Another creation from a square yardstick...

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I have been stockpiling square yardsticks since I have undertaken my new passion of making holiday creations from this new media.

As I have said, all of sticks I am finding are made from basswood. I have about 15 sticks in my inventory right now, and they range from virtually new sticks...

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As far as basswood, there is no better place than Heinecke, hands down, period.

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We had 'Thundersnow' 2 nights ago. It is like a real, old fashioned summer thunder storm, with lightning, but with snow instead of rain! I have only seen this one other time, at it was over 40 years ago during a blizzard!

Highs for the last two days in the teens with wind...pretty darn...

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Great to have you on the Forum!! On an outdoor note...I loved your video on vapor barrier socks for cold temps! I am going to have to try it next fall on my whitetail hunting expeditions!

I have been using the Shipley mixture for 20 years, and the only issue I have with it is that it...

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How about the tiny underwater treadmill to study the travel habits of shrimp...look that up...taxpayers spent almost $500,000 on that little gem of a study

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Looks like he got ahold of the wife's underwear, slippers and robe!

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I use Mike Shipley's method of Boiled Linseed Oil and Raw Umber oil paint mixed together. It really softens the colors. I really like Doug Outside's videos, but I am not sure on his method of antiquing...I guess to each his own. This method I use antiques as well as preserves your carvings.
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Saw the first one of these at a County Fair a couple of years ago. Was a 4-H project...very cool idea!

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That is a really nice, clean little carving!

I live in an area here in Kansas that has a lot of Russian/German immigrants, myself being one. I am used to a hammered Dulcimer in our local Polka bands, so I have not seen a Dulcimer like that!

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Cold and windy here in Kansas. High of 25 yesterday with 20 mph winds...today we will see 40, and it feels like a heat wave! Supposed to be 60 this weekend.

Our drought is broken here...8-10 inches of rain last October and several more inches since then have us wet, wet and wet. Not...

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Hate to answer a question with a question, but will acrylic paint stick to something that has been lacquered???

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Most cut resistant gloves are just that, cut and slice resistant. They are not really 'punch' resistant...what I mean by that is that a gouge, knife point or V-tool MAY go through the glove with enough force.

A $12.00 filet glove from WalMart or any outdoor sports good store is great for...

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That is a great idea, too. Van Dyke's Taxidermy Supply is the big player in that arena. They are owned by Cabela's and now Bass Pro Shops. I would suspect they get their lifelike water stuff from Woodland Scenics...which by the way is a great company. All of their stuff is American made in Miss...

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The only knives I have seen that are Chinese made that are as good as USA made products are Outdoor Edge--I use them a lot for my deer and upland bird hunting knives. I will buy a USA made Buck knife over a Made in China version any day. I have one Made in China carving knife, and that is a RoughRider...

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I am not a student of steel, but I do know that my Mike Shipley, Helvie and Deepwoods Ventures knives are the bomb! The Helvie and Deepwoods knives hold an edge and do shine.

I got a RoughRider knife from Buffalo Bif, and it is really, really carving sharp and shines as well.
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I agree with Mike...he carves enough, and if he doesn't like it, take heed! One thing I will say is that I bought the FlexCut Tri-Jack Pro...worst $90.00 I ever spent. I ended up giving it to a boy scout troop to help with their carving merit badge, WITH the qualifier that they need to change the bevels...

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This is kind of a follow up to the tool tote thread below...I had commented on how I use a Plano tackle box for all of my tools, but take a small bag when I go on vacation.

If any of you have a Bass Pro Shops/Cabela's in your area, they have a Gear Bag with 6 pockets and pretty good sized...

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I am the poster child for finding out you only buy quality once...the best advice I can give you is to check out the 3/4" OOC Tools detail knife, and Deepwood's Venture's scalpel knives. I have both of DW scalpel knives and the 3/4" OOC Tools knife. They are my go to's on small projects with...

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There is a subscription service that backs up your hard drive on your home computer to the cloud...I think it costs around $50.00 per year. I would think this would be the perfect example as to why a person should have this.

IF the person did have the ability to do this remotely, you could...