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we had a bit less than 1/2" of ice before the snow started coming down - and while we didn't get as much snow as predicted, it would have made for horrible driving both ways if they had shown up. (freezing rain on the way here & not quite blizzerd going home)
SWMBO had an interesting time getting to work in town this morning.
 
We just got back from the inlaws :eek: Too many kids running around acting like hooligans
 
since I had no in-laws here yesterday & today, I got to grind some steel and start adding scales to a knife.
made a couple hatchet masks, too.
 
heh...
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I'm on a roll of horrible choices tonight... First off watched "The Heat", horrible movie! Then I watched the Bears game, that was embarrassing. Now I'm watching Riddick. This movie sucks SO much! However I've seen the first 2(and a half) so I feel slightly compelled to watch this one also.

Erik, glad SWMBO made it to and from work alright. We didn't drop below freezing here, had rain but that was it.

Psyop, glad you got away from the Hooliganism alright.
 
it's 5*F here right now.
not looking forward to going to work tomorrow.
 
The heat has the best gun fight scene ever, Plus it has Wes Studi so I think you just better go back to your tea drinking C bear
 
It's 30* here right now. I can hear the water on the streets, but I still have the window open even in my room.
 
we have fans going in every room -- to keep frost from forming on the inside surfaces of the windows.
 
Psyop said:
The heat has the best gun fight scene ever, Plus it has Wes Studi so I think you just better go back to your tea drinking C bear
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I think you might be thinking of a different movie. Wes Studi isn't in it. And the only "decent" gun fight scene lasted all of about 3 seconds.

worldwood said:
I like "The Heat"

funny movie!!
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It was "ok" but as much as I like Sandra Bullock, I have that much dislike for the heifer.
 
Spelling and Definition Challenge : Is it "Swedge" vs "Swage"??? In another thread, swedge vs autocorrect came up. So it got me to wondering, "What's right?"

The definition of 'swage' doesn't mention knives at all, to wit:

swage swāj
noun
1. a shaped tool or die for giving a desired form to metal by hammering or pressure.
2. a groove, ridge, or other molding on an object.

verb
1.
shape (metal) using a swage, esp. in order to reduce its cross section.


Well, I found MS Word doesn't know "swedge" but it recognizes "swage" as a legitimate word.
Wikipedia forces the answer of "swage" when asking about "swedge" and refers to all sorts of metal working processes but nada/zipdiddly about knives.
Miriam-Webster says 'swedge' is a seldom used variant of 'swage'.

A google search on "swedge" brings up primarily knife web pages and gun web pages with knife references.

So, is the word "swedge" a "knife community made-up word" that has developed from a bastardization of "swage" because we don't "talk right", or are do we as knife people, use an unrecognized sub-set of English?? Or did we come up with the word to refer to the "clip" on a blade to differentiate knife community usage of the word "clip" from all the word's (clip) other uses??
 
zzyzzogeton said:
Spelling and Definition Challenge : Is it "Swedge" vs "Swage"??? In another thread, swedge vs autocorrect came up. So it got me to wondering, "What's right?"

The definition of 'swage' doesn't mention knives at all, to wit:

swage swāj
noun
1. a shaped tool or die for giving a desired form to metal by hammering or pressure.
2. a groove, ridge, or other molding on an object.

verb
1.
shape (metal) using a swage, esp. in order to reduce its cross section.


Well, I found MS Word doesn't know "swedge" but it recognizes "swage" as a legitimate word.
Wikipedia forces the answer of "swage" when asking about "swedge" and refers to all sorts of metal working processes but nada/zipdiddly about knives.
Miriam-Webster says 'swedge' is a seldom used variant of 'swage'.

A google search on "swedge" brings up primarily knife web pages and gun web pages with knife references.

So, is the word "swedge" a "knife community made-up word" that has developed from a bastardization of "swage" because we don't "talk right", or are do we as knife people, use an unrecognized sub-set of English?? Or did we come up with the word to refer to the "clip" on a blade to differentiate knife community usage of the word "clip" from all the word's (clip) other uses??
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I always thought "swedge" was a combination of "spine" located "wedge" or "edge."
 
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