What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

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  1. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Daffy Duck better watch out!
     
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  2. Bax

    Bax Well-Known Member

    Took a manly motorcycle ride on my manly Sportster. First time I've been out for a ride in months!
    ;-)
    - Bax
     
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  3. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Hope you had good weather for it! I've never driven a motorcycle, but have ridden one as a passenger. It can be so enjoyable on a nice day.
     
  4. Bax

    Bax Well-Known Member

    It was a great 2hr ride. Cool with low humidity. I wear an armoured jacket, helmet, and Kevlar "Draggin" jeans, so I really overheat unless I ride in cool weather. I love the Fall, so we're just coming into my riding season. Yay!
    :)
    - Bax
     
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  5. Xring3

    Xring3 Well-Known Member

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    Took my wife to the range today. Shooting a .22 revolver. Still focusing on safety, loading and control. Having fun with the basics.


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  6. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Went to church with the family, and mowed the lawn, in the pouring rain. It started 10 minutes into it, and what the heck, I'm going to sweat anyway, and get wet. Might as well stay cool doing it.
     
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  7. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    I made a leather document case (pics later). No kit, no pattern. I just figured out what I needed, cut the leather & took it from there.
     
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  8. Bax

    Bax Well-Known Member

    Needed to put an edge on an AF survival knife. Was having no luck with stones. The chubby cutting angle needed to be re-profiled. So I used the grinder I keep out in the pole barn near the forge, using the finest grit I had. Then I finished it up with the stone. I guess that's manly.
    :)
    - Bax
     
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  9. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Power tools, sharp objects, barns? Yep, that qualifies.
     
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  10. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

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  11. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Post up some pics of that knife here ---> https://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/any-pocket-knife-folks-here.50783/
     
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  12. Xring3

    Xring3 Well-Known Member

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    Bought this manly pistol today. Of course, it is for my wife.


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  13. Bax

    Bax Well-Known Member

    "...it's for my wife."
    RiiiIIIiight!
    We won't tell anybody.
    A pink gun functions just as well as a black one. Only cuter.

    And if you ever need to USE it, prosecution "Exhibit A" won't look as evil or aggressive.

    IMHO all police dogs should be named "muffin," " cupcake," or "cuddles."
    :)
    - Bax
     
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  14. Xring3

    Xring3 Well-Known Member

    Even if she doesn’t shoot it…..At least she told me she DID like it. Btw…..it’s pink? Gee, I couldn’t tell…..I’m colorblind. Lol


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  15. Bax

    Bax Well-Known Member

    Glad to see it's full-sized. I used to train cops and competitive shooters, sometimes individuals on the side. The biggest mistake most husbands made was buying their wives cute little colored pistols (usually .380 or 9mm), which just meant that the poor wives couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with a teeny pink grip, miniature sight radius, and lightweight pistols that'd flip violently when fired. That just put 'em off entirely with the scary "kick" (a term I soundly dislike), and their lack of success also discouraged them. They can go teeny after they learn the basics (grip, stance, sight picture, breath control, trigger control, follow-through... basic stuff) with a full size "marksmanship device." I think that's a .22 Mosquito... great choice as a plinker and as a training pistol! Well played.
    :)
    - Bax
     
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  16. Xring3

    Xring3 Well-Known Member

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    I started her first with a Heritage Bar Keep .22. Light enough she could hold it, easy on the recoil and has a safety so the hammer doesn’t hit the firing pin. Figured this was easy on the pin when empty and practicing at home. Her disability limits her standing much so she sits most of the time at first. Will work on stance later. Patience, patience, patience. Going too fast and getting cross with her only puts an end to the process. Eventually we will try the .22 rifle at a little longer range. With more confidence maybe a 9mm or .38 special later on. Heavy rifles from the bench, 30.06, 8mm, will be last.
    Her first experience shooting was at 8 years old. Stepdad had her shoot a 12 gauge. It knocked her to the ground, she dropped the shotgun, he got mad and that was the end of shooting till now. So, 63 years later this is where we are at.

    Mike


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  17. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    "GO GET 'EM MUFFIN!!!""
     
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  18. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    Restored a Plumb 24oz ball peen hammer with a vintage handle.

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    The hole was a little big for the handle so added oak then reshaped it.

    :)
     
  19. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Playing the good son/husband -- took my wife and Mom to the quilt store.
    It does give me time to peruse the Den and make posts such as this as they wander the shoppe.
     
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  20. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    The ye olde one? ;)
     

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