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    Matchlock Axe/Pistol

    Bruce, that wood is BEAUTIFUL. I would call it the "find" of the year! I like that barrel retainer setup. When you mentioned a dovetail cutter I was afraid you were talking about installing sights on the barrel! :D Not to harp on "Smaug", but I just found that another name for the...
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    Matchlock Axe/Pistol

    That quote is direct from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Now that I think about it, given the upcoming movie you'll have a hard time convincing anyone that you made the axe/pistol first and named it second if you call it "Smaug". :3: I have heard (in movies, etc.) it pronounced so it rhymes...
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    Matchlock Axe/Pistol

    That thing is making my head spin! I'm going to suggest 'Smaug' as a name. The old dragon boasted: "My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!" Seems like a good fit to me!
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    Another South Paw

    Wow, that's a gorgeous rig. Something a southpaw like me can drool over for hours. :D
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    Black rifle picture thread

    Aw, heck, thanks. But it's just a Krylon special! A man I respect highly said "I just degreased it and sprayed it with Krylon or muffler paint until it looked good" when asked about the finish on his AI AW rifle. Easy to touch up and costs next to nothing. My only goal was to keep the gun...
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    Black rifle picture thread

    Did somebody say "paint"? :D
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    Baby Bowie

    Looks like a frogsticker (as opposed to a pigsticker) to me. :D That's an awesome lil' bowie.
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    Gadzooks! New forum software is installed

    I think I'm going to have to shut off avatars and .sigs. too. My brain can't handle the syncopated flow with them in place!
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    Gadzooks! New forum software is installed

    First I'll state that this site is wonderful. As fine a group of people as you'll see anywhere and I'm grateful to the Big Boss for keeping the lights on. But...for most forums that I visit I have "New Posts Since Last Visit" as my bookmark. So most of the time I am looking at search results...
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    Custom 1911 .45 & Flipper

    Now yer talkin'!!! 2thumbs
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    Paragon Sports NYC Raided!!!

    I hate to say it, but this is NY. That place has been a lost cause for as long as I can remember.
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    The Newell .45 cal front loader

    Hot dang! Big, hi-rez pics, PLEEEEASE!!!!!
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    "Why is it that the intelligent are so uncertain and the ignorant so cocksure?"

    Well, I read this quote in another thread and it reminded me of a study done at my alma mater (sadly long after I departed). I thought you all might enjoy a little side-trip down Psychology Lane to read about the Dunning-Kruger Effect. 2thumbs
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    Quigley Down Under Knife???

    Love the Sharps and plan to get a single shot lever action of some kind in .45-70 someday, but the fighter-ish thing is cool too. You only see it in the opening credits. Looks like a hidden-tang fighter with a (stag? elk?) horn handle. Silver buttcap and guard. Obviously a stock removal...
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    Show your swords!!!

    Make it a 10ga Mr. Bump and you'll have my undivided attention. :D
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    OFFICIAL FIRST KNIFE PICTURE THREAD...

    My first, made by me with a little help from Tai Goo. OK, a lot of help. OK, I kinda mostly watched during the forging part. ;) My second and third, also made with Tai's patient assistance:
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    My first knife shown here...

    That's awesome. Did you heat treat it as if it was plain old 1095?
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    what stone do you prefer (oil, water or diamond)

    I was taught on oilstones so that's what I use. They work well for me, if I do my part. I have a tiny cheap-o 1" belt grinder but I would never use it for sharpening....too much room for error for a klutz like me. I use it almost exclusively for roughing out wood.
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    My most challenging knife to date

    That thing is amazing. Most people have enough to do with only one blade!
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