Return of the J.D. said:
I've been "lurking" around this cantina for a couple of years now--enough to feel I've gotten to know a lot of you (and a few who aren't with us anymore, most prominently including Bill). Never quite made the time to register, though, until this mandatory registration went into effect. (And, yes, I'm the reason for the sudden disappearance of a large number of UBBBs from under Nasty's nose.) (No offense--just equipping my large passle o' kids with the wherewithal to reduce mesquite trees to matchwood--and a couple of friends with some of the best steel on the planet, as well.) Found the site via Cliff Stamp's reviews. First sharked a 15" Amtrak siru a couple of years back, and haven't looked back since. Spent the usual hours of frustration trying to figure out how to apply a "convex edge," ultimately learning the use of a belt sander and "Warren strop", and now usually sport large swaths of hairless forearm from testing edges. Swapped unprintable jokes with UB; had fun following links to Valiant Blades, Oldjimbo's site, etc.
Anyway, it's nice to break the surface and say hello to y'all.