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Horsewright said:
Thank you sir!!


Another new deal they do is before the service. Its called the "First Look." So in front of the wedding party and parents the bride and groom say their vows to each other. this is bout a half hour before the ceremony so she's in the dress and everything. How they did it was Dave the groom was standing at the mouth of Hog canyon talking with his sister Ashley and the bride walks up behind them and taps him on the shoulder and they embrace and Ashley walks back to join us some distance away maybe fifty yards. Kinda cool I guess. I'd not heard of a First Look before but guess its a deal like the shotski. Here's something else ya'd like. This is the groom coming in with his parents at the ceremony. To keep all the Dave's straight around this outfit, his dad is Big Dave, I'm Dave and the groom is David Eugene. Look close at David Eugene's boutonniere.

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All the boutonnieres were built on .45-70 empty cases. Heck never did get em back.

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Yes sir we had quite a few folks tell us it was the best wedding they'd ever been to. This is the groom's sister Ashely, she was ready to party:

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I always tease her about being a pin up girl on my beer fridge in the shop. Here is my son Logan and his wife Katie:

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Kinda small town stuff but when Ashley and Logan were six they played on the same Tball team. Big Dave was the coach and I was the assistant coach. Must of been good coaches cause Ashley went on a full ride at a Div 1 school in softball. She's a Deputy down south these days. I still have the team picture from some 24ish years ago on my beer fridge. That's why she's a pinup girl on the fridge. The brand on Logan's hat is read a s a Flying W over eleven. Otherwise known as the "booby brand." That brand and ranch belongs to his nephew. Nichole wasn't real keen on him wearing that hat at the wedding but he and Katie had flown in for the wedding and thats what he brought. As a working cowboy, his regular hat was in no state for a wedding. Eventually he just picked up Nichole and took her over to the keg for a keg stand:

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What a great wedding! You’re good folks, it shows!
Im not against a royal wedding mind you, but, you are who you are.
Our youngest and husband got married in a barn. Best wedding ever..Dad talking.
Everybody was at ease, and it went from there!!
I got wupped in a hay throwing fight!
They started it!

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GmpaJim said:
What a great wedding! You’re good folks, it shows!
Im not against a royal wedding mind you, but, you are who you are.
Our youngest and husband got married in a barn. Best wedding ever..Dad talking.
Everybody was at ease, and it went from there!!
I got wupped in a hay throwing fight!
They started it!

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Thanks! A great picture!
 
Looks great John, I really like the proportions where the blade drops. I always have a hard time with that, I try the golden ratio but end up going with something completely different.
 
Redmeadow Knives said:
Looks great John, I really like the proportions where the blade drops. I always have a hard time with that, I try the golden ratio but end up going with something completely different.
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Thanks John. It can be a tricky thing. And a snall change can make a big difference in looks.

This one is actually a bit different than my typical style. I had to quench twice. The first quench I got a killer hamon with crazy activity but it touched the edge in one tiny spot. So I re quenched and got almost as good of activity but the tip dropped. Which it usually does in oil. But it compounds each quench so the second quench dropped it a good bit.

I did a few post heat treat adjustments to the blade profile and I think it'll actually turn out cool.

But remember that top drop if you have to quench more than once.
 
Dopic1 said:
Very nice John, I really like the shape.

Whipped out a Fordite pen for a customer today.

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Thank you.

Pen looks awesome. I've been wanting to try out that fordite. How is it to work with? And how durable is it when it's done?
 
J. Doyle said:
Thank you.

Pen looks awesome. I've been wanting to try out that fordite. How is it to work with? And how durable is it when it's done?
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Thanks, it can be difficult at times I have to lower the lathe speed a bit and take very light cuts. Lot of sanding to get to the finished shape. Then wet sand to get a shine. As far as durability it seems to hold up fairly well. Automotive factory paint is a bit harder than what a body shop would use. I've only done a dozen or so and had no issues so far.
 
That's gonna be a beauty. As far as takedowns go I can imagine the emails... "I don't know what happened, I read online that you're supposed to use a cheater bar to crank things down"..... :oops:
 
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