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You always take great photos of that knife Dwight
I had to get round a very fat German man to take photos of it Jer!Interesting sculpture. I would place that figure about half way between hyper realism and expressionism, give or take a tenth.
Jack if you do, let me know and I’ll wear my AK shirt to walk the dogs.Looking good PeteI might wear my 'Keep Calm and Fix (AK) Bayonet' T-shirt tomorrow
Cool Pete, I've posted a photo before, but couldn't find it, but I could do with taking a fresh one anyway!Jack if you do, let me know and I’ll wear my AK shirt to walk the dogs.
Carrying my KOTY for the Cowboys game. It was gifted to me by a misguided Redskins fan however. We will see how it plays out. Bring me luck Calamity.
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I'm thinking of carrying this one tomorrow
Ridgeside is a brewery less than a mile away from me, with a small brewery tap. They are actually the second incarnation of the brewery, since they originally floundered after the original founder, and head brewer, died very suddenly. They hadn't been going all that long at the time, but their beers were good, and since the brewing team were all heavy metal fans, they also had quirky names - 'Desert Aire' being one, apparently a tribute to both Led Zeppelin, and Leeds' River Aire.
One day, I went into a bar I used to frequent, which was managed at the time by a friend of mine, and they had a new Ridgeside creation, 'Jailbreak', on tap. Looking at the crudely-drawn pump clip, I remarked to my mate Matt, that it was nice to see a new Ridgeside beer. "I know, said Matt, "But I'm going to have a word with them about their racial stereotyping."
"How do you mean?" I asked.
"Well, come on." Matt replied. "A beer called 'Jailbreak', and they had to put a picture of a Black man on the pump clip.
"Matt," I said. "I think you'll find that's supposed to be Phil Lynott!"
To be fair, it was a very bad representation!
A jailbreak, you say, somewhere in this town? I reckon the jail is likely to be a good place to start!
Well, since impressionism and hyper-realism occupy nearly opposite ends of the art-movement spectrum, I think we can all agree that it falls somewhere squarely between those two extremes.Interesting sculpture. I would place that figure about half way between hyper realism and expressionism, give or take a tenth.
I'm going with "pseudo-realistic hyper impressionism" myself.
Forgot all about that little guy, Steve. Glad it finds your pocket from time to time.
Thanks palGreat patina, Jack!
Thank you Steve
Dan, I enjoyed watching this video of you and your family skating and kick sledding. Amazing how fast and well handled those kick sleds are.Thank you
The device on the second picture is the racing version of the traditional kicksled from Sweden.
There’s a few places/ice skating operations here in Ontario and Quebec where they make ice trails though the forest by flooding them at night.
Here is a little video we took last winter
Thanks a lot pal, I hope you had a lovely weekend
Cool pic there, I can remember watching that movie about 55 years ago! 
I'm glad we have his book. It's a treasure to those of us interested in Sheffield cutlery history.Yes, it was just time really David, I've spoken to him about it at least once. John Maleham had all the paperwork, and also knew Jackeasure Howarth, who not only owned Wright's, but his own firm, both of which John bought. There were so many cutlery firms in Sheffield, and it really was a labour of love for Geoff, since he never made any money out of his book. He was hoping to do a third edition, and to make it available, for free, online, but instead, he is helping out with Kelham Island Museum's 'Name on a Blade' index
What are they in the box????
Definitely David, Geoff Tweedale's contribution to our knowledge of Sheffield cutlery history is huge. We owe him a great debt
Cool pics Mitch
Thanks, I've seen them often enough, and had vague explanations of their purpose, but never actually bothered to investigate further
Obvious answer big brass 1s
But will is correct these 1s are hand painted 1 earth and 1 heavens. They have small bells in them to chime if you knock them together
LOL! Very nice MitchObvious answer big brass 1s
But will is correct these 1s are hand painted 1 earth and 1 heavens. They have small bells in them to chime if you knock them together
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