All About Pocket Knives

doglegg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 3:15 am It appears that drills have replaced hammers

dnHF25 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 10:25 am DE safety razor handles.

L to R

61g Above The Tie (ATT) Atlas
50g Charcoal Goods
30g Gillette Heritage
73g Game Changer HD
88g Timeless H7 Barber pole
20g ATT bamboo
79g iKon OSS

not pictured: 59g Blackbird

Colonel26 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:21 pm

doglegg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 3:15 am It appears that drills have replaced hammers

For the sawhorses they did. Simon is holding an impact driver and Jackson the drill. But rest assured, they are well versed in hammers and nails too.

I heard about a local roofing company that was in the middle of a job when the air compressor went out. The foreman told them to get out their hammers and it was a mess. They had to quit for the day because none of the young guys in the crew could use a hammer worth a darn. Pitiful huh?

doglegg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 3:43 pm

Colonel26 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:21 pm

doglegg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 3:15 am It appears that drills have replaced hammers

For the sawhorses they did. Simon is holding an impact driver and Jackson the drill. But rest assured, they are well versed in hammers and nails too.

I heard about a local roofing company that was in the middle of a job when the air compressor went out. The foreman told them to get out their hammers and it was a mess. They had to quit for the day because none of the young guys in the crew could use a hammer worth a darn. Pitiful huh?

Pitiful indeed Wade. As a kid, one of my most enjoyable activities was to drive some old nails in a 2X4, pull them out, straighten them and drive them back in. It was a little rougher on the thumb that todays video games.

WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2020 5:33 am

doglegg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 3:43 pm

Colonel26 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:21 pm

For the sawhorses they did. Simon is holding an impact driver and Jackson the drill. But rest assured, they are well versed in hammers and nails too.

I heard about a local roofing company that was in the middle of a job when the air compressor went out. The foreman told them to get out their hammers and it was a mess. They had to quit for the day because none of the young guys in the crew could use a hammer worth a darn. Pitiful huh?

Pitiful indeed Wade. As a kid, one of my most enjoyable activities was to drive some old nails in a 2X4, pull them out, straighten them and drive them back in. It was a little rougher on the thumb that todays video games.

Here here! So sad how much of my generation (not all by a long shot!), are so lazy today. Give me an hammer and pry bar any day, and I hate using an air nailer anyway, much prefer building with good ole hand tools.
Willy

doglegg wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:39 pm
WillyC, I wasn't building anything, just driving nails. Actually usually bending nails. But it was fun. I've never had much building ability and am usually envious of folks like djknife or yourself who do.

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:43 pm

doglegg wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:39 pm
WillyC, I wasn't building anything, just driving nails. Actually usually bending nails. But it was fun. I've never had much building ability and am usually envious of folks like djknife or yourself who do.

Ahhh, now I get it. Your user name refers to the shape of the nails you drive.

treefarmer wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2020 3:00 pm Y'all talking about bent nails brought to mind how resourceful my old uncle was when I was a little feller. He had a chunk of steel, more like a cube, maybe 3 or 4 inches with several holes drilled in it. This cube of steel was used as a small anvil on a work bench but it was also used as a "nail straightener". Reclaiming lumber called for pulling the old nails. The old nails were put in a bucket, for obvious reasons. Then when needed a bent, used nail could be retrieved, placed in the appropriate hole and straightened enough to reuse. I remember straightening lots of nails for him as a little boy.
Times were hard, Unkie was resourceful and he has provided me with a world of great memories!
Treefarmer

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:58 pm First snow of the year that has stuck.

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jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:56 pm

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:58 pm First snow of the year that has stuck.

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Better thee than me.

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 2:04 am Thank you Willy. I like the low rolling hills in this area. And your shot captures the beauty of a truly serious winter landscape.

treefarmer wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2020 3:00 pm Y'all talking about bent nails brought to mind how resourceful my old uncle was when I was a little feller. He had a chunk of steel, more like a cube, maybe 3 or 4 inches with several holes drilled in it. This cube of steel was used as a small anvil on a work bench but it was also used as a "nail straightener". Reclaiming lumber called for pulling the old nails. The old nails were put in a bucket, for obvious reasons. Then when needed a bent, used nail could be retrieved, placed in the appropriate hole and straightened enough to reuse. I remember straightening lots of nails for him as a little boy.
Times were hard, Unkie was resourceful and he has provided me with a world of great memories!
Treefarmer