Chaps my behind

[sm]

Trapper,
Thanks.
I am even on dial-up and it was worth it.
SWD reminds me of quite a few faithful companions.

Folks,
Trapper and I razz about his dawg, still if you do a search under his name, in shotguns, you will see one of his son pheasant hunting.

My point is, we have some good folks, passing forward in so many way around here.

Talk about a non-firearm weapon against tyranny!
WE have some of the best folks on THR fighting the good fight.

Steve

 

[The Tourist]

I'm glad everyone is happy and that the work met expectations. I've had fun this week meeting and mixing with the guys here, and it's clear that the folks are dedicated to the things we love.

Of course, now we have to please Okie.

 

[sm]

Okie who?


*snicker*

 

[Poor East Texan]

Doesn't LOOK like a worthless mutt... I only need to go to the front of the house to see several!!!

Great thing going on here!!!

 

[Okiecruffler]

Of course, now we have to please Okie.

To be honst, Okie is already pleased just by the stories shared on this thread. I have to admit, I had just about given up on this whole board. I see alot of rudeness and downright hatefulness everywhere on what used to be a pretty tight group of friends. Maybe THR has gotten too big, it happens, I'm watching it happen on a smaller board I love that focuses on specialty pistols. So now I can hang out in NFW and shotguns, pretty much ignore the rest of the board. Sad but true.

 

[TrapperReady]

Okie - I understand completely. It's a big reason why I kind of disappeared for a while around here. I got tired of the routine threads, the tin-foil hat crowd and such. Although, I'm sure you understand the concept of "recharging your batteries" way more than I do.

In any case, back to the knife...

The work Tourist did is amazing. Any self-respecting mirror would be ashamed to be compared to such flawless shine. The edge seems to simply seperate the molecules, if not individual atoms.

Just to make sure that it worked as well as it looks, I took it out into the garage and cut up a couple cardboard boxes. It was like butter. Then, I went on to some old carpet scraps and nylon webbing. It wasn't until at least a couple hundred cuts that it began to drag a little. By this time, it was still cutting and looking decent, so I tried slicing up some old steel-belt radials I had lying around. It cut the rubber beautifully, but I did have to saw back and forth a little to get through the belts. Even so, the finish looked good. It didn't really stop shining until the kids got through using it to pick the mortar from the bricks around the patio.

I'll send it out to you first thing tomorrow morning.

 

[JShirley]

Okie,

We want this place to stay friendly and polite. It's a sad fact that boards are harder to keep a handle on as they grow- a victim of their own success, as it were. All of y'all can help by being conspicuously good members and leading by example. You can also notify us if someone is straying far off the path.

I will say I'm proud that you've found this forum a good place to be.

John

 

[sm]

It didn't really stop shining until the kids got through using it to pick the mortar from the bricks around the patio.

ROFL

 

[Gewehr98]

I should take pictures, too.

It was neat watching the laser's diffraction pattern on the mirror edge Herr Tourist put on my blades.

I'm happy to report that the newly-sharpened Mrs. Doubtfire Kitchen Fighter went through my tomatoes like there was no tomorrow, perfect slices as easy as you please, and it made my BLTs tonight that much better.

Tomorrow, it minces fresh basil from my garden for Chicken Parmesan.

Damn they're sharp! Maybe I should take them to the hospital, and give them to my surgeon when they slice me open next month?

 

[Okiecruffler]

Well, it sounds like you put it thru most of the test, but you forgot about the most important. How does it work as a screwdriver? Surely you have a few rusted in screws somewhere you can give it try on. I like to use the tip on phillips, but the edge on regular screws. Heck the tip will even work on allen heads if you kinda smack it in there. (somewhere in Wisconsin there's an old biker going...)

I remember this board for what it was, and it can't be that anymore. Ain't nobodies fault really, just the nature of the internet. I've met some real fine folks on here, folks who are always welcome at Casa Monroe. I've also seen some folks that I wouldn't wizz on if they were on fire. The internet allows those with no social skills to kick back and be themselves without fear of, as my pappy put it, "a good ole fashion ass whuppin'". Pick any 3 threads in the general pistol area that gets past the first page, I'll bet you dollars to donuts that it's degraded into a "my way or the stupid way" arguement. Just human nature I guess. I must say I saw the one handled here that was done quite tastefully. Impressive.

But enough of the negative. Been playing with my digcam lately, can't wait to take lot's of pics of that blade.

 

[sm]

Okie,

The real test of that polished blade is yet to come.
Oklahoma wind that never stops blowing...
Red Clay...
Having change for the toll booths...
Skinning a Oklahoma Jack-a-lope...

Ok-lopes differ from Tex-lopes.

 

[Okiecruffler]

You know Steve, I've been trying to nail one of those jack-a lopes for many years. But they flush far and run quick in this neck of the woods. Just as well, I hear they taste like dung.
I hear tell the state is gonna get rid of all those toll roads, just put toll gates at the end of everyone's driveway.

 

[hso]

Well, it sounds like you put it thru most of the test, but you forgot about the most important. How does it work as a screwdriver? Surely you have a few rusted in screws somewhere you can give it try on. I like to use the tip on phillips, but the edge on regular screws. Heck the tip will even work on allen heads if you kinda smack it in there. (somewhere in Wisconsin there's an old biker going...)

Okie,

If not there's a little red headed round moderator doing this :banghead:

 

[The Tourist]

TrapperReady,

Steel belted radials? Brick mortar? ...oh, boy...

I'm glad you boys like the results of Japanese waterstones. Hopefully, it's not going to be a lost art. I wish I could take better pictures to properly show the edges.

As you might know from the "Keeping Sharp" section of KF, we tinkers have a theory about three-is-the-charm when it comes to sharpening. For some reason--and there are many thoughts on this--a knife gets spooky, toasty and dangerously sharp on the third polishing. The cosmetic look increases, as well.

Right now I'm holding a Spyderco Native that came to me directly from the factory with several problems. In beating it to death and deliberately dulling it from a fishing trip and several Coca Cola 24-pack cartons, that same knife is now so sharp that it's not a good idea to fondle the edge. Tinkers call that "tickling the dragon," and on this orphan, the name applies.

I will say I'm proud that you've found this forum a good place to be.

Oh, it's worth it. In my travels in locating a decent knife forum, I've had to search out the very few adult ones that exist. The biggest disappointment is a "frat house" where it seems that typing "F" is more fun than the knives themselves.

If I want to learn anything, I stick close to KF or Sword Forum International. (I know the sword facet might seem odd, but the guys are pros.)

I know we joke about "old bike clubs," but the one good they do is qualify their members before they attain full status. (And yes, I watched the Mongols raids on cable.)

And being an adult I also know that passions can run high in debates. But as discussions have gelled among sm, hso, myself and others, we all found that we can love different knives, a wide spectrum of knife manufacture and out-and-out disagreement and still be viable THR members.

Here's a tragic commentary. I still like to kibitz and party among good friends. Among the tinker/collector sub-set of acquaintances I have, we opined on a meeting to put names to faces.

At this moment, amid the tens of thousands of forum members, we'd like to see a continued relationship with less than a dozen.

So you see, JShirley, it's not your forum, it's just the people who use it, and the character they bring with them.

 

[Gewehr98]

I love learning new things...

And I'll not forget the lessons learned via Herr Tourist.

1. His hands don't look like they've been sliced and diced too much. That means he has a healthy respect for all things sharp and shiny.

2. Keep the black swarf off of the white tile floor. This is important.

3. Japanese waterstones like to be kept well-hydrated - with Holy Water, no less.

4. If you think you have a knife collection worthy of mention, you probably don't. My Randalls, Bancrofts, Benchmades, Spydercos and the like pale in comparison, and I should've learned I was in for a humbling treat.

I'm toying with the macro settings on my digicam, seeing if I can get decent images of the edges Herr Tourist put onto my blades. They are indeed a thing of beauty.

 

[TrapperReady]

Okie - The big brown truck just left with your knife. Please let us know when it arrives, and enjoy!

 

[Rupestris]

Since UPS only delivers good stuff, we refer to it as the BBTOJ, or Big Brown Truck Of Joy.

Tourist,

To get a good pic of the edge, see if your camera has a Macro setting. On the selector it'll have a picture of a flower in most cases. Take the knife outside into bright, natural sunlight and fire away.

This is one of my Macro shots and its been downsized quite a bit so the clarity is compromised. 7mp Panasonic FX10 compact camera.

 

[The Tourist]

Rupestris, I just checked my camera and found nothing. Of course, it's an older East German model from The Cold War.

There's a little button marked "Ich befehle Sie zu funktionieren," which turns the camera on, and a little trap door for the coal, where you insert a little hot ember.

After you take 32 pictures, you have to take a little brush and swab out the chimney.

I don't see anything marked Macro.

 

[Rupestris]

There's a little button marked "Ich befehle Sie zu funktionieren," which turns the camera on, and a little trap door for the coal, where you insert a little hot ember.

After you take 32 pictures, you have to take a little brush and swab out the chimney.

L L!!!

 

[Okiecruffler]

Well, I perfer pepper spray to OC. A quick spirtz into your chili and it's just right.

NO worries, when it get here you will all be subject to my amaturish picture taking skills.

 

[TrapperReady]

There's a little button marked "Ich befehle Sie zu funktionieren," which turns the camera on, and a little trap door for the coal, where you insert a little hot ember.

After you take 32 pictures, you have to take a little brush and swab out the chimney.

For some reason, I think that may be the funniest thing I've ever read on the internet... except for Smoke's stories about naked dove hunting.

 

[sm]

Paging Staff...paging...

There's a little button marked "Ich befehle Sie zu funktionieren," which turns the camera on, and a little trap door for the coal, where you insert a little hot ember.

After you take 32 pictures, you have to take a little brush and swab out the chimney.

*LOL*

Classic!!


Staff,
If that quote does not make it into THR library , I am going to remove all Shiner Bock, and Wassabe Peas from Staff break room and hide them until it is.

 

[JShirley]

You best leave my Wasabi Peas alone, Steve.





Or you'll never be safe drinking another RC in here again.

 

[soccergod04]

This thread is awesome. It's also interestingly timed, as I was just perusing the net for a Sharpfinger.

 

[Gewehr98]

There's a little button marked "Ich befehle Sie zu funktionieren," which turns the camera on, and a little trap door for the coal, where you insert a little hot ember.

After you take 32 pictures, you have to take a little brush and swab out the chimney.

Wohlgemacht!