Drift outside the cab

dcyrilc · Apr 10, 2011

4shorts said:
Well the way I see it is not everyone in the forces are pilots or Navy seals and no matter what role an indavidule played in the forces they put themselves in harm to protect our rights and freedoms and I always like to thank them all. Sorry to hear your dad is no longer with us and I'd sure like to see a photo of a knife he built. On a side note. My son has been in Afganastan for over four months now. Sure wish he was back home. It's been a tough winter for his mom and I.

+1. Without beans, bullets, and bandaids the front line troops wouldn't be worth much for long. My point is that the different types of support positions are just as important, if not more so, than those on the front lines.

varmint · Apr 12, 2011

Paul: we're getting a bit off tractor issues here, I guess, but I hope you son comes home without getting hurt, physically or mentally. It's gotta be really hard to be in place where lots of people want to harm you, and lots more don't want you to be there. I have a difficult time understanding how we can succeed there, no matter how long we struggle, and no matter how much of our treasure, human and otherwise, we invest. The world is sure a messy place, and it seems to be getting worse, not better.
Now, it's time for you to post some interesting new projects!

4shorts · Apr 12, 2011

dcyrilc said:
+1. Without beans, bullets, and bandaids the front line troops wouldn't be worth much for long. My point is that the different types of support positions are just as important, if not more so, than those on the front lines.

So true and very well put my friend :thumbsup:

varmint said:
Paul: we're getting a bit off tractor issues here, I guess, but I hope you son comes home without getting hurt, physically or mentally. It's gotta be really hard to be in place where lots of people want to harm you, and lots more don't want you to be there. I have a difficult time understanding how we can succeed there, no matter how long we struggle, and no matter how much of our treasure, human and otherwise, we invest. The world is sure a messy place, and it seems to be getting worse, not better.
Now, it's time for you to post some interesting new projects!

I don't mind being off topic. I don't apply any rules on any of my threads. If it gets folks talking then that's a good thing IMHO. It is of my opinion that we will not win anything over there. As a matter of fact we're not even welcomed there. You can't change something that's been going on over there for thousands of years.

As for posting another project I will but the sad part or the best part depending how you look at it is all my next projects are related to a different type of machine and it will take me away from this site. I can hear all the clapping now and everyone saying "Thank the Lord" :laughing:

Spring time for me ends tractor time. Our tractor will soon be tucked away until October but I will try and drop by from time to time especially over in the welding section. Thanks for your concern for my sons. Much appreciated.

dcyrilc · Apr 12, 2011

Funny, the only 'clapping and everyone saying "Thank the Lord"' I can forsee is that which will occur after your return from your absense.

varmint · Apr 29, 2011

Don't know if anyone will even see this, since it's an old thread now, but I just found a photo of a knife my dad made in WWII (1944 it says on the blade) when he was in the navy ( I had written about his making knives here...) It was from a truck spring, which was thought then to be good steel for knives. The handle is aluminum and bakelite, two things he had as a navy chief in an aircraft propeller shop.

4shorts · Apr 29, 2011

varmint said:
Don't know if anyone will even see this, since it's an old thread now, but I just found a photo of a knife my dad made in WWII (1944 it says on the blade) when he was in the navy ( I had written about his making knives here...) It was from a truck spring, which was thought then to be good steel for knives. The handle is aluminum and bakelite, two things he had as a navy chief in an aircraft propeller shop.

Oh man that is some nice job on that knife! You must be so proud to have it. Your father had some talant my friend. I'd have it framed and hung in a special place. Love it. Sure appreciate you showing it to us. Thanks.
Paul

varmint · Apr 30, 2011

Actually, both my brothers have the knives he made back in the war... I have one he made for me around 1977 or so for Christmas. My brother keeps the one in the photo in his gun safe, so he must appreciate it! Our dad did a lot of fishing in Canada, and he wanted a good fillet knife, so he started making them again in the 70's. Of course, we found some hand made knife books, special alloy steel blade blanks and the like to give him once we knew he was interested. What always made me feel proud of him was the fact he hand shaped all his first knives. Maybe a wheel grinder, but that was it. He made his own 2" x 72" belt sander later on, which I have, and use a lot for metal stuff.