G-shark's snarks (and other associated ramblings)

[TMHunt]

Thanks Todd. Yea i was trying to make it kind of like the choil on the bk17 but i couldnt cut it out real well.

That bottom one looks real similar to a modded bk 9 the Hawkhead did a while back. mightthink of going that route to see if you like if before you jump in with both feet. might save you some $$$$$$$$$$$

 

[Silverthorn]

I like the upper one WW. It looks alot like the HI Farm Knife, only modern.

@ Tradewater Seems like I am saying prayers for a whole lot of people storm hit. Prayers to you and yours.

 

[worldwood]

Nothin' like that first ice cold refreshing Coca-Cola in the mornin'.

I've become addicted to Coke Zero. Tastes oh-so-damn-close to the real thing and has zero calories. Laboratory magic. Probably made from the screams of snuffed-out Pepsi drinkers at an undisclosed Midwest facility. worldwood, watch your back.

Coke zero is the best tasting coke in my opinion.

And at the moment im taking a little break from soda, despite 8 delicious looking 2 liters in my kitchen. after 20 plus years of drinking it like crazy i think it started to catch up to me. Been feeling a little strange after drinking it lately. Weird chest feelings, heart racing and some anxiety. all new to me. got an appointment to get a full check up as well to make sure its nothing more serious. seems to come right after finishing my first glass after catching some sleep. SO im taking a break on it.

Today is day 2 of no soda... I hate it but i want to rule it out as a culprit before i drink any more. BUT, Im a lot more easily aggravated without my pepsi.

 

[daizee]

Thanks Todd. Yea i was trying to make it kind of like the choil on the bk17 but i couldnt cut it out real well.

The guard/choil area on the BK-7 is actually extended away from the handle/blade, not cut out.

Today is day 2 of no soda... I hate it but i want to rule it out as a culprit before i drink any more. BUT, Im a lot more easily aggravated without my pepsi.

Dude, good luck!! Going cold turkey on that much sugar and caffeine might hurt. You might need to replace the sugar rush with some sort of healthy endorphin high. Exercise, hiking, or something active.

 

[Diez Knives]

Man I've been up late working on stuff, went to bed at 2 am Friday night, woke up 6 am Sat. Went to bed at 12 Sat. Night and woke up at 4 am Sunday grinding out a 710 saber tooth, pressed sheaths and handles, drew out a few more knives and finally went to bed at 12:15 only to get up at 3:40 today... Its 5 am now I guess its gonna rain here. It is ice cold outside. Have a nice day, fellas!

 

[worldwood]

That bottom one looks real similar to a modded bk 9 the Hawkhead did a while back. mightthink of going that route to see if you like if before you jump in with both feet. might save you some $$$$$$$$$$$

Thats a good idea! I wont be modding the new BK9 on the way but i think i have a tramontina around that may work better than cardboard to get an idea how i will like it

I like the upper one WW. It looks alot like the HI Farm Knife, only modern.

@ Tradewater Seems like I am saying prayers for a whole lot of people storm hit. Prayers to you and yours.

The top one reminds me of my gerber parang a little bit with the blade shape, the parang is actually a real decent slicer. tested it on rope, tubes, and straws and it surprised me. a little weight behind it would improve it on the wood chopping and cutting but its tested out better than i though it would.

 

[worldwood]

The guard/choil area on the BK-7 is actually extended away from the handle/blade, not cut out.



Dude, good luck!! Going cold turkey on that much sugar and caffeine might hurt. You might need to replace the sugar rush with some sort of healthy endorphin high. Exercise, hiking, or something active.

Thanks man, i need luck LMAO im looking at my pepsi this morning with a lustful eye!

And im not sure what you mean on the choil/guard but im talking about the bk17, not the 7 if that makes a difference, I wanted the choil small and round like the 17, not the guard just the choil. it worked well on the 17 for sharpening without being in the way or taking up much cutting room/

 

[Chameleonbear]

WW, it's called a sharpening notch not a choil, I think that may be part of the problem. It looks like a choil but it's tiny right? Like 3/8ths of an inch...

CB, Dubz, Trade, Dj- Glad ya'll are safe. Trade sorry to hear about your home town. I still haven't heard from a couple friends up near Peoria where there was an actual touchdown. However I'm taking solace in the fact that statistically they are more likely than not ok.

 

[Diez Knives]

WW, it's called a sharpening notch not a choil, I think that may be part of the problem. It looks like a choil but it's tiny right? Like 3/8ths of an inch...

CB, Dubz, Trade, Dj- Glad ya'll are safe. Trade sorry to hear about your home town. I still haven't heard from a couple friends up near Peoria where there was an actual touchdown. However I'm taking solace in the fact that statistically they are more likely than not ok.

Man, I hope everyone is ok.

 

[james terrio]

I've become addicted to Coke Zero. Tastes oh-so-damn-close to the real thing and has zero calories. Laboratory magic. Probably made from the screams of snuffed-out Pepsi drinkers at an undisclosed Midwest facility. worldwood, watch your back.

It's not terrible. I'd drink more of it if I could find the caffeine-free version. If I have caffeine after noon it's almost impossible to get to sleep at night. The last couple months I've been drinking a lot more sugar-free kool-aid type stuff and plain water than soda. But by golly in the morning I sure want my Coke, with or without caffeine (somehow I just never got into coffee).

Today is day 2 of no soda... I hate it but i want to rule it out as a culprit before i drink any more. BUT, Im a lot more easily aggravated without my pepsi.

Watch out for headaches when stopping caffeine after drinking so much for so long. Although if it hasn't bothered you in two days, it may not happen to you at all.

 

[worldwood]

WW, it's called a sharpening notch not a choil, I think that may be part of the problem. It looks like a choil but it's tiny right? Like 3/8ths of an inch...

CB, Dubz, Trade, Dj- Glad ya'll are safe. Trade sorry to hear about your home town. I still haven't heard from a couple friends up near Peoria where there was an actual touchdown. However I'm taking solace in the fact that statistically they are more likely than not ok.

I guess it would be better to call it that, tomato tomato .... i guess it doesnt work typed... you say tumato, i say tumotto LMAO

 

[Chameleonbear]

It's not terrible. I'd drink more of it if I could find the caffeine-free version. If I have caffeine after noon it's almost impossible to get to sleep at night. The last couple months I've been drinking a lot more sugar-free kool-aid type stuff and plain water than soda. But by golly in the morning I sure want my Coke, with or without caffeine (somehow I just never got into coffee).



Watch out for headaches when stopping caffeine after drinking so much for so long. Although if it hasn't bothered you in two days, it may not happen to you at all.

I am a die hard coffee drinker! Hell I'm laying bed drinking some right now! Used my last filter though so I need to get more of those. The coffee shop around the corner from my house actually named a drink after me. They call it the bear killer cause it is an 8 shot mocha. I'm the only person that goes in there that will get that many shots and I do it damn near every day. It's just so yummy! They use ghiradelli chocolate!

I can go 2 full days no caffeine before the withdrawal headaches start. When they do though I take 3.5 grams of vicodin, go throw up, take a shower, and go to bed for 3 days. That is the only way I can cope with the withdrawal. It's worse than any migraine I've ever had.

 

[Chameleonbear]

I guess it would be better to call it that, tomato tomato .... i guess it doesnt work typed... you say tumato, i say tumotto LMAO

Ha! I only learned what it was called like 3 months ago. I thought it was a choil too. Turns out people smarter than I corrected me, and taught me. So passing along the information.

 

[james terrio]

When they do though I take 3.5 grams of vicodin, go throw up, take a shower, and go to bed for 3 days. That is the only way I can cope with the withdrawal. It's worse than any migraine I've ever had.

Good grief, man. I'm no doctor, but that may be a sign you're taking too much.

If it's not big enough to rest your finger in, it's not a choil. Sharpening notches don't need to be very big, they just need to provide a reference to stop sharpening before you scratch up your plunge. Personally I don't like choils or sharpening notches (although of course I happily make them for other people)... a choil is a complete waste of edge right where your best power and control is for fine cuts* and I don't care if my blades get scratched. Notches and choils just seem to snag on things. :grumpy:

*yeah, yeah... "but with a choil, you can choke up on the blade". Uh-huh. Try a pinch grip if your blade is too long for your task. Or the right knife for the job at hand

 

[worldwood]

It's not terrible. I'd drink more of it if I could find the caffeine-free version. If I have caffeine after noon it's almost impossible to get to sleep at night. The last couple months I've been drinking a lot more sugar-free kool-aid type stuff and plain water than soda. But by golly in the morning I sure want my Coke, with or without caffeine (somehow I just never got into coffee).



Watch out for headaches when stopping caffeine after drinking so much for so long. Although if it hasn't bothered you in two days, it may not happen to you at all.

I got about an hour and a half sleep this morning, when i woke my head was killing me. gone now though.

 

[Chameleonbear]

The order was backwards, the vomiting comes first, then the shower, then the vicodin. If it was vicodin, puke, shower then yeah I'd agree. I've built up a wicked tolerance to vicodin because I've been on and off it so long. It's sad but it is what most often gets prescribed to me.

 

[worldwood]

I am a die hard coffee drinker! Hell I'm laying bed drinking some right now! Used my last filter though so I need to get more of those. The coffee shop around the corner from my house actually named a drink after me. They call it the bear killer cause it is an 8 shot mocha. I'm the only person that goes in there that will get that many shots and I do it damn near every day. It's just so yummy! They use ghiradelli chocolate!

I can go 2 full days no caffeine before the withdrawal headaches start. When they do though I take 3.5 grams of vicodin, go throw up, take a shower, and go to bed for 3 days. That is the only way I can cope with the withdrawal. It's worse than any migraine I've ever had.

I HATE HATE HATE pain pills. I hate all pills. all shots too and other man made meds too.

But a quick smoke break normally stops all my headaches, nausea, and arthritis pain.

Besides "that type" of herb id still rather herbal teas and natural remedies over anything synthetic.

Ha! I only learned what it was called like 3 months ago. I thought it was a choil too. Turns out people smarter than I corrected me, and taught me. So passing along the information.

yea like i said its prolly better to call it that, thanks for passing it along!

 

[granitestateofmind]

It is ice cold outside. Have a nice day, fellas!

I think that your idea of ice cold is not the same as anyone who lives north of the 43°rd parallel.....

 

[worldwood]

Granite, couldnt find an email listed for you so i sent a PM.

 

[worldwood]

warmer here today, 60 now with a high of 68. perfect weather IMO.

unless your wanting to swim or something.... then 80 is gud!