Thread: The Butchered Blade

Originally Posted by NewellVW

I was gonna warn you about that! Had 2 arteries blocked 95-98% and 4 stents to clean up. After the procedure the nurses would yell at me to relax and get some sleep but I had Sooo much instant energy after opening those clogged arteries!!!!
I was in my 50's and figured I was slowing down cuzz I was gettin' old?! No, it was cuzz I had no freakin blood flow to my brain and body! It was like an instant energy boost and felt I was in my teens again!
Enjoy your new lease on life and take care of yourself! Flow Docs orders, take your Meds, improve your diet ( fast food only as an occasional treat ) and go for a nice long fall walk with the wife. I'm almost 10 years on and just had a stress test ( which sucks!! They push you hard ) and the staff was impressed with my stamina at 62 yo! Hang in there bro, this could be a new phase in life!

Newell

Thanks Newell. No problem with energy.
Just dont focus to well in the morn.
Always been the type to push myself to do more.
Life is short, and want to do as much possible while hear.

Note: life is a journey, not a destination.
The only thing you can take with you are the memories

Originally Posted by MikeB52

LOL,same reaction here. My wife met and fell in love with a man with a Selleck-esk type upper lip, she was quick to remind me. Had it my entire adult life until last Movember. Butchered that shave and felt/looked completely 'not me' for a month or so.
But it's for a good cause, fun to remind the wife I could look worse, hehe, and it seemed, the 'stache grew back in less 'frosty' when it did. So all things considered, I did it again this year. Without lacerations this time I might add!
It's cool you remember the Shumate vid as well, Thanks. That was that blades first shave ever and it rocked the whiskers. One of my fav's still!

Yeah my wife got mad when i shaved my chin this year (Her French tickler) [emoji6]
Told me she'd leave if I took the stache.
Did that once , before marriage.
Swore never again. Couldn't stand the feeling of it being gone, made me look like a geek too.

Hey my restoration gurus, a quick question. Just came across this Clauss in pretty nice condition but it has this weird, extremely hard black stuff on the blade edge? Tried acetone and mineral spirits and nothing even touches it?! Any ideas on what it might be and how to get it off?



Man, I'm never gonna get this pic rotation stuff figured out!

Okay I searched around, could have done that before asking, but your suggestions helped.
So novelty cutlery co. I looked on the Bay, only a few being sold there so I'll need to keep looking because I'm not inclined to cut down perfectly good scales to get a blade for these scales.
Like I said, if anyone has a good novelty cutlery blade that needs scales.. you are welcome to a set. I've got other projects piling up to the point of insanity!

Just got a W&B celebrated FBU with broken toe for a shorty project, I couldn't pass it up as I've always wanted a big chopper shorty!

Projects start back up this coming week!

Originally Posted by NewellVW

Hey my restoration gurus, a quick question. Just came across this Clauss in pretty nice condition but it has this weird, extremely hard black stuff on the blade edge? Tried acetone and mineral spirits and nothing even touches it?! Any ideas on what it might be and how to get it off?



Man, I'm never gonna get this pic rotation stuff figured out!

Need better pics. Is that bevel that wide? Are you using phone to take pics. If so turn your phone 1/4 TURN to the left then take photo, then back to upright position before submitting photo to forum.
That works for me.

I have ben trying to sign up for a few days now & even used my Facebook but they still want my postal code but that has been the main problem this whole time!!!!! It keeps telling me it is invalid!!!!

Might try cutting it off with a razor blade (utility type).
Looks like devil spit from photo

Originally Posted by outback

Need better pics. Is that bevel that wide? Are you using phone to take pics. If so turn your phone 1/4 TURN to the left then take photo, then back to upright position before submitting photo to forum.
That works for me.

Oh WOW, it looks like a super wide bevel!!! I know I'm crazy but I guess I'm going crazier.........................
Beautiful scales but if that is on the bay, I would be very cautious about that bevel.

That looks like a home ground bevel, to me. Might be the pic though. Is that devils spit lines? Corrosion, basically?
I see much hand sanding with wet sand paper in your future...

Originally Posted by outback

Doin good buddy. Still getting used to the affects of the drugs they put me on.
Feel like my late teen years,
Like i smoked a fatty.
By the afternoon i feel kinda normal, but the AM dose makes me feel high..
Kind of a space kaddet.

Perhaps if you switch medications and have some leftovers.....I'll gladly pay you Tuesday
A space 'kaddet' with a fatty....disturbingly interesting!