WHAT DID YOU USE YOUR KNIFE FOR TODAY!!!!!!????

[Doc B]

Doc B, ain't y'all supposed to be able to eat them things?
Treefarmer

I've got enough on the property, to feed me the rest of my life! You can eat the pads...and the fruits, after they bloom. Besides the big thorns...they have gazillions of super tiny stickers that get in you. Prickly pear is the bane of my existence...and besides...life's too short to eat this stuff

[KnifeSlinger#81]

When I was younger my friend and I cooked a cactus on a grill, just to see how it tasted. We removed the thorns and sliced off the hard outer layer. It's was not exactly flavorful. Maybe someone who knows how to prepare cactus could do better.

[Nev52]

Using Buck 503 to replace fuel line on a chain saw.

[Case XX 6383]

trying to cover the dog

[Steve Warden]

trying to cover the dog

Made me laugh!

[doglegg]

I bet you don't have moths.

[cody6268]

Today, I belt carried a Mora Eldris I normally do not carry fixed blades into public, but Tractor Supply definitely ain't Walmart; and most people don't care. Besides, I'm in a big outdoorsman area. I live in VA--while dirks, daggers, bowies, and autos are not allowed (as well as machetes); but no length limit. WV--3.5" or under concealed; anything open. However, I take that myself as being the limit regardless. Tennessee, I can carry anything; but try to keep it reasonable and light-duty, since all I do is typically go to Bristol and the Tri-Cities shopping once or twice a summer.

Opened some new screwdrivers. I keep losing bits; but I like having screwdrivers stashed in a lot of places. I used to have the Teeny Turner years ago, but lost nearly all the bits. The bigger one, nope. I do like it quite a bit. Picquic makes their screwdrivers in Canada, the bits in Taiwan. At least not China... My 6-in-1 is a USA Channellock, but I needed a few more bits. Unfortunately, being Canadian, they skimped on T10 and T15 for Robertson on the big driver.

New boots, and I cut the elastic and tags off. My Muck Chores had shredded foam on the calves for about a year. No big deal. Couple weeks back, they started leaking in the spring box--the rubber lower part had come unglued from the foam calf. And besides, I hated slipping all over the place with the tread in both these, and my cheaper Servus. I picked these $45 Itasca as I cannot blow another $100 on Muck to only last 2 1/2 years with moderate use. They also have aggressive mud tread; meaning no more embarassing falls.

Opened up four bags of feed for the sheep.

[Old Hunter]

Cutting the tube of silicone adhesive in progressively bigger openings to caulk a crack that has opened up between the bathtub and the tile floor (that crack sucked up some caulk!). That job done I decided to make another cut on the cork butt of a fishing rod that is too long for what I’m doing with it. To keep from over cutting, I took 2-1/4” off last month and glued a rubber tip on the rod - decided to take off another inch and cut the cork diameter down to use a smaller diameter rubber tip (not so bulbous). My Sheepfoot blade on a Case 6332 handled both chores just fine - a pocketknife is a handy thing! OH

[cody6268]

Cutting the tube of silicone adhesive in progressively bigger openings to caulk a crack that has opened up between the bathtub and the tile floor (that crack sucked up some caulk!). That job done I decided to make another cut on the cork butt of a fishing rod that is too long for what I’m doing with it. To keep from over cutting, I took 2-1/4” off last month and glued a rubber tip on the rod - decided to take off another inch and cut the cork diameter down to use a smaller diameter rubber tip (not so bulbous). My Sheepfoot blade on a Case 6332 handled both chores just fine - a pocketknife is a handy thing! OH

For some reason, on all my Stockmen, whether it be a Small Stockman, Medium, Large or even a Jumbo; the Sheepsfoot is the blade I mostly find myself using. Only when it's really heavy, like cutting through a large piece of rope, do I deploy the large blade.

[Case XX 6383]

trimming failed tape off of a 53' trailer to fix a patch that was hit again

[Steve Warden]

trimming failed tape off of a 53' trailer to fix a patch that was hit again

Aluminum tape?
We used that on the aircraft.
Stuff will cut the living daylights out of ya if you're not careful!

[Old Hunter]

Cutting the tube of silicone adhesive in progressively bigger openings to caulk a crack that has opened up between the bathtub and the tile floor (that crack sucked up some caulk!). That job done I decided to make another cut on the cork butt of a fishing rod that is too long for what I’m doing with it. To keep from over cutting, I took 2-1/4” off last month and glued a rubber tip on the rod - decided to take off another inch and cut the cork diameter down to use a smaller diameter rubber tip (not so bulbous). My Sheepfoot blade on a Case 6332 handled both chores just fine - a pocketknife is a handy thing! OH

For some reason, on all my Stockmen, whether it be a Small Stockman, Medium, Large or even a Jumbo; the Sheepsfoot is the blade I mostly find myself using. Only when it's really heavy, like cutting through a large piece of rope, do I deploy the large blade.

I know what you mean - the Spay on most of my Stockman users is pristine, the Clips are a bit worn, but the Sheepfoot blades are definitely worn!

[Case XX 6383]

trimming failed tape off of a 53' trailer to fix a patch that was hit again

Aluminum tape?
We used that on the aircraft.
Stuff will cut the living daylights out of ya if you're not careful!

I would have said yes but apparently not. nothing sharp about this. just sticky and shiny

[jmh58]

Today, I belt carried a Mora Eldris I normally do not carry fixed blades into public, but Tractor Supply definitely ain't Walmart; and most people don't care. Besides, I'm in a big outdoorsman area. I live in VA--while dirks, daggers, bowies, and autos are not allowed (as well as machetes); but no length limit. WV--3.5" or under concealed; anything open. However, I take that myself as being the limit regardless. Tennessee, I can carry anything; but try to keep it reasonable and light-duty, since all I do is typically go to Bristol and the Tri-Cities shopping once or twice a summer.

Opened some new screwdrivers. I keep losing bits; but I like having screwdrivers stashed in a lot of places. I used to have the Teeny Turner years ago, but lost nearly all the bits. The bigger one, nope. I do like it quite a bit. Picquic makes their screwdrivers in Canada, the bits in Taiwan. At least not China... My 6-in-1 is a USA Channellock, but I needed a few more bits. Unfortunately, being Canadian, they skimped on T10 and T15 for Robertson on the big driver.


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New boots, and I cut the elastic and tags off. My Muck Chores had shredded foam on the calves for about a year. No big deal. Couple weeks back, they started leaking in the spring box--the rubber lower part had come unglued from the foam calf. And besides, I hated slipping all over the place with the tread in both these, and my cheaper Servus. I picked these $45 Itasca as I cannot blow another $100 on Muck to only last 2 1/2 years with moderate use. They also have aggressive mud tread; meaning no more embarassing falls.

IMG_2020-03-01_11-53-31.jpeg


Opened up four bags of feed for the sheep.

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Eldris under water..
John

[Case XX 6383]

making a painter's mouth. 1st one in 10+ years trying to figure it out

[royal0014]

making a painter's mouth. 1st one in 10+ years trying to figure it out

OK, I'll show my ignorance here ...
What is a 'painter's mouth, how is it used ??

Google failed me ... it only showed persons who paint holding a brush in their mouth


Darn knice knife, btw

[doglegg]

Chris, you are not alone in your question.

[Case XX 6383]

making a painter's mouth. 1st one in 10+ years trying to figure it out

OK, I'll show my ignorance here ...
What is a 'painter's mouth, how is it used ??

Google failed me ... it only showed persons who paint holding a brush in their mouth


Darn knice knife, btw

papaw showed me how to make these. you blow on it and it makes a loud noise. no rhyme or reason

[doglegg]

Thanks Case XX, very cool. Saw something I had never seen before.

[treefarmer]

The "painter's mouth" reminds me of a thing my old uncle made when I was a little boy. He called it a "bull roarer". It made a loud noise when he swung it around in a circle. Can't remember much about it as I was very young. I think he said it was against the law to use one where they used to live in either KY, OH or WV. He said the noise would agitate a bull on an adjacent farm and cause trouble. He was telling this from his boyhood experiences, he was born in 1900. Maybe , maybe not.
Treefarmer

[Rotten]

Slicing open road core sample bags.

[Stanwade]

Will you have to sharpen that one tonight now? First glance I thought your picture was head cheese LOL

[Rotten]

Will you have to sharpen that one tonight now? First glance I thought your picture was head cheese LOL

Nah, I'm only slicing the bag and I'm very careful not to hit the core.

[Stanwade]

Okgood deal Trace..

[Case XX 6383]

lunch duty