Darren8306

Hey, Tilda! Welcome from northern Canada! Hopefully I'll get to see some of your collar designs.

That looks like a cool hobby. Some pals and I made up a small rocket stove and used it to forge a bit of aluminum. Looks like you have managed a lot more heat than that. Have you heard of the 'lost wax method' of casting? Ten or fifteen years ago, a youtuber copied it with the 'lost PLA method', allowing him to 3d print blanks, and cast complex shapes. Too much infrastructure needed to do anything like that in my teeny shop, but I hope to see more about yours!

Got a 'money clipper' template from Tandy, and tried a few versions of it. The hardware is a bit boring, but I haven't seen much different. Please feel free to share any criticisms, or especially suggestions for improving. Coarse language and abusive adverbs welcome, but please stick to gentle adjectives.

Beautiful work. Not the sling I usually see. Are they for a specific type of use? Beautiful work. Not the sling I usually see. Are they for a specific type of use? The hunting ones I've seen are all joined at 2 points.

Yeah, I had a pal ask me to make a bullet sleeve for the stock of his bear gun. I told him no thanks. Prefer to make wallets for now. If someone loses their money it isn't as devastating as a bear-gun being 'wrong' somehow.

oh, it sure would. It may be the best tech improvement to the woodstove since Franklin. Some pals made a very small one, and with twigs no bigger than my thumb, they melted a bunch of aluminum down to cast a 10 inch dragonfly ornament. I haven't got one yet, but it is also on my list. I kind of wonder how small it could be, while still re-burning the gasses...

I found a similar document, but from the RCAF and focusing on physical fitness. When I asked the Feds (air force) about it, they said it was out of copyright. I posted it online to share, after scanning and manually entering the text. You could likely get similar permission here, and as Al Zilla offered, several of us may be willing to help out. Looks like a terrific resource! Thanks for posting.

I'm sorry you are having discomfort, and that you had to say goodbye to your dog. I'm giving mine an extra hug right now. I'm sure she would let you do the same. She's a golden named Ethyl, and she likes old people. Getting old sucks, but not as much as all the alternatives. I'm glad you stayed and shared that with us.

I lived in both Edmonton and Calgary for years. I still drive (about 1000 miles) 1500 km or so south to visit family in Edmonton. The winters here are like the ones in Edmonton, but are long and cold. I love winter, and the summer heat, while a treat, is only good in short bursts. Currently we are at (61F) about 16C, and if I don't hurry up and get my run in early, it'll just get warmer.

Glad to hear it! I'll pour one this afternoon, and toast your (and your daughters) success

Didn't know you and your daughter were having such trouble, glad it's going well. Long drives can add stress to even the smaller medical issues. I just got back from driving my sweetheart to a medical check. First, we drove 5.5 hours away. There we placed the camper. Next day, we drove the remaining 11 or 12 hours south to Edmonton, then back a day later. All went well for her, and I got to stop in Tandy, and Buckskin. Honestly that might have stung more than the drive lol Good for you getting your own oil changed.

I've run with Alaskans who use a firearm as bear spray. Their method was to have the non-running partner pace the one training on a bike, carrying the extra weight. I don't remember which one they chose, but the one that had enough stopping power for their local hazards, was too much extra weight to run with regularly. Repeatability does sound like a critical piece, especially when it is so seldom used. My thought was the can having some kind of cover or 'glove', which itself mates with a belt or receiver on the person, also leaving room to carry it in hand (hand strap?) for short jaunts (5k run or small hike) or set it on a table in camp. A great place to wear it would be on the lower back, sideways, to be slid out with the dominant hand. (right in both our cases). This would allow the person running behind similarly easy access. That's likely the best place for running, minimizing bouncing would constrain it a bit further, perhaps fixing it at both ends of the can. While I can sometimes outrun my sweetheart, I hope my stubbornness prevents such. I know it prevents inviting others along on some of our romantic forest runs. Bringing along a 'bait-runner' isn't always practical, so I'll have to do my best with planning this. We run with belts already, for the dogs leash, phone, water bottle and whatnot, and the belt area can get busy. We sometimes run with hydration vests, but that is only for longer efforts of an hour+ We also have a teeny 'coyote spray' for in town. We just started seeing coyotes up this way, and I've been followed by one, for about a km before I decided to run it off. It never got close enough to spray, but if I was shorter, it might have been braver. Maybe I should start with that, as a practice round. I feel my skills are a bit below 'rudimentary' at times. Design, by the way, is about the most daunting part for me. Found a way to insert the image...

Pretty and solid, but I might find it bouncing too much when we run. product on sale here There are many ways to skin a cat, but a really big win would be one that can serve in all situations, and can take being sweated on near-daily by a corrosive old chubby guy. It's downright abusive of me really. At the same time, it would be dainty enough to please the aesthetic constraints of a girl I like.

Hi everyone! I have a need for a leather item, but don't know how to do it. A holster for bear spray. This is for various purposes, but a most challenging aspect is to use it when running. (either on a belt, or clipped to a run-belt or hydration vest) It would also be used hiking, or just around camp. May I ask to see your designs for such things? Thanks very much.