Will Power
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Your COVID19 responses (projects you’re doing), let’s see ‘em, and mine (86 splitback whittler mod)
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Excellent, Jolipapa!
My daughter has friends in Madrid, and one of them shared a video of that movement taking place in Madrid. She shared it with us; very impressive!
I think the Madrid source said the next day they added an earlier time so the children could participate also; I guess the original time was after kids had gone to bed.- GT
My wife and I are as well but not at a hospital I’ll bet those are bonkers, our school and daycare closed a week and a half ago but we can do about half at home so it’s a lot of coordination but we’ve been really lucky so far. Hope it’s all over soon.
I hope it makes the return trip faster, I look forward to any feedback.
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, that whittler is quite the interesting idea. I appreciate someone who can think outside the frame!
Amongst the other knife related projects that I am trying to catch up on, I had an itch I just had to scratch. I really liked the 2019 forum knife, but I thought it lacked a little flash, so I put my own spin on it...
The stag was a dye experiment I was playing around with. Hope the forum knife gods don't strike me down for what I did to this one.
Amongst the other knife related projects that I am trying to catch up on, I had an itch I just had to scratch. I really liked the 2019 forum knife, but I thought it lacked a little flash, so I put my own spin on it...
The stag was a dye experiment I was playing around with. Hope the forum knife gods don't strike me down for what I did to this one.
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Oh my goodness, it's perfect!
I would have bought it in that configuration.
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Wonderful!! This is how I had envisioned it in my head when we were first talking up the 2018 forum knife before a sample was even made.
That’s great! You flipped the secondary around too, huh, very cool! I’ve thought about putting a cap lifter on a whittler a lot as well but I only have 3 and I like them where they are, for right now at least.
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We did it here last night Alain, I have to say it was pretty moving
That looks fantastic Glenn, well done
And doesn't it look good?
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It is good to keep the hands busy. I'm no knife maker, but do enjoy building slingshots. It's been a while since I've made one though, because I've been running out of places to put them 
Decided to work on one as there's not a lot else to be accomplishing at the moment.
Started by laminating some African Mahogany and phenolic resin together
Template traced on
Cut out and setting some brass pins
And that's it for today. Tomorrow we'll do some more sanding and shaping, and get the first coat of boiled linseed oil on it
Decided to work on one as there's not a lot else to be accomplishing at the moment.
Started by laminating some African Mahogany and phenolic resin together
Template traced on
Cut out and setting some brass pins
And that's it for today. Tomorrow we'll do some more sanding and shaping, and get the first coat of boiled linseed oil on it
Looks great!For anyone who is interested...Im happy with the way it turned out, and cant wait to hone the craft!
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Cool, keep posting as you work on it, I’ll be interested in seeing the progress.It is good to keep the hands busy. I'm no knife maker, but do enjoy building slingshots. It's been a while since I've made one though, because I've been running out of places to put them
Decided to work on one as there's not a lot else to be accomplishing at the moment.
Started by laminating some African Mahogany and phenolic resin together
Template traced on
Cut out and setting some brass pins
And that's it for today. Tomorrow we'll do some more sanding and shaping, and get the first coat of boiled linseed oil on it
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Sorry, no pics...
I serviced the front brakes on my wife's car today. I ended up just taking the calipers and pad carriers off, removing the rust, lubing with high temp metallic grease, and reassembling everything. I took it out for a spin, and all is well.
The brake warning light was on, so I had figured I'd put in new pads and sensor, but the inside of the drivers driver's side disc was half corroded, which munched the sensor. The pads have months of wear left on them. It's time for me to get discs too, for the front.
I did the work in my driveway, and I can feel it in my knees as I write this. I miss having a hoist to work on cars, but I can't say I miss wrenching for a living.
Best all
P.S. super cool projects y'all, every single one. The whittler, the sheath, the 'improved' forum knife, and the slingshot, are all impressive.
I hope I didn't forget anything.
I serviced the front brakes on my wife's car today. I ended up just taking the calipers and pad carriers off, removing the rust, lubing with high temp metallic grease, and reassembling everything. I took it out for a spin, and all is well.
The brake warning light was on, so I had figured I'd put in new pads and sensor, but the inside of the drivers driver's side disc was half corroded, which munched the sensor. The pads have months of wear left on them. It's time for me to get discs too, for the front.
I did the work in my driveway, and I can feel it in my knees as I write this. I miss having a hoist to work on cars, but I can't say I miss wrenching for a living.
Best all
P.S. super cool projects y'all, every single one. The whittler, the sheath, the 'improved' forum knife, and the slingshot, are all impressive.
I hope I didn't forget anything.
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I've been doing some work reorganizing my garage workshop adding a second smaller workbench, and clearing out some junk to make more room.
In all the chaos of doing that I've decided I wanted to upgrade from my Western forge Craftsman screwdrivers. ( Some of the handles are smaller than they should be )
Bought some awesome classic Stanley 100 plus screwdrivers first, then some nice Pratt-Read screwdrivers to try out. I've had some experience with the 100 plus which lead to choosing them, but the P-R drivers are something I've yet to experience.
I've got a couple knife projects here and there that I could get to work on, but I need to finish getting my garage sorted out first.
In all the chaos of doing that I've decided I wanted to upgrade from my Western forge Craftsman screwdrivers. ( Some of the handles are smaller than they should be )
Bought some awesome classic Stanley 100 plus screwdrivers first, then some nice Pratt-Read screwdrivers to try out. I've had some experience with the 100 plus which lead to choosing them, but the P-R drivers are something I've yet to experience.
I've got a couple knife projects here and there that I could get to work on, but I need to finish getting my garage sorted out first.
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Don't believe Forum Knife Gods ever strike anybody whose intentions are good
It would also look decent in some special Micarta, Rag comes to mind but Micarta works very well with an all stainless finish, even more durable As it is, the Buck knife and the 2014 Stag are my most used FKs by far, both different but both as they have Longpull and Antler.
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Fun parts of the build are now done. The rest is just applying BLO and waiting for it to dry between coats. Few days until I can band it up and try it out.
Pins ground flush
Sanding/shaping done, ready for first coat of BLO
And hanging to wait for first coat to dry
Pins ground flush
Sanding/shaping done, ready for first coat of BLO
And hanging to wait for first coat to dry
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Fun parts of the build are now done. The rest is just applying BLO and waiting for it to dry between coats. Few days until I can band it up and try it out.
Pins ground flush
Sanding/shaping done, ready for first coat of BLO
And hanging to wait for first coat to dry
Fantastic Mike
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Thanks Jack. One of the coolest parts is watching the grain pop when the BLO hits it
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For anyone who is interested...Im happy with the way it turned out, and cant wait to hone the craft!
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Sharp & Fiery that sheath turned out great, your wife is an amazing artist!!
Mike very cool slingshot!
And Glenn, another amazing piece. There's a LOT of talent on this forum, even carrier launched planes!
Eric