I Hate To Admit It, I'm A Hoarder!

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Lion... We had AFRTS in Vietnam and in Japan back in the mid-60's when I was over there. I think technology brought about the change from AFRS shortly after the Korean War or sometime thereabouts....http://rtd.cdbpdx.com/AFRS/AFRS_OneN..._GeneKrupa.mp3...

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No but for "Gosh Sakes", don't throw it out!...

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Tinwood.... You're absolutely correct. Apples don't fall far from the street. My Dad was a plumber/steamfitter/pipefitter and refrigeration mechanic. When I was a kid back in the 50's it was my job to keep our garage where he kept his tools and extra pipe and fittings organized. We never threw anything...

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Soggy.... If you live in Florida long enough, it's not if but when, you'll get baptized by a seagull!...

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I have a slew of Mike Shipley (OCCT) knives. They're good knives but my favorite was my two Allen Goodman knives. Since it's harder than pulling hen's teeth to replace a Goodman knife I've gone to Helvie which are now my favorites. They make a knife for every one and every purpose. They'll even take...

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Great to have you back Jim!

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Very, very, nice! My wife does needlepoint and has done a 12x14 replica of the Vietnam Wall and a 10x10 picture of two Panda's for me. I'm completely blown away by her talent and patience!...

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I can not tell a lie! Some of my non-ferrous nuts, bolts and screws are from my Navy days when I was aboard a minesweeper....

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Rob... This kind of construction would have a hard time passing US or Canadian building codes but it's just what the doctor ordered for Third World countries. https://insteading.com/blog/plastic-bottle-homes/...

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Soggy, that's my problem. I've been saying exactly the same thing for over 50-years!...

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Sappy...If it comes to that I'll let my boy take it in. Damn if I want to pick up a stray piece of metal in one of my tires....

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Bob.... Have you got any guys that run around the neighborhood collecting metal before trash day?...

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During my 54-years of "Adult" life I have hoarded!. There, I've admitted it. Starting back in the 60's I started saving every wood screw, nail, machine screw, nuts, bolts and other miscellaneous fasteners that anyone gave me or were left over from a project or piece of equipment I assembled...

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Been to Oahu a number of times back in the 60's. As a Quartermaster (navigation) Makapu Point and the Manana Island group sitting off the point were always our first landfalls and departure points. Anytime I want to go back I just put in an original Hawaii Five-O or Magnum P.I. DVD! Between the two...

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This is the second caricature sailor that I've carved. The one previously was with a seabag and I kept that for myself. This one with a bollard, seagull poop and a hawser I'm sending to my brother....

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Jakob.... "Maare" looks beautiful but out of place with all the surrounding fields and farms. 40,000 years ago is not a long time when you consider that the volcanoes on the Island of Hawaii has been spewing ash and lava for 400,000 to 600,000 years. With that said can scientists ever truly...

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Dileon.... You need to start your own information You Tube channel. With those photos and your comments you're ten times more informational than most of the other reporting sites. Please keep it up. I think I speak for the majority of carvers that have read your posts when I say ; Thank You very much...

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The set that I bought cost quite a bit less but is most likely made by the same manufacturer....

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Phil....Thanks for the info. I'll have to get out to the shed and put it on the buffer but I won't try to change the original grind now that I know it was made that way. I had intended to get to it this morning but our humidity is almost as high as the air temperature. We've got passing showers but...