Shinto rasp

A real wood hog. the 11" shinto rasp is my most aggressive wood rasp.

this tool is more like a lattice of tough saw blades. the coarse side has 11tpi and the fine side has 25 tpi.

the lattice design keeps clogging to near impossible.

very durable and well worth the dollars.

Platte river

Coming to an end of a hot dry summer, the platte looks thirsty.

with temperatures getting cooler the chances of rain have increased.

east

east central

west central

west

on the I-80 bridge between lincoln and omaha @ 70 mph.

i wanted to see more of the rivers in nebraska and their relationship with the platte.

Length of shower

A one beer shower.

the seasonal beers are coming in. 

some are awesome and some are just entertaining.

this is one of those entertaining beers. more of a novelty of the season change.

Smith's axe & hatchet

Two farm tools ready for a tune up. 

the double bit collins homestead will be an easy fix. mostly a cleaning, still fairly sharp and needs to be rehung.

the hatchet was found buried in the ground. hard to know how long it was entombed.

will also do a vinegar bath on it to check the temper.

headless.

Boys on the deere

Boys taking turns steering uncle ed's tractor on a tour around the house.

pre tour pose

mac ready to role.

jack getting the levers in order.

lochlann with a little extra help.

Today's hatchets from yesterday

Forgot to post yesterday's hatchets.

hung two: a plumb and old stanley.

cleaned 4 heads: pulled from vinegar bath. 3 looked great the upper right head had a limited temper. i will put that one with the other inadequates (for some undefined future project).

the good three are ready for their next two grits of polish, sharpening, hanging, flash and then final polish.

8.18.12 hops

Will be able to harvest the next group of hops soon.

had to add a bit of the cloudy sky. we have had rain consistently throughout the dat.

makes the green, greener.