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[Murphnuge]

Bought a Galaxy tab today and my dad gave me a Surefire Saint Minimus. Pretty sweet haul for the day.

 

[ac700wildcat]

Bought a Galaxy tab today and my dad gave me a Surefire Saint Minimus. Pretty sweet haul for the day.

Nice to both! How do you like the light? I need to look for something a bit better than the hat clip lights that I have. Pretty sure I'll have to go with a headband light.

 

[Murphnuge]

Nice to both! How do you like the light? I need to look for something a bit better than the hat clip lights that I have. Pretty sure I'll have to go with a headband light.

I haven't really fielded it other than playing in the yard last night before work. So far I like it. If it's really that much better than the Petzls I own remains to be seen.

 

[TBL]

Sweet looking hawk WW.

Good luck with the job / lifestyle changes AC

Nice haul Murph!


Dropped the kids off at my parents yesterday so the wife and I could go on a date for our Anniversary. We went shoe shopping, then had a great dinner! good time was had by all :thumbup:

 

[DerekH]

What do you guys think of this?

Ceramic sharpening rod mounted to the tip of a sheath via kydex. The rod isn't removable or anything, but I have never worn one out. Figured it would give a decent way to maintain an edge while out and about without having to lug around a sharpener and run the risk of forgetting it.

Thoughts?

 

[TBL]

:thumbup: That looks great Derek! Would be a handy little thing to have for field touch ups, and it saves you from having one loose in your pack or something.

I like it

 

[dresnor]

That looks awesome Derek. It is hard to judge the size of it though. Looks like it is roughly 2 inches of exposed ceramic?

I need one of your sheaths....

Jeremy

 

[DerekH]

It is about an inch and a half of exposed ceramic there on the end of a Saber BK16 sheath.

 

[daizee]

Ceramic sharpening rod mounted to the tip of a sheath via kydex. The rod isn't removable or anything, but I have never worn one out.

awesome.
I tried mounting a leather strop surface to my bk2 sheath in the early days, but it was much clunkier than your elegant solution here.
And if you wear one out or break it, just replace the entire kydex/rod assembly, right?

 

[1066vik]

important note when at the grocery store -- read the label.
though they look very similar, french toast made with marble rye tastes significantly different than that made using cinnamon swirl bread.

OTOH, I'm making some crock-pot kauai pork and I bet it'll taste glorious with the rye bread later tonight or tomorrow.

 

[daizee]

though they look very similar, french toast made with marble rye tastes significantly different than that made using cinnamon swirl bread.

D'oh! The mere thought makes my palette hurt!

 

[TBL]

Went through a nice walk in the forest with the kiddos this morning. We all stopped and carved some sticks good time was had by all. I love lazy Sunday mornings.

 

[Jerry D.]

OTOH, I'm making some crock-pot kauai pork and I bet it'll taste glorious with the rye bread later tonight or tomorrow.

Mmm... Now that's taking lemons and making lemonaid.

 

[worldwood]

Thanks Tim!!

What do you guys think of this?

Ceramic sharpening rod mounted to the tip of a sheath via kydex. The rod isn't removable or anything, but I have never worn one out. Figured it would give a decent way to maintain an edge while out and about without having to lug around a sharpener and run the risk of forgetting it.

Thoughts?

Awesome!!

I had an idea a while ago about putting a couple tritium vials in a kydex sheath.... But i couldnt think up a way to make them permanently there but easily visible... This would work!!

 

[Bladite]

I love this part "I kill camp chairs on a regular basis" HAHA

you laugh, but...

i have seen a lot of chairs die, because someone that wasn't the owner at a group gathering/party decided they needed to sit, without asking, on a weensy chair, and they themselves "of size", and 30 seconds "snap" and you hear "oh, this flimsy cheap chair" broke, and they move to another chair, esp without offering to buy a new chair. shit, you break someone's thing, you offer to gift them a new one, repair it, or buy them one. RIGHT NOW. esp when the owner is "you *** **** you broke my chair!" "it was flimsy, get a better one"...

i have seen several chairs in a row die by this one person. net results? people started tagging their chairs with a weight limit or "this is not a public chair". like labeling food at parties with every known ingredient and port of passage just in case someone is allergic to those proteins or the method of transport

those zero-G chairs are not good for hiking, but "good lord", they are the best thing EVER for luxury living. i have a "nice one" for sitting in at home, all year inside, and another one for the back porch. you can get some good reading done in those puppies

 

[Bladite]

Thanks guys! Here is one more picture that I forgot to add. for a 15 year old he sure is tall!

Jeremy

nobody has ever taken me hunting as a yout

i have my course work, never been hunting yet, have some gear, not really a camo hunter, but we'll see

in theory, i can just punch the ticket [1] of a deer or turkey on my property with a bow only. oddly enough, in 3-4 years, they all hide during season

[1] meaning i have my paperwork and tags

i also don't have a drop in freezer yet, so, if i got a deer or two, i'd be looking to cook that stuff fast, and do something with it. freezer for the win!

 

[Bladite]

Did a little more sanding on the hawk. Acetone alone is having a tough time removing the coating, and there is lots of dimples... So im thinking ill have to sand it all flat to get the coating out the dimples since acetone is not cutting it, literally. Ill get 'er done though one way or the other!!
Ill go drink me a Yuengling or 2, maybe take a couple shots of whiskey, and quite possibly have a nice smoke too. When i get back i hope there is more snarkage to read. Otherwise you all fail.

whelp, aside from some easy walking around picking up old sticks, and maybe some raking, i don't feel much like physical work today... not sure why, could be accumulated allergies.

so, i've got a similar plan. have some Jammer beer, some tequilia maybe, no smoking! and then polish on some metal tools, and finish out the planes i started on, and then look to sharpening phases, and then soon, i hope, all the planes in good order. i started with the worst, and the rest should be easy, which is a nice feeling.

also putting rust reformer on some outdoor stuff, and an old trunk i was gifted. when i'm done, those people will want that trunk back. too bad. it was easy to convert the rust, and then i'll brighten up the outside by painting it with something decent, and it should be a good piece of furniture, let alone a good trunk again

slow and mellow. get some outdoor zero-G chair time, get some reading in with my new readers - i think i was being slowed down by the slight prescription adjustment there. very fiddly? word to the wise: if you lose interest in reading, or close up work, get those eyes checked. now i can see the pixels in each letter i type, 20/15 for now lol. lady at the eye glasses store said read the bottom line "copyright (c)(r)(lmnop) 2015, all rights reserved..." she laughed. "close enough"

Krud Cutter for the rust removing/polishing... leave a nice grey patina too. dimples, eh, in a lot of cases, you're going to remove a lot of material, so might as well leave it. some people fill it. if you throw it, you're just going to scuz it up anyway.

 

[Bladite]

I have a pair of crocs that are about 5 years old. They're great. Easy to slip on and off and damn comfy. I mostly wear them in the winter with wool socks and they don't see a whole lot of the city . Mostly around the house and quick trips to the corner store or dollar general, occasionally a gathering at a friends place etc. I highly recommend them for kickin around.

i like my crocs i got last year for yard work, but if i get them wet, i tend to slight around inside them a lot, and if you have debris, it cuts up the feet a little. i'd much rather wear 5-fingers, and have "all the traction" plus all the benefits of being barefoot too.

the KSOs are good - keep stuff out. get wet, dry fast, and it's a fun feeling. shame they are spendy for a "try me", but give them a go. some people never look back.

i also recommend (dresnor!) SOCKWA - it's a neoprene "sock" with a sole. keeps you just warm enough, dries fast, and you can walk on gravels. just what i should have had for the Gathering

 

[worldwood]

you laugh, but...

i have seen a lot of chairs die, because someone that wasn't the owner at a group gathering/party decided they needed to sit, without asking, on a weensy chair, and they themselves "of size", and 30 seconds "snap" and you hear "oh, this flimsy cheap chair" broke, and they move to another chair, esp without offering to buy a new chair. shit, you break someone's thing, you offer to gift them a new one, repair it, or buy them one. RIGHT NOW. esp when the owner is "you *** **** you broke my chair!" "it was flimsy, get a better one"...

i have seen several chairs in a row die by this one person. net results? people started tagging their chairs with a weight limit or "this is not a public chair". like labeling food at parties with every known ingredient and port of passage just in case someone is allergic to those proteins or the method of transport

those zero-G chairs are not good for hiking, but "good lord", they are the best thing EVER for luxury living. i have a "nice one" for sitting in at home, all year inside, and another one for the back porch. you can get some good reading done in those puppies

whelp, aside from some easy walking around picking up old sticks, and maybe some raking, i don't feel much like physical work today... not sure why, could be accumulated allergies.

so, i've got a similar plan. have some Jammer beer, some tequilia maybe, no smoking! and then polish on some metal tools, and finish out the planes i started on, and then look to sharpening phases, and then soon, i hope, all the planes in good order. i started with the worst, and the rest should be easy, which is a nice feeling.

also putting rust reformer on some outdoor stuff, and an old trunk i was gifted. when i'm done, those people will want that trunk back. too bad. it was easy to convert the rust, and then i'll brighten up the outside by painting it with something decent, and it should be a good piece of furniture, let alone a good trunk again

slow and mellow. get some outdoor zero-G chair time, get some reading in with my new readers - i think i was being slowed down by the slight prescription adjustment there. very fiddly? word to the wise: if you lose interest in reading, or close up work, get those eyes checked. now i can see the pixels in each letter i type, 20/15 for now lol. lady at the eye glasses store said read the bottom line "copyright (c)(r)(lmnop) 2015, all rights reserved..." she laughed. "close enough"

Krud Cutter for the rust removing/polishing... leave a nice grey patina too. dimples, eh, in a lot of cases, you're going to remove a lot of material, so might as well leave it. some people fill it. if you throw it, you're just going to scuz it up anyway.

Zero gravity chairs are excellent!! But like you said... Not great for travelling with it.

And if someone breaks something of someone else's they need to replace it regardless of what it is... Thats why i have refused to "borrow/test out" many knives that have been offered.

Did more sanding and polishing, got most the coating and even smoothed SOME of the dimples. Cheated a bit and used the belt sander and a dremel with a sanding drum to get inside the hole for the haft.

To get ALL the dimples... Id have to remove more steel than id want to, so some are staying!

Etching now..... Looks like this thing is deferentially hardened? Etching brought out the darker cutting edge area and the hammer head area... I took a picture, ill upload it with the others once finished.

 

[Bladite]

Etching now..... Looks like this thing is deferentially hardened? Etching brought out the darker cutting edge area and the hammer head area... I took a picture, ill upload it with the others once finished.

that's called rust :>

i like this Krud Kutter - seems to be a weak phosphoric, so if you clean the metal really well previously, and then wipe on some KK, and leave it a bit, the metal darkens up real nice still smooth as butter (previoulsy honed with scotch bright/wd40), but ... dark. i don't need mirror shiny on my working steel.