KA-BAR Chat thread - Come on in the house

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The difference in stored pollen colors comes from how the different pollens react to the bee saliva / enzymes added to it before storage. Some get much darker than others. Duh.:D Obviously. Just from looking at the pics one can tell that's a redundant statement.

I can confirm that a BK3 makes an excellent backup hive tool when you forget it back at the house. It can be used to pry loose waxed-in covers and supers, lift up frames, scrape off burr comb AND be used to bash the odd, pesky rattler that takes a nap in the shade of a hive during the day. Just several additional reasons to keep a 3 in the truck. :D
 
spent the past week in Tennessee hanging out with E. Becker as well as various Beckerheads and other Kabarbarians.
Thanks muchly to Kabar for their generosity in the party favors they sent out to share -- there were a LOT of smiling faces Saturday afternoon.
 
it's healing - doesn't hurt much unless I try to do something stupid, like write, or when the dog comes by and bumps his head against it.
 
1066vik said:
Thanks muchly to Kabar for their generosity in the party favors they sent out to share -- there were a LOT of smiling faces Saturday afternoon.
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Second that for sure. Thanks to James Terrio too for his generosity. My wife picked this party favor instead of Ka-Bars goodies...



Awesome blade, feels real good in the hand, can't wait to snag some kinda creature to try this out on.
Thanks James!
 
So, I don't have the 3 threads started in Ka-Bar to get in "The Krew" and while it sucks... It's also not THAT bad.
 
Working on some throwing knives based on the BK9.

Got an old OLCUT (1920s-ish) wood handle hunting knife the other day. Need to take some pics of it.
 
zzyzzogeton said:
Working on some throwing knives based on the BK9.

Got an old OLCUT (1920s-ish) wood handle hunting knife the other day. Need to take some pics of it.
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I saw your post about the throwing knives. Do you have a waterjet at work? Home????? I hadn't heard of such a thing until I got involved here.
 
I wish I could afford to have my own WJ at home. :D:D

I'm a member of TechShop, a membership-based workshop. Members have access to all kinds of tools not normally available in a typical home workshop.

In addition to typical things like table saws, wood and metal drill presses and chop saws, hand tools, etc, there's a wood lathe, 2 metal lathes, 2 metal mills, 2 CNC ShopBots (wood/acrylic/MDF), a CNC Tormac (metal), a FlowJet WJ, MIG/TIG and arc welding, wood and metal band saws, sheet metal bending/shaping tools, sand blasting equipment, powder coating oven, planers, joiners, spindle/disc/belt sanders for wood, laser cutters and more.

The one thing they don't have that we're hoping to eventually get is a 2x72 belt grinder.

The only TS in Texas is in Round Rock. If you ever get over to Austin, you should drop by for a tour.
 
zzyzzogeton said:
I wish I could afford to have my own WJ at home. :D:D

I'm a member of TechShop, a membership-based workshop. Members have access to all kinds of tools not normally available in a typical home workshop.

In addition to typical things like table saws, wood and metal drill presses and chop saws, hand tools, etc, there's a wood lathe, 2 metal lathes, 2 metal mills, 2 CNC ShopBots (wood/acrylic/MDF), a CNC Tormac (metal), a FlowJet WJ, MIG/TIG and arc welding, wood and metal band saws, sheet metal bending/shaping tools, sand blasting equipment, powder coating oven, planers, joiners, spindle/disc/belt sanders for wood, laser cutters and more.

The one thing they don't have that we're hoping to eventually get is a 2x72 belt grinder.

The only TS in Texas is in Round Rock. If you ever get over to Austin, you should drop by for a tour.
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I might just have to make a special trip. That's sounds pretty amazing. I'm heading out to google up the membership rates right now.


edit: ok, that's not within my budget, but I guess for the access to the tools you get...maybe if I lived closer.
 
Noswad0208 said:
If you tell me the names of 'em I'll post the links for you.
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Hey man, that would be very helpful, thanks! I can actually just post three threads on your wall one by one if that's ok with you. My mobile just can't keep up with going back and forth to get them all in one post without timing out.
 
After days of flooding the sun has emerged. Hooray!

Probably more rain by the weekend. :(
 
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