Hey all, I have four copies of the old USFS atlas of uncommon hardwoods in the western U.S. and one copy of the uncommon hardwoods in the eastern U.S (see pics). These include nice range maps for each species. Does anybody want a copy? I will mail them to you if you agree to reimburse me for...
We have so much Douglas-fir firewood here in Oregon and Washington that it is often hard to give it away, especially if it is on a steep slope where you have to pack it out. The labor required to buck it up and haul it is just not worth it. If you watch August Hunicke's videos on Youtube he...
Cutting rope with a razor blade or knife works ok, but if you do a lot of splicing an even better way to go is to get yourself a pair of carbide cutters like these. They cut all types of rope like butter. I learned this trick from Mark at Fids and Fibers.
I gave up on getting this splice to go thru my Zigzag regardless of how it is lock-stitched So that is not an issue for me. I just install the Zigzag on my rope from the unspliced end and leave it on the rope most of the time. Kind of a pain sometimes but I have gotten used to putting up with it.
I will try that with my next splice. I recently nicked my 200' Vega climbing rope about 2' up the rope from the splice. So now I have a 198' long piece of used Vega that needs a new splice. I had a hard enough time doing Vega splices on new rope, and I suspect it will be a killer on used rope.
My climbing buddy just bought a scrap of Drenaline and I decided to do a splice for him. I don't consider myself an expert with the spLIFE splice, but after a couple of tries it came out fine. I seem to recall that Brocky and others may have experimented quite a bit with this splice, so my...
We have a lot of people among us who no longer support a democratic system of government. Because that means sharing power with other people with whom they disagree. Democracy is a fragile thing.
These have been sitting in my closet for a year and I never wore them. Size 13 US (12UK). Will sell for $100 plus postage to anywhere in the US or Canada.