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And keep that little guy in a ziploc for testing just in case
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Too late, I sent him for a terminal swim.
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Thank you! You must mean this one here that that's now ready to work in the kitchen and at the camp site.
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how big that one David? its got a sleek and slicey look to it. thick stock or thin? thanks.
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I had a fun little job today. This is a freaky little piece! Not my style, as I like to have somewhere to put my thumb, but for saber grip, this thing is mean. And now it has an extra edge.
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And I also put more elbow grease into two knives I already have on the go, and they're almost done. Ring knife is spoken for:
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Lastly, not only do I feed the skitters, but guess who else sat at the table?
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I found him after I rode home from starting work on a bike trail at Chris' property. But I didn't look, I just felt something odd, and pulled on it, then when I looked down to see a tick in my hand, I remembered my friend's advice to check everywhere if I ever find one, in case he has buddies. This one didn't. I'm glad he still had his head attached after I pulled him out, I figured it was just a piece of bark or something... but then I guess bark doesn't crawl up pant legs...
I HATE ticks!!!!
Do I lose man points for carrying a knife with pink on the handle?
Bill
I should have used an emoticon
I have always thought it funny the things people consider "macho". It is the difference between case hardened steel and tempered steel.
Bill
I should have used an emoticon
I have always thought it funny the things people consider "macho". It is the difference between case hardened steel and tempered steel.
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Wild Willie
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Not in my book. If there was a design I liked and it only came in pink full steam ahead. Plus my 4 year old daughter would love it.
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nope. that knife David did is gorgeous. handle looks fantastic....its not my favorite color, but so well done.......I was very tempted to add it......but I already got a pack of David's......
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The first house I bought had a pink master bedroom. GAG. I insisted on painting it prior to moving in.
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You wouldn't have lost man points for a pink master bedroom.... but you would have for accepting what is unacceptable to you.
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So today Andy Keyworth and I spent time in the shop working on his three knives. He designed and started them before we knew each other, from O1 tool steel, and did much of the grinding himself. Then I found him after looking up "MBC training Canada" in Duck Duck Go, and now we barter services with each other. I give him knife making services, and hands on one on one knife making instruction, in exchange for martial arts instruction, including Martial Blade Concepts and Counter Blade Concepts, pioneered by Michael Janich. We have been slowly whittling away at these. Here they are as of today, with my recommended Suretouch handle material. Just a rough shaping with coarse belts at the time of the pic.
And of course, we also got a couple hours of training in today as well. Next visit, we should have time to get these knives cleaned up, sheathed, and finished. And do some training again also.
And of course, we also got a couple hours of training in today as well. Next visit, we should have time to get these knives cleaned up, sheathed, and finished. And do some training again also.
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If we lose enough man points... does one of our chromosomes start doing jumping jacks?
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No, it assumes a lotus pose to meditate on where things went sideways.
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All that time jumping around in the sun and have a compression lock applied to my arm energized me to go back to the shop and work on a few other things.
Which reminds me I forgot yesterday to disclose the renewed R&D with the 8670 green Suretouch machete. It did pretty well on grass, but I found a copper rod buried by the gate where I was trimming the grass. I found it by contacting the edge with it in full swing. The machete is ground very thin, and did roll. The copper rod was probably approaching an inch in diameter. Some photos of the aftermath.
Which reminds me I forgot yesterday to disclose the renewed R&D with the 8670 green Suretouch machete. It did pretty well on grass, but I found a copper rod buried by the gate where I was trimming the grass. I found it by contacting the edge with it in full swing. The machete is ground very thin, and did roll. The copper rod was probably approaching an inch in diameter. Some photos of the aftermath.
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A local friend had the opportunity to handle and test out this machete while we went on a late night hike one night, a couple weeks ago, and we both agreed the knife is not quite the right design. For chopping it's okay, because of its length and mass, but it doesn't excel at it. And it is too forward heavy, without the added compensation of a taller profile for more gradual taper and deeper bites a the same edge thinness. He felt the knife would do well as a tanto, and because I like to please people if I can, I have gone to work on it tonight.
The balance of it is a difference of night and day. It is still forward heavy enough to chop without effort, and I brought it even thinner to make it more capable of slicing, and a better brush and grass clearing tool. Put a swedge to the tip, then ground the tip spine back to full stock thickness. This knife is much more controllable now, and a joy to play with.
The balance of it is a difference of night and day. It is still forward heavy enough to chop without effort, and I brought it even thinner to make it more capable of slicing, and a better brush and grass clearing tool. Put a swedge to the tip, then ground the tip spine back to full stock thickness. This knife is much more controllable now, and a joy to play with.
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Earlier today when Andy Chris and I were chatting in the shop, Chris spied and asked about a little blank I cut from a used handsaw. I realized I have been holding onto it for probably a year or more now, and have not done anything with it yet. Partly because I worried about the characteristics of a knife with a tall blade from such thin stock and potential flexion and delamination. But another Andy (Pomorski, my local heat treater for carbon steels) had previously given me a piece of brass and encouraged me to try using it for something. I haven't used brass before, and it occurred to me this would be a perfect opportunity to try some brass bolsters, so these are set aside together now.
