[AT] Was angle grinders, Now, Knives
Stephen Offiler
soffiler at gmail.com
Thu Aug 11 04:15:31 PDT 2016
I barely remember shaving. I've had a beard for 30+ years which I keep
trimmed once every couple weeks with a Wahl clipper.
SO
On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 11:43 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
> First knives: I stopped carrying them because of the government
> buildings and then a spell in my career with frequent travel. Like Dave,
> my go-to knife on the weekend is a Kershaw. My favorite knife is my
> father's mother of pearl gentleman's knife - a small folding pen knife
> really. Good for opening letters, cutting threads off clothes and creating
> the starting cut on wire insulation for hand stripping wires on antique
> tractors - that's about it. After 50+ years of use the pin is worn out
> so its just on display now.
>
> As for shaving: Every once in while I go to the barber shop for a shave
> where one of the barbers talks antique tractors. That's the only time my
> face sees a straight razor.
>
> I have always used a brush and soap. I've owned maybe one can of shaving
> cream my entire life and that's only because I forgot my soap on a business
> trip. Do I get half credit?
>
> Spencer Yost
>
>
>
> Spencer Yost
> > On Aug 10, 2016, at 8:36 PM, Recentjester at aol.com wrote:
> >
> > lets get way off center...how many shave with a straight razor.
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 8/10/2016 7:28:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> > rotigel at me.com writes:
> >
> > The best daily carry I’ve ever come across is a Kershaw 1830. (See:
> > https://smile.amazon.com/Kershaw-1830-Sweet-Pocket-
> Knife/dp/B00172A3DE/ref=sr_1_1?
> > ie=UTF8&qid=1470873626&sr=8-1&keywords=kershaw+1830
> > <https://smile.amazon.com/Kershaw-1830-Sweet-Pocket-
> Knife/dp/B00172A3DE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1470
> > 873626&sr=8-1&keywords=kershaw+1830>) For under 20 bucks it’s almost a
> > throw away tool. The only reason I’m on my 2nd one (in about 20 years)
> is that
> > I forgot it was in my pocket one time when I was going through security
> at
> > an airport. My Sunday go to church knife is a William Henry (See:
> > https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&
> espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=William
> > +Henry+knifes
> > <https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&
> espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=William+Henry+knifes>) that my wife bought me as an
> > anniversary
> > <https://www.google.com/search?q=anniversary&espv=2&
> biw=1382&bih=890&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiF-
> tCjirjOAhUCLSYKHSW9CssQsAQIJQ>
> > present several years ago. Don’t think I’ve ever cut anything with it
> > and hate to even carry it in my pocket—but it sure is pretty!
> > Dave
> > PS, Interesting article on various types of lockbacks!
> >
> >> On Aug 10, 2016, at 7:23 AM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> In knives, like most things. there's a ton of personal preference, as
> > well
> >> as wide variation in usage, and wide variation in quality level.
> >> Personally I've had several knives with liner locks (and maybe they
> were
> >> not particularly high quality, admittedly) but I have learned to HATE
> > liner
> >> locks. Major selling point for the Benchmade I mentioned earlier is
> the
> >> lock mechanism, which is called an AXIS lock and is apparently
> > proprietary
> >> to Benchmade. This is interesting:
> > http://everydaycarry.com/posts/8619/5-common-types-of-
> locking-knives-explained
> >>
> >> SO
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 5:56 PM, Alan Nadeau <ajnadeau1 at myfairpoint.net
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Back when I was doing a boatload of hydroseeding I was having to cut
> > open
> >>> many bags of seed, fertilizer and the fiber mulch that went into the
> > slurry
> >>> mixer. A lot of the time it had to be done one-handed while hand #2
> > held
> >>> the bag. I settled on a two-bladed folder from Kershaw, their
> >>> now-discontinued 4390, one blade opens to either end. It has liner
> > locks
> >>> on
> >>> both blades and the little thumb studs to roll the blade open with one
> >>> hand.
> >>> To close it the thumb presses the lock out of the way and then you
> just
> >>> curl
> >>> your finger(s) around it to close it. Being double ended it always
> > comes
> >>> out of the pocket with a blade in the right direction.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Stephen Offiler" <soffiler at gmail.com>
> >>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 8:17 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: [AT] off topic some Angle Grinders
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> My EDC (everyday carry) knife is a Benchmade Griptilian:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.benchmade.com/griptilian-family.html
> >>>>
> >>>> For me, the perfect knife. Not cheap but to me it is absolutely
> worth
> >>>> every single penny and then some. The blade is 154CM steel, holds an
> >>> edge
> >>>> very well. The handle is a lightweight, tough, grippy,
> > glass-reinforced
> >>>> nylon. The real selling feature is the lock mechanism, after being
> > very
> >>>> disappointed with the mechanism on a couple of name-brand but cheaper
> >>>> knives. It's a very easy one-hand-wrist-flick to open, smooth as
> silk,
> >>>> and
> >>>> locks solid. One-hand close as well; as long as you develop the
> habit
> > of
> >>>> bumping the back of the blade against your leg or something while
> >>>> releasing
> >>>> the lock with that one hand you're using. Even the pocket clip is
> >>>> superior
> >>>> to other knives I've had. It's heavy and springy enough that it
> holds
> >>> the
> >>>> knife fast to pocket or belt with no worries of losing it.
> >>>>
> >>>> SO
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 9:54 PM, <pga2 at basicisp.net> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sounds to me like you need a lock-back knife. I have become partial
> to
> >>>>> mine for the same reason that yours cut you. My Case knife did the
> > same
> >>>>> thing to me, just not as bad as yours did to you. I got a lock back
> >>>>> assisted opening knife from the NRA as a gift and it is now my
> > everyday
> >>>>> carry knife. I also have two others, but this one rides in my pocket
> >>>>> the nicest of the three. I especially like the one hand opening.
> Makes
> >>>>> lots of things easier, especially if you only have one hand free.
> >>>>> As for the grinders, I treat them the same as a circular saw. I
> have
> >>>>> a VERY healthy respect for both, and I've become very fond of all
> > parts
> >>>>> of both hands. As Ringo Starr once said "I've 'ad a lot of fun with
> >>>>> that fingah".
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Phil un TX
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --- crbearden at copper.net wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> From: Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
> >>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <
> >>> at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] off topic some Angle Grinders
> >>>>> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2016 21:42:20 -0500
> >>>>>
> >>>>> That thumb has had a rough time the last 62 years. In 77, I was
> >>>>> doctoring a horse tied to a tree. The lead rope had a snap on it
> that
> >>>>> was made like a lap link in a chain. I dosed his ear with peroxide
> > and
> >>>>> he set back against the tree. I checked the rope and when I did the
> >>>>> snap broke and the nylon lead rope popped like a rubber band and the
> >>>>> snap hit my thumb and my thumb literally exploded. I spent 6 hours
> in
> >>>>> the emergency room at Chickasha OK, and wore bandages on my thumb
> for
> > 4
> >>>>> months. The nail bed was destroyed and I had nail growing out all
> > over
> >>>>> the top of the thumb. In 78, a hand surgeon worked on it and
> > literally
> >>>>> screwed it up. He lapped tissue over dead tissue and I spent the
> > next 2
> >>>>> years digging pieces of nail out of the scar. My old timer MD
> >>>>> recommended a hand surgeon and I had surgery again in 79. I still
> > have
> >>>>> a wild piece of nail growing out, but it does not fester up like a
> >>>>> boil... I also had a plantars wart growing out of the fingerprint
> > side
> >>>>> due to the first injury and insufficient cleaning at the ER in
> >>>>> Chickasha. A few years later, the Index finger was cut to the
> >>>>> ligament when my 3 blade old timer knife closed on me when cutting
> the
> >>>>> top loose from a 5 gallon bucket. The cut was bandaged by a retired
> > vet
> >>>>> who is the closest thing to a brother to me. It healed nicely with
> no
> >>>>> problems and you cannot see a scar without a magnifying glass. I
> >>>>> decided the same type of medical attention was appropriate on this
> >>>>> thumb. I just changed the bandage and it looks great and I can
> move
> >>>>> the thumb without pain. The secret is a cortisone ear ointment
> > called
> >>>>> Otomax. It is the best antibiotic ointment to be found. it is
> also
> >>>>> in the veterinary pharmacy. We had to cut out some of the tissue
> on
> >>>>> each side of the cut because the grinder disc was hot and
> cauterized
> > a
> >>>>> lot of grindings in the wound. I had a 20 yr old bottle of
> Benzocaine
> >>>>> and I just dripped it into the wound to stop the pain of the
> cutting.
> >>>>> Hold it together with Steri-strips and adhesive tape. I will get a
> >>>>> Tetanus shot tomorrow when I visit my MD... As you can see I can
> > type
> >>>>> much better this evening, so the proof is in the typing!! I
> googled
> >>>>> angle grinder injuries and really found some gory stuff!!
> >>>>> You guys stay safe out there.. If we don't work on these old
> > tractors,
> >>>>> they will be scrap..
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Cecil in OKla
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On 8/7/2016 6:06 PM, Chuck Bealke wrote:
> >>>>>> Cecil,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Sure glad your cut was not worse. After cutting deep into a finger
> >>> with
> >>>>> electric hedge shears a while back, decided I'm better off with hand
> >>>>> shears. A slight difference in the angle of that cut, and I'd now be
> >>>>> missing too much of a finger that I'm quite fond of.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Chuck Bealke
> >>>>>> Dallas
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Aug 7, 2016, at 4:47 PM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> It cold have been worse, I bo ught some of those 7in discs to cut
> >>> with
> >>>>>>> (0.045thickness), from sportsman's guide on clearance. I was
> going
> >>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>> try one of them, bu I would have had to find the wrench to take
> the
> >>>>>>> big
> >>>>>>> blade off. In 55 years of working with these things, it is the
> > first
> >>>>>>> time one got me.
> >>>>>>> cecil in okla
> >>>>>>
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