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Funny stuff ..... even though I wasn't in the Navy.

What's a matter doc? Don't like my terminology? :laugh: "The rabbit comes out of the hole, goes around behind the tree and then back into the hole." It's not too technical for ya, is it? And no I can't tie it one handed, but you can bet I just started practicing!

Hey Junkman - Thanks for the pics! I don't typically add a secondary knot to my bowlines...but then I'm not hanging upside down from them in the dark 300 feet underground either!

For me, reading the books and learning all the definitions is part of the fun. I figured for this, it was just about teaching a few knots that might come in handy for some folks in their everyday life. I planned to sneak in the terminology over the first couple of lessons. Feel free to jump...

I had the chance to take a few pictures, so thought I would post the first lesson. The cavers/climbers also know this knot, but probably tie it differently. It is an easy knot to tie, it can be used for all kinds of situations and you can get it out even after it is wet and under strain. Ok...

Ok Doc...I hear ya....Everything on a boat has a different name (head, deck, bulkhead, stern, bow, etc). Got it. :D Only lines and sheets (a line that is attached to a sail, is a sheet.) To answer your other question, I have done some splicing and some lashing, made a few "bell-pulls" and...

I've had a fascination with knot tying for a while and have learned a few that really come in handy. I thought I would offer a couple of short lessons in knot tying if anybody is interested. I learned a whole bunch of them, but you really only need to know a couple. The all-purpose knots can...

In the finest of stage traditions... Break a leg!

BF - that's a 2-part epoxy mixed in a clay-like substance. It's actually pretty cool stuff. I don't know about all the applications they show on the infomercial, but I have used the stuff. One of the special properties it has is that it will still cure even when wet. We have some bad caulk...

I was following a thread in the humi forum about making trays for single storage and there was some discussion about glue. There was lots of good advice there and I thought it might be helpful to provide "glue basics" for some folks... There are many different kinds of glue and they aren't...

I've had a few of these in the past and thought they were pretty good, so I picked up a box of them back in August. Just today I got around to smoking my first one. I was out in the shop putzing around, so I clipped it with my shop cutter (a cheapie) and then couldn't find my lighter. I used...

You can't really appreciate the weather until you have an "outside" job... I worked outside for the first couple years of my working career.... You'll never look at the sun the same until you've lived and worked outside in Texas during the summer. Did I mention that we didn't have air...

Rather than start a new thread, I thought I would add my review to this one...hope you don't mind. I smoked a GC Espresso a couple of nights ago. I had purchased a 5-er from CBID a while ago but hadn't smoked one. The time never seemed right...they are reputed to be a strong cigar and I...

Hotel Info: Days Inn Newburgh West Point/Stewart Intl Airport 915 Union Ave/I-84 New Windsor, NY 12553 US Phone:845-564-7550 Fax:845-564-7560 I had trouble with Charlie's link. Here's the hotel web page

I always carry a knife of some kind. My good knife is a Chris Reeve Mnandi (link). I like a knife that I can clip to my front pocket (all my knives clip). The Mnandi clip is designed to look like a pen once it is clipped on your pocket. In my pocket, it looks just like a pen...very few folks...

To answer AVB's question....it's a framers setup. Typically each saw is set to cut 45 degree angles cuts (like what you'd need to make pictures frames) with each saw swung to the outside. That way it's fast....you can cut the left and the right just by sliding the frame piece. Each saw can...

I've been working on this for 6 months and it is finally coming together. Here's the pic: The story: My wife works in a store located in a local strip mall. One of the other stores was a picture framing store and the guy bought another store across town and consolidated both of his locations...

Very nice Christmas present for your family. Congrats!

Christmas came early for us this year. We bought the kids "car repair" this year (new tires for the boy, new CV boots for the girl) and my wife and I bought each other a new dinning room table and chairs. We got them from the unfinished wood furniture store, so I spent a couple of weeks...

I recently smoked one of the Legends Gray Labels and thought I would post a quick review. I have another one to smoke and may add some notes after I smoke that one. Here's an (edited version) of the CI spiel on the Gray Legend: Cusano - Gray Legends Cigar. A beautiful Connecticut shade...