Capbyrd

I carry everything I buy.  No safe queens here.  However, after carrying it every day for a week, I realized that I preferred others more.  So while it is still in the rotation, it won't be as often as others.  

I've gotten to handle a few Burch full customs and they are stellar.  Michael's hamons really stand head and shoulders above the rest.  But for an affordable and attainable Burch, this one is awesome. 

Personal favorite.   http://www.jreindustries.com/strops.htm

You keep saying punishment.  I don't think that word means what you think it means.       Teaching a lesson is not the same as punishment.  If you mean punishment, as defined above, then I think you are wrong.  If you mean punishment as "teach a lesson" then I have to disagree with you.  

How do you know that?  You seem to be making a lot of assumptions.  

    The words if and maybe are in there.  If you felt it applied to you, so be it.  I'll stand by it.  But I did not call out anyone specifically.       And where in all of this is the mention of punishment? 

    Don't remember saying any names or quoting anyone.  If you took offense, that's on you.  Wasn't personal for me.   Do you know that it was the dad that advertised to the world?  I don't.  I admittedly didn't watch the interviews or research it.  But nothing I saw said that the dad posted it on the internet.  '   I'm not blowing off anything.  I learned how to not care about being humiliated by BEING HUMILIATED!  I learned to laugh at life by having humiliating things happen to me.  I learned that what other people thought didn't matter by being insulted and bullied.  Everyone learns differently, and I know and understand that.  But allowing your child to have experiences that are less than pleasant doesn't make you a bad person or a bad parent.  

Teaching your kids that its acceptable to be goofy and show affection publicly is not humiliating them.  Sure they may find it humiliating, but they will learn that what other people think doesn't matter.     If you think this guy is a bad dad or have a problem with what he did, maybe YOU have the problem.

My most recent acquisition is this Mid-tech from Michael Burch. The knife is a unique pattern from his customs that he will not produce in fashion other than these mid-techs. Its a limited run of 200 (plus a few prototypes and 5 fancy "quarter-techs"). Mine is number 72 of 200 (I'm trying to track down 5 or 83 as I would prefer those numbers) and it is marked both on the card and inside the scale. I haven't been able to take a good picture inside the scale. Handle is titanium as are the pocket clip, thumb studs and standoffs. The blade steel is CPM154. The blade rides on teflon washers. And let me tell you, it is smooth. Teflon washers are amazing. The knife has to be built properly but when they are, I would put teflon up against any other system. The next picture is a few macro shots of some of my favorite features. The thumb studs, standoffs and handle holes are just so well done on this blade. Its a great knife.

    I'm sure he is good at what he does.  But he's basically saying he is more of a man or more of a "blade smith" or what have you because he refuses to use 20th century tech to help him make a knife.  Whatever.  The same thing is kind of going on right now between guys that use belt grinders and guys that use CNC.    I say if you have the equipment and the skill to use it, and you produce a quality product, it doesn't friggin matter how you got there. 

If you like spyderco, you should check out the Southard. Amazing knife.

This is a serious question.     What did them scary ole fags do to you guys that makes you so angry and so fearful of them?  It doesn't matter if they like to take it up the pooper or lick some guys staff, they are just trying to be happy and you feel it necessary to deny them that right.  They aren't trying to make you gay or turn your kids.  Its not contagious, its not gonna rub off on you.  Its just a preference.     What is it about them that you hate so much?  Is it because your god says its wrong?  Fine, I can get with that.  But chances are, your god also teaches you to be tolerant and forgiving of other people regardless of who they are or what they do.     What is it?  Explain your hate to me.  I want to be educated.  I want to understand.  

Subscribed. Will post something witty later.

^that guy lives action pistol...

Don, give me a shout. I'm a member.

Buy some paracord for 5 bucks for 100 feet. Watch some youtube vids and make it yourself.

On a ram, the truck falls apart around the engine. Coming from friends (plural) that own them. Great engine. Crappy everything else.

That never seems to bother you...

Who says I'm not?

As a gay black atheist, I find you all offensive.  

    Sign me up! 

Crappy video but I love them.      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHVOnNS0_Y8

    If the mods never closed the gay threads, they would be the longest ones on TGO.  

Perhaps we can sync up Mike.

No.  Amanda is a beard.