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daizee said:
Though I wouldn't use it in the kitchen - too much belly, not enough depth to the blade near the fingers for chopping on a board.
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I agree. :thumbup:

If anyone is looking for a good kitchen blade, I've seen some really nice stuff from Terrio.

Even more immediately available are these chef and paring blades from Ka-Bar/Cutco. VG-10 steel and well balanced. Mine are on the magnetic strip of honor along with my Becker/ESEE set.

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daizee said:
That's a good lookin' blade up there. Though I wouldn't use it in the kitchen - too much belly, not enough depth to the blade near the fingers for chopping on a board. Looks like a sweet camp knife.
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Better in the kitchen though than say a blade where the edge stops at the same width as the handle. Not an ideal kitchen knife, just noticed its nicely done for multiple tasks.
 
Happy snow day to me: re-hung two axes. The little one appears to be an authentic US Military production hatchet. The other is "my old Mann" splitting axe. Both were a bit loose and needed tending. I like to leave the haft proud at the top to let the wood expand and squeeze the head down onto the shoulder to keep it all tight.

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Tastes just like Bailey's and coffee. :thumbup:
 
james terrio said:
In other news... science! (sort of)

[video=youtube;8ad9e0mO8Q4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ad9e0mO8Q4[/video]

I've watched quite a few of that cat's vids and he seems pretty reasonable and knowledgeable, as well as having fun.
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Kay and I got to spend some time with him and his son at SHOT show. He is funny as hell and kept us both in stiches. He is an enormous guy by the way and stands about 6'9". Recognized our KY accent and wanted to know if we watched him on VHS.
 
Guyon said:
If anyone is looking for a good kitchen blade, I've seen some really nice stuff from Terrio.
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Very kind of you to say! Research and development continues. I've been blessed by a lot of support for my efforts thus far in that field, and I appreciate that a great deal. But I must say... it's one helluva thing to put a kitchen knife in Ethan's hands and have him seriously look it over... very humbling, and incredibly helpful.

TBL said:
My wife does the same :D It drives me nuts waiting for it to simmer down! she normally boils it for 12 or
more hours lol.
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Ain't it awesome? The bedrock simple pleasures of life, baby... ;) It takes a long freaking time for all that collagen and marrow and meat scraps to break down, but it's worth it for sure. Smells like Thanksgiving alllll damn day. Our cats and dogs and yours truly get hypnotized and flabbergasted by the wondrous aroma, and we wander around with our tails wagging in a happy drooling haze, begging for a taste. :p Then... just when we think we can't stand it anymore, we get delicious, nutritious broth!! :thumbup: :)

cbwoods67 said:
hickok45 has tons of fantastic videos. He is always careful to show how much fun guns can be and given his popularity, is a blessing to the gun community.:thumbup:
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That's the impression I get from him as well. Responsibly safety-conscious, and he has some good vids made for relatively-inexperienced shooters like me; but also a lot of stuff for advanced firearms enthusiasts. And he always has good clean fun with it. Seems to me like he'd be a great dude to hang out with around a campfire.

Somebody ought to introduce him and Ethan. They sort of remind me of each other, in a way.

tradewater said:
Kay and I got to spend some time with him and his son at SHOT show. He is funny as hell and kept us both in stiches. He is an enormous guy by the way and stands about 6'9". Recognized our KY accent and wanted to know if we watched him on VHS.
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Cool! I think that guy needs a couple really good knives to mess around with.
 
tradewater said:
Kay and I got to spend some time with him and his son at SHOT show. He is funny as hell and kept us both in stiches. He is an enormous guy by the way and stands about 6'9". Recognized our KY accent and wanted to know if we watched him on VHS.
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Dang, I figured he was tall but I didn't know he was that tall. Never met the dude but I do really enjoy the videos, especially his pot smoking demonstrations.



My guacamole turned out freaking awesome, pico de gallo has too much cabbage. Should have just used half a head and chucked the rest. It's still good but I think it might be better if I grabbed another onion and some tomatoes. And some more jalapenos. Habaneros would be better. Maybe I should follow a recipe next time.
 
james terrio said:
Ain't it awesome? The bedrock simple pleasures of life, baby... ;) It takes a long freaking time for all that collagen and marrow and meat scraps to break down, but it's worth it for sure. Smells like Thanksgiving alllll damn day. Our cats and dogs and yours truly get hypnotized and flabbergasted by the wondrous aroma, and we wander around with our tails wagging in a happy drooling haze, begging for a taste. :p Then... just when we think we can't stand it anymore, we get delicious, nutritious broth!! :thumbup: :).
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Agree, well worth waiting for!

Speaking of simple pleasures, I'm going to finish my growler :thumbup:
 
Don't know if this will cheer all you snow bound folks up or depress you more, but spring is on the way - the trees are beginning to bud.

Saw this in the neighborhood today.





Makes me think it's time to stock up on Claritin and Kleenex.
 
Aikiguy said:
Finally a nice day to spend out on the ice. Em's biggest catch of the day:
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Outstanding! :thumbup:

bigghoss said:
It's still good but I think it might be better if I grabbed another onion and some tomatoes. And some more jalapenos. Habaneros would be better. Maybe I should follow a recipe next time.
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Screw "recipes" for hot sauce/salsa/etc. In my experience, that kinda stuff is different every time... you just have to taste it a lot as you go along. That's half the fun.

Which reminds me, there will be more of JT's World-Famous Green Sauce at the Spring Gathering. It's hotter this time.
 
Whew!! Finally finished wading through 4 days of the forum (still got a few locations to wander in).

Spent the last 4 days with my first case of flu since 1985. Kicked my butt. The whole nine yards - projectile barfing, diarrhea, chills, fever, achy muscles and bones. Hell, even my teeth and eyeballs hurt. So much for that excellent 46% effective flu shot this year.:mad:

I came down with it 2 days after my mother did, so I'm assuming I got it from her. Tracking her movements, she either picked it up at the hospital Friday when she had eye surgery or at the restaurant I took her to Friday night.

I learned today that there is a variety running around that can be transferred from one person to another without the intervening person showing any symptoms (coughing, sneezing, etc). Hopefully, I won't get some other version of the flu later. More hand sanitizer use and hand washing for me this winter.
 
DunkEm said:
Don't know if this will cheer all you snow bound folks up or depress you more, but spring is on the way - the trees are beginning to bud.

Saw this in the neighborhood today.





Makes me think it's time to stock up on Claritin and Kleenex.
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Similar situation here in southern Colorado. Plants are blooming early and it's been 60's and 70's during the day.



james terrio said:
Screw "recipes" for hot sauce/salsa/etc. In my experience, that kinda stuff is different every time... you just have to taste it a lot as you go along. That's half the fun.
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Well sure I'll season it to taste but I should probably start with some kind of baseline. At least until I get better at it. I just totally winged the whole thing.
 
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