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Mein Leatherman (rechts) und SwissTool beim Kräftemessen
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My Leatherman (right) and SwissTool at the power test
Macro Mondays Cutter. Approximately 2.5cm section of Leatherman saw blade with a selection of small twigs.
My Leatherman, with some cutback three-core electrical flex, in the space in between the jaws.
Cheers, and HMM.
The Space In Between is the topic for Macro Mondays, with emphasis being on the in-between space. For this one, I took a little vitamin D tablet and secured it between the jaws of the pliers of my small Leatherman "Juice" multi-tool. My reason for choosing this combination was,once again, laziness ~~ I only had to roll my desk chair half a room length to get to the pill bottle, and the Leatherman was in my pocket.
From the looks of this macro photo, this Leatherman Micra is in need of a good cleaning, having spent too much time in my sometimes sweaty pocket (TMI?). It would have been nice to open it up and show all of the tools, but that would have exceeded the three-inch photo limit.
I'm always looking for interesting people to photograph, so until Magi McGlynn, the Bard of the Braes of Balquidder, returns in a few days, let me introduce Slim, the local leather and wood craftsman. A New Zealander of Scots decent (I suspect it's because of his wife that he is here. My father always said of my mum, "Marry a woman from hell and she'll drag you back there" to explain why we were living in Caithness).
Well, Slim (spoken with a heavy Kiwi accent) is a craftsman who offers half day, full day and two day courses in leather making and carving courses. I pictured him and his tools, dyes and stains working in his Salen workshop. Steampunk items, handbags, purses, key fobs, mini-sporrans, bookmarks, baggage tags, wallets, bespoke bags of all types, custom and commissioned beautiful, unique pieces fashioned from high quality leather. His pieces are finely crafted and on sale in craft shops across the Highlands. But for your own satisfaction why not make your own, with his guidance?
Contents of a tool pouch I wear whenever I leave home. The items include a Leatherman Wave multi-tool, a small but extremely bright LED flashlight, a slim reversible-tip screwdriver, and a larger, double-ended reversible-tip screwdriver.
The multi-tool was not inexpensive, but a practical investment that has earned its keep numerous times. The double-ended screwdriver (blue cap, upper right) was a promotional giveaway which continues to serve its purpose much better than I expected from such a seemingly cheaply-made gadget.
Der Nussknacker erwies sich als nutzloses Spielzeug flic.kr/p/2ihh59A, genauso wie der ansonsten sehr zuverlässige LEATHERMAN flic.kr/p/2iibNjT.
Sicherheitsbedenken verhinderten letztlich die Benutzung der Tischkreissäge flic.kr/p/2ij3gFR.
Der Hammer konnte die Aufgabe nicht lösen (obwohl viele meinten, er sei das Werkzeug der Wahl) flic.kr/p/2ijTxX5.
Der Schraubstock war viel zu klein flic.kr/p/2imgCEb und den Meissel brauchte die Frau des Sekretärs in der Küche flic.kr/p/2in8Ezm.
Und schliesslich bat die von besorgten Nachbarn alarmierte Polizei den Sekretär freundlich, die vorbereitete Sprengung nicht zu zünden flic.kr/p/2inN8dR – und der Sekretär, in dessen Adern doch noch das Blut preussischer Beamten fliesst, hat der Bitte der Polizei natürlich entsprochen.
Was also blieb übrig? Es war einer dieser Momente im Leben, wo man sich eingestehen muss, dass man auf fremde Hilfe angewiesen ist. Und so bat der Sekretär einen anerkannten Experten um Unterstützung.
(Wird abgeschlossen)
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The nutcracker proved to be a useless toy flic.kr/p/2ihh59A, just like the otherwise very reliable LEATHERMAN flic.kr/p/2iibNjT.
Safety concerns ultimately prevented the use of the circular table saw flic.kr/p/2ij3gFR.
The hammer could not solve the task (although many said it was the tool of choice) flic.kr/p/2ijTxX5.
The vice was much too small flic.kr/p/2imgCEb and the chisel was needed by the secretary's wife in the kitchen flic.kr/p/2in8Ezm.
And finally, the police, alarmed by worried neighbours, kindly asked the secretary not to blow up the prepared blast flic.kr/p/2inN8dR - and the secretary, in whose veins the blood of Prussian officials still flows, naturally complied with the police's request.
So what was left? It was one of those moments in life when you have to admit to yourself that you are dependent on outside help. And so the secretary asked a recognised expert for support.
(To be concluded)
My leatherman. There's a very good chance this thing is in my pocket at any given moment of any day. I've fixed so many things with it I can't even pretend to start counting.
The 16 cm mark on the ruler of the handle of a Leatherman tool. The distance between the longer stroke on the left side and the stroke in the upper right corner is five millimeters.
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Magnification: ~6.4:1
The composite of 23 photos.
Helicon Focus: A, radius 8, smoothing 4
For Macro Mondays theme; "Rule".
A Leatherman tool is such a useful device, that most woodsmen (and women) carry them at all times.
When fully open to expose the inside - you will find measurements much like a ruler would have. So I think this would come under the heading of "rule".
HMM!
A focus stacked macro panorama of a Leatherman "Wingman" multi-tool. The width of the tool in the image is six-inches.
Strobist/technical info:
The scene is a 5-image panorama stitch, with each individual image consisting of a focus stack of between six and fourteen images, depending on the depth requirement of the individual shot. The scene is a total composite of 47 images.
Two Nikon SB900 and one SB700 speedlights were used to illuminate the subject. The SB900's were placed laterally CL/CR two-feet away and one-foot above the subject. They were fired in Manual mode @ 1⁄4 power through two Neewer 24" x 24" soft boxes. The SB700 was placed 100° CL and pointed at the white foam board backdrop; it was fired bare in Manual mode @ 1⁄8 power.
The SB900's were triggered by three PocketWizard Plus X's; the SB700 was placed in SU-4 mode and triggered by the other flashes.
Lens: Tokina AT - X M100 AF PRO D (AF 100mm f / 2.8 Macro).
My handy Leatherman Tool is a very hand contraption. Taken on a file cabinet using the built-in flash for harsh light.
Das Bild ist ein Fokus-Stack, bestehend aus 12 Einzelaufnahmen. Ich gebe zu, dass eventuell auch ein paar Bilder weniger ausgereicht hätten. Das Ganze habe ich in Photoshop zusammengefügt.
Strobisten Info für jedes Einzelbild:
Ein Yongnuo YN685 oberhalb und hinter dem Multitool und ein Canon Speedlite 430 EX II links vom Tool. Beides wurde mit einem Yongnuo YN-622C-TX ausgelöst
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The image is a focus stack consisting of 12 individual images. I admit that maybe a few frames less would have been enough. I put the whole thing together in Photoshop.
Strobist info for every single image:
A Yongnuo YN685 above and behind the multitool and a Canon Speedlite 430 EX II left of the tool. Both were triggered with an Yongnuo YN-622C-TX..
Shot for Smile on Saturday, theme "made of leather".
My brother got this knife for me years ago. It has seen many a job, still in very good shape.
Happy SoS everybody!
I took this photo almost exactly a year ago. It shows the pass between the second tallest mountain in Idaho, Mt. Leatherman on the left, and an un-named peak on the right, right after the first serious storm of the year put a glaze of snow on the high mountains.
Updated EDC (as of 11.07.10): www.flickr.com/photos/luminwerx/5156912389/
Updated EDC (as of 1.30.14): www.flickr.com/photos/luminwerx/12259252766/