Thread: Life on The Edge, What Is The Same, What Is Different

Originally Posted by Whiskers

That's as far as I got.

Comparing human hair and wood is directly analogous to comparing apples to oranges.

Compare hair to hair ... wood to wood...

The latter comparison is science.


Being close doesn't cut it.

Ok, that one was bad ...

Whiskers,
It is a model and a very good one. Mice are not men but they are models used to test this drug and that. Now in total respect for your point, the final proof would be the drug being testd on the human and in our enjoyable discussion the razor against the whisker.(not you, your whiskers Whisker Did you do that on purpose? Clever handle)
Let's say you have a really sharp knfe and you just finished puting a real good edge and wanted to test it. Cut the apple, cut the orange. Are you able to learn something about you edge? Did not the apple and the orange give you feedback to determine if your edge is good? Hair and cellulose are more similar than you think. In nature a buffalo's horn is basically hair fused together.I have turned horn on the lathe and turned wood, more similarities than difference IMHO. But maybe you are right and the model does not work, but you will have to do some work to make me understand.
Mike

Originally Posted by Kingfish

Hair and cellulose are more similar than you think. In nature a buffalo's horn is basically hair fused together.I have turned horn on the lathe and turned wood, more similarities than difference IMHO. But maybe you are right and the model does not work, but you will have to do some work to make me understand.
Mike

When turning on the lathe, trade your chisel for a shave ready straight razor blade.

Shave with your woodturning chisel.

Heck, shave with an end grain plane.

Comparing turning horn and wood might be similar, sure.

How does that compare to the hair on my face??

My face is not rotating (except after alot of beer ha), especially when I shave.

Hair density? The hair on my face is no where even close to the density of horn.

skin vs wood ... Dude, need I say more?

Simply put, the relation is a distant stretch at best.

Originally Posted by Whiskers

When turning on the lathe, trade your chisel for a shave ready straight razor blade.

Shave with your woodturning chisel.

Heck, shave with an end grain plane.

Comparing turning horn and wood might be similar, sure.

How does that compare to the hair on my face??

My face is not rotating (except after alot of beer ha), especially when I shave.

Hair density? The hair on my face is no where even close to the density of horn.

skin vs wood ... Dude, need I say more?

Simply put, the relation is a distant stretch at best.

Good Lord Whiskers,

I have turned my head quick for special reasons, but never got the whole thing rotating!!!LOL You could be totaly right. That would be OK, 26 years of married in August, I sure do know how to be wrong
Mike

As I said to Olivia in the live chat .. I think I understand the essence of what you say . I don't understand some of the technical theory and comments in the whole thread -- but it's the essence thats the important thing ..


( I just know someone is gonna ask me what I percieve of it {check the irc logs LOL } )

Kind regards ... Garry

Some of the nicest guys are simply too shy

to add to my last post up there ^^:
So now I do the work on the synthetics and apply some natural make up later.