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thank you I knew they were from the cretaceous period but i didn't know much more.

here are a couple of fossil surface finds i picked up while metal detecting this summer i would love to know what they are. The two oval shaped pieces have a very thin iridescent shell. the other is just weird.

“Can't you give me brains?" asked the Scarecrow. "You don't need them. You are learning something every day. A baby has brains, but it doesn't know much. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.”

tooling letters is hard for one reason, everyone knows what a letter is supposed to look like so every little mistake is compounded by the human eyes and minds ability to understand the shape it is imagined to be. Practice is key to eliminating those little mistakes.

Contrary to what we are taught, the lions share of human development and knowledge has come from the average person and his or her ability to observe. Science has had little positive influence in the whole scheme of life throughout the evolution of the human species.

Here is how i did it.

We call most stone tools arrow heads out of habit. This could very well have been used as a knife or a hafted as a spear there is as much speculation as there are facts about the origin and use of many of these stone tools unless as you say are found with some proof of their usage.. I have found about 50 probably over the years some as small as a finger nail and some as large as three inches. I've even tried to make a few they are so interesting thinking about the man whose work you can see. Each flake tells a story of his ability. some are really exquisite then others look as if a child made them which could very well have been.

i also skive the edges a lot thinner now so the feathers look more real.

i buy bamboo skewers from the grocery store and cut to length. Then brown them over a flame.

What Matt said plus the holster is not a custom fit but so a decent copy would be easy. there is a mag pocket fitted to the side that will be fun. There are tons of pictures on the net to go by.

don't put yourself down like that you modify leather don you? You can anything any other person on earth can do.

i usually sell them for ten bucks. that's double what i asked a few short years ago.

And grow a garden or own a few chickens or rabbits. i really appreciate that sentiment and believe me I don't take one bit of it for granted and cherish what i have been given for a life immensely. I cant even imagine living with that many people so close. Even though my place is fully paid off if I don't pay the arseholes their taxes yearly they will take it from me.

checkering files do have two sets of teeth and a groove or vee in between and come in different shapes and widths. i also think some could be for inlaying which they did in combination with checkering and carving. these could be a stock makers/carvers tool set i googled" inlaying tools " and did see some very similar looking tools.

some look like checkering files but i cant see the ends well enough to be sure, three like gouges for wood carving.

I need to give myself a raise lol. I make some of those out of my strap scrap lol. lacing was just a thought I've never tried it though. These and key fobs and such are money makers to me fast, easy and no sewing lol..

i have a detector and a small tin of old coins and other metal stuff i found in my yard, Three rings, one is a very old silver ring that is a cross with Jesus, it turned sideways, the long part of the cross goes around the finger. On our family homestead i found an axe head which my dad cleaned up and re fitted a handle, unfortunately it cracked along the weld one day while i was using it. I've found some cool stuff around the country with it including arrow heads lol as your eyes are always watching the ground you find all kinds of non metallic items.

In my book it appears to be a Dickson point and 2000 is about mid point of when they were made 1500-3500 some of them were heat treated. Very cool point.

Its a very cool design overall, If your plan is to sell them in bulk I don't see the snap working well as not all ponytails are the same size. Possibly lacing it up might be an option worth considering.

i tried similar tools, carbide sharpeners, on knives but never cared for them. As Wepster said you can find them for sale in many stores i even have one i bought for sharpening my broadheads its in the junk drawer.

No problem friend anytime.

i love natural history in all forms. Ive been watching a show called time team, its a bunch of Scottish archeologists, who spend three days digging sites. they aren't very good at it due to the time line they work in and spend most of the time drunk i think but they are funny to watch and do dig up some good information and history about Ireland, Scotland and Briton. There are several places here in Wyoming that you can go and dig for dino bones and fossils, Fossils of invertebrates or fish can be kept but bones and such are illegal. I have found fossil bones, fish scales, leaves etc. I find many on the surface lol. When i was a boy my dad had an archeologist friend down in the four corners region. His house was full of pottery and bones that he was working on. the coolest thing i ever saw was a 1000+ year old baby he found, still in the papoose and still very much mummified. The hair skin and clothing was all still remarkably well preserved as well as the body. That was in the 70s and laws have changed now the native tribes wont allow their ancestors remains to be dug. I'm sure his life's work has all been reburied.

well Professor i would google upholstery leather. there are tons of options.

anything hooked to the net can get hacked. https://www.poweradmin.com/blog/how-to-keep-malware-out-of-your-printers/ https://cybernews.com/security/we-hacked-28000-unsecured-printers-to-raise-awareness-of-printer-security-issues/

It never got warm here, its been a beautiful summer with plenty of moisture and low temps the garden is bulging with goodies just about 1/2 ready to be canned for the winter. i love fall but.... I'm not ready. Picked four gallons of choke cherries yesterday from the neighbors tree.