Triangle Area NC 27 Feb 2016 Get Together

http://straightrazorpalace.com/images/icons/icon1.png 27 Feb 2016 Get Together

It's Official!! Triangle Area Get Together 27 Feburary 2016 Carolina Brewery Pittsboro, NC about 10:30am until about 3:00pm

It will be mostly about honing but we may have a few few demonstrations about pinning, scale making, etc.. All are welcome. If you wish bring a few items you wish to trade, sell, give away and we will have time and space for that. However that isn't the main idea of the get together. Looking forward to seeing everybody then. Please advise either Nipper (Joe Neer) or Lindyhop66 (Robert Smith) if you plan on attending.

Yes, please let us know if you are coming. People with all levels of skill welcome.

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Guys if y'all do this in the spring or fall add me to your list I love riding in North Carolina then, and I need to go and see hidestoart. ( Kevin ). I would come but I,m in Texas for Charlie's meet I. A week. Tc

In a brewery no less. Woohoo. I love beer.


Mike

Not sure if I will have a hand turned brush by then completed but maybe the next meet to give away if we do a drawing! Working on wine stoppers now. But then again, maybe a hand made wine stopper would make for a great drawing gift as well!

We shall see. But plan on being there for sure.

I do have a stone I want you and Richard to look at Joe I bought some time back that was claimed/purported to be from the Thuringian quarry??? None the less, a great little stone I bought from Germany!

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Guys if y'all do this in the spring or fall add me to your list I love riding in North Carolina then, and I need to go and see hidestoart. ( Kevin ). I would come but I,m in Texas for Charlie's meet I. A week. Tc

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Hello TC-

I use to live in western NC and rode with a lot of co-workers all over TN, VA, KY, and into SC. I had a Triumph Tiger that I dearly loved. No longer ride but still have fond memories of tackling the "Tail of the Dragon"!

Yes it is a great place to ride, one of my favorite. Usually stay in Robbinsville, and take 3 days just putting around the hills, then go over the skyway back into Tn and home. Keep the shiny side up Tc

Small world! When I used to live in central Virginia (Charlottesville) I used to ride down the Blue Ridge Parkway into North Carolina quite a bit. It's been about 15 years since my last trip, 10 of them back home in New Hampshire working as a Harley tech. I'm retired now and don't ride anymore because of health issues, but I sure did love making that run!

I don't know yet if I can make the meetup, was planning on overnighting with my wife's cousin in Cary if I did. However Sunday is my mother-in-law's 87th birthday and I really can't miss that! I should know more of what the plans are by next weekend and will post if I can make it.

Here's my last ride, a 2006 FLHXI the day I rode her home:

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Small world! When I used to live in central Virginia (Charlottesville) I used to ride down the Blue Ridge Parkway into North Carolina quite a bit. It's been about 15 years since my last trip, 10 of them back home in New Hampshire working as a Harley tech. I'm retired now and don't ride anymore because of health issues, but I sure did love making that run!

I don't know yet if I can make the meetup, was planning on overnighting with my wife's cousin in Cary if I did. However Sunday is my mother-in-law's 87th birthday and I really can't miss that! I should know more of what the plans are by next weekend and will post if I can make it.

Here's my last ride, a 2006 FLHXI the day I rode her home:

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Hello sqz-

Love that shade of blue! My Tiger was very close to hat color as well just a tad lighter. Wish I could find my photos of that beast! Maybe I will and can post up.

Here she is in all her glory minus the hard saddle cases custom British Girl in a bikini I had on the them!!!!

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Health issues got me riding this one more than I like, but when the knee is acting up , I can still ride. TcAttachment 227834Attachment 227835
And when it don't hurt too much I ride 2 wheels
The pic of the trike is up on top of the Cheroholla Skyway if you look at the sign. Tc

The factory trikes just came out when I retired, worked on a few before hanging up the wrenches. I remember those Triumph Tigers when they came out, almost bought one! Here's my 2005 T100 that I used for rippin' around town when the dresser was too much:

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Okay.............here is what is in the making for a drawing/raffle minus the money donation. I will be preparing a banded boar 24mm knot brush in a spalted Tamarind hardwood.

Hope all that attend will like the design seeing that I have not figured that one out yet! It will even be a surprise to me and the lathe as well.

So Joe, hopefully this will be ready for the drawing in just over a week. I will post Friday the night before our meet the finished turned brush here on the page for all to see.

Thanks for putting this thread back on track Michael and thanks for your generosity

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Thanks for putting this thread back on track Michael and thanks for your generosity

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I just hope the attendees like what ever comes to fruition as well. I have a general idea but that is subject to change just when I get the wood mounted and the cutting tools in hand...:rofl2:

Is the event open to SRP newbies? I post a bit on the forum across the street, but I mostly stick to the facebook groups. A friend from there that's a member here told me about this get together, and I'd love to attend. I've been doing the straight razor thing since last May and have acquired a handful of cool, vintage blades, but my poor stropping skills are costing me an arm and a leg in honing costs. I'd love to get some in-real-life advice about stropping and honing if I can. :-)

I'm scared to death the USPS is going to lose these every time I send them out for honing..

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...psvbyqjeel.jpg

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I think I speak for the rest of the guys that it certainly is open to anyone who wants to attend. Everyone would be glad to have you.

Hi dudesweet157,
It's open to all skill levels and our hope is to pass on what we have learned. Look forward to seeing you there!

Great! I guess I'll see you guys there. I'll be the guy no one knows with the ridiculous moustache. :-)

Great! You'll recognize us by the third eye we all have in the middle of our foreheads.

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Originally Posted by dudesweet157

Is the event open to SRP newbies? I post a bit on the forum across the street, but I mostly stick to the facebook groups. A friend from there that's a member here told me about this get together, and I'd love to attend. I've been doing the straight razor thing since last May and have acquired a handful of cool, vintage blades, but my poor stropping skills are costing me an arm and a leg in honing costs. I'd love to get some in-real-life advice about stropping and honing if I can. :-)

I'm scared to death the USPS is going to lose these every time I send them out for honing..

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...psvbyqjeel.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...pszfsrvmf4.jpg

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Yes, please come. We'll show you how to strop, hone and whatever else you're interested in.

I'll be there! :-)

As I use to say when I lived in Asheville and was a regular at my ex-boss' cigar/pipe shop where a multitude of men of varying socio-economic variations hung out and swapped lies and embellished stories..............."We are an eclectic bunch aren't we!"