JonB
Halcyon member
Nice hat, JonB, but I think your Cat hat has more panache
My Cat Fur Hat isn't as warm as the Marten fur hat
so waht ya doin today?
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My Cat Fur Hat isn't as warm as the Marten fur hat
JonB
Halcyon member
Long story...
I visited my Alaska relatives in 1997 in Aniak (My Great uncle married into the Yupik tribe in the 1930s) I stayed up there and fished Salmon for 2 weeks, and had the time of my life. Anyway, they brought me to a State Fair, which was more like a Rendezvous than a State Fair. Anyway, my cousin introduced me to a fellow and friend of his (the maker of this hat) at the fair...all his products were incredible quality of workmanship. I didn't get his name, I paid a crazy high price for this hat, but he claimed it takes 5 marten furs, and back then, they were going for $50 each. The hat is so warm, that I breakout in a sweat, unless it 5º F or colder, so there isn't many days I can wear it. I also bought a Walrus Tusk slice Bolo tie with a scrimshaw image of two bears.
More hat photos from different angles. The three tails on top is what sold me on this particular hat.
smokeywolf
Well-Known Member
Just got a new dial test indicator so I could better tram the mill. Head is now about .0005 out over 6” left to right but more like .0015 from to back.
Vise is nice and square.
Front to back isn’t the easiest to adjust on a square column mill so for now I will live with it.
Vise is nice and square.
Front to back isn’t the easiest to adjust on a square column mill so for now I will live with it.
https://www.brownells.com/reloading...luxe-caseholder-and-driver-set-prod45124.aspx
Get one of these and never have that problem again. Never do with muscles what you can do with electric motors.
Get one of these and never have that problem again. Never do with muscles what you can do with electric motors.
waco
Springfield, Oregon
Well good grief. I wouldn't have anything to complain about if I got that...
Ask your wife, she can teach you to find things to “complain” about.Well good grief. I wouldn't have anything to complain about if I got that...
But please leave me out of that discussion.
waco
Springfield, Oregon
Amen.....
CZ93X62
Official forum enigma
Thank you for the kind words, gents.
That IS a very nice hat! Nice enough to oblige me to move to a climate where I could get some use from it.
Once done at The Foundry, Marie and I needed a day outdoors. BADLY. We took a drive out to Banning, then up SR 243 into the San Jacinto Mtns. to Idyllwild. I was assigned to the Banning area as a patrol deputy from 1982-1987, and I am pretty familiar with it. LOTS of changes and growth over the past 32 years since I transferred downtown, for certain. Still some snow on the ground at 6,000 feet, and extensive devastation from serial wildland fires over the past 10-12 years. The vegetation doesn't get a change to re-generate--some grasses and shrubs just get established, and along comes another arsonist (usually) or an idiot misusing a heat source in dessicated country with low humidity--and it goes again. The forests in the West can't catch a break.
We drove next to Lake Hemet, and though it was a Friday the campgrounds were practically empty. Just a couple folks bait & wait fishing for trout. There are a TON of mule deer in the area, in years past I have drawn a 2nd tag for this Zone and taken two to date. More water and more grass in this Zone than in my usual Zone north of here, so these deer taste better. The largest deer I have ever seen in CA I saw at 3:30 A.M. on duty during deer season in 1984. I planned on hunting after work anyway and had the rifle and gear in my truck at the office. My sergeant at the time (Pat Jordan, a fine man) was also a strident hunter, and he met me with his gear about half an hour after I arrived from the office, glassing intently. We cut his tracks--and those of his herd of does. Double-backs, hop up on rocks, dive under manzanita and sage--not this deer's first rodeo, obviously. I hunted HARD with Pat all day--track soup for dinner. I had the next 2 days off, Pat joined me the third day on this holy mission--and didn't see any fur move. That is hunting, though.
Marie and I drove down the mountain and into Palm Desert, looking for bighorn sheep on our way down SR 74. None today. There WERE about 50 Porsches coming UP the hill from Palm Desert, all newer models with those weird 4-element headlamps on each side of their front clip. Some sort of rally for the idle rich and the perpetually-bored frostbacks that infest the Low Desert this time of year.
We stopped at Jensen's Market in Palm Desert to pick up some pastries for weekend breakfasts and desserts. REALLY GOOD GOODIES. I got an apple coffee cake, Marie bought The Hostess Cupcake From Hell. Picture said Hostess product, only the size of a large bran muffin. Dark chocolate frosting, devil's food cake, and write cursive icing across the top--"Jensen's". Uber-decadent.
As darkness came on, we headed homeward and got Baker's tacos and burritos for dinner. We had those at home and polished off the cupcake, then gave the coffee cake a try. Most excellent. I took enough insulin to keep the sugar monster at bay, and now we will settle in and watch Live PD--with Marie tellling me to SHUT UP at least twice an hour before I "Spoil the surprises". Yes, dear.
That IS a very nice hat! Nice enough to oblige me to move to a climate where I could get some use from it.
Once done at The Foundry, Marie and I needed a day outdoors. BADLY. We took a drive out to Banning, then up SR 243 into the San Jacinto Mtns. to Idyllwild. I was assigned to the Banning area as a patrol deputy from 1982-1987, and I am pretty familiar with it. LOTS of changes and growth over the past 32 years since I transferred downtown, for certain. Still some snow on the ground at 6,000 feet, and extensive devastation from serial wildland fires over the past 10-12 years. The vegetation doesn't get a change to re-generate--some grasses and shrubs just get established, and along comes another arsonist (usually) or an idiot misusing a heat source in dessicated country with low humidity--and it goes again. The forests in the West can't catch a break.
We drove next to Lake Hemet, and though it was a Friday the campgrounds were practically empty. Just a couple folks bait & wait fishing for trout. There are a TON of mule deer in the area, in years past I have drawn a 2nd tag for this Zone and taken two to date. More water and more grass in this Zone than in my usual Zone north of here, so these deer taste better. The largest deer I have ever seen in CA I saw at 3:30 A.M. on duty during deer season in 1984. I planned on hunting after work anyway and had the rifle and gear in my truck at the office. My sergeant at the time (Pat Jordan, a fine man) was also a strident hunter, and he met me with his gear about half an hour after I arrived from the office, glassing intently. We cut his tracks--and those of his herd of does. Double-backs, hop up on rocks, dive under manzanita and sage--not this deer's first rodeo, obviously. I hunted HARD with Pat all day--track soup for dinner. I had the next 2 days off, Pat joined me the third day on this holy mission--and didn't see any fur move. That is hunting, though.
Marie and I drove down the mountain and into Palm Desert, looking for bighorn sheep on our way down SR 74. None today. There WERE about 50 Porsches coming UP the hill from Palm Desert, all newer models with those weird 4-element headlamps on each side of their front clip. Some sort of rally for the idle rich and the perpetually-bored frostbacks that infest the Low Desert this time of year.
We stopped at Jensen's Market in Palm Desert to pick up some pastries for weekend breakfasts and desserts. REALLY GOOD GOODIES. I got an apple coffee cake, Marie bought The Hostess Cupcake From Hell. Picture said Hostess product, only the size of a large bran muffin. Dark chocolate frosting, devil's food cake, and write cursive icing across the top--"Jensen's". Uber-decadent.
As darkness came on, we headed homeward and got Baker's tacos and burritos for dinner. We had those at home and polished off the cupcake, then gave the coffee cake a try. Most excellent. I took enough insulin to keep the sugar monster at bay, and now we will settle in and watch Live PD--with Marie tellling me to SHUT UP at least twice an hour before I "Spoil the surprises". Yes, dear.
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freebullet
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Tumble lubed some more 9, sounded easy, & it was. 
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I haven't seen any Porsches lately, but I did see an Audi in the ditch. For some reason in my areas the "wannabe" wealthy snobs (anything north of $100K in this area.) have Audi's or Benz. They seemt o enjoy hitting deer and finding themselves in the ditch same as us po' folks.
The warm weather left us and yesterday was very windy. Temps about 30F, but the wind was running about 25-30mph. Couldn't get much done. The local weather was calling for lake effect (Lk Ontario) south of us but we're definitely getting a bunch of it. They did one of those "Blast from the Past" bits on the news last night. 1993 I think, town about 60 miles south of us had over 7 FEET of snow in 22, not 24, but 22 hours!. Fun!
Hope to play lumberjack in the woods today.
The warm weather left us and yesterday was very windy. Temps about 30F, but the wind was running about 25-30mph. Couldn't get much done. The local weather was calling for lake effect (Lk Ontario) south of us but we're definitely getting a bunch of it. They did one of those "Blast from the Past" bits on the news last night. 1993 I think, town about 60 miles south of us had over 7 FEET of snow in 22, not 24, but 22 hours!. Fun!
Hope to play lumberjack in the woods today.
