It certainly has its perks.
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Sorry to hear about your house problems from the storms. I hope you can get them resolved quickly. Prayers are with you that nobody was hurt !Major problems with my house from bad storms. Haven’t been to the woods in days......
Those rattlesnakes are not that plentiful up nort...Where’s the dislike button?
I hope it isn’t too bad. I had to take down twenty or so pines so far this spring. The house is now safe though.
I did not take a pic of the first rattle snake I have ever seen wild. And in Michigan yet!
We were out on the Rails-to-Trails and came across a deceased Fox. A few yards down the trail we came across a hole that a dog had been digging at.
Inside was dead rattle snake. The first I have even laid eyes on, but, being as both were departed, an enjoyable photo it was not.
Interesting though. And Grandma was worried about the mosquitoes and ticks...
Oh My Gosh! I have a new and completely legitimate reason to purchase a revolver!
(Or at least make shot shells like @jmorris for my 1911!
I will do that! Thank you for the recommendation!!!
One of his best movies.
Mountains next week hope it's cooler
Love the 0462. Saw one in a Sportsman's Warehouse, $240 -- seems about the going price for one. It'd compliment my 0450 and 0452 perfectly.
It’s a great knife and due to the narrow profile, carries very small in the pocket, despite the 4 inch blade.
Very cool sticks man. Thanks for sharing.I went by the Millpond house and thought I’d take a photo of some of my walking sticks.
They are the ones that didn’t come out quite right, or were the cut off ends. I like giving them away.
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The clubs are the ends of hiking staves. They are too heavy for walking. But each is fit to my hand. If I ever get “Knuckle-Draggy” one of these will round out the caveman’s accoutrements. Or any skull...
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I love Maple and the second from the right is a Cherry.
The one with bark is an Ironwood. I ground an angle in the head with a drum sander, the heat tempered the point and it’s now sharp and hard as a deer’s hoof. A great striker!
I can rest my full weight on the curving twig and it holds me without so much as a crackle. The small ones like this were used for making runners for dog sleds in the day. It’s much curvier than it looks here.
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I even found a small Elm that made a perfect wand!
More useful than a firearm for a lot of things on a walk. It’s hard to move a snake out of the path with a snubby...
The making process is unique. From dug to done must be finished in a day. The bark becomes nigh impossible to remove nicely after that, and the wood needs to be sealed to hold the moisture in. Or the thing will split in twain.
I remove the dirt and roots and strip the bark, sand down limb protrusions and seal it with a spray poly-acrylic. Then it can be shaped and respirated at my leisure. Though I’m usually done at the first.
Very cool walking sticks. I like the wand also, Harry Potter is jealousI went by the Millpond house and thought I’d take a photo of some of my walking sticks.
They are the ones that didn’t come out quite right, or were the cut off ends. I like giving them away.
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The clubs are the ends of hiking staves. They are too heavy for walking. But each is fit to my hand. If I ever get “Knuckle-Draggy” one of these will round out the caveman’s accoutrements. Or any skull...
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I love Maple and the second from the right is a Cherry.
The one with bark is an Ironwood. I ground an angle in the head with a drum sander, the heat tempered the point and it’s now sharp and hard as a deer’s hoof. A great striker!
I can rest my full weight on the curving twig and it holds me without so much as a crackle. The small ones like this were used for making runners for dog sleds in the day. It’s much curvier than it looks here.
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I even found a small Elm that made a perfect wand!
More useful than a firearm for a lot of things on a walk. It’s hard to move a snake out of the path with a snubby...
The making process is unique. From dug to done must be finished in a day. The bark becomes nigh impossible to remove nicely after that, and the wood needs to be sealed to hold the moisture in. Or the thing will split in twain.
I remove the dirt and roots and strip the bark, sand down limb protrusions and seal it with a spray poly-acrylic. Then it can be shaped and respirated at my leisure. Though I’m usually done at the first.
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Nice pictures!!!
