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Posted: 12/13/2020 9:26:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: I was all ready to be mad at the retailer that did that, but Mike is a good guy. His website sucks though. I'm not sure if there is much variation in the thickness of Emerson blade stock. Grinds differ, some have swedges, but I bet he keeps the stock all the same. The XHD series is thicker stock. I think the bearings are limited to the flipper because of the whole hard use claim, bearings more likely to gunk up, but needed for flippers, and people want flippers, so they offer a few. The CQC13 comes in a bowie style blade. That is more common, more readily available. I haven't handled one, but I had a Tiger which uses the same handle. Surprisingly comfy to me. MaxxII liked it as well. So much so, he stole it from me. But those are both more common models that may have better availability. Love the kwaiken. What you really want is a 0640 probably. Or all of the above  There is a user Sheepdog bowie on Bf right now for $145 that will need a trip to spa (currently Emerson is taking ~two months). |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 9:27:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: My edge agenda for today was to make this - https://i.imgur.com/8bE1Lt4.jpg https://i.imgur.com/cm39ziM.jpg Into this - https://i.imgur.com/X6PAD2Z.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zPfssWY.jpg It was in decent shape so it didn't take too long. Looks like the original haft but the wedging is all janky. I may redo that later. I also will need to wrap the butt where it is cracked for an inch or so. I think the Irish linen will do nicely there. Square logo Plumb could be as old as 1917. It has a nice ring to it when tapped. What does the ring mean? |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 9:29:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 3xpert: https://i.imgur.com/KalnJXT.jpg I'm starting to think pie is a substantial chunk of your diet |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 9:37:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By maleante: I always thought I had eaten at a Popeye's once a long time ago in Farmington, NM. I just googled it and to my surprise it's actually a Church's chicken. I'll take a burrito or burger over a chicken sandwich any day. My progeny like chicken nuggets but my wife doesn't want them eating garbage chicken glued together so we get them at the 'fila. I've never actually enjoyed a chic fila sandwich. They're edible and fine to eat, but not a delicious meal. I can bread and cook a chicken breast at home, add some pickles, and toss it in a brioche bun for a better meal. Chic fila is a touch above meh at best. I'll have to try a popeye's chicken sandwich. There's a popeye's near me in a mall so I'll have to don a mask and fight the mall crowd to get me some popeye's - the problem I foresee is that there's also a sbarro in the foodcourt. I'll have to fight the urge to eat airport pizza instead... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By maleante: Originally Posted By conndcj: Yep, that's the most suitable kit to go to Popeyes here as well. Nearly always like that. But it is SO worth getting into a running gunbattle for. Not only is it better that CFA (not that CFA is trash) but it is cheaper as well. And it's certainly the best chicken sandwich on Sundays. I always thought I had eaten at a Popeye's once a long time ago in Farmington, NM. I just googled it and to my surprise it's actually a Church's chicken. I'll take a burrito or burger over a chicken sandwich any day. My progeny like chicken nuggets but my wife doesn't want them eating garbage chicken glued together so we get them at the 'fila. I've never actually enjoyed a chic fila sandwich. They're edible and fine to eat, but not a delicious meal. I can bread and cook a chicken breast at home, add some pickles, and toss it in a brioche bun for a better meal. Chic fila is a touch above meh at best. I'll have to try a popeye's chicken sandwich. There's a popeye's near me in a mall so I'll have to don a mask and fight the mall crowd to get me some popeye's - the problem I foresee is that there's also a sbarro in the foodcourt. I'll have to fight the urge to eat airport pizza instead... I had never seen or been to a Church's until I was stationed in KS. Saw it one day shortly after getting there and thought "oh yeah". It was bleh. Maybe it was just that place, but I haven't been to one since. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 9:38:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Originally Posted By maleante: I always thought I had eaten at a Popeye's once a long time ago in Farmington, NM. I just googled it and to my surprise it's actually a Church's chicken. I'll take a burrito or burger over a chicken sandwich any day. My progeny like chicken nuggets but my wife doesn't want them eating garbage chicken glued together so we get them at the 'fila. I've never actually enjoyed a chic fila sandwich. They're edible and fine to eat, but not a delicious meal. I can bread and cook a chicken breast at home, add some pickles, and toss it in a brioche bun for a better meal. Chic fila is a touch above meh at best. I'll have to try a popeye's chicken sandwich. There's a popeye's near me in a mall so I'll have to don a mask and fight the mall crowd to get me some popeye's - the problem I foresee is that there's also a sbarro in the foodcourt. I'll have to fight the urge to eat airport pizza instead... https://i.imgur.com/WlXOQIq.jpg 
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Posted: 12/13/2020 9:40:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/13/2020 9:58:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mygreenkaw: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/160658/20200317_161903_jpg-1729853.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/160658/20200319_192532_jpg-1729858.JPG tritium Yeah, mine is just regular GITD That’s ok. It’s more stealth that way. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 9:59:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: What does the ring mean? |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 10:16:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Justabulletaway: I have a friend who used to sell ZT on Amazon. He got on their shitlist for including a free pouch with his orders. They said including that $3 pouch violated their MAP policy. So I used to be able to get ZTs at dealer cost before they banned him. I think I paid $130 for my 0562CF. Another thing people do is buy clones from Wish, buy a legit knife on Amazon then return the clone to Amazon. Sometimes a clone gets resold as legit this way. My friend was burned a few times with clones being returned to him. Hell, people will put $5 gas station knives back in the box and return them too. Those people eventually get blacklisted but it takes a while. The returning a clone is pretty widespread. It's super shitty. MAP policies are a bitch. My friend has a business in another hobby. He has to sell for map and in order to maintain various pricing and net30/60/90 terms he has to order certain amounts of products so often and in certain product tiers. Sadly some companies are very proud of poor sellers so he gets stuck with crap he can't sell well except when they give the OK for a sale when a new model comes out or after their big named dealers already had their sales. Me and a couple of other friends help him by selling some of his stuck inventory through our private accounts where the companies can't tie it back to him. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 10:17:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: I reached out to him, will PM you if it is still available, see what he says. And the A100s are single edge and swedged. Wondering about the grind on the Kwaiback. Looks to be flat, but looking to confirm. Overlooked this, sorry. It is indeed flat. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 10:23:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Justabulletaway: I always love the shitty advice that gets given out in these threads... https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/New-EDC-knife-opinions-/5-2401961/ I skip a lot of them. A) People rarely actually read what the OP wants B) They just recommend whatever they own without listening to what the OP wants. C) Half of the OPs are dumb. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 10:28:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: sometimes the questions are wrong to begin with... Hundy P |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 10:29:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: Not sure if I'm going to get shit for this  The turquoise piece is a birdseye stone with some pyrite - picture doesn't begin to do it justice. The silver one is said to be a rendition of a raven. https://i.imgur.com/bOnTRbc.jpg Damn I may need those for when I practice law. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 10:31:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: I skip a lot of them. A) People rarely actually read what the OP wants B) They just recommend whatever they own without listening to what the OP wants. C) Half of the OPs are dumb. Exactly. I recommended the OP some knives that fit what he asked for. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 10:35:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Damn it, they are spreading the drops out to buy themselves shipping time and let more people potentially get one. Had I known there was micarta coming I would have waited!  What is that one? |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 10:36:54 PM EDT
[Last Edit: sywagon]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: That was the post that inspired me to put them up. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 10:38:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By maleante: I always thought I had eaten at a Popeye's once a long time ago in Farmington, NM. I just googled it and to my surprise it's actually a Church's chicken. I'll take a burrito or burger over a chicken sandwich any day. My progeny like chicken nuggets but my wife doesn't want them eating garbage chicken glued together so we get them at the 'fila. I've never actually enjoyed a chic fila sandwich. They're edible and fine to eat, but not a delicious meal. I can bread and cook a chicken breast at home, add some pickles, and toss it in a brioche bun for a better meal. Chic fila is a touch above meh at best. I'll have to try a popeye's chicken sandwich. There's a popeye's near me in a mall so I'll have to don a mask and fight the mall crowd to get me some popeye's - the problem I foresee is that there's also a sbarro in the foodcourt. I'll have to fight the urge to eat airport pizza instead... I like church's as well. When I was a kid that was the closest chicken place and we rarely went out to eat but fried chicken is always good. Chick fil a is pretty good but just lacks something. Popeye's has that crunch that reminds you of a cast iron pan full of oil on a stove burner. My wife used to make chicken nuggets in the food processor and froze them after her mom got our kid hooked on nuggets and started asking for them when he saw the sign. She's since let up a little bit she'd much rather cook stuff than buy them. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 10:51:13 PM EDT
[Last Edit: rbb2]
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Approx. 30% whole wheat on the left, white on the right.
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Posted: 12/13/2020 10:53:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: I like church's as well. When I was a kid that was the closest chicken place and we rarely went out to eat but fried chicken is always good. Chick fil a is pretty good but just lacks something. Popeye's has that crunch that reminds you of a cast iron pan full of oil on a stove burner. My wife used to make chicken nuggets in the food processor and froze them after her mom got our kid hooked on nuggets and started asking for them when he saw the sign. She's since let up a little bit she'd much rather cook stuff than buy them. That's a terrific idea. Does she happen to have a recipe she liked? |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:10:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:13:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mygreenkaw: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/160658/20200317_161903_jpg-1729853.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/160658/20200319_192532_jpg-1729858.JPG tritium That is really slick. I wanted a tritium tube for one of my Sebenzas but they are hard to find and pricy |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:14:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DFARM: Got the corners knocked off of the whole batch and half of them rough ground today. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/78442/KIMG1592_JPG-1729930.JPG I like the shape. Looks like a good chopper. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:16:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By conndcj: Overlooked this, sorry. It is indeed flat. Thanks. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:20:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DFARM: Got the corners knocked off of the whole batch and half of them rough ground today. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/78442/KIMG1592_JPG-1729930.JPG How's the new grinder working out for you? |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:21:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Approx. 30% whole wheat on the left, white on the right. https://i.imgur.com/whbMqNC.jpg Are these all of your non traditional folders? |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:23:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dcs12345: What is that one? Prometheus Design Works Invictus Integral Bolster Lock (IBL), in micarta. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:23:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Justabulletaway: Exactly. I recommended the OP some knives that fit what he asked for. You're as kind as you are intelligent. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:26:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: 0640 is tempting but I don't think the PG disks I have fit them. Hopefully you are not looking for a thumb disk knife, just because you have thumb disks now. LOL, just sell the thumb disks or sit on them, you got a good deal on everything. And the thumb disks should fit, might require a different size screw head IIRC. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:27:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: I'm starting to think pie is a substantial chunk of your diet |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:28:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By enigma1: My newest.............I think she's pure sex................ https://i.imgur.com/AKrAAyN.jpg I like it. What is it? @enigma1 |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:28:18 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Justabulletaway: I like the shape. Looks like a good chopper. Thanks! They're really thin. I'm excited for them to get used a bit. The one I have in 1084 is a lot of fun. I'm making 8 of these. I'm hoping for 7 as gifts and one for myself. Originally Posted By WICOUNSEL: How's the new grinder working out for you? It's been great. Having a purpose built tool has made basically everything I use a grinder for(and then some) easier. The learning curve has been surprisingly short. It's basically just better than my old grinder in every way. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:30:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DFARM: Got the corners knocked off of the whole batch and half of them rough ground today. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/78442/KIMG1592_JPG-1729930.JPG 
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:33:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DFARM: Thanks! They're really thin. I'm excited for them to get used a bit. The one I have in 1084 is a lot of fun. I'm making 8 of these. I'm hoping for 7 as gifts and one for myself. It's been great. Having a purpose built tool has made basically everything I use a grinder for(and then some) easier. The learning curve has been surprisingly short. It's basically just better than my old grinder in every way. 
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:38:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Hopefully you are not looking for a thumb disk knife, just because you have thumb disks now. LOL, just sell the thumb disks or sit on them, you got a good deal on everything. And the thumb disks should fit, might require a different size screw head IIRC. |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:47:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:51:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: 0640 is tempting but I don't think the PG disks I have fit them. Still really nice knives |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:58:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: Ostensibly nothing, at least in the terms of the old lore that hard steel can be assessed by "ringing" it. Shape & thickness etc. affect the tone though and this thing happens to be kind of bell like. I do like it though when using a tool if it has a nice ring. Ohh haha |
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Posted: 12/13/2020 11:59:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Justabulletaway: Exactly. I recommended the OP some knives that fit what he asked for. I try to but then someone posts some absurd crap and the OP falls for it. |
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Posted: 12/14/2020 12:00:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Approx. 30% whole wheat on the left, white on the right. https://i.imgur.com/whbMqNC.jpg Damn I bet those would have went perfect with dinner tonight |
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Posted: 12/14/2020 12:05:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: That's a terrific idea. Does she happen to have a recipe she liked? She says 80/20 white meat to dark meat, salt pepper and Italian parsley. Food processor then cool to form them. Bread like normal Bake to set then freeze. Pan fry when you're ready. |
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Posted: 12/14/2020 12:15:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Are these all of your non traditional folders? Nah, five (I think) more at the office. |
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Posted: 12/14/2020 12:18:32 AM EDT
[Last Edit: rbb2]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Nah, five (I think) more at the office. Edit: and a spare Ritter mini in the safe, and a couple used but new to me in the mail this week sometime to try out. Edit 2: guess I hit quote, not edit. |
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Posted: 12/14/2020 12:26:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DFARM: Got the corners knocked off of the whole batch and half of them rough ground today. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/78442/KIMG1592_JPG-1729930.JPG Looking good! |
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Posted: 12/14/2020 12:28:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: She says 80/20 white meat to dark meat, salt pepper and Italian parsley. Food processor then cool to form them. Bread like normal Bake to set then freeze. Pan fry when you're ready. Thanks, will definitely give that a try. |
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Posted: 12/14/2020 12:40:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Damn I bet those would have went perfect with dinner tonight Had a little help mixing the dough last night.  And with eating pancakes this morning.  Are all kids mostly nudists, or just mine? I swear they spend most of their day in just their underwear. |
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Posted: 12/14/2020 12:48:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIBigBoar: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/280230/4E414725-6EA2-4AE2-B3A3-F5AF75657AE1_jpe-1730114.JPG Spear, knife and axe in one picture. Setting a new bar. |
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Posted: 12/14/2020 12:49:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DFARM: Got the corners knocked off of the whole batch and half of them rough ground today. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/78442/KIMG1592_JPG-1729930.JPG Looking good. |
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Posted: 12/14/2020 12:51:15 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By rbb2: Looking good! Originally Posted By Star_Scream: Looking good. Thanks! |
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Posted: 12/14/2020 1:06:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Had a little help mixing the dough last night. https://i.imgur.com/kOP3Q86h.jpg And with eating pancakes this morning. https://i.imgur.com/7jrLNS5h.jpg Are all kids mostly nudists, or just mine? I swear they spend most of their day in just their underwear. Careful now, CoC, sensitive mods, etc. |
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Posted: 12/14/2020 1:06:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Spear, knife and axe in one picture. Setting a new bar. I wasn't even going to acknowledge him because he is making me feel inadequate in the steel department. |
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