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Steel does work harden, the more you bend it the harder and more brittle it will become. Both brass and steel can anneal with heat depending on how you do it. Steel traditionally will only harden significantly from being heated if quenched immediately afterward. If steel cools very slowly after...

Huh... Reading the title I thought I was going to have a suggestion. Nope, your on your own. 😯

While there certainly are good and bad teachers, it is indeed the higher ups that are responsible for the bigger picture. They are the ones that keep the ship headed toward the iceberg, not the teachers. I had a neighbor in her 40s go back to school in order to become a teacher. She is such a...

Using an axe will too, ha ha. I had a pine tree fall over in my yard, and it took out another tree on it's way down. Delimbed them and got some nice blisters to show for it. :) I actually love swinging an axe, it is mentally relaxing, but sometimes I over do it, heh. Happy New Year, everyone!

A very pretty rifle! It is cool that it is getting some use again.

Merry Christmas! I hope everybody has a peaceful holiday. Or an exciting one if that is your preference! 😃

I don't have one, but one of my gunsmithing instructors spoke highly of Tisas 1911s. He considered it the best value for a 1911 some years ago. The slides at the time were not forged as I believe the original Colts were, but they used high quality centrifugal casting rather than the traditional...

Man, I love black powder guns! Congrats on the doe!

I cannot say that I relate directly to a lot of what you have experienced, but I have fallen subject to a sickness that may be with me for the rest of my life that is quite similar to Lyme Disease. I am a young man that should be in the prime of life, but at times I was forced to realize that my...

I have no real concept of how a turkey call even works, but your craftsmanship is always fantastic looking.

Happy Thanksgiving, folks!

You know I think this is something I would benefit from learning sooner rather than later. I was reading an article a while back where a guy made several good points about choosing the lightest recoiling cartridge that could efficiently handle the given task. I weigh a bit less than 120 lbs. so...

Nice! Sounds like a thoroughly successful introduction to hunting for your grandson. Man, hearing about peoples first hunts makes me eager to get my first chance. I have plenty of life left to get my opportunity, so I'll get there, I just get a little antsy some times. 😄

I assume this is the system you are referring to? https://www.knifecenter.com/item/WSWSBCHPAJELT/work-sharp-precision-adjust-elite-knife-sharpener-with-seven-different-grits-carrying-case I like the look of it and have considered getting something like it a few times. However, I am very old...

My parents have decided to go to Disney World in Florida for their 28th anniversary! They just arrived at the hotel yesterday and I hope are having tons of fun at the park today. In order to make it possible me and my two adult brothers are staying to watch our six kid siblings. I am so glad...

Sickening... I would hope this is quite rare, but it seems like the frequency of all types grotesque crimes are on the rise. And yet so many people wonder why we need a moral standard. :(

This will be fun to see finished!

My sentiments as well. I would have thought two years ago that I would be quite excited at this result, but I am a little more withstrained at this point. Hopefully the next four years will see some improvement, but I can't help but think about the larger picture and what happens after the next...

I also appreciate the mods, people, and attitudes here. There are not many places on the internet I will bother to post, but this forum has been very nice to be on.

I thought I was gonna see some new steel targets, ha ha! And you know what, I just realized why it is special! It took me a second to read 30 NSLR, instead of just seeing 30N SLR. Nice!