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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:02 am
by JPG
horologist wrote:I do like the ice racer but think it wouldn't get much use down here. Perhaps with rollerblades?
Troy
RE: Your avatar. What are they??????????????? Look like a cross between a sling shot and a fishing line 'holder'.
:rolleyes:
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:03 am
by JPG
burkhome wrote:After the heat this summer, your pictures are refreshing.
Let us know how
'refreshed' you are next February!:D
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:13 am
by mickyd
JPG40504 wrote:RE: Your avatar. What are they??????????????? Look like a cross between a sling shot and a fishing line 'holder'.
:rolleyes:
Or a game??
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:22 am
by horologist
JPG40504 wrote:RE: Your avatar. What are they??????????????? Look like a cross between a sling shot and a fishing line 'holder'.
:rolleyes:
They are lucets, small easily concealable slingshots that were used by Vikings during their clandestine missions.
Err, make that tools used for cord making to fasten clothes as the zipper had yet to be invented.
While heading to the UP we stopped at the fiber festival in Allegan MI. Cathy saw these things for sale by folks who seem to prize them very highly. In true engineer fashion (cheap) I told her to save the $30 - $90 and that I could make one. These are the prototypes I made while visiting the workshop in the woods. One is made from locally harvested tamarack (pine) the other is maple.
Troy
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:44 am
by horologist
And here is the image I forgot to include in the last post.
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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:12 pm
by backhertz
I just Google the word lucet and came across this You Tube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y5K7FiT2Og
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:48 pm
by lbzee
Got mine from a buddy- it's what he calls me based on my initials- LB.
what is the signicance of your forum user name
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:55 pm
by brick1
my dad nicknamed me "Brick" when i was one........all my older aunts and uncles still use it.......I like it......and some of my older cousins still call me that.
my wife says my dad knew me before anybody else could figure out i was hard headed!!!!
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:17 pm
by ctxman
CTX man .....Several years back when I started using the internet a lot and registering for forums and such, I was a lead working on an attraction called "Countdown To Extinction". The project was internally known as "CTX". So..CTXMAN
Newbie
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:38 am
by mango_420
I'll give it a stab; just got my shopmsmith yesterday in Minneapolis.
Screen user name - mango - from the "you can't touch the mango" SNL skit with Chris Katan -
420 - my badge number