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This isn't for everyone, but I get a lot better sleep and less back pain when I sleep in a hammock. No mattress has given me a good night's sleep. My recliner is better, but the hammock is best. No hard spots and it seems the curve is just right. A small pillow under my knees to keep them from hyper...

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Years ago at the Smithsonian Museum they had a maybe 15 foot tall clear plastic Saturn 5 rocket filled with resisters and stuff that made the rocket work. In the middle was a little window with a single computer chip that they said replaced all of it. Incredible. On a slightly different direction, I...

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Been there, done that. God's Holy Spirit convinced me, when I was running away as fast as I could. I'm curious if you read fiction? What do you like to read? And, is there any other body of knowledge or inquiry that you also reject? [/quote] No I don't read fiction. Actually, I don't read for pleasu...

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Sure. It would have been more correct for me to say that in every attempt for me to see evidence for a god I was not convinced. For me to say there is no god is obvious an opinion and can not be proven. No man can convince me there is one though.

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Paul, I get it. There was a time in my life when I would have tried to agree with you but it always seemed to boil down to simple faith. I don't have it. Every time the book or someone tried to convince me, it required faith because the facts were not there. I do not wish to change others minds and ...

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Grizz. I am not going to try to explain anything. All the evidence is out there and those that don't have faith use it. I tried for years to believe but every time religion was shown to be wrong the argument got weaker and weaker. Paul takes science facts and claims them for religion with no evidenc...

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I just see nothing to show a higher power and huge amounts ov evidence to show we are evolved and still evolving.

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Are you saying all of science is wrong because of what someone wrote 2000 years ago? Religious folks are funny.

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My Grandson and I this week.

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I played with thermal electric generation a few years ago with only small return. Getting heat and cold together efficiently is a challenge. Steam is in my mind the way to go but there are so many things that can go wrong, and the dangers are real, that I didn't play with it. I will be watching this...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2024 11:24 am Counterweight is the energy source for a trebuchet. Catapult uses twisted cord or other such for the rotational 'spring'.

If you look at Wikipedia under catapult, they list different types of catapults. One of them is the trebuchet.

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As I understand it, a trebuchet is one type of catapult.

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I built a miniature some few years ago. Can toss a grape 50 feet.

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That makes no sense. Hunters aren't harvesting enough of an invasive damaging species so ban hunting?

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Pat C wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 8:51 pm I prefer the high ground myself

That's why I live on a mountain top.

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 4:44 am Yup, 1:16 is the standard twist for 22 rimfire.

16-1 for long rifle. Shorts and longs use a different twist rate. I don't know about 22 mag.

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I have always heard that in the total eclipse the stars will come out. I have always wanted to see that. We plan on riding a little west to get closer to the center of the path.

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When the voices in my head sing in tune they sound just like that.

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This year will be special in that the cicadas are going to be heavy. I love cicadas. When they are loud enough I get to have a new noise in my head to override the tinnitus.

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This is funny and I am sorry for the left turn but my fuzzy glasses and little writing read scripture and not sculpture. :lol: In that I have tried to understand some of the written timelines of religions and my mind exploded with 500,000 number. Now for the real title, I have always thought man was...

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If the scripture is 500,000 years old, wouldn't that blow the timelines of religions out of the water too?

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I've never seen shot obturate that much. A flat spot at best.

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As long as I am alive it isn't outdated.

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The concept of trying to help educate them never came up? Only ridicule? Sad.

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I collect dryer lint in a plastic bag for free and keep one of those fire spark things in the bag. The spark stick came with a striker. Blaine. I too have used dryer lint. I stopped when I was having difficulties with it lighting some years ago. Was really frustrating. That's when I learned that so...

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I found a couple photos from a decade ago. We were on our way out west and swung in to Pitchy's for a night or two.

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I am curious as to whether bone can be sharpened enough to cut like a knife, and if it can, how long will the edge last.

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Get well, man. Happy birthday.

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Religious folks are entertaining.

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I have 2 boys available Gobbler! :D Black or yellow your choice. Just had a couple come visit and have decided to give Pinky a home. They are a Lab family and hunters. Thanks but we are not ready. When the time comes we will be getting a smaller dog and it will be a girl. Something easy to carry an...

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Thanks for this post. We buried one dog last year and have two more in the 13 14 year old range. I expect we will be getting a puppy in a year or two tops.

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I bought a 50" Toro O-turn two seasons ago and love it. My John Deere riders never could do what this thing can. Living in the woods and mowing around the trees is why I bought the narrower one.
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We had a good fire last Thursday. I even through some leaves on for the smell.

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I bought mt first house in 1983, after my trailer, at a rate of 13.5%. It drove the property values down enough that I could buy one. Two years later refinanced at about 8 or 9. Later refinanced again. Don't remember the numbers.

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I live pretty remote and a few years back I had a guy walking through my front yard. When I went out to see what he was doing and tell him to leave he said,"Oh it's OK, I'm just hunting mushrooms". Sigh.

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I had a Colt NF in 44 spcl with pretty well, the same chamber mouth and groove dimensions. .427" leaded the bore, .429" wasn't much better, .430" was a bit better, then .431" was an improvement, .432" was pretty good and .433" was the best and I stopped there. Do I und...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:45 pm Crusty, how do you differentiate the atlatl from the arrow points?

Size plays a part. The AtlAtl point will be bigger than a normal arrow can handle because the AtlAtl darts are much bigger.

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Outlaw Josie Wales river ferryman. In my line of work you either have to sing The Battle Hyme of the Republic, or Dixie, with equal enthusiasm.

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Thanks, Man. I am gonna hit the gym later and have a beer tonight.
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I never got the whole stock cutting thing unless it was for a very small shooter. I remember my dad's next door neighbor spent a bunch of money on guns being altered over the years and he was never a good shot. One professional gun smith told him his stock was 1/4" too short. This was after ano...

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Nice guns. As far as I am aware all Model 67 Winchesters were 27" barrel unless it is a youth model.

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Thanks. Nice tests but not enough with only two drops. I did see that when he quenched the water he didn't move the steel up and down as well as side to side. This made me think he was making a hard line. He did and that is where it broke. Having made all of my knives with damascus from all kinds of...

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I was in the wood shop and happened to notice a hygrometer that we had discussed a couple months ago. It is made with two very thin strips of wood with the long grain on the left and the grain running side to side on the right. Today is a rainy day and the humidity is up so the strip of wood is curv...

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JimT wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:29 am
Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:02 am I miss Mr. Larsson's cartoons more than I can say.
For Christmas my daughter gave me a FAR SIDE CALENDAR. Each day is a new cartoon. This was today's.

My wife got me one too. I've enjoyed them for years.

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4t5 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:40 pm You deserve an invite on FORGED IN FIRE.

Actually, I applied for the show 4 years ago. They sent me the next level application. I filled it out and returned it but never heard back from them again. I watch the show now at 62 and think maybe I hope they don't call. That's a lot of work and sweat.

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What can the reason possibly be? So it doesn't reload? Ohio has struggled with rifle hunting for ever and still are not logical about their rules.

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Awesome work. I'm super jealous. Been wanting to do that forever. How about a Leverguns edition for us? I'm not understanding wat you want. Do you mean a knife with Leverguns on it? The raised lettering side could have any name or word but the name in the damascus would be very difficult to pull of...

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That's a knife that I hope your Tater treasures every day of his life. His grandpa sure knows his way around the forge and the anvil. 8) Curious if you use a power hammer to forge weld the layers. All welding is done by hand. I have a tire hammer that I use for large drawing steps but for accuracy ...

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2ndovc wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:39 pm Very cool!

I like the turkey tracks.

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The tracks are my mark. My shop is named Gobbler Forge.

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