for some reason my account cannot start a new thread under the chit-chat section, that's why this is here.
the other day i found a small handleless ball-pien hammer head. it looked as if it would make a perfect little hatchetling--a project i'd never tried.
it was very hard to get that thing going in the right direction, but i was determined and focused.
finally i was making some good progress when there was a knock at the garage door. the door was open a foot and, in fact, i was now looking at two foots in shiny black shoes.
to the obvious question, "who is it" came the obvious answer "metro police"
one of my neighbors had called in a noise complaint. welll, i had lost track of time, and it was 10:15.
so, i invite the officer in and naturally he's curious about what i'm doing, and it turns out that one, he's really into weapons and two, he needs to use a bathroom.
i show him a couple of knives and then he asks me, "how do you sharpen your knives". i start to explain it and he pulls out his cold steel tanto, and i take it from him and i'm feeling the edge. he tells me that he sharpens it until it can cut paper, and i'm thinkin' about those little kids scissors with the rounded ends and plastic handles.
eventuallly i get the hint and say, here i'll show ya.
well, after 20-30 minutes i put a pretty good edge on that blade. it was now 11:30
so, does anyone know a reasonable place to get some good sound proving? and, there's a through crack on my hatchetling around the old haft hole. i've never forged welded. can i just heat that baby up, sprinkle borox on it and beat/weld the crack fused?
peterson
the other day i found a small handleless ball-pien hammer head. it looked as if it would make a perfect little hatchetling--a project i'd never tried.
it was very hard to get that thing going in the right direction, but i was determined and focused.
finally i was making some good progress when there was a knock at the garage door. the door was open a foot and, in fact, i was now looking at two foots in shiny black shoes.
to the obvious question, "who is it" came the obvious answer "metro police"
one of my neighbors had called in a noise complaint. welll, i had lost track of time, and it was 10:15.
so, i invite the officer in and naturally he's curious about what i'm doing, and it turns out that one, he's really into weapons and two, he needs to use a bathroom.
i show him a couple of knives and then he asks me, "how do you sharpen your knives". i start to explain it and he pulls out his cold steel tanto, and i take it from him and i'm feeling the edge. he tells me that he sharpens it until it can cut paper, and i'm thinkin' about those little kids scissors with the rounded ends and plastic handles.
eventuallly i get the hint and say, here i'll show ya.
well, after 20-30 minutes i put a pretty good edge on that blade. it was now 11:30
so, does anyone know a reasonable place to get some good sound proving? and, there's a through crack on my hatchetling around the old haft hole. i've never forged welded. can i just heat that baby up, sprinkle borox on it and beat/weld the crack fused?
peterson
