I rarely use this anymore, but there are some people I know here who may be interested to know that I'M OUT OF THE MILITARY! 6 years active duty and an honorable discharge.
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Check this story out. The picture of the field is where the bomb actually is.
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Robert E. Lee himself refused to wear his confederate uniform after the confederacy’s defeat in the American civil war. At his funeral he was not buried in it and no one in attendance was permitted to wear theirs either. He also declared that his confederate battle flag (what we now call “the confederate flag”) never be raised again and that it was a flag of treason.
So there’s your “southern heritage.”
Source please.
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Is it okay to be extremely excited about this rocking chair seat bottom that almost no one will ever see? #walnut #natural #nature #wood #timber
The answer here is a very obvious and resounding yes.
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Love the contrast between shutters and logs
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How to Forge a Railroad Spike Axe (by thepxsmith)
- Smash the point into the shaft.
- Keep smashing.
- Try to keep it from bending while smashing.
- When you get to 4"-4.5" you can stop smashing (Your forearms will be super tight and your fingers curled permanently around your hammer by now).
- Make a slit in the top side. I use a slot punch, usually takes 3-4 heat cycles for me to get it through.
- Drift the hole out just a wee bit. No need to get crazy here, we will come back and refine this later.
- Flip it back to the side and hammer the “ears” down a little. This will also open the drift hole more so be subtle.
- Work the inside over the horn or some other smaller round bar to create the starting indentation for the beard.
- Continue to heat and work that beard.
- Use the cross-peen hammer to start fanning out the edge shape.
- Before the edge is thinned all the way beat that beard down in from the top to curl it inward. Keep the inside shape cleaned up over the horn.
- Once you have your blade/edge shape 95% finished go back into the eye and spread it the remainder of the way.
- Clean up the ears and then align the edge over the center using your final drift and a vice.
- Grind it, sand it, polish and buff to your hearts content.
Remember:
- Whatever you do to one side of the axe you must do to the other. I even keep track of my hammer blows so I know what to replicate on the other side.
- Keep things aligned as you go. It takes time and patience but keeping it where you want it will help you finish it balanced and symmetrical.
- Use the proper tongs/tools. I use three different tongs to make mine:
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I like step number two. I like smashing stuff with hammers.
and using axes.
For my records.
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why are old dolls so creepy
The one on the right necessarily contains the imprisoned souls of its century worth of victims.
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zak is very sternly cleaning all the dead bugs off my windshield
It's time to get serious about windshield grime.
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WHY IS WALKING PAST STRANGERS SO STRESSFUL
It's not.