Random Thought Thread

bluemax_1 said:
I think that might be a part of it. I don’t know if my parents deliberately found a dentist who apparently wasn’t a fan of anesthesia, or they simply didn’t know any better at the time; but the dentist they took us to when we were younger, never used anesthesia for fillings (and I had a wonderful combo of a sweet tooth AND not the greatest brushing and flossing habits, which led to a lot of fillings when I was younger).

Yes, I remember gripping the arms of the chair HARD, when the drilling hurt like blazes.

Same dentist pulled one of my front teeth when it wasn’t even loose. The gap in my front teeth was there for months, before the permanent tooth even began to grow into it, and by that time, the gap had narrowed so there wasn’t room for the permanent tooth, leading to a snaggle tooth that required braces/Invisalign as an adult, to finally straighten out. Asshole must’ve had a payment due on his Beemer that month 🤬

My parents only finally found a different dentist, when this whackjob did an extraction on a molar (that also wasn’t loose), using a hammer and a chisel (at least that’s what it looked like, to me). At least he used a local anesthetic that time.

Heard the word you don’t EVER want to hear from a dentist or doctor; “Whoops…”.

“Hey... I’m tasting blood…”. The chisel he was hammering on (while his assistant had me in a headlock to hold me steady. I thought she was practicing for WWF tryouts or something), slipped and gashed my gums, requiring 3 stitches 🤬

Apparently, my parents also weren’t the type to push lawsuits, and I was too young to know any better, because I would absolutely have sued the quack.

I guess all that might’ve given some folks PTSD, and fear/anxiety from ANY dentists, but in my case, the new dentist who used local anesthetic and was much more pleasant, was such a change. I guess for me, it was more like, “Meh… this ain’t nuthin. After dealing with THAT dumbass, none of this rates more than a 0.5 out of 10 on the anxiety scale” 😅

Still being a kid, of course it became a badge of pride when friends talked about being scared of going to the dentist, or needing general anesthesia for procedures. “HAH! That’s nothing. Lemme tell you about what I’VE been through!”. (My stories probably didn’t help anyone’s anxiety about going to the dentist 😂😂😂).
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I would harm that person
 
Mendoman said:
Nathan the Machinist Nathan the Machinist do you know what kind of wood that you will be using for the FK3? And if so, will you share that information?
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I am a real fan of Arizona desert ironwood. It's beautiful and durable. Also, personally, I am a real fan of Oklahoma Osage orange. I have a "new" log from my aunt's farm that has been aging for about 15 years now, and I think it's about ready to start sawing up. So, pretty good chance a mix of the two. Some good cocobolo and maybe some African black wood if I can find some proper dark material. Not a fan of the new brown stuff. It might not be the most ecologically responsible thing for a person to do, but I don't like skimping on materials on knives.
 
Murphjd25 said:
You guys that sell and ship larger fixed blades..how do you best package them for shipment? You may PM me if you like.
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I generally save and reuse the boxes that my larger knives get shipped to me in, they are usually the perfect size. I then make sure the knife is secure in its sheath or fabricate one, wrap in watertight bag (if possible), secure with packing material and tape to render knife immovable within the box, and then tape the bejeezus out of the whole thing before I affix the label.

Haven't had an issue yet.
 
Murphjd25 said:
You guys that sell and ship larger fixed blades..how do you best package them for shipment? You may PM me if you like.
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Assuming no sheath, I separately wrap the blade and handle with a layer of Saran (possibly with a super light coat of WD40 applied with microfiber to the blade). Then I fold heavy cardboard into a taco that is longer and wider than the blade. Put the blade in, snug the cardboard and fold it over the edge, and tape it securely. Fold the cardboard extending past the tip over the tip and tape some more. Then protect the handle with some foam. Put enough packing material in the box so you can shake it without the knife moving around. Don't tape it so heavily that someone is tempted to slice it open. Coop's instructions favor elastic bands for this reason.
 
Richard338 said:
Assuming no sheath, I separately wrap the blade and handle with a layer of Saran (possibly with a super light coat of WD40 applied with microfiber to the blade). Then I fold heavy cardboard into a taco that is longer and wider than the blade. Put the blade in, snug the cardboard and fold it over the edge, and tape it securely. Fold the cardboard extending past the tip over the tip and tape some more. Then protect the handle with some foam. Put enough packing material in the box so you can shake it without the knife moving around. Don't tape it so heavily that someone is tempted to slice it open. Coop's instructions favor elastic bands for this reason.
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Ignore me and do this. ^^^^^

My tips sound barbaric by comparison.
 
Richard338 said:
... Don't tape it so heavily that someone is tempted to slice it open. Coop's instructions favor elastic bands for this reason.
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WRT, I tend to fold the last 1/2” to 1” of the end of the tape on itself, leaving an obvious tail that sticks up for unwrapping. Helps eliminate the scratching, trying to find the end of the tape (and half the time, tearing it unevenly even when you find it, due to the edge left behind by the sawtoothed tape cutter).

Especially with clear tape + older eyes, the little things help… 😝😂
 
A few members have seen how I ship beer hahahaha

nandok nandok was very impressed

I wrap what is being shipped in a foam Ford bumpers come in.... then usually wrap more

Then wrap the whole box in almost a roll of duct tape, then wrap the duct tape in a bright color of masking tape..... then wrap the whole box in a layer of shipping tape

(I didn't go this crazy with the saya lol)

I think the packages could be used as a survival floatie if they ever ended up in water
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
I am a real fan of Arizona desert ironwood. It's beautiful and durable. Also, personally, I am a real fan of Oklahoma Osage orange. I have a "new" log from my aunt's farm that has been aging for about 15 years now, and I think it's about ready to start sawing up. So, pretty good chance a mix of the two. Some good cocobolo and maybe some African black wood if I can find some proper dark material. Not a fan of the new brown stuff. It might not be the most ecologically responsible thing for a person to do, but I don't like skimping on materials on knives.
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Out of all the things we do that are detrimental to the environment I feel like this is pretty low on the list, way after a lot of things that I’m gonna continue to do even though they are suboptimal like eat meat, have kids, drive a car, etc (and I am pretty environmentally conscious and hate waste in most forms).
 
I think Grenock Grenock should change his pic to this

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The characters description sounds about right too hahahaha

"Throughout his existence, he has amassed an immeasurable collection spread across many locations on many worlds, filling his countless private museums and zoos and his huge personal spacecraft with objects and entities he regards as interesting, unique, or admirable. Utterly ruthless and implacable in pursuit of his goals, he has had no qualms about imprisoning or even killing for the betterment of his collection."
 
yoko said:
I think Grenock Grenock should change his pic to this

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The characters description sounds about right too hahahaha

"Throughout his existence, he has amassed an immeasurable collection spread across many locations on many worlds, filling his countless private museums and zoos and his huge personal spacecraft with objects and entities he regards as interesting, unique, or admirable. Utterly ruthless and implacable in pursuit of his goals, he has had no qualms about imprisoning or even killing for the betterment of his collection."
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That’s funny Yoko, and typically I would engage, but I am under the weather like a motherfucker. I appreciate that you thought of me. I’ll be okay, but just in case, if you don’t hear from me in a couple days, come get all the CPKs and split them between you, Hard Knocks Hard Knocks and Comprehensivist Comprehensivist . Send an empty box to Casinostocks Casinostocks and Mike157 Mike157 and tell them I said that’s their share. On second thought, poop in the box you send to Casino, then ship it.
 
Grenock said:
That’s funny Yoko, and typically I would engage, but I am under the weather like a motherfucker. I appreciate that you thought of me. I’ll be okay, but just in case, if you don’t hear from me in a couple days, come get all the CPKs and split them between you, Hard Knocks Hard Knocks and Comprehensivist Comprehensivist . Send an empty box to Casinostocks Casinostocks and Mike157 Mike157 and tell them I said that’s their share. On second thought, poop in the box you send to Casino, then ship it.
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Get better homie

I can poop on demand in any box that needs to be shipped

Hahahaha
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
I am a real fan of Arizona desert ironwood. It's beautiful and durable. Also, personally, I am a real fan of Oklahoma Osage orange. I have a "new" log from my aunt's farm that has been aging for about 15 years now, and I think it's about ready to start sawing up. So, pretty good chance a mix of the two. Some good cocobolo and maybe some African black wood if I can find some proper dark material. Not a fan of the new brown stuff. It might not be the most ecologically responsible thing for a person to do, but I don't like skimping on materials on knives.
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What are your thoughts on lignum vitae ?

Never mind. Doesn’t appear that it can even be acquired nowadays.
 
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bluemax_1 said:
I think that might be a part of it. I don’t know if my parents deliberately found a dentist who apparently wasn’t a fan of anesthesia, or they simply didn’t know any better at the time; but the dentist they took us to when we were younger, never used anesthesia for fillings (and I had a wonderful combo of a sweet tooth AND not the greatest brushing and flossing habits, which led to a lot of fillings when I was younger).

Yes, I remember gripping the arms of the chair HARD, when the drilling hurt like blazes.

Same dentist pulled one of my front teeth when it wasn’t even loose. The gap in my front teeth was there for months, before the permanent tooth even began to grow into it, and by that time, the gap had narrowed so there wasn’t room for the permanent tooth, leading to a snaggle tooth that required braces/Invisalign as an adult, to finally straighten out. Asshole must’ve had a payment due on his Beemer that month 🤬

My parents only finally found a different dentist, when this whackjob did an extraction on a molar (that also wasn’t loose), using a hammer and a chisel (at least that’s what it looked like, to me). At least he used a local anesthetic that time.

Heard the word you don’t EVER want to hear from a dentist or doctor; “Whoops…”.

“Hey... I’m tasting blood…”. The chisel he was hammering on (while his assistant had me in a headlock to hold me steady. I thought she was practicing for WWF tryouts or something), slipped and gashed my gums, requiring 3 stitches 🤬

Apparently, my parents also weren’t the type to push lawsuits, and I was too young to know any better, because I would absolutely have sued the quack.

I guess all that might’ve given some folks PTSD, and fear/anxiety from ANY dentists, but in my case, the new dentist who used local anesthetic and was much more pleasant, was such a change. I guess for me, it was more like, “Meh… this ain’t nuthin. After dealing with THAT dumbass, none of this rates more than a 0.5 out of 10 on the anxiety scale” 😅

Still being a kid, of course it became a badge of pride when friends talked about being scared of going to the dentist, or needing general anesthesia for procedures. “HAH! That’s nothing. Lemme tell you about what I’VE been through!”. (My stories probably didn’t help anyone’s anxiety about going to the dentist 😂😂😂).
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Well, I'm getting PTSD from just reading your story.
 
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