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bigghoss said:
So this is a thing. I'm kinda excited maybe a little for this thing.

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Saw that this morning and I want one. Best looking Redhawk (except MAYBE for the Alaskan flare gun) I've ever seen.
 
james terrio said:
I feel the same way about micarta, mosaic pins, stabilizing wood, etc etc. If only someone had warned me about that before I started grinding blades... :p


How'd that hot sauce work out for ya?
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Yea good point... But id rather invest the money making knives than blowing glass... I wish it was just as easy to find weekend courses in my area for grinding blades LOL

Been looking at sheds for a workshop when i get down south. Probably going to go with 12X16... Bigger just gets too expensive. I only use 12X4 in my basement now. That includes where i stand and the 2 work tables up to the wall. I store steel and wood on the other side of the basement though, out the way. But there is already an old wood shed on the property that i could use for extra storage. They store old tools and a 4 wheeler in it now...Its old, not big enough for a work space and could use some new walls and flooring too id bet... But i could probably fix it up for a decent storage space easily enough.

12X16... think its big enough?? or think ill run out of space quickly? When i measure it out in my living room it looks big enough... but once you add tables and shelving and stuff im sure it will look smaller.

I know bigger is better.... But more expensive too.


Oh... And i never seen any hot sauce :(
 
worldwood said:
Yea good point... But id rather invest the money making knives than blowing glass... I wish it was just as easy to find weekend courses in my area for grinding blades LOL

Been looking at sheds for a workshop when i get down south. Probably going to go with 12X16... Bigger just gets too expensive. I only use 12X4 in my basement now. That includes where i stand and the 2 work tables up to the wall. I store steel and wood on the other side of the basement though, out the way. But there is already an old wood shed on the property that i could use for extra storage. They store old tools and a 4 wheeler in it now...Its old, not big enough for a work space and could use some new walls and flooring too id bet... But i could probably fix it up for a decent storage space easily enough.

12X16... think its big enough?? or think ill run out of space quickly? When i measure it out in my living room it looks big enough... but once you add tables and shelving and stuff im sure it will look smaller.

I know bigger is better.... But more expensive too.


Oh... And i never seen any hot sauce :(
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I wonder if it could be designed as a bigger space that you just build half of now and plan to build the other half when you have time, money, need, etc.?

And yes I think you'll want more space - though 12x16 sounds big to me right now as well.
 
LOL

Today we got a phone call from a Pakistani woman trying to say she's from the IRS and to call them back or she "could only say good luck as this unfolded against you." Naturally, it was too good of a chance to pass up, so I called back and acted like a dumb hillbilly with a very poor grasp on the English language and was told "you no call back no more."

Then I called back as Mrs. Garcia and was told to hold, so I hung up and called back as Mr. Garcia who was very angry that he had 'hung up' on my wife. After getting a speech about how he was so sorry, I said "Cut it out buddy, I know you're a scammer," and he then said something that I won't repeat, and I said "You too, have a nice day!"

He was still cussing me out (by singing a little song :confused:) as I hung up.

That was fun.
 
We've been getting similar calls nos, haven't Thad that much fun with them though

In other news, I think I've been converted to the ways of the axe. Recently picked up a Husqvarna forest axe (made by wetterlings I believe) this thing really takes an edge and boy does it chop
 
Spike, if your sensibilities aren't much damaged by some very bad profanity and you want a good laugh, call them back, lead them on a bit, then just tell them you know it's a scam. It's hilarious.
 
I thought I'd ask you guys for some advice, I'm going on a backpacking trip through the Philmont scout ranch next week, and I'm trying to decide what knife to take. Unfortunately fix blades arnt allowed, so I'm trying Ying to decide between my SAK farmer or my manix 2 lightweight. What do you guys think?
 
spikebot587 said:
I thought I'd ask you guys for some advice, I'm going on a backpacking trip through the Philmont scout ranch next week, and I'm trying to decide what knife to take. Unfortunately fix blades arnt allowed, so I'm trying Ying to decide between my SAK farmer or my manix 2 lightweight. What do you guys think?
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Take them both.
 
spikebot587 said:
I thought I'd ask you guys for some advice, I'm going on a backpacking trip through the Philmont scout ranch next week, and I'm trying to decide what knife to take. Unfortunately fix blades arnt allowed, so I'm trying Ying to decide between my SAK farmer or my manix 2 lightweight. What do you guys think?
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It's great you're going to Philmont, but it's sad to hear they don't allow fixed blades. I carried one both times I was there (1967/1969), as well as carrying one into Canada (1968 - Charles L. Summers Wilderness Canoe Base as it was known then.) Maybe take a BK9 and claim it's a wide bladed hatchet. :D
 
cbwoods67 said:
Take them both.
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You might be on to something :D

zzyzzogeton said:
It's great you're going to Philmont, but it's sad to hear they don't allow fixed blades. I carried one both times I was there (1967/1969), as well as carrying one into Canada (1968 - Charles L. Summers Wilderness Canoe Base as it was known then.) Maybe take a BK9 and claim it's a wide bladed hatchet. :D
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Yeah, I was looking on there website and it says fixed blades are only allowed for the renactors costumes :rolleyes: they didn't even allow fixed blades in scouts until a years or so ago. And I'm looking forward to Philmont but I am a little nervous
 
Driving through Boston - even in the opposite direction - still sucks. I'm barely going 3 miles an hour in my GPS just warned me that there's a slowdown ahead. RrrrRRRrrr.
 
spikebot587 said:
Yeah, I was looking on there website and it says fixed blades are only allowed for the renactors costumes :rolleyes: they didn't even allow fixed blades in scouts until a years or so ago. And I'm looking forward to Philmont but I am a little nervous
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Actually, fixed blades were VERY common in the Boy Scouts from the 1930s through the early 1970s.

In my troop, while not required, it was "strongly recommended" that every Scout carry a folding knife for small work, a fixed blade for heavier chores and a 10" to 12" hachet when in the field.

I have Kabar, Remington, Hammer Brand and Western fixed blade scout knives in my collection. Most of the companies had 1 to 3 models of "Official BSA knives" at any given time. Western had at least 4 - the L48A, L48B, L66, L46-5. These were just the official ones that came with BSA engraving or stamps on the blade. Obviously, non-official fixed blade knives were bought and used by scouts.

My "general use" Boy Scout fixed blade was an "unofficial" L46-5 (about $16 plus tax, IIRC) that I bought with my hard earned 50 cents per hour job. It was a match to my first FB, an L46-5 my grandfather gave me, but was for hard use so as not to "use up" the one from my grandfather. Still have both of them.

Most of the official BSA fixed blades from the 40s/50s came with pancake sheaths that had the BSA National Headquarters NYC logo stamped on them. Western had those in the 40s/50s as well, but in the 60s/70s the official BSA sheaths from Western had a square knot included in the edge tooling up near the throat. I even have a Remington RH-51 Girl Scout model that came with a "Girl Scout Green" sheath with the GSA logo stamped on it.
 
worldwood said:
12X16... think its big enough??
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Well, let me put it this way... my current shop is roughly 18x30, with a second room for leather stuff that's about 10 x 15, and I wish I had more space :D But honestly 12 x 16 should be fine for dirty work (grinding drilling etc.) A smaller space is also easier to keep brightly-lit and heated/cooled.

The general rule of thumb is, the bigger the space you have, the more it will fill up with junk. No matter how big a shed/shop you build, the hard part will be keeping Xmas decorations, lawn/garden stuff, and other miscellaneous crap out of it.

worldwood said:
Oh... And i never seen any hot sauce :(
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I'm sure we could work something out ;)
 
zzyzzogeton said:
Actually, fixed blades were VERY common in the Boy Scouts from the 1930s through the early 1970s.

In my troop, while not required, it was "strongly recommended" that every Scout carry a folding knife for small work, a fixed blade for heavier chores and a 10" to 12" hachet when in the field.

I have Kabar, Remington, Hammer Brand and Western fixed blade scout knives in my collection. Most of the companies had 1 to 3 models of "Official BSA knives" at any given time. Western had at least 4 - the L48A, L48B, L66, L46-5. These were just the official ones that came with BSA engraving or stamps on the blade. Obviously, non-official fixed blade knives were bought and used by scouts.

My "general use" Boy Scout fixed blade was an "unofficial" L46-5 (about $16 plus tax, IIRC) that I bought with my hard earned 50 cents per hour job. It was a match to my first FB, an L46-5 my grandfather gave me, but was for hard use so as not to "use up" the one from my grandfather. Still have both of them.

Most of the official BSA fixed blades from the 40s/50s came with pancake sheaths that had the BSA National Headquarters NYC logo stamped on them. Western had those in the 40s/50s as well, but in the 60s/70s the official BSA sheaths from Western had a square knot included in the edge tooling up near the throat. I even have a Remington RH-51 Girl Scout model that came with a "Girl Scout Green" sheath with the GSA logo stamped on it.
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I know they used to be allowed, but when I first joined they were again st BSA policy because they were to dangerous. They recently changed the rules back to the way they were origanlly. And I didn't know there were that many different scout knives, I have a western made one, the one with the square knot on the sheath and I really like it, makes a nice skinning knife.

I also have a bunch of BSA folders in my collection, a couple imperials, ulster and a camillus. I enjoy collecting old scouting stuff, and it would be cool to add some more fixed ades to the collection, but they go for alot on the bay, more than im willing to spend. The sad thing is all of the BSA knives and hatchet are now made over seas by some no name company
 
james terrio said:
I'm sure we could work something out ;)
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I hope that my MIL's garden yields some good peppers this year. Maybe my wife and I will be able to whip up another batch of ours... Come to think of it, I think my wife still has some habaneros stashed away in my MIL's freezer.... Hmmmm....
 
spikebot587 said:
I know they used to be allowed, but when I first joined they were again st BSA policy because they were to dangerous. They recently changed the rules back to the way they were origanlly. And I didn't know there were that many different scout knives, I have a western made one, the one with the square knot on the sheath and I really like it, makes a nice skinning knife.

I also have a bunch of BSA folders in my collection, a couple imperials, ulster and a camillus. I enjoy collecting old scouting stuff, and it would be cool to add some more fixed ades to the collection, but they go for alot on the bay, more than im willing to spend. The sad thing is all of the BSA knives and hatchet are now made over seas by some no name company
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Be patient and watch the sales like a hawk. Sometimes the buyers willing to pay big bucks are on vacation, asleep at the keyboard, etc. I've bought a whole bunch of them that usually go for big bucks for anywhere from under $10 to around $30. I actually got a really good mid 60s L48A BSA for $4.95, $6 shipping - I was the only bidder for some reason. Maybe no one else was looking for that particular model that week, maybe it was because it was a short auction (3 days, middle of the week), maybeeveryone else was blind that week. :D Who knows. Patience is the key.

Many folks pass on heavily patinaed knives. The idiots believe that 60 to 80 year old knives should have a mirror finish. I actually try NOT to buy the knives that have been "Kentucky mint" polished. You know the ones - shiny as a mirror, the stamps are half worn off from "cleaning", usually claimed to be "near mint" and or state "professionally cleaned", which is code for "we polished the hell out of it trying to make it look new".
 
Ok, ill keep an eye ou. And I know what you mean about the making them look new. Alot of people, especially ones my age don't like older or traditional knives. For instance, one of the camp outs we go to is a giant rendezvous where everyone trades, well I brought a bunch of frost cutlery "tactical" folders,that all of the kids liked. So much so that one traded me a stag eye brand trapper that belonged to his grandfather because he didn't think it was a good knife. Makes me sad some times
 
Don't be sad. :D Be happy. :D:D You get what you want and they get what they think they want. :D:D:D Just nod politely, act reluctant as if you think you're getting the short end of the stick and swap for every one of the good ones you can, laughing inside all the way to the bank.

Do you think I wrote the fleabay seller and told him/her that the "Old Hunting Knife" Buy It Now for $75 Free Shipping was really a green horn handled 1930s AAC Bailout Bag survival knife that usually goes for $800 and up? Nope, I "bought it now". We were both happy.

It's been said that there's a sucker born every minute. Well, there's more ignorant ones than suckers. It's not our job to educate them before we buy it from them.
 
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