a lot of force with a smaller blade. Sometimes thick knives are more for fun but it all depends on the design. My most recent tanto, the blacked out Shobu Zukuri has a .36" spine but was taken to a .01" edge before sharpening... it will slice very well and splits like crazy. As a Chef I preferred a very thick spine for most work, I like the way a knife like that pushes what I'm cutting away from the knife.

There is a ton to cutting geometry, the other day I took an older hollow ground knife to a flat grind... lately I am gong for a thin edge.

I use all sorts of stock thicknesses though, from .049"-.36"...

"Parasitic Drag" is reduced a ton on chisel ground knives, that allows for more thickness or increased performance. I noticed this as a kid and have always sharpened my knives a bit behind the bevel (convex) to hep reduce this.
 
Yeah, hunting, harvesting, testing the sharpening stones was fun. The waterstone is a bit on the soft side, so don't really dig into it or it will dish. I was using the white stone as a "steel" more or less, it doesn't really have the abrasiveness of a hone, but it very hard and works well for polishing the edge. But, this is how I was using them, feel free to experiment and try different things.

I have used the wet stone with a splash or two of water, but it builds a slurry very quick and just soaks up the water.

I'm glad the three dogs are being taken care of, its a shame that someone tought they could just drop them off like that. I have always owned pure bred dogs, until my current one. But all my dogs were working/hunting dogs and we prefered to know the lineage and traits of the dogs as well as any health history issues. Radar, is a good dog, but not for hunting, lol! I haven't bird hunted in a while, but I know he has zero instinct for it, but with small game he's killer!

Daniel, I don't think parasitic drag is the correct term, but form drag is lower due to there being one less shoulder, if that's what you're referring to. Unless your blades come with fleas and lice due to being made by Sasquatch!

Hey Rolf, g'marnin! Hope the bali is coming along now!


-X
 
Tnx Xander!
My balisong is a complete mystery so far. But, I'm in no hurry, Murry. :D
The Zero Chisel is the schizzel.
 
Rolf has a mysterious custom bali on order from another maker.

GRRR! Photobucket is acting up, it wont let me upload at all! Every other function is working fine, but the uploader just sits there not responding to anything, it wont even open.


I need more cofffeeeeeee


-Xander
 
lol! "we drink your blood"!!! I wish you well Kermmak!

Yeah parasitic drag is a term from the Hartsfield wiki page, lol... odd terminology but true it happens. Hartsfield further reduced it by eliminating all bevels but one... his swedge even added to the effect!

Bako told me he pushed one of my kiridashis through a phone book! I have never tried but was impressed!

Xander Photobucket is still glitchy for me, I can't even see my uploaded pics until I post them here... lol they want me to upgrade!

Hey Kevin!!!

Rolf you better be sanding that bali! I'm envisioning something ike the intro to Conan the Barbarian over at your shop. Pretty much the same as here but without Captain Sig.


OK better get back to the kiln! :D
 
Doods!
No, I'm not making a balisong but I have one in the works. Ti blade and an all G10 handle. If I like this one, I'll order a similar one from that DFK guy. :D
 
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