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Ok, pneumatic engravers are really, really awesome. They smoke everything else.

Should have been Klein.

Holy crap, that creeper is the coolest thing I've ever seen.

Just finish it and see if you have a problem with it. Or is it still in the design phase?

Lucky. I'll be traveling for work till about 6pm on Dec 31 and then again at 6am on Jan 1.

Those kind of knives tear my hands up when reaching into my pockets

I've got a 10" Henckles? chefs knife that I love, the woman just grabs whatever knife is available. I do try to keep them fairly sharp though so they aren't butter knives.

L-6 is some sturdy shit. Corrosion becomes an issues however. I'm not familiar with good ways to keep working knives corrosion free. My Japanese kitchen knives use steel from a company called PowderMetal I think. One is "blue" and the other is "white". I think the Shun top knives use similar metal but then sandwich it with stainless. In those I keep them oiled like crazy. But one time I must not have completely covered one of them. It has the smallest patch of corrosion. Made me furious. I think that if you handle these steels right you can get them to patina and not worry so much about rust.The edge is a differrnt story though. The other option would be to ceracoat it. I worry about sharpening something with ceracoat ruining my stones however. Speaking of real knifes. The soon to be W and I are looking to have someone buy us some pots, pans and knifes. I need to become an expert and then find a place that people would buy them from. Knives are easy. Buy what fits your hands and cutting styles. For most people this includes: - Chef's knife of some type -> spend 80% of your budget here as you should use it 80% of the time - Pairing knife -> here sharper isn't always better. It is more comfortable to use a Wusthoff in your hand than a really sharp Japanese blade. Save some money, get a reasonable blade with a handle that is appropriate - Bread knife -> serrated and reasonable. Doesn't even have to be that comfortable - Filet/boning knife -> if you don't do either of the tasks, don't bother. If you do, up your budget as you need to drop at least $50 to get a reasonable one. ONLY shop at kitchen stores that will let you cut, teach you how to sharpen & maintain. It is WORTH paying a lot extra for that service. Bring in a bag of carrots and cut them up. When I bought my 10" I julienned or minced 3 huge bags of carrots in the store. Shame I've never found one of those stores around here.

I've got one of these in my pocket right now. http://kershaw.kaiusaltd.com/knives/knife/g-10-leek

Good man.

I am out of PBR. Tis my normal beer.

Breckenridge oatmeal stout here.

Nothing like a stupid looking Fiat to go fast.

I think an engine swap would do well for it.

Same. On the topic of a garage, I have been gifted a '64? Fiat 1500 convertible, red, restored ~20 yr ago, sat in a garage since and rarely driven.

I have a 50 1.4? for my ole film camera. So nice.

If they aren't tech or flashlight folks, look at AA battery ones. I like Fenix e21 model.

I like Kershaw Blur or chive, don't remember which the s70v blade I think.

Never heard of Rip It.

Chiltons? I've found they pretty well suck for the questions I have.

I don't see a reason to not blame ze germans.

Anyone who needs/uses iron on patches for denim/clothes you need to get some WearGard patches. I have seen the tests and they smoke the competitors stuff. http://www.weargardpatches.com/

Tis a Red Panda.

I'm running stock everything in the ole Turd, err, Ford.

Yep, brown some ground beef, toss in can.