I think that horn/sinew Japanese thing you saw was the same as I did - I thought the finished products were beautiful ! I'm pretty sure the japanese swordswiths do alot of their work sitting/squatting as well, and so do the sword polishers different world, I guess...by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Cool stuff If you want super corrosion resistance, I think McFeely's sells star-drive, heat treated stainless screws.... The coated deck screws seem to work pretty well - I've repaired gates at my parent's house ( quarter mile from ocean) with them and still good after 10 years..by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Haha huge deer AND huge hounds - sounds like an upcoming horror film...... I saw something recently about handmade bows that looked "high end" - will see if I can find it Think they might have been from Japan or Taiwan....by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
HAppy Birthday !by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
WOW ! Now, THOSE are some STUDS - heheby joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Wow - that's not bad $-wise considering.... Used to stop at Pedro's on the way to Fla for Spring break......they only have signs for a couple hundred miles or so.....by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
good luck Gary! hope the worst passes you by.....by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Love those dragon scales !!!!!by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Sorry to hear this ! Sadly, lots of driving is one of the worst things you can do to your back.....not that you have a choice, though ! Good Luckby joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
A great start for sure.....bet the buildings look smaller once all the machines move in......haha Just don't get lost in there...by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
No offense taken Gary I'm sure some Ping Pong nuts will point out that what I played in the basement in college while "happy" is nothing like Olympic level TT - haha I am actually enjoying the Olympics....not so much the NBC Coverage. I think I'm just getting tired of talking heads with nothing to say. You are doing "olympic level" moving activities, I must say !!! I think NBC needsby joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Actually, having played water polo myself, and having a son who plays for BC, I can tell you that water polo is BRUTAL.....it is as tough as rugby - except you can drown Now Ping Pong..- I mean, yeah, those folks are great, but still....an Olympic sport? Why not darts - that takes skill too !by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
The airgun shooting is all over already....but it was all SMALLbore anyway...... maybe they should add "tractor rodeo".....by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Tractors are great workhorses.....and fun too! Happy 4th everyone!!!! Like the rest of you, I am proud to live in this great country...even if sometimes we have reason to shake our heads. At the end of the day...no place I'd rather be !by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Gary That is AWESOME news - I am very happy for you and Kelly!!!! Now you won't need to go on vacation....you will be there! There is a Mayo Clinic branch In Jacksonville if I am not mistaken, so you should be able to hook up with good docs as well. Best of luck with the move and all that goes with it....now we will all have a reason to visit in the winter......by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
That IS really nice - yet another talent, on top of what is already a pretty impressive set great job so farby joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
What??? you were not doing wifi in the airplane??? Hey, it IS the 21st century, ya know? Alec Baldwin keeps his twitter going while on flights....no matter WHO asks him to stop - hahaby joebill - The Gear Shack
Happy Easter....and I'm sorry you had such a woeful flying experience ;-) good luck with the various travails ahead!!!by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Very nice work, Gary!!!! You DO like wood! You Like it, you really LIKE itby joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
WOW! That IS alot of posts......too bad most of us are not so diligent. Do you win a special prize - hahaby joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Yeah, it is a sad state of affairs when things that have always been OK and have lasted many years are now suddenly deemed "dangerous" or " not up to code" or whatever....usually by pinheads who couldn't build a Pinewood Derby racer ! "regulations" are all the rage now - mostly because they can be applied rapidly and without thought, and because it's hard to figure out who's accountable for whby joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
carving on welds...wow ! Talk about taking it to the Nth degree..... very nice Gary!by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Holy Cow !!!!! the return of the BISON !!!!!!! watch out for the stampede.....by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Very Cool WIP pictures Gary....sorry for the frustrations !!!!by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Kent, That was hysterical......and right on as well I find myself in full agreement with the rest of y'all.... it is AMAZING what idiots people are on the Internet, real Keyboard Kommandos!!!!!!! The instant gratification culture strikes again...and again......and again....... Sadly, I doubt things are going to get better as time marches onby joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Very Cool ! looks ....pebblely!!!by joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
as i look at it again, I see that my eyes are clearly getting older....it's definitely .568 unbelieveable shootingby joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Awesome group...but does that caliper read .568 or .668 ? still way under MOAby joebill - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
That is definitely wild ! HIgh humidity day? ( I mean, for "winter") makes the slugs look like little cruise missles !by joebill - Video Library