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I thought I'd try my hand at making a knife from scratch; this is the result. I bought the knife blank on-line and used some ebony and 3/16" brass pinstock I had laying around. The handle is finished with linseed oil.
Cheap, nasty door handle mechanism from Ford Focus. Two pieces have snapped from the die-cast component. $63+tax to replace!
Fed Ex MD 11 ends her training session at Dublin on Saturday 17th August 2013 & heads back to Stansted. Fed Ex Dublin operations are usually handled with their A300 fleet, but as Fed Ex leans towards the more modern MD11 freighter, Elizabeth was sent over to familiarise ground handling with the MD11.
Dublin rarely sees these tri-giants, apart from money movements & American football.
14 Feb 1977.
making handle for adze 'mehl'
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Esta maçaneta se encaixa perfeitamente na mão de um adulto médio, incluindo o polegar numa superfície côncava. É como se alguém estivesse apertando a mão ao nos receber em sua casa. A aparência é pouco convencional e estranha a primeira vista, mas a pegada transforma a experiência estética. Esta maçaneta adorna a casa de estilo moderno do Instituto Moreira Salles, no Rio de Janeiro.
This is my custom-made Dan Koster bushcraft knife. I was disappointed with the shape of the natural canvas micarta scales when I got it and after several month of use I finally decided to re-shape the scales myself. The new form is significantly better than the chunky original shape. Now I'm feeling the love. This photo is for use on Brian's Backpacking & Hiking Blog © All Rights Reserved.
A Speedlite 430 below the white plexiglass was set to 1/16th and triggered by a Cactus remote in a dark room. Another plexiglas sheet behind the cups was lit by 300W studio strobe that was synced via cable.
Die Tassen stehen auf einer weißen Plexiglasscheibe. Ein Speedlite 430 unter der Scheibe war auf 1/16 Leistung eingestellt und wurde mit einer Cactus Remote ausgelöst. An der Remote war ein 300W Studioblitz auf kleinstmögilcher Leistung per Kabel angeschlossen, der auf die Scheibe im Hintergrund in dem sonst dunklen Zimmer geblitzt hat.
Rattlesnake Roundup, Sweetwater, Texas, Springtime for 4 days during March
From a cultural standpoint, as a Canadian living in Texas, I've always been curious about the Texan Rattlesnake Roundup. Attending, the view was to try to be unbiased and open-minded without any preset opinions. Still, as an animal rights ally I was interested to know whether the four event-filled days were about rattlesnake-appreciation or rattlesnake-loathing. I remain mystified, because it seems to be a mishmash of both.
Driving the three and half hours it takes to get back to Dallas, I marveled how what is acceptable for some, is taboo and unconscionable for others. Since many customs the world over, and across time, are basically borne of societal needs to collectively overcome threats and various natural causes, did this event begin in a similar way?...only here the rituals include a number of large people walking around eating disgusting, deep-fried rattlesnake that was more bone and grease than meat, and corn on the cob? Were the original celebrations of rounding up rattlesnakes actually efforts toward creating a communal mindset of safety, and have they evolved to dominate, even abuse, a predator that was perhaps more of a concern to the earliest settlers than it is now?
For Sweetwater locals, the occasion is an important part of their heritage and present lifestyle that brings the community together, draws in tourists and boosts their economy annually. Scheduled each year are: a parade, carnival grounds, a Miss Rattlesnake Roundup pageant, a Gun, Knife and Coin Show (because coins are obviously in the same category as knives and guns!), a snake-hunting competition, rattlesnake meat-eating contest, and vendors who earn a living selling various rattlesnake parts, products, and bizarre crafts. Unfortunately for raccoons and turtles it was an opportunity to sell their parts as well.
The demise of the rattlesnakes is undeniably sad and seemingly senseless, but the truth of every matter has many dimensions. It is easy to get caught up in the intrigue, and fall under the spell of groups in a festive state, to the point where I did try the deep-fried snake...but after one nip, threw it in the garbage, on top of others' waste who had done the exact same thing.
I absolutely love reptiles, but admit to have considered buying one of the open-mouthed, fang-baring, stuffed intact, coiled-up snake souvenirs (not the ones sporting tiny cowboy hats and raccoon tails though). Although, upon guilty reflection, is one by-product any less vulgar than the other? I actually thought the coiled-up rattlers ready to strike were really pretty and only wanted one because I’m not likely to see a living one so up close and personal, hopefully.
Whether we agree or disagree, people earn a living doing things we can’t imagine. Practices and beliefs are incorporated over periods of time and passed down through generations. What was once relevant may have lost all sense currently, or in the future. Our consciousness evolves regardless though, and I wonder if in a distorted sort of way, most people leave the fairgrounds of cotton candy and snake pits every year with a deeper appreciation for the uniqueness of all creatures? I certainly did.
Only a human could come up with something so preposterous as little cowboy hats glued to rattler heads. Only a human would buy them! Generally, what every pro/anti-whatever-activist-religious-righteous group is seeking is respect. It’s really about respecting all creatures, including humans, who do strange and unpredictable things.
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Je me suis inscrite dans le groupe "Macro Mondays".
I have joined the group "Macro Mondays".
Mi sono iscritta sul gruppo "Macro Mondays.