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Very nice! Great design and well-carved.

When I was a kid it was common practice to cut the ends out of a tin can, flatten it, and slip it over the axe bit. Drill a hole in the can and use a leather shoelace to tie it fast.

Thanks for the Thanksgiving greetings! It's a good holiday to remind us of how much we have. Even in the worst of times, there is always something to be thankful for.

Nice film! Thanks for posting it. I spent several months in Finland and had some great times there. Would love to return.

Some folks spray the wood with a 50:50 mixture of water:alcohol.

Interesting. Never tried Globals but always wondered about them. The metal handles put me off I guess. I have a few higher end kitchen knives. I have a Shun which is ok but I like my Zhen a little better even though the handle is not as nicely finished as the Shun. My favorite, though, is...

That's some pretty fine work! Great photos!

Nice one Jimbo. Hard to beat those old Gerbers. Thin and pointy is a must imo. My favorite is the Buck Kaala. It comes as a bare necker but I had scales put on one. I like Red's assortment of tools. Pretty much mirrors what's in my small game bag.

The Journals of Lewis and Clark always amaze me with their descriptions and how they contrast with the present, They describe a time when the Great Plains resembled something akin to what you might see on the African plains (themselves vanishing). The party that went with this load, mentioned...

First I've heard of these. Great pic Red!

From one Michigander to another, welcome!

I'm a fan of SAKs for carving :) They hold a better edge that a lot of people give them credit for.

Thanks bikebum. I can't take credit for the scales. Those were done by Muskratman. Hi RV. The bevel on the OT is just under 11 degrees and it holds a great edge. :)

For carving small doodads when I’m out in the toolies, I like to carry a pocket knife. Easy to tote around. Some folks don’t like ‘em because of the slip joint lock, but some pocket knives have locking blades. I like to modify old electrician knives for this and one of the blades on an...

Sorry, but I'm tired of seeing snide sarcastic remarks in threads supposedly passing as humor. Very subtle but I see it all the time around here. It creates a toxic atmosphere and there has been more than one thread commenting on this. People sniping at each other. Ha ha. Very very funny. And...

Sarcasm can be humorous but it is still sarcasm.

I think it would have been offensive if I had said stupid instead of ignorant. Who is not ignorant of something? Admitting it is the first step in learning.

I didn't see a smiley at the end of that comment but rolled eyes, so I disagree about the intent.

Typical response of an ignorant person. They also gave the horse laugh at the doctors who said ulcers could be cured with antibiotics. Of course later they gave the same doctors the Nobel Prize.

I like drugs myself. Wine and bourbon especially. Sometimes having a "healthy body" is over rated. Some, for instance, have speculated that Crohn's disease and similar problems are caused by a geared up but apparently bored immune system. Why is the immune system bored? Because it has no...