what did you do this week to prepare

[Alpine_Sapper]

A few things the wife found for me at yardsales this morning. Sisal twine and wood beads $2. Brace and bit $7. And my favorite moment was when she gave me the corn crusher she got for $15. Cast iron and heavy. It's for cracking corn for feed my dad said. I'd never used one before.

Sweet. Nice find. It's nice when the spouse is supportive.

[Rick]

That's what it is but not just for cattle or chicken feed. It looks like it has adjustable plates. If it is does, you can set it to crank out a finer grind for corn meal. Look around and see if you can find a hand crank that will fit it. Then you have the option of motorized or hand cranked. Find a long handle so you have plenty of leverage.

Tell her she did just fine.

[trax]

Those photos that tennecedar posted, 'specially that brace and bit, just reminded me of all the awesome old hand tools that my Dad owned. He inherited most of them from his father, who was a school teacher, carpenter, and farmer. He had these awesome planes, brace and bit sets, wood chisel sets, squares, aw he ll everything. When my Dad passed away, his friends sort of all helped themselves I guess because most of them went missing. Sure would like to have that stuff now.

[trax]

Same, same. Have a heapin helpin piece of thievery. UUmmmm, good.

Yeah, my old man was the kind of guy that everyone looked up to and I was only six when he died. The guys that started showing up around the place claiming to be his buddies ....and helping themselves to what he had out in the toolshed...made me think of a quote that I heard years later, I can't remember who it was about but it goes "when the lion dies, the rats come out"

[Rick]

What goes around comes around. Let's just hope Karma ha a special little something tucked away just for them.

[crashdive123]

Hopefully this was one of them.

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[Rick]

Yeah, nasty. I saw something similar last week. (shiver)

http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=101175

[trickyrick]

i was building a single shot snake gun and it got put on hold. so i started playing w/ an idea.Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.
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it is a stevens 410 w/ an 18" barrel, an ak47 folder, and a mossberg pistol grip. after playing w/ it, this is how it turned out.
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i added a shell holder that holds 24 410 shells, w/ 12 7.5 shot. it will also have 6 buck and 6 slugs in it. still has room for mini mag and multi tool in pouch. grip handle is hollow for water proof matches.
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pouch acts like a cheek rest to some degree. open it is 33.5" and closed is 25". gonna get a box to put it in and carry while out 4x4in. rick

[trax]

quite the project trickyrick, maybe you can blast over to the introduction section and tell us even more!

[crashdive123]

That's some nice work there trickyrick. Now how about shooting on over to the introduction section and tell us a bit about yourself. Thanks.

[tennecedar]

Well done. I like it. Let us know how it handles.

[trax]

That's some nice work there trickyrick. Now how about shooting on over to the introduction section and tell us a bit about yourself. Thanks.

Ha! beat ya! finally....whew....

[Rick]

Nice job...

[crashdive123]

Ha! beat ya! finally....whew....

My work here is done.

[Rick]

Ha! beat ya! finally....whew....

Very good, weedhopper. The student has become the teacher.

[trax]

Very good, weedhopper. The student has become the teacher.

You ought to see me snatching pebbles out of blind guy's hands. Never could figure out why that guy on tv had trouble with that one. I'm more like "wanna go best outta three old man? ha!"

[NCO]

Bought 3.105kg of pork meat, frozen...

[grundle]

Planted some 108 beans in starter.

Planted a PawPaw tree.

Planted 32 pea plants in starter.

Planted 2 blueberry and 2 raspberry bushes

Went hunting for Morel's....found 0 /sigh

[Rick]

I've got pea plants about 8 inches high and bean plants about a foot high. If this stupid cold weather will break I'll plant the dang things.

NCO - I've heard rumor that Finnish folks won't eat bacon. Just a rumor, you understand, but if there is any truth to it just send the frozen bacon my way. I'll figure out something to do with it.

[trax]

That darn Rick, so altruistic, always willing to help out. I have to admire that. Ummm, this week I ordered 50 first aid kits, the little backpack individual size ones so I can give one to each staff member and distribute them among the youth that use our centre for outings etc.