Random Thought Thread

[ferider]

American Made

I enjoyed that movie

Me too. Until I remembered that Cruise had to stand on a chair to kiss Kidman.

 

[Blues]

Me too. Until I remembered that Cruise had to stand on a chair to kiss Kidman.

On the mouth.

(And that's all I have to say about that - Forrest Gump)

 

[The Amazing Virginian]

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I used to know Phil Dodds (RIP) who played those tones for the aliens in the movie. He was an audio engineer, not an actor. He set up and programmed the synthesizer and Spielberg just decided to cast him in the part.

 

[darsk20]

Info request, please: Going down to Okefenokee Swamp for a paddling/camping trip. Planning to take my DEK 1, but any other cutting and or go bang tool suggestions for a swamp newb?

 

[yoko]

I with the more rounds than bigger caliber camp

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

I with the more rounds than bigger caliber camp

If I'd have known how good 9mm ammo would become I'd have gone that route instead of.45. But after all these years with a 1911 I'm not mixing up my muscle memory now.

 

[The Amazing Virginian]

Among my many arms is a Springfield XD9 with a 16 round mag. If I cannot take out the bad guys with 16 rounds of 9 mm Gold Dots, then maybe I wasn't meant to survive that encounter.

 

[Blues]

Among my many arms is a Springfield XD9 with a 16 round mag. If I cannot take out the bad guys with 16 rounds of 9 mm Gold Dots, then maybe I wasn't meant to survive that encounter.

Spoken like a true "defense" attorney.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Those sumo oranges are so good, they're even good immediately after brushing your teeth. That's crazy.

 

[Blues]

Those sumo oranges are so good, they're even good immediately after brushing your teeth. That's crazy.

I don't know what a sumo orange is...but that sounds highly suspicious.

I completely forgot about the taste of orange juice after brushing teeth for many decades until you mentioned this.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

I don't know what a sumo orange is...but that sounds highly suspicious.

I completely forgot about the taste of orange juice after brushing teeth for many decades until you mentioned this.

I have never actually drunk lava before, but I would assume it's similar on the pleasure scale.

 

[Blues]

I have never actually drunk lava before, but I would assume it's similar on the pleasure scale.

We picked up a bottle of this along the Amalfi Drive in Italy back in the 90's...

It came in a lava encrusted bottle...and was actually pretty decent. (This is an image off the web. The bottle we had was more decorative as I recall.)

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Whoops. That would be a bent primary on Jo's race knife. I think she's has several seasons on this one. Time to retire it and build a new one. She has a race this weekend!

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

She used her race knife instead of her practice knife yesterday and hit a wonky knot. It can happen. We got a bent primary instead of a blowout at 64.5 because magic.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

I could attempt to grind out that damage and set the edge back a little but I think once you have significant yielding in this alloy at that hardness you're playing with fire.

 

[Lorien]

most of my knives look something like that

 

[bluemax_1]

most of my knives look something like that

I think the first pic I recall seeing of a wavy edge on an LC might've been yours.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

most of my knives look something like that

It's funny listening to people on Shop Talk discuss edge thickness and choppers and looking at the preposterously thin numbers they're commonly suggesting. Maybe on an apple seed edge, and I think a lot of people's grinds are more apple seed than they realize, but if you're making an accurate measurement and your behind the edge thickness is under .020, it ain't going to work in a competition. The yield strength on this alloy at this hardness is incredible and it's still bent.

Or maybe I just don't know what I'm doing.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

That knife up there is the same knife that was on the cover of blade magazine. It's the only knife to ever cut a 1x4 in two hits in competition and it doesn't need a swing to cut the tip off a bendy straw, it can do it with a push cut. It's not like it's especially thick. I think it's .030 behind the edge.

 

[Lorien]

It's funny listening to people on Shop Talk discuss edge thickness and choppers and looking at the preposterously thin numbers they're commonly suggesting. Maybe on an apple seed edge, and I think a lot of people's grinds are more apple seed than they realize, but if you're making an accurate measurement and your behind the edge thickness is under .020, it ain't going to work in a competition. The yield strength on this alloy at this hardness is incredible and it's still bent.

Or maybe I just don't know what I'm doing.

really thin edges on working choppers is counter productive, imo, but my use isn't anything close to what happens in Bladesports. I don't want hardly any flex during impact- must of the stuff I cut is not only unsupported, it's under tension. More material behind the edge not only helps resists deflection, it parts the target more effectively. For example, my HC cuts better than almost any other chopper I've used, and its edge is somewhat obtuse in comparison. The secondary bevel's got a nice smooth arc to it which also helps quite a bit I think