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by Gobblerforge
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Panic time. . . . an ECLIPSE…!!!
Replies: 18
Views: 509

Re: Panic time. . . . an ECLIPSE…!!!

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.
by Gobblerforge
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A cappella perfection
Replies: 5
Views: 214

Re: A cappella perfection

When the voices in my head sing in tune they sound just like that.
by Gobblerforge
Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: REAL Info About Tinnitus Research
Replies: 14
Views: 1089

Re: REAL Info About Tinnitus Research

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.
by Gobblerforge
Tue Sep 26, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Half Million Year Old Structure Found???
Replies: 11
Views: 539

Re: Half Million Year Old Structure Found???

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...
by Gobblerforge
Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Half Million Year Old Structure Found???
Replies: 11
Views: 539

Re: Half Million Year Old Structure Found???

If the scripture is 500,000 years old, wouldn't that blow the timelines of religions out of the water too? :lol:
by Gobblerforge
Fri Sep 01, 2023 6:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for info regarding loading .410 #000 Buck
Replies: 18
Views: 714

Re: Looking for info regarding loading .410 #000 Buck

I've never seen shot obturate that much. A flat spot at best.
by Gobblerforge
Sat Aug 12, 2023 5:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Outdated Cultural Depiction
Replies: 9
Views: 387

Re: Outdated Cultural Depiction

As long as I am alive it isn't outdated.
by Gobblerforge
Sat Aug 12, 2023 5:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "This Ammo Won't Fire..."
Replies: 10
Views: 417

Re: "This Ammo Won't Fire..."

The concept of trying to help educate them never came up? Only ridicule? Sad.
by Gobblerforge
Sun Aug 06, 2023 6:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Neat fire starter ( made one )
Replies: 20
Views: 660

Re: Neat fire starter

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...
by Gobblerforge
Thu Aug 03, 2023 6:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pitchy's ride.
Replies: 5
Views: 291

Pitchy's ride.

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.
by Gobblerforge
Wed Aug 02, 2023 5:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bone knife
Replies: 37
Views: 1676

Re: Bone knife

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.
by Gobblerforge
Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday To Ollogger (68), JBowen
Replies: 11
Views: 330

Re: Happy Birthday To Ollogger (68), JBowen

Get well, man. Happy birthday.
by Gobblerforge
Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oh By another way, from the nih
Replies: 9
Views: 479

Re: Oh By another way, from the nih

Religious folks are entertaining.
by Gobblerforge
Tue Jul 04, 2023 6:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Parker puppies ( OT CHANGED)
Replies: 312
Views: 14782

Re: Parker puppies ( OT CHANGED)

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...
by Gobblerforge
Mon Jul 03, 2023 6:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Parker puppies ( OT CHANGED)
Replies: 312
Views: 14782

Re: Parker puppies ( OT CHANGED)

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.
by Gobblerforge
Mon Jun 05, 2023 6:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lawn Mowin'
Replies: 24
Views: 693

Re: Lawn Mowin'

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.
Gobbler
by Gobblerforge
Sun May 21, 2023 7:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: We had a fire today ....
Replies: 14
Views: 609

Re: We had a fire today ....

We had a good fire last Thursday. I even through some leaves on for the smell.
by Gobblerforge
Thu May 04, 2023 6:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Federal Funds Target Rates
Replies: 5
Views: 348

Re: Federal Funds Target Rates

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.
by Gobblerforge
Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Yuck....'mushroom season...'
Replies: 8
Views: 367

Re: Yuck....'mushroom season...'

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.
by Gobblerforge
Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast bullets: bore size or throat size?
Replies: 19
Views: 735

Re: Cast bullets: bore size or throat size?

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...
by Gobblerforge
Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: More Primitives
Replies: 9
Views: 502

Re: More Primitives

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.
by Gobblerforge
Wed Feb 22, 2023 6:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thought exercise
Replies: 20
Views: 693

Re: Thought exercise

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.
by Gobblerforge
Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday To Mark in MO, and Gobblerforge
Replies: 4
Views: 187

Re: Happy Birthday To Mark in MO, and Gobblerforge

Thanks, Man. I am gonna hit the gym later and have a beer tonight.
Gobbler
by Gobblerforge
Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: the recent mini ice age
Replies: 8
Views: 569

Re: the recent mini ice age

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by Gobblerforge
Sat Feb 04, 2023 6:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Someone mentioned cutting stocks a while back
Replies: 11
Views: 463

Re: Someone mentioned cutting stocks a while back

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...
by Gobblerforge
Thu Feb 02, 2023 6:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Nice little collection
Replies: 26
Views: 991

Re: Nice little collection

Nice guns. As far as I am aware all Model 67 Winchesters were 27" barrel unless it is a youth model.
by Gobblerforge
Fri Jan 27, 2023 7:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quenching knives
Replies: 13
Views: 444

Re: Quenching knives

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...
by Gobblerforge
Thu Jan 12, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A couple Hygrometers
Replies: 12
Views: 664

Re: A couple Hygrometers

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...
by Gobblerforge
Wed Jan 04, 2023 6:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Dog's Point of View
Replies: 10
Views: 494

Re: The Dog's Point of View

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.
by Gobblerforge
Sat Dec 31, 2022 8:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Made a knife.
Replies: 19
Views: 657

Re: Made a knife.

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.
by Gobblerforge
Thu Dec 29, 2022 7:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One can again hunt in Illinois with a levergun...
Replies: 13
Views: 678

Re: One can again hunt in Illinois with a levergun...

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.
by Gobblerforge
Thu Dec 29, 2022 6:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Made a knife.
Replies: 19
Views: 657

Re: Made a knife.

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...
by Gobblerforge
Thu Dec 29, 2022 6:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Made a knife.
Replies: 19
Views: 657

Re: Made a knife.

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 ...
by Gobblerforge
Thu Dec 29, 2022 6:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Made a knife.
Replies: 19
Views: 657

Re: Made a knife.

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

I like the turkey tracks.

jb 8)
The tracks are my mark. My shop is named Gobbler Forge.
by Gobblerforge
Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Made a knife.
Replies: 19
Views: 657

Made a knife.

Sticking my head out, I realize I haven't posted anything in a while. Here is a knife I made for my grandson for christmas. It is damascus with a mixture of coil spring, file and some softer 1018. The scales are walnut and the rivets are brass. Right side has a raised polished etch of my nickname fo...
by Gobblerforge
Mon Dec 26, 2022 7:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just one powder
Replies: 37
Views: 1343

Re: Just one powder

Most of my reloading has been with IMR4227. My book calls for this powder for most all cast bullet loads. 22 Hornet, 38WCF and 3855 Winchester. Also for 410 shot gun. I don't know of a powder that would work to replace it I like and use 4227 (Hodgdon says IMR and H- are the same) in .45 Colt and .4...
by Gobblerforge
Mon Dec 26, 2022 7:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little cold on the river today
Replies: 15
Views: 519

Re: A little cold on the river today

Thanks Guy! Not as bad this morning as I expected. A little sore, but all good. At least I didn't break anything this time. :D Gobbler, I lived about an hour south for about ten years. As much as I loved that little farm, I hated being away from the water. Hope you all have a great day! Jason I liv...
by Gobblerforge
Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little cold on the river today
Replies: 15
Views: 519

Re: A little cold on the river today

No Big Deal Jason.! :D . Fairport had a wind gust of 75mph yesterday , Lake Erie dropped 10 ' at Toledo yesterday and Buffalo had 20' waves at the east end . another day on the north coast. :lol: . Have a Great Christmas. I moved away from lake Erie 18 years ago to southern Ohio. These are some of ...
by Gobblerforge
Sat Dec 24, 2022 6:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just one powder
Replies: 37
Views: 1343

Re: Just one powder

Most of my reloading has been with IMR4227. My book calls for this powder for most all cast bullet loads. 22 Hornet, 38WCF and 3855 Winchester. Also for 410 shot gun. I don't know of a powder that would work to replace it.
Gobbler
by Gobblerforge
Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Trial No. 2 with powder coat
Replies: 24
Views: 1079

Re: Trial No. 2 with powder coat

Tutt. 350 to 400 degrees should not take the hardness out of steel In fact, at these temps you are almost getting to the tempering range. As for the lead, I had the same question in my head but don't have an answer.
by Gobblerforge
Thu Nov 24, 2022 7:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Killing for Pleasure....
Replies: 13
Views: 646

Re: Killing for Pleasure....

. There's also the fine sport of using 22 shot cartridges and a pistol to get rid of carpenter bees in midair. It's actually easy to miss them. Somewhere I saw some 22 WMR shot cartridges and I thought that would be even better... :) I have been using a 22 single shot with shot cartridges for years...
by Gobblerforge
Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Suppressed 10/22 at 309 yards...
Replies: 12
Views: 525

Re: Suppressed 10/22 at 309 yards...

Gunnymack, You did nothing wrong. Pretty easy to spot an internet complainer who has never shot prairie dogs before... I didn't say what he did was wrong. I just find it hard to accept suffering as OK. Your self proclaimed gift for reading folks without a single question or any facts is overrated. ...
by Gobblerforge
Sun Nov 20, 2022 6:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Suppressed 10/22 at 309 yards...
Replies: 12
Views: 525

Re: Suppressed 10/22 at 309 yards...

When I lived out in the high mountain desert I kept my 77/22 sighted in at 100, I would shoot out to 250+ on the prairie dog towns. Sure the wind played havoc but boy it was fun! Do I read this right that you just threw bullets at live animals without knowing where it would hit? How many suffering ...
by Gobblerforge
Fri Oct 28, 2022 6:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A relieble char lighter.
Replies: 11
Views: 697

Re: A relieble char lighter.

Without the cotton inside it would make for a char storage. Good plan.
by Gobblerforge
Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Damascus & Stag Boot Knife = "Executive Letter Opener"
Replies: 27
Views: 1275

Re: Damascus & Stag Boot Knife = "Executive Letter Opener"

piller wrote: Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:51 pm Pretty raindrop pattern on it.
Rain drop pattern? Can you explain? I've never seen or heard of that.
by Gobblerforge
Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A couple Hygrometers
Replies: 12
Views: 664

Re: A couple Hygrometers

I built one some many years ago by plying two thin strips of wood. One of side grain and one of long grain. Roy Underhill wrote about using a thin branch from lower on a pine tree. Seems there is more wood below the center heart than above. When nailed to the side of the barn it would curve up and d...
by Gobblerforge
Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday To Pitchy
Replies: 19
Views: 979

Re: Happy Birthday To Pitchy

Ride on.
by Gobblerforge
Sat Aug 06, 2022 6:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Illusion
Replies: 12
Views: 768

Re: Illusion

You just need bigger blades or move the further apart. I love wind art.
by Gobblerforge
Tue Apr 05, 2022 8:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Solar battery chargers and other 'prepper' stuff
Replies: 38
Views: 3095

Re: Solar battery chargers and other 'prepper' stuff

I use and have used solar for some years but have started to expand my experiments. Quality gets better and prices get better every year. I do everything cheaply so understand my goal is cheap or free and easy to fix. I am self-taught and tend to screw up a lot so easy to fix is big. In the garage I...
by Gobblerforge
Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Altoids candy box survival boxes
Replies: 25
Views: 2186

Re: Altoids candy box survival boxes

Or, you can save your dryer lint in a plastic bag with your fire rod. Mine has the metal striker on a loop with the rod. :idea: Blain. The only problem with dryer lint is you have to be sure of your fabric softener. Some of it has fire retarders for baby cloths and such. The lint doesn't burn very ...