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Got rough grinding done on a new batch of knives today. I call this model the 'SW' after a friend of mine who had one like it and I loved the compact design so I made a template.
These are all roughed out for now. I will heat treat and temper back and then can finish grind and then... hand sanding before attaching scales. After curing, can finish grind the scales and hand sand those. I played around a bit with some different grinds and also different pin sizes. Two of them will get brass bolsters and a couple have lanyard holes in them.
For scales, I'll be using some G10, Cocobolo, Walnut, and will dig through my scale supplies to see what else I might use.
Also throwing up a serving tray I did with resin and maple and a wall plaque for a buddy of mine who is a Marine vet. Finished those last week and have another one that I'm working on. Note that on the walnut piece this was after the initial coat of oil and so that walnut sucked in quite a bit. I've since added several more coats to make the finish more uniform.
...and tossing in a pic of my last two bowls I turned. One was cracked quite a bit so filled in with resin. and finally a pic of my first, and likely last, Karambit. A complete pain to grind. Scales are carbon fiber resin with a CA glue finish. I picked carbon fiber out of my fingers for days. Never again.
These are all roughed out for now. I will heat treat and temper back and then can finish grind and then... hand sanding before attaching scales. After curing, can finish grind the scales and hand sand those. I played around a bit with some different grinds and also different pin sizes. Two of them will get brass bolsters and a couple have lanyard holes in them.
For scales, I'll be using some G10, Cocobolo, Walnut, and will dig through my scale supplies to see what else I might use.
Also throwing up a serving tray I did with resin and maple and a wall plaque for a buddy of mine who is a Marine vet. Finished those last week and have another one that I'm working on. Note that on the walnut piece this was after the initial coat of oil and so that walnut sucked in quite a bit. I've since added several more coats to make the finish more uniform.
...and tossing in a pic of my last two bowls I turned. One was cracked quite a bit so filled in with resin. and finally a pic of my first, and likely last, Karambit. A complete pain to grind. Scales are carbon fiber resin with a CA glue finish. I picked carbon fiber out of my fingers for days. Never again.
Nice blanks! What kind of steel do you use? Have you tried Magnacut yet? Like your bowl, too. I'm gearing up to get a lathe.
@Peashooter .... we ALL have piss poor politicians who support laws that have a bigger impact on law abiding citizens than criminals. By default, criminals dont follow laws. Sad to see
@Mr.H Those are 1084. Easy to heat treat. I tend to use 1074, 1084, 1095 or 5160 for most knives I make. 5160 is easiest to come by for scrap when forging, but it's harder to forge than others. Gives a good workout! As for a lathe, I can offer advice if you are newer to wood lathes. I'm on my third upgrade in 2 years so you can learn from my mistakes. Reach out via PM and we can chat if you'd like.
@Mr.H Those are 1084. Easy to heat treat. I tend to use 1074, 1084, 1095 or 5160 for most knives I make. 5160 is easiest to come by for scrap when forging, but it's harder to forge than others. Gives a good workout! As for a lathe, I can offer advice if you are newer to wood lathes. I'm on my third upgrade in 2 years so you can learn from my mistakes. Reach out via PM and we can chat if you'd like.
Seem like i am also a pretty decent long distance pellet slinger.
After playing a little today with the slugs, and the wind dying down a little, i figured why not try pellets too.
But i did change from 86 M to the even Steven 80 M distance.
Mind you, you still had to pay attention to the wind, at least if you wanted to hold all of your shots on the 2" target.
As it can be seen in the picture that was also true with the slugs.
Also you have to remember my wind indicators are leaves on trees at targets and then the tall grass in the field.
So i paused long range for a hour focussing on 50 M where a shot a 50 yard BR paper, but i am not going to share that as really it was no good at all.
So when the wind had died down a little more i changed to 80 M again for the remainder of my targets, and i quickly learned that the speed i shot 50 M with, it was no good at 80 M.
Actually i ended up shooting the JSB heavy pellets as speeds i dident even think worked for them, but at 80 M it was sort of OK.
Sort off, CUZ i still had the wind to work with and the ever changing POI on my Maverick i have to chase around with the scope.
BUT ! all things considering i am still pretty happy with the 400 slugs and few 100 pellets i spent at the range today.
I still wish i was able to shoot heavier stuff, even if it was just the next up caliber of .22
After playing a little today with the slugs, and the wind dying down a little, i figured why not try pellets too.
But i did change from 86 M to the even Steven 80 M distance.
Mind you, you still had to pay attention to the wind, at least if you wanted to hold all of your shots on the 2" target.
As it can be seen in the picture that was also true with the slugs.
Also you have to remember my wind indicators are leaves on trees at targets and then the tall grass in the field.
So i paused long range for a hour focussing on 50 M where a shot a 50 yard BR paper, but i am not going to share that as really it was no good at all.
So when the wind had died down a little more i changed to 80 M again for the remainder of my targets, and i quickly learned that the speed i shot 50 M with, it was no good at 80 M.
Actually i ended up shooting the JSB heavy pellets as speeds i dident even think worked for them, but at 80 M it was sort of OK.
Sort off, CUZ i still had the wind to work with and the ever changing POI on my Maverick i have to chase around with the scope.
BUT ! all things considering i am still pretty happy with the 400 slugs and few 100 pellets i spent at the range today.
I still wish i was able to shoot heavier stuff, even if it was just the next up caliber of .22
Looks like you had a good time, that is a lot of shooting in one session.
This was my pig pen a few years back. Think a garden next spring. Took down the fence, electric fence wire and pig house this year.
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The fertility of the ground should be very good from all the pig manure....I have had pretty good luck with deep mulching gardening. I would cover with card board this year and cover with organic material of your choice. Wood chips from Tree services or hay straw ...leaf mulch.. Avid grower if you need any advice.. Good work!!
The dog said, "cease fire"!
New order for local boutique. Acacia wood coasters, bamboo cutting board and the crowd favorite, Yeti type tumbler.
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We survived a full frontal assault from the Tornado that hit Michigan. My home we learned today will need to be torn down. It twisted on the foundation and was pushed back.
It's humbling to put this out there.
Thank you.
Rob
I just learned that at the very least, the upper half is going to have to torn off and rebuilt. That's a given. However the entire house was twisted 2.5" on the foundation walls. No cracks in the basement walls thankfully.
Insurance is spread thin due to so many claims from this storm. So, I'm in the que to be seen. 1500 just went out for a crew to tarp the roof, build supports to keep the ceilings from falling in and a make shift structure to affix the tarps to.
It's a mess and I'm overwhelmed.
Insurance is spread thin due to so many claims from this storm. So, I'm in the que to be seen. 1500 just went out for a crew to tarp the roof, build supports to keep the ceilings from falling in and a make shift structure to affix the tarps to.
It's a mess and I'm overwhelmed.
A
Have patience, I have been thru this twice myself. Insurance is slow, but they will follow your policy requirments. It took almost two years to get the final payment, document everything and take pictures, you cant take to many !! Get a hugh value credit card and use it just for living expenses the insurance co. will replace them but yoy need proof for everything
Glad everyone is safe. Stuff can always be replaced. Take a lot of pictures, tons of room on phones these days.
New product from the Lazer lab. Leather Patch on stainless steel tumbler. I like this one a lot. The leather takes a little less power, so this prototype is a bit over exposed.
You would lie the T-shirt i am wearing.
On the back it say.
With guns we are citizens.
Without guns we are subjects.
I wholehearted agree as a life long subject.
On the back it say.
With guns we are citizens.
Without guns we are subjects.
I wholehearted agree as a life long subject.
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Made some targets this morning.
Nice. I think we will have to try something along those lines,,,, that is when concrete loose about 50 % in price, which is what it have gained in price in the last year or two.
You can also be generous with the sand in the mix, that would make it more porous and so disintegrate faster.
Also wondering what it would be like to shoot the modeling concrete they use to make things in ZOOs ASO, its a bit like concrete but i think it have some clay in it too.
We have used it once or twice in relation to establishing garden ponds.
The fence this kid is leaning on for instance, its not wood it is concrete with a rebar inside it.
You can also be generous with the sand in the mix, that would make it more porous and so disintegrate faster.
Also wondering what it would be like to shoot the modeling concrete they use to make things in ZOOs ASO, its a bit like concrete but i think it have some clay in it too.
We have used it once or twice in relation to establishing garden ponds.
The fence this kid is leaning on for instance, its not wood it is concrete with a rebar inside it.
BTW many of these under way here, about 24 in a very small size, like 2 X 2 Inched, but a batch of larger ones are also under way.
Have 1x2 useing tiny starter pots. They are only good for a couple shots. The larger ones get chiped away. Smaller and smaller until there is only the wire
Little one is getting ready to be a Rodeo Princess for our Southern New Mexico State Fair.
Horsemanship yesterday.
Talent and Impromptu speaking today. Got the game face on!
Horsemanship yesterday.
Talent and Impromptu speaking today. Got the game face on!
My niece have gone totally horse bonkers,,,,, though this is not uncommon for females in my family,
They got 2 horses while in their old house a grown male and a female foal, then they moved to a new house in late spring, and now a #3 horse are ordered, and one that is knocked up on delivery.
I am thinking, even if i have always said " no way will you get me on the back of a horse " then i am thinking now, maybe niece can teach old uncle to ride, before he is wayyyyy too old to even get up on a horse without needing a crane like device.
They got 2 horses while in their old house a grown male and a female foal, then they moved to a new house in late spring, and now a #3 horse are ordered, and one that is knocked up on delivery.
I am thinking, even if i have always said " no way will you get me on the back of a horse " then i am thinking now, maybe niece can teach old uncle to ride, before he is wayyyyy too old to even get up on a horse without needing a crane like device.
You are a lucky dad… super sweet and inspiring… thanks.
She performed an original poem and that sealed the deal. We now have Rodeo Royalty in the family. Nice work, bean bear.
At first horrible day at the range today, mainly to blame on the wind that was not at all nice, so as i shoot a little up hill and the wind was spiraling my shots would drift sideways or also up and down.
The latter compounded by the Damn FX regulator, which i now just can not get to shoot the same speed, or i can get it to do that within very few FPS, but then 3-4-5 shots and BAM and i get a shot that is either slower by 10 - 20 FPS or faster by 10 - 20 FPS.
So i am getting one of the new FX regulators, and when it is installed i am so over FX rifles, and heading for another brand.
Mind you once the wind died down as it began to rain a little, well i think i shot my best BR 50 card with the maverick.
But it took more shots than are on the paper as i had to go off target now and then to get past one of those god damn randop sped shots, and then i could go back on the paper for a few shots / sighters.
So i have no ides how long you have to shoot a BR 50 paper in competition, but i took a long while compensating for the random speed shots, and then of course i also had to pay attention to the wind / the 1 wind vane i put up ( right next to target and made up of a strip of duct tape on a stick )
Anyway the paper look like this.
I will update with a video of a few 82 M shots at 2" shoot N see targets, not really nice in the wind, but it what it is.
The latter compounded by the Damn FX regulator, which i now just can not get to shoot the same speed, or i can get it to do that within very few FPS, but then 3-4-5 shots and BAM and i get a shot that is either slower by 10 - 20 FPS or faster by 10 - 20 FPS.
So i am getting one of the new FX regulators, and when it is installed i am so over FX rifles, and heading for another brand.
Mind you once the wind died down as it began to rain a little, well i think i shot my best BR 50 card with the maverick.
But it took more shots than are on the paper as i had to go off target now and then to get past one of those god damn randop sped shots, and then i could go back on the paper for a few shots / sighters.
So i have no ides how long you have to shoot a BR 50 paper in competition, but i took a long while compensating for the random speed shots, and then of course i also had to pay attention to the wind / the 1 wind vane i put up ( right next to target and made up of a strip of duct tape on a stick )
Anyway the paper look like this.
I will update with a video of a few 82 M shots at 2" shoot N see targets, not really nice in the wind, but it what it is.
A little video.
I had to speed up parts of it, you you guys will just fall asleep.
I just hate shooting in the wind, it put a element of chance into the game, and really aside for the occasional lotto ticket i am not big on games of chance.
Just like i would only engage in a bet when i am sure i will win it.
Anyways here is the video.
I had to speed up parts of it, you you guys will just fall asleep.
I just hate shooting in the wind, it put a element of chance into the game, and really aside for the occasional lotto ticket i am not big on games of chance.
Just like i would only engage in a bet when i am sure i will win it.
Anyways here is the video.
This was on another website. Hahaha
Now that’s funny…
BB King was the guy that followed AA King
Some bird or critters planted these for me.
Chipmunks planted sunflowers in all of our house plants that spend the summer outside. I couldn't figure out why all the plants had dug up spots until sunflowers started popping up. Then I caught a chopper in the act. Little jerk got away. He was lucky, until the cat got him.
Dodging the sun , shooting 
a few rounds while being patient learning to use my scope better!
a few rounds while being patient learning to use my scope better! Not a issue in Denmark, it seem our summer was the last month of spring ( may ) and then June, July was record wet though no severe rain, and now August, well Friday and Saturday look OK in regard to shooting, but otherwise i think the summer are over, even if August is supposed to be the last month of summer.
Get to know your scope and your hit ratios will definitely improve.
I just can't get enough minimalism! 
Yes, same here, wife and I are trying to downsize, but “stuff” keeps getting in the way.
I finally got the setup together.
Sweet!
My goal is to keep everything that I need for a camping trip in it. I then realized what a prize it would be to steal, lol. I added a Monimoto GPS tracker in the truck. They charge around $50 a year and it was the least expensive one that I found. My first test was to leave the key fob at home and drive off. I didn't get half a mile away and got a call on my phone that the truck was on the move. The GPS tracker also sent me the location of every place the truck was parked.
Recycling day
That dont look like recycling, metal cans mixed with cardboard and paper.
Do that here in Denmark and you will be flogged in public on the square.
But otherwise no can should be recycled without holes.
Do that here in Denmark and you will be flogged in public on the square.
But otherwise no can should be recycled without holes.
We throw it in all one bin here.
Metal and plastics go in the same bin here, but i am fortunate this is just a 4 bin town, other places they have to separate into 8 - 12 different bins.
Needless to say that kind of insanity are mostly found in / around the Danish capitol as far as i know.
My friend have 4 bins but i think only 2 of them are 2 compartment.
Needless to say that kind of insanity are mostly found in / around the Danish capitol as far as i know.
My friend have 4 bins but i think only 2 of them are 2 compartment.
Alive, thankful and blessed to be able to shoot
More fun with the laser engraver. Got a new 24v 10watt output head for the machine. I can engrave some metals without having to apply a pre treatment. Easier, faster, cleaner and no off gassing. Very happy!!
I have been eyeballing new and " cheap " laser cutter / engravers, very cool kit.
O and THX for reminding me with the pic of a glass / cup, i have said i would toast the Danish 2 X winner of that French pedal pusher fest with a beer, so i got me one of those yesterday.
I think it will be the first time in 25 years i drink beer, CUZ i never really liked the stuff.
But i aint no politicians, so i made a promise and even if it was just to myself, i fully intend to keep it
O and THX for reminding me with the pic of a glass / cup, i have said i would toast the Danish 2 X winner of that French pedal pusher fest with a beer, so i got me one of those yesterday.
I think it will be the first time in 25 years i drink beer, CUZ i never really liked the stuff.
But i aint no politicians, so i made a promise and even if it was just to myself, i fully intend to keep it
I think the software package is really more important than the hardware, for laser work. I highly recommend the Lightburn program. It is not expensive and the ease of use and the flexibility is top-notch. Even though it has a yearly subscription, I do happily pay for the privilege. Message me if you want to talk more about lasers.
Salute!
Salute!
Not pneumatic.
But still for a gun shy nation like Denmark, having a guy that can shoot 125 clay pigeons in a row in competition, thats not half bad CUZ it do not happen often for any shooter as i understand.
Same guy got silver in the last Olympics, and he is shooting for gold the next time.
But still for a gun shy nation like Denmark, having a guy that can shoot 125 clay pigeons in a row in competition, thats not half bad CUZ it do not happen often for any shooter as i understand.
Same guy got silver in the last Olympics, and he is shooting for gold the next time.
My niece was back in the states visiting, from her home in the Philippines. She was just enjoying the country side...deer.fawns..rabbits.. Orchard.. Ect..she said she shot archery and enjoyed it. I didn't have a bow but I did have a Umarex Airsaber... She was excited to try a airbow..Her first shot she hit and lost the arrow...2nd and 3rd bent arrow.. After that all bull eye s at 20 yards. With straight arrow anyway.. She can't wait to go back to the Philippines and tell her friends and country airbows.. Just made me happy
I'm getting close to my goal of having a shooting/camping truck setup. Here is the camper I'm going to put on my truck. Damn it was hard to find one that the owner didn't think had wires made from gold in it.
Exploding OR explosive targets? Fireban is finally in effect, after weeks of nonstop dry hot wind. Good! But I wonder if the ban on exploding targets should instead specify explosive.
Unopened shaken soda cans would explode, despite not being explosives. Fortunately, LE probably would not crack down on shooting those.
Unopened shaken soda cans would explode, despite not being explosives. Fortunately, LE probably would not crack down on shooting those.
Even if right now Denmark is about to get its #2 knife law due to criminals using knifes often in their fight for the drug market.
Of course as we too have poor politicians, these laws will most likely have a bigger impact on law abiding citizens than the criminals, for whom 2 weeks in jail are like a holiday.