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  1. David LaFerney

    YouTube is my new Favorite TV Show

    Our television has a youtube app with a default option to autoplay the next suggested video, and I've found that I can select a video on whatever subject I'm interested in at the time and it will do a pretty fine job of rolling with the theme. It's especially good at selecting music videos for...
  2. David LaFerney

    How to prepare carp?

    Carp are very common in almost every body of water where I live, and absolutely no one eats them. Therefore, no one knows how to prepare them even if they did. It seems a shame. Any help with this?
  3. David LaFerney

    Quality leatherwork - what do you look for?

    There are some great leather craftsmen (and women I imagine) on this forum, and I believe in learning by emulating what is being done by the experts. To that end I have watched a lot of videos, and looked at a lot of pictures on the internet to try to learn to make the best sheaths (I'm also a...
  4. David LaFerney

    A gift from the wood work shop

    Not at all bushcrafty, but I suppose that woodworking is a traditional craft. Anyway - just finishing (literally) this simple cherry wood side table for my Wife's Christmas present. It will replace a rather battered one she has been using next to her favorite chair. I favor this kind of...
  5. David LaFerney

    Some Christmas presents almost finished...

    All are of 1084 simple carbon steel, heat treated with a home built gas forge. The dark wood is desert ironwood, the other 2 are hard maple. Now to the leather... Just a beginner.
  6. David LaFerney

    How to carve a simple Acorn Bead

    I saw a picture of one of these hanging on British Red's knife lanyard and thought "I can make that!" It's a pretty simple project and can be easily completed in one sitting without any special tools. I only thought of making a how to as I was finishing up, but if you've done any carving at...
  7. David LaFerney

    Simple homemade woodcarving knife

    If you would like to give woodcarving a try, but don't want to spend a lot of money an old kitchen knife can be easily repurposed into a pretty good carving tool. This one is made from a stainless steel steak knife which can be bought in secondhand stores for less than a dollar. I used a...
  8. David LaFerney

    Hello, and thanks...

    Thanks for allowing me in on this place you've all made here. I've lived all my life here in the Southeast of the United States, and when I was younger I pursued deer and turkey across my state - when the populations of game were much lower than they are now - in the Cherokee National...