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iwouldhurtafly said:
Not to long ago I reground my KA-BAR 1211 into more of a convex/scandi whatever on my wet rocks and it definitely was an improvement. However, an honest criticism of the KA-BAR F/U as a utility knife IMO is that they are not great cutters for food etc. Meat is fine, but other stuff not to great. My regrind helped, and made an enormous improvement in wood carving but was not quite there yet... so I took it to my 2X42..



Grind probably came up another 1/8 of an inch, then it was very thinly convexed. No edge bevel etc etc. Will have to beat up on it some to see how it'll hold up, but I think it'll be ok. Also exaggerated the clip a little more. Have used it to whittle a little and it has very scandi like performance, made sammiches, cut up some apples, etc and it cuts a lot more efficiently. Will be wearing on the belt for the next couple of days to text out the edge stability. Fun little project. Now I just have to decide whether or not to cut the back guard down... HMMMM
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Do eeeeett!

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GSOM,

I'm sure glad it's you and not me. Just looking at those pictures and reading you're words ALMOST made me shiver a little sitting here in shorts and 68degF winter temps. Brrrr!!! Almost. :D:D
 
Skipped fishing today. We got more snow than expected last night, so I've got snow to blow. After I'm done with that the big pot of beef stew that's on the stove should be almost ready to chow down on. I'm gonna make some biscuits to split and pour the stew over. Gonna eat good tonight!
 
The Warrior said:
I have a few I'd like to get rid of: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-...dent-develops-tattoo-removal-cream-1.2955334#
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I have many. And more to come. I dont love every one of them, a couple were done in pure stupidity... But even if they could be erased in a single sitting for free im not sure if id do it. Even the very worse one tells a little something about me, my life, and my past... Good or bad, that doesnt matter. We all have some of both in our pasts... Id feel like erasing any of them would be like erasing part of my story. Part of my memories.

Of course it would be nice to erase the huge one on my back.... just to get all that canvas room to start over with a better plan LOL...... But again, you cant re-write your life story after the fact.

Out of stupidity i got a pot leaf tattoo years ago, thought i was being rebellious.... Later on in life, i have a wife and kids and dont want to be thought of as a pot head by my kids teachers and such so i thought about having it removed.... But i cant rewrite my past to exclude the use or cultivation of pot... Good or bad, Its part of who i am and what made me me... Still, I didnt want it gone, and i didnt want it obvious to others either, so its still there.... But its been hidden by other tats with more meaning and no one has ever noticed it unless/until i pointed it out.
 
bigghoss said:
So I finally broke down and ordered a BK5 and 15...
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you can't not have a 5 and 15.

I carried my 5 with me all day today. Will do it again tomorrow :D so slicey. I was eyeballing it against my 11 today, and it has a slightly thinner edge hehe
 
worldwood said:
I have many. And more to come. I dont love every one of them, a couple were done in pure stupidity... But even if they could be erased in a single sitting for free im not sure if id do it. Even the very worse one tells a little something about me, my life, and my past... Good or bad, that doesnt matter. We all have some of both in our pasts... Id feel like erasing any of them would be like erasing part of my story. Part of my memories.

Of course it would be nice to erase the huge one on my back.... just to get all that canvas room to start over with a better plan LOL...... But again, you cant re-write your life story after the fact.

Out of stupidity i got a pot leaf tattoo years ago, thought i was being rebellious.... Later on in life, i have a wife and kids and dont want to be thought of as a pot head by my kids teachers and such so i thought about having it removed.... But i cant rewrite my past to exclude the use or cultivation of pot... Good or bad, Its part of who i am and what made me me... Still, I didnt want it gone, and i didnt want it obvious to others either, so its still there.... But its been hidden by other tats with more meaning and no one has ever noticed it unless/until i pointed it out.
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I'm sure there are a lot of people that feel that way. In my case, I got one when I was younger, and they were addicting, so I got some more. Years later, they got to be an eye sore for me. To be honest, I wish I didn't have any of mine anymore.
 
bigghoss said:
So I finally broke down and ordered a BK5 and 15...
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About time! You're gonna love them I'm sure! They are both great blades. I been eyeing my 15 contemplating doing some cosmetic surgery on her... Of course I don't think I can, unless I get another one first. But I've been put on a steel purchasing hiatus till Blade.
 
granitestateofmind said:
We've got -20's windchills building here.....and I just shovelled 5 feet of snow off my back deck. Raked the roof of the shed of 3+ feet of snow, shovelled out near the back slider and looked wistfully at the space where I'm pretty sure my pool is:

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The firepit is in there somewhere, too. I had to dig a pit around the door in the fence to get back there, then squeezed it open and was staring at a 5' wall of snow. I almost gave up. But the top layer is pretty dry and light, so I knocked it down and climbed in with my snowshoes. I snowshoed up the steps to the back deck (second story) and had a little pause; When I first started shovelling the top of the "safety" railing was level with my toes.

Shed roof:

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It's cold enough that our saltwater tidal pond looks frozen solid, tho I doubt it is. Water level changes 6-8 feet twice daily, so I gotta imagine it's hollow under a lot of it.
I have some sympathy for you warm temperate weather folks experiencing cold weather.....'cause I know you're just not equipped to deal with it ;).
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Yeah... It is rough... Got down to 75 today... Gonna be in the 60's tonight.

Doc
 
ac700wildcat said:
Jealous?
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To be honest, yeah a li'l bit! I get dipped every couple weeks "randomly". I can't do CRAP without getting caught! Hell last time they told me I need to cut back my sugar intake cause it could lead to diabetes! I thought it was a drug test!

1066vik said:
I finally caved -- I've got a 9 on the way.
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"caved"?! Getting a 9 isn't caving! It's a moral imperative to have a 9!
 
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