I dunno, you and Shawn with all the manly talk and then BBS shave talk. Really seems like you should be burning your whiskers off with the blow torch, or scraping them off with an axe while you watch the tree fall. Lets keep the manly theme going!
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An Unexpected Journey: A Newbie's Walk In Wet Shaving
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Dave in KY
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Good stuff Mike. My wife is the same way now.
See... and you just thought I was nuts back when I first brought it up.
I thought the whole shaving thing was a little bit out there when you first brought it up, but now I'm right in the tent with everyone else! Actually, I think men lost shaving skills and understanding the necessity of a great shave so that's why we seem weird to the outside world. 50-100 years ago we would be perfectly normal.
It is an art. I'm no Picasso at it either. I generally can get a tree to fall where I want it, but the tree is a living thing and you just don't know what it's going to do sometimes. I cut the wedge out of one Saturday and then the relief cut from the back and it didn't move. That feeling makes your we wee tingle a little because you don't know what's happening. Turned out I just needed to give it a little more cut and she went. I was dang near all the way through with that cut and I don't like to get that close.
I took pictures of the build site last night and will post them here at some point. I got busy last night cutting arrow feathers for my upcoming arrow class at the local historical society. I have 7 students coming so that's 21 feathers to prep. I still have to cut the nocks in the arrows and slot the other end for the points. I basically have them assemble the arrow, otherwise it would be a 2 day class.
Chain saws are fun but you can get in trouble in a hurry. Go to youtube and search for chainsaw fails. My Dad knew a guy cutting a branch above his head (big no-no) and the chainsaw kicked back hitting him in the forehead. It made a mess of his sinuses, nose, and face in general. Kick-back happens so fast you've lost something or have a life threatening wound before it registers that it's happened. Still want to use a chain saw Dave
I will say, nothing grows chest hair like using a chainsaw
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Bounced one off my leg while running once.......................tore them jeans up and minor blood as I was fortunate.....Chain saws are fun but you can get in trouble in a hurry. Go to youtube and search for chainsaw fails. My Dad knew a guy cutting a branch above his head (big no-no) and the chainsaw kicked back hitting him in the forehead. It made a mess of his sinuses, nose, and face in general. Kick-back happens so fast you've lost something or have a life threatening wound before it registers that it's happened. Still want to use a chain saw Dave
I will say, nothing grows chest hair like using a chainsaw
Glad it was minor Dave. I know it only takes one good scare like that for a guy to gain respect for the chainsaw. If not careful, a guy could really lose a finger you know
What the heck happened to me then? I used to climb trees, rig them up and piece them down around houses. That's above and beyond dropping them from the ground with one cut and I still don't have a lot of chest hair.....I will say, nothing grows chest hair like using a chainsaw
Here's some pictures of the cabin build site mostly cleared with some test piers in place to get a feel for things.
This is the site looking west. Obviously the tree stump will be going, but it's a darn handy thing to have around while working.
Here's the view looking east
Here's the view looking north
This is the site looking west. Obviously the tree stump will be going, but it's a darn handy thing to have around while working.
Here's the view looking east
Here's the view looking north
What the heck happened to me then? I used to climb trees, rig them up and piece them down around houses. That's above and beyond dropping them from the ground with one cut and I still don't have a lot of chest hair.....
No mammoth painting.....chest hair feeds off it
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
That is an art I admire. Watched a Spanish fellow that was like Tarzan in a tree at the house next to ours when we live in Knoxville, TN. He had mad skills.What the heck happened to me then? I used to climb trees, rig them up and piece them down around houses. That's above and beyond dropping them from the ground with one cut and I still don't have a lot of chest hair.....
I'm pretty sure the Lorax would approve of a tree in the middle of my cabin, but he'd be the only one.
Decent shave this morning. MW Sandalwood Vanilla and the usual set-up otherwise. I did jack the Variant up to 4.0 for the first pass and that seemed to give me the cut I was looking for with the Feather blade. I'm wondering as the Feather is in use if I can crank up the aggressiveness of the Variant? I'll try it and see what happens. Shaving around my bullet wound might be tricky with that high of setting......just kidding and thought it might get some of you awake Today I used the SR on the 2nd pass and didn't see much of a difference in my shave. I didn't push it much this morning though. I must say, it's getting harder to tell what kind of a shave I get because of all the manual labor I'm doing on the cabin site. My hands are getting their callouses back so I have to use the back of my hand to get a feel for how smooth my face is.
On the personal side, I finished all the arrow kits for my arrow class on Saturday. 7 arrow shafts, 21 feathers, & 3 flint points. Doesn't sound like a lot, but I have to cut the nocks in by hand and fit the metal / flint points to the shaft. The shafts all have to be sanded, stained, and a coat of poly put on them. Cutting the feathers involves splitting the quill, trimming the quill, and trimming each feather to match the other 2 that will accompany the arrow shaft. You can only use feathers from the same wing or the arrow won't fly straight, so there's some time spent finding similar turkey feathers. I also had to strip enough sinew so each student can secure their point on with real deer sinew. 3 lucky students will get a real flint point because the class number jumped after I ordered the supplies.
For those interested in the process of pounding and stripping sinew, here's a quick video. Sinew can come off the backstrap of the deer or elk or moose, heck every animal has sinew. It also comes from the Achilles tendon of the animal.
Today I used the SR on the 2nd pass and didn't see much of a difference in my shave. I didn't push it much this morning though. I must say, it's getting harder to tell what kind of a shave I get because of all the manual labor I'm doing on the cabin site. My hands are getting their callouses back so I have to use the back of my hand to get a feel for how smooth my face is. On the personal side, I finished all the arrow kits for my arrow class on Saturday. 7 arrow shafts, 21 feathers, & 3 flint points. Doesn't sound like a lot, but I have to cut the nocks in by hand and fit the metal / flint points to the shaft. The shafts all have to be sanded, stained, and a coat of poly put on them. Cutting the feathers involves splitting the quill, trimming the quill, and trimming each feather to match the other 2 that will accompany the arrow shaft. You can only use feathers from the same wing or the arrow won't fly straight, so there's some time spent finding similar turkey feathers. I also had to strip enough sinew so each student can secure their point on with real deer sinew. 3 lucky students will get a real flint point because the class number jumped after I ordered the supplies.
For those interested in the process of pounding and stripping sinew, here's a quick video. Sinew can come off the backstrap of the deer or elk or moose, heck every animal has sinew. It also comes from the Achilles tendon of the animal.
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Wow I was way behind...great stuff Mike! You've been a busy man, sounds like the hip is healing up nicely. 
Wow I was way behind...great stuff Mike! You've been a busy man, sounds like the hip is healing up nicely.
Yeah man, I've been busy. I've had to step back a little with the hip but it's feeling pretty good this week.
