Farm Life

[st8yd]

Will you give s30v the same test? Just curious.

I got some bushes need cut'n here too for you to try while your at it. LOL

 

[David Martin]

We have lots of bear-grass here and those guys may not have any. I would gift some one knowledgeable at basket weaving the
strands of bear-grass. DM

 

[st8yd]

Thanks, but only weaving I care to do is a bacon weave on a nice chunk of meat to be grilled or smoked.

 

[David Martin]

Ok. I actually have 3: Alaskan Guide and 2 Club offerings, the paperstone and the early Club offering. Many were stag. DM

 

[David Martin]

st8yd, that takes weaving skills too. DM

 

[Tecate]

st8yd, that takes weaving skills too. DM

Some could even argue that bacon weaving is a skill...

Bacon Taco:

Bacon Burro:

Bacon Turkey:

Bacon Turtle:

Bacon Ice Cream Sandwich:

Does pineapple have to always be on a ham?:

Let's Make America Great Again!:

 

[David Martin]

Tecate, somebody's got bacon weaving skills. Those are over the top funny. Thank you for posting these photos. DM

 

[David Martin]

Ok, I got the cutting numbers and will get them posted for you. DM

 

[jbmonkey]

Sir, your landscape box........so your gonna put in some bee friendly shrubs...you got your own hive for honey or are ya gonna try to add a hive?

I got some nasty flowering vines that I really dislike and they are taking over the back yard but I see some local bees are liking them and I want to encourage that.....so I got to either let the vines take over or remove them and plant some bee friendly natives. I know the right decision but I'll likely take the lazy way......

 

[David Martin]

I did the cutting with Cabela' Alaskan Guide model 110. When I went to make sure I had the edge ready for cutting I found a few burrs. Those took me quite some time to remove and I could not remove them on a fine diamond stone. So, I had to take it to a strop. Grrr. After making sure the blade was on equal footing the cutting took place. This blade steel began slowing at 35 cuts. More so at 40 & 45. By 50 I stopped. It was not going further. Giving s90v a 55 and the cpm154 at best 3 more. I would have to give s30v 20 less cuts from the other steels. (a 38). Still, it cut nice, I like the coating on the blade. The handle gave a sure grip. A lot to like about this knife. The edge is rolled but not mauled. I'll give you the skinny on bringing the edge back to sharp once I do it. Thanks, gents. DM

 

[David Martin]

jb, I'm going to capture a hive that's living in a hollow oak tree about a mile from our farm. They are not aggressive. My Dad always had bees while we were growing up and showed us boys how to care for them and harvest the honey. We always had
unfiltered honey throughout the year. The honey color and flavor changes with which crop is blooming. Back then in E. Texas farmers grew cotton, peas, melons, tomatoes and clover. We hauled our bees to their fields for the blooming period, loading them at night. DM

 

[eveled]

I've heard that about the honey flavor and crops. Fascinating, I wonder what honey near a tobacco farm would taste like? Or near a durian fruit tree?

 

[David Martin]

I've not tasted those. But I know when bees harvest from a onion field, I don't care for that flavor. As it is somewhat bitter. DM

 

[David Martin]

Ok, I sharpened the Alaskan Guide 110 and removed the burrs on the fine diamond stone in 15 mins.. It is now good to go on another cutting test. I used the headset. DM

 

[Makael]

Ok, I sharpened the Alaskan Guide 110 and removed the burrs on the fine diamond stone in 15 mins.. It is now good to go on another cutting test. I used the headset. DM

Interesting. I was hoping s30v would hold own.

 

[David Martin]

There are variables in this test. But I recall doing this same sort of test years back using 3/8" sisal rope as the test medium.
In those tests the cpm154 steel made more cuts on the rope. So, this is consistent with those findings. DM

 

[315]

Some could even argue that bacon weaving is a skill...

Bacon Taco:

Bacon Burro:

Bacon Turkey:

Bacon Turtle:

Bacon Ice Cream Sandwich:

Does pineapple have to always be on a ham?:

Let's Make America Great Again!:

Not to derail the thread but Burgess Meredith in Grumpy Old Men would be darned proud!!!

 

[st8yd]

Now that's a taco!

 

[sassafrassdogs]

If there's ever a bacon shortage we'll know where to look...Ha!Ha!

 

[sassafrassdogs]

Now I know what the meaning of "playing with your food" is...Ha!Ha!