Length of shower

Post work one beer shower. 

not just any beer but one that is specifically concerned about my hygiene.

and as all good men do, i listen to my beer.

ska brewing co!! from their website:

one of my favorite canned beers. a barrage of different hop sensations that are a guarantee to overwhelm you olfactory senses and kapow you parietal lobe.

Lockard axe final

Lockard's axe had its eye soak for 24 hours

&

the helve has been coated twice with tung oil.

Godzilla vs monster zero

The last night of summer time freedom 

&

jack was desperate to see an old godzilla movie.

Lockard's axe

Finished a quick tune up on Lockard's camping axe.

this axe is this is a general and all purposes axe (anything goes). 

in its recent past it has had many close encounters with the ground. 

wanted to clean it up, fix the edge, paint a stripe, and tighten up the fit and oil the handle.

i took this photo after removing some of the surface rust. the rust was light and came off easily. 

i had to remove the chips from the blade's edge and spend a good 25 minutes re-establishing the cutting edge. the brand new bastard file made shorter work of this procedure.

i left the angle less aggressive because it is mostly for spitting wood.

after the file work i used a stone and then a polish on the entire surface.

final step was a diamond file honing.

the end was split from being used as a club. i had to trim off a 1/2 inch of the doe's foot.

painted on a bore sight for a little visibility.

after adding two more wedges it is now soaking in linseed oil to get some moisture in the wood. 

after 24 hours in the linseed oil i will tung oil the handle the it will be ready for another bout with the field.

Camp hatchet & saw

The tried and true wood harvest tools. 

our house loves our tools and from rough work to detailing all have their value. 

i also spend too much damn time on websites/forums to see what other people carry. 

it tells a lot of what the individual wishes to convey to others.

as for these two, they always go with us on our camping trips. 

small and portable, capable of bigger jobs and some detailing.

because of my preference for carpenter's tools i have migrated to the carpenter's hatchet as my camp axe. 

i have especially found the hammer side to be invaluable on many occasions. 

about 17 years ago i switched to a japanese style branch saw. i had just won $1200 in a college art department competition and spent the entire lot on tools, including this exact style of saw. all purchased from japan woodworker. in fact that was my first venture into my lasting appreciation for quality japanese woodworking tools.

Rimfire!

It was an XXX rated cabela's day.

not sure what you saw but we sighted in on this:

the imagined carnage was horrible, will have to go to confession tomorrow.

Yesterday vs this summer

A hell of a summer with higher temps and dry skies. 

this 4 piece photo was taken 45 minutes west and a bit north from omaha. by the time it came to the city limits it parted right down the middle, yielding NO rain.

photos by my friend, dragonbettie@instagram

now these clouds were taken here in town

and finally

we had rain. not a lot, but dammit we got some.

photo by my friend dragonbettie@instagram