Any new video?
Looking for a Meat Cleaver
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Or anything we can drool over?
General Zod
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Almost. The freeware video editor I downloaded (because of all the great reviews) had a steep learning curve, but the new video is almost done. And I'm making another to follow it on the joys of surface grinding and profile grinding. The almost done video should be up this weekend.
General Zod
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Annnnd...I've had to start over with editing because the software I'm using is not user friendly and seems to have saved a few edited segments out of order. So...back to square one.
Add to that the weather this weekend that kept me out of the workshop (I have to run power out to the shop with an extension cord, and cold rain keeps that from being a good idea) and I'm pretty frustrated right now.
Add to that the weather this weekend that kept me out of the workshop (I have to run power out to the shop with an extension cord, and cold rain keeps that from being a good idea) and I'm pretty frustrated right now.
General Zod
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General Zod
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Progress is slower than I'd like - I wanted to have it in your hands by now. Just a few more weekends, though. Much grinding this weekend. And next. All that's left is preliminary grinding, then logo stamp and heat treat, then finish grinding and the handle.
General Zod
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The state of things today...grinding accomplished, grinding to do.
All those rough, dark areas are deeper hammermarks that I'll need to grind down to till they disappear.
All those rough, dark areas are deeper hammermarks that I'll need to grind down to till they disappear.
Axxe55
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awesome job!
General Zod
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All right, so I've been waiting on a new 40 grit belt to arrive so I can finish that basic surface grind that has taken me forever. My knees are good for about an hour and a half at a time, and I've spent four of the last seven weekends (either one or both days of the weekend) exclusively grinding so...that's probably about eight solid hours of trying to grind with what is apparently a worn out belt on some ridiculously tough steel.
Unfortunately, the belt arrives Monday so I won't have it this weekend. But it will arrive, and I will FINALLY move on to drilling and heat treating once the surfaces look good. Seems likely I'll be doing some work during the week here and there as I'm sick and tired of being stalled at this step, and I'm sure Hoji imagined having his cleaver in his hand a month ago.
Unfortunately, the belt arrives Monday so I won't have it this weekend. But it will arrive, and I will FINALLY move on to drilling and heat treating once the surfaces look good. Seems likely I'll be doing some work during the week here and there as I'm sick and tired of being stalled at this step, and I'm sure Hoji imagined having his cleaver in his hand a month ago.
I can totally relate to the worn out knees! I spent 4 hours outside doing yard clean up, a lot of weed eating & running the blower. Here I am 3:30 am and cannot sleep for the pain. Tomorrow I can with be 4 hours of running the leaf sweeper & raking.
General Zod
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Yeah, I need to go back to an orthopedic doctor and get those horrid steroid shots into my knee joints again. The pain in the short term after the injections is worth it for almost five months of semi-normal knee use.
General Zod
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Man, getting the injection was one of the worst sensations I've ever had. The physicians assistant complimented me for not coming up off the exam table. Then there was immediate relief and for the first time in years a complete lack of pain in my knees as I walked out to my car. Then on the drive home (a little over an hour), my knees stiffened up and for the next 24 hours I was shambling around like the mutant offspring of Robocop and C-3P0. And then...for the next five months my knees went from not hurting much at all to hurting a little but really not too bad to almost normal and back. Then a few weeks ago it wore off and things suck now.
Hey GZ,
I'll bet you could make some money writing stuff like this too. Another side-gig.
morningchores.com
I'll bet you could make some money writing stuff like this too. Another side-gig.
6 Essential Blacksmithing Tools
Blacksmithing is an age-old craft that can be put to excellent use around the homestead. All you need to start are a few blacksmithing tools.
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General Zod
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Hey GZ,
I'll bet you could make some money writing stuff like this too. Another side-gig.
6 Essential Blacksmithing Tools
Blacksmithing is an age-old craft that can be put to excellent use around the homestead. All you need to start are a few blacksmithing tools.
I can't believe someone got paid to write that.
Next: "6 Essential Supplies for a Cross Country Drive":
1) A car.
2) Gasoline.
3) Roads
4) Tires
5) A destination
6) A reasonable amount of travel time...
Interesting way to insult someone.Hey GZ,
I'll bet you could make some money writing stuff like this too. Another side-gig.
6 Essential Blacksmithing Tools
Blacksmithing is an age-old craft that can be put to excellent use around the homestead. All you need to start are a few blacksmithing tools.
leVieux
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