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A Practical Guide to Opening Older Wines
As many of you know, I bottle most of my wines unfined and unfiltered, ensuring the wines are carefully and naturally settled by time and gravity, not filters! The result is a whole wine, complete with balance, complexity, and texture.
Our wines are ready to drink on release and many of you enjoy them early, as do I. That said, I also have a serious side that likes to cellar wines for an extended period of time. As you likely know, Woodenhead wines cellar well. In fact, we make wines characterized as "vins de guarde," meaning they "significantly improve if left to mature."
Here are my techniques for opening an older bottle of wine, which you may find amusing, but they work. We'll assume that you have cellared your wines well. Now, choose your company carefully. The emotions wine can bring are precious moments to be shared with ones you love.
Planning is essential. All wines throw sediment sooner or later, filtered or not. The tannins, polyphenols, anthocyanins, and acids conglomerate and fall out. If you store your bottles upside down or on their sides, you'll get an accumulation on the side, in the neck, or on the cork bottom. Stand the bottle up for a few days before opening.
Carefully extract the cork. Sometimes, I use an ah-so rather than a corkscrew, especially if the cork seems soft. (Corks aren't guaranteed. I spend damn good money on high-quality corks, but still…) Now pull gently in a through motion.
Okay, got the cork out? Here's where my professional technique comes in. I stick my little finger in the neck of the bottle and twist it around to remove sediment and residue. Wipe your finger off and do it again. Now you have a purple pinky!
For the last step, carefully pour a small amount of wine into a glass, turning the bottle and pouring simultaneously to "wash the neck." That should eliminate much of the sediment, except for what's adhered to the glass and what's at the bottom.
Decant if you like, or leave in the bottle. Note how the wine looks near the bottom. It's naturally less clear than the rest, but it's still great juice and drinkable!
Here are some older wines I've recently opened:
- 1994 Williams Selyem Olivet Lane Pinot Noir
- 2000 Woodenhead Braccialini Vineyard Zinfandel
- 2001 Woodenhead Wiley Vineyard Pinot Noir
All of the wines above had thrown sediment and tartrates, and all were wonderful!
Enjoy the discovery of wine.
Barrel tasting weekend is over, thank God. It's now time for the Spring 2012 Wine Club release. It's a busy time of the year, not only the tasting weekends; it's also time for blending, racking, and preparing for bottling. Whew! And everybody thinks winemaking is a sedentary endeavor but for crush. We call it passion, commitment, and hard work. It is all about the end product above everything else. Making less money on something that inevitably cost us more, it's the wine first, and there is no fast. Everything at it's own pace, thus the end product. Ours really does take time; you can see that the wines are a little older than what our contemporaries release. Taste our wines and you know why they are ready to drink with the entire velvet glove feel that you would expect. Patience is a virtue; fortunately for me it shows in the wines, not necessarily in me.
Remember, it's all about the wine!
You've heard many a controversy in the recent past of manipulated wines and I've got to tell you that what you get from us is pure. Pure in the sense that we don't add anything but tartaric acid, a grape byproduct that helps achieve balance, structure and deliciousness in the wines. We do not use enzymes in our wines. Enzymes, which are also naturally occurring in the grapes themselves, are now produced by several French wine labs to help in fast extraction of grapes to wine. The use of these enzymes, which are probably 1000 times (or more) what is naturally occurring, is prevalent in a lot of the U.S. producing wineries nowadays. (Funny, most French producers don't use these products). This manipulation enables wineries to get maximum extraction in less time, fermentations are faster and they just move them on thru. Time is money and full fermenters are a waste of space if they can't be used 2-3 or more times during crush.
Speed. No, we make "slow" wine the old-fashioned way, and are proud of it. Our fermenters are "dedicated" to the particular wine in them; they take as much time as they need. I don't feel the need to speed them along, or to get them more extracted, darker with more color or more weight than they get naturally. Nor do I feel we need to "juice" them with a newer vintage to make them fruitier in the short run; competition driven wineries do this often for medals and ratings. And no, we don't add Syrah or Alicante or Zin, dark varietal wine, to color up what nature gives us. You don't drink color, after all. And no, we don't do bleed offs for concentration's sake, causing reductive, smelly, unbalanced wines. Our philosophy is pure and simple; it is what it is, real wine from real people. We run a family business, which is small, and community based. Friends drive this vehicle and our local food producers as well as our local restaurants are an integral part of the way we live, eat, drink and love.
Thank you for your indulgence!
Make no mistake, our wines are completely handmade. A lot of hard work and our dinosaur methodology make these wines what they are. So when you pay those high prices to the big guys using extreme methods you wonder why the prices are what they are. Our wines speak for themselves and we hope you enjoy them in the tradition in which they were made. Great growers, older vines and patience equal extraordinary wine.


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REEL NEWS The Passion Resurrected
PREPARE FOR THE SECOND COMING Of The Passion of the Christ, that is. Reedited to tone down its most violent scenes, a new version of Mel Gibson's saga depicting Jesus' last hours will hit 500 to 700 theaters nationwide on March 11. For The Passion Recut, Gibson trimmed five to six minutes from the film's goriest sequences, including the Crucifixion (viewers will no longer see the nail pierce Jesus' hand) and a scene in which Christ is lashed by Roman soldiers.
Gibson created Recut to attract squeamish viewers. "A lot of people were concerned that they couldn't bring Aunt Martha or Uncle Frank because [the movie] was a little too much," says one Passion insider. "And some parents didn't want to bring their children." But despite Gibson's hopes for a PG-13 rating, the MPAA ratings board refused to budge from the original version's R—so Gibson decided to leave it unrated.
Newmarket decided on the Easter-season rerelease in response to requests from religious groups and plans to send it back to theaters every Easter if interest holds. Its box office will only add to the film's record totals: Originally released in February 2004, it has earned over $600 million worldwide—more than any other R-rated film—and reaped $189 million from DVD sales.
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HEDGESVILLE -Big or small, Edwards Auction Service will sell it all.
Founded in 1962 by Jim Edwards, the family owned auction service located in Hedgesville is an all-purpose auction service able to handle anyone's auction needs.
Robert G. "Duke" Edwards, son of Jim Edwards, recently took over the business a few years ago and he and his wife, Mary Anne, currently run the business.
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"Mostly we handle any type of auction," Mary Anne said. "We do estate auctions, real estate, farm and live stock, antiques, household, firearms and charity auctions."
She said the business is there to work for its customers to get them the most out of their goods. Fair-minded, the business doesn't charge a buyer's premium. The business itself is not an auction house, but rather travels to the seller's location to perform the auction.
The business will meet with sellers, take inventory and prepare for auction day. Preparations include promoting customers' auctions locally through advertising, as well as promoting auctions to out of town buyers through its website, www.dukesauctions.net, and via its listing on auctionzip.com. A full staff is provided the day of the auction to set up and run the auction on location.
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Sellers are only responsible for the payment of a commission, advertising and labor.
"We pretty much handle everything. We have guys that work for us ... They can box the items up. If there's a whole house full of items, they can get everything out that morning and then hold the items up for the crowds to see," Mary Anne said.
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The bride is the daughter of Bruce and Sharon Bailey of Woodinville. She graduated from Woodinville High School in 1994 and from Northwest College in May 1998. She is currently an elementary school substitute teacher.
The groom is the son of John and Sheila O'Hair of Woodinville. He also graduated from WHS in 1994 and from Northwest College last December. He is currently student teaching in the history department at WHS.
The newlyweds live in married student housing at the college and will relocate this summer as they seek permanent teaching positions in area school districts.


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President-elect Barack Obama is turning to an old Harvard Law School pal to steer his administration's telecom policy agenda at the FCC.
The incoming Obama administration has submitted Julius Genachowski's name to the Senate Commerce Committee for approval at a hearing after Obama takes office next week. Genachowski is a longtime friend of Obama's who has served as a key adviser to his campaign and transition team.
Last week, the Obama team surprised the TV biz by calling on Congress to delay the long-planned transition to digital broadcasting set for Feb. 17 (Daily Variety, Jan. 9), saying the federal effort to guide consumers through the transition has been underfunded.
It's unclear how quickly the Senate will move to confirm Genachowski's appointment, though he's expected to have no trouble securing the votes.
"There is no question that Julius Genachowski has the experience and credentials to successfully reinvigorate the FCC as chair," said incoming Commerce Committee chairman Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.). "I commend President-elect Obama for nominating someone who is completely committed to making technology accessible to all Americans."
Genachowski previously worked as a top aide to FCC chairman Reed Hundt during the Clinton administration. He then spent seven years as a senior business development exec for Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp and its predecessors. More recently he's been involved with D.C.-based venture capital firm Rock Creek Ventures and the digital startup LaunchBox Digital.
Although the Obama team has yet to formally announce his nomination, other biz-oriented groups were quick to praise him as a solid choice.
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With the school year ending, weather warming and flowers blooming, spring can be the best time to start something new. For many, spring is the ideal season to bring a new pet into the home. If that's true for you, Sonoma County Animal Services encourages you to make it a shelter pet and invites you to take advantage of the "Spring Fling" adoption special.
From now through June 21, Animal Services is offering zero-fee adoptions for "long-timers," which is any animal that has been available for adoption at the shelter for more than a month.
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Linux networking monitoring tools work on all networks– Linux, BSD, Mac, Unix, and Windows. Paul Ferrill introduces new admins to a basic monitoring toolkit.
Monitoring traffic on your network is only as important as the data and computers you want to protect. Understanding how to do basic network troubleshooting will save you both in wasted time and money. Every Linux operating system comes with a number of command line tools to help you diagnose a network problem. In addition, there are any number of open source tools available to help you track down pesky network issues.
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Statins are drugs used to lower cholesterol. Your body needs some cholesterol to work properly. But if you have too much in your blood, it can stick to the walls of your arteries and narrow or even block them.
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According to the PM, the ministry will look into the incident to find out which of the leaked chemicals is flammable. The premier stated that all industrial plants must revise and check the chemicals in their facilities every three months as these precautions would be factored into the renewal of license to operate.
The PM also asked the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Interior to work together in helping people injured by the leakage.
On 6 May 2012, the chemical leak at the Hemarat Industrial Estate was reported with more than 50 injuries.
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Robert Griffin III had himself quite an NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Although the Baylor quarterback did not throw, his freakish athletic ability and his heartwarming personality won over scouts, media members and fans.
Meanwhile, there is a growing sentiment among Browns fans (and mock drafters) that the team must do anything and everything to select Griffin III with the team's first-round pick at this April's draft.
The Browns are actually in a good position to do that, but there are plenty of reasons why Griffin III may not end up in orange and brown.
Full disclosure: My 2012 man crush is Mr. Griffin III. Last season it was Patrick Peterson and the year before, Eric Berry. My heart has been crushed because the Browns were one or two draft slots too high the last two Aprils. So I'm jaded, but I think I've learned from those experiences. I told myself I will not become enamored with one player this offseason, but watching Griffin III highlights makes living up to that mantra very difficult.
So at least for my own sake, I need to play devil's advocate. Here are some reasons why the Browns will not draft Robert Griffin III.
Coveting Draft Picks
Thanks to the Browns' draft-day trade with the Atlanta Falcons last April, Cleveland netted two first-round picks (Nos. 4 and 22).
This year, St. Louis is sitting at No. 2 and the Rams do not need a quarterback. They can and will ask for a king's ransom for their No. 2 pick. On Monday, the rumor on Twitter was the Rams were asking the Washington Redskins, who pick sixth, for their first three picks of this year's draft and the first two of next year's draft.
That is very Mike-Ditka-giving-away-his-entire-draft-to-take-Ricky-Williams. By the way, that did not pan out for the New Orleans Saints, Ditka or Williams.
OK, Williams was a running back and Ditka may have killed too many brain cells on Bourbon Street. This is different, right? Do what ever it takes to select Griffin III because he is a dynamic player at the game's most important position.
But there is a point where the cost becomes too high. Is it two first round picks this year, plus another in 2013? Is it any combination of draft picks this year and next year? What is too much? It is kind of like the Supreme Court's definition of pornography, you know it when you see it.
The Browns simply can't afford to give away too many draft picks. General manager Tom Heckert covets those draft picks and believes the best way to build a long-lasting winning franchise is through the draft.
Brass Still Believes In McCoy
As expected, Browns head coach Pat Shurmur had good things to say about Colt McCoy at the NFL Combine. Shurmur also offered some areas where he thinks McCoy needs to improve.
Team president Mike Holmgren did the same Jan. 5.
"I think (McCoy) can be (the franchise quarterback)," Holmgren said. "I'm not ready to say that yet."
"He played and he did some very fine things and then he played young at times, not unlike his first year where he had four or five games or whatever. Was I pleased? Yeah, in a lot of the stuff he did. My opinion of Colt has not changed. I think he has a lot of intangibles. Ultimately though, as with not only the quarterback position but with every position, you are kind of judged on, and probably the quarterback more than anybody, on how well your team did. I'm not ready to anoint Colt yet. Have I changed my mind? No. Do I love him? Yes, I do. But I love Seneca Wallace and we have three good quarterbacks on our team right now. Having said that, heck, we don't know what is going to happen and I had that conversation with Colt as well."
McCoy is in his third pro season and second consecutive season with the current coaching staff and offensive scheme. The Browns could opt to use picks Nos. 4 and 22 for offensive weapons for McCoy, which was something the team sorely lacked in 2011.
If you give McCoy more weapons, he and the Browns offense could be much improved.
It Goes Against Holmgren's M.O.
Two quarterbacks who are closely associated with Holmgren are Brett Favre and Matt Hasselbeck. Neither quarterback was a high first-round pick.
Holmgren traded for Favre, who was drafted by Atlanta in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft. The Packers selected Hasselbeck in the sixth round in 1998 and traded him to Seattle three years later.
McCoy was taken in the third round and this year's draft features a handful of quarterbacks who will be selected later in the draft.
Will Holmgren go against his fancy of drafting and collecting mid-to-late round quarterbacks and instead use those early round picks on players who can help a signal caller?
Team Fits Players To System, Not Vice Versa
Robert Griffin III is a special and unique talent. I've heard comparisons to quarterbacks like Steve Young and Cam Newton. Griffin III is not the next someone, he is the first Robert Griffin III.
Moreover, football pundits think he is a perfect fit for the West Coast offensive system. This is what the Browns' employ to a certain degree. Yet because Griffin III is so unique, the team that does select him will have to tailor their offense.
Carolina and Denver did that last year with Newton and Tim Tebow, respectively. The result was an improvement in the win column for both teams. For the Broncos, it also netted them a Wild Card round win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL Playoffs.
(I couldn't pass up mentioning that again.)
The Browns believe in their system from the top down. Holmgren, Heckert and Shurmur come from similar backgrounds and have similar beliefs in how to run a football team. That trio is more inclined to fit players to their system and not vice versa.
It is a fun time of the NFL offseason. Rumors upon rumors are announced on social media, newspapers and TV stations. No one can truly know what the Browns want and even the Browns admitted they are still in the evaluation process.
As they should be.
The Browns are in a good position to land Griffin III if they truly want him because of the multiple first-round picks. But the cost could quickly escalate if teams like Washington or a team-to-be-named later gives the Rams that king's ransom.
All this before free agency has begun, which is highlighted by Matt Flynn. In addition, a healthy Peyton Manning is expected to land on the open market.
For now, the Browns are among the players for Griffin III and for reasons listed above and for even some we cannot prediction, there is not telling what will happen.
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VAIL — The Lord Gore Restaurant at Manor Vail Lodge invites you to sample Chef De Cuisine Eric Berggren's mango crab salad Thursday during the Chef's in the Garden event at the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail. The event will take place in the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater lobby from noon to 1 p.m. The cost is $5 and seats are limited. Garden members and guests of Manor Vail Lodge, the Sitzmark Lodge or Gasthoff Gramshammer can reserve a seat by calling 970-476-0103, ext. 5.
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Rupert Murdoch is "not fit" to run a global corporation, according to the British parliamentary committee investigating the phone hacking scandal at Murdoch's newspapers in the United Kingdom. The committee said the Australian mogul and his minions misled investigators.
"The behavior of News International and certain witnesses in this affair demonstrated contempt for (the parliamentary) system in the most blatant fashion," the report concluded.
Even if there's no legal or criminal component to the committee's statement, it's a public shaming for Murdoch, who created a powerful, opinion-shaping media empire that has now lost some of its luster. The scandal broke last year just as Murdoch was attempting to buy BSkyB, the British satellite broadcasting company, and killed the deal.
This story has some American tentacles: The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether any phone hacking occurred at Murdoch's News Corp. holdings in the United States. They include Fox News and the New York Post.
Colin Myler, also chastised for misleading the committee, was recently hired as editor by the New York Daily News, owned by real estate mogul Mort Zuckerman, who has not been able to acquire the buzz with his tabloid that Murdoch has with the Post.
Don't look for continuing coverage of the scandal on Fox News or the Post. It's evidently not the news that's fit to print.


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> i lost my knife sharpener...
July 29, 2008, 01:24 PM
it's hard to lose an electric sharpener, but i did. looked everywhere, and no dice. anyone have recomendations for a new one?
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The Tourist
July 29, 2008, 01:26 PM
...my address...:D
July 29, 2008, 01:27 PM
will i ever see my knives again? :neener:
The Tourist
July 29, 2008, 01:46 PM
...not the really nice ones...:D
Give me a shout if you need help. If you'd like to buy equipment, I can point you in the right direction.
July 29, 2008, 01:52 PM
i've tried many different systems, and although i likes my electric sharpener, it's expencive to replace. i was thinking mabe a manual sharpener, you know, the type were you place the blade inside the groove and draw the sharpener along the blade.
July 29, 2008, 04:18 PM
Freehand stones aren't too expensive, and it's fun and rewarding to learn.
July 29, 2008, 04:20 PM
oh i know HOW to use free hand, im an eagle scout. i just like the ease of not having to do free hand. i got spoiled by my electric one.
July 29, 2008, 05:40 PM
Being an Eagle Scout you should know this.
For darn sure if you are OA.
Yes, I am OA btw...*snicker*
1. You got kids? How about Nieces and/or Nephews?
2. Get the kids to sharpen your knives after you teach them freehand sharpening using a Norton and/or diamond stones, and dry strop.
*smart huh?*
"Be Prepared" is not just for Scouts ya know, and we are supposed to pass forward.
I mean how many knives did you sharpen in Scouting for Scoutmasters and others?
Problems ain't no thang, who has another one?
July 29, 2008, 05:46 PM
been voted OA like 5 time, never got around to doing the Ordeal. and what luck! my 10 year old niece is staying with us until saturday! never though of using child labor.....GENIUS!!!
July 29, 2008, 07:27 PM
what luck! my 10 year old niece is staying with us until saturday! never though of using child labor.....GENIUS!!!
It is called Mentoring you big dummy! *grin*
Humm, I made Life, ( then life stuff got in the way) was OA, (its sorta both neat and sucky to get tapped first) and I was the first one back...
It ain't everyday I get to correct a Eagle Scout.
Oh young ladies are neat! They sit in your lap and their hands on your hands and learn to freehand.
At my age a 40 year lady is a "young lady" , and I am an "Adopted Uncle" to some of these.
I sorta like this role I have a lot. Being single, and Freehander, is great!
I bet them Doo-dad folks never hear "moOm! Its my turn to sit in Uncle 'teves lap!"
Freehand 1
Doo-dad 0
July 29, 2008, 07:40 PM
it's really funny because she lived in chicago, and just moved to Anarbor, MI. two of the most gun-unfriendly places. two years ago, i got her a rifle and taught her how to shoot. i introduced her to pistol yesterday. oh the stories she will tell when she starts school! :D
July 29, 2008, 08:11 PM
Boy Scouts is how I get my axe sharpened. I have my knife which I sharpen but then there is another knife that gets sharpened as needed when someone needs to fulfill a requirement. It is good to be the Scoutmaster
July 29, 2008, 08:27 PM
I bet the tourist or steve took your doo-dad...
Honestly though, you say you have good sharpening skills...I can't believe you don't just want to do it the right way with stones.
Maybe you should look into getting a blade that isn't stainless. It takes all of 30 seconds to put a shaving edge on my knife...
July 29, 2008, 08:31 PM
i have a mix of stainless and carbon steel blades. my problem is that THERE ARE SOOO MANY OF THEM!!! plus, it takes awhile to hand stone a 18 inch machete and a 36 inch cutlass. plus 2 axes and a hatchet.
Honestly though, you say you have good sharpening skills...I can't believe you don't just want to do it the right way with stones.
because im lazier than a three toed sloth. at least durring summer vacation.
July 29, 2008, 08:42 PM
I bet the tourist or steve took your doo-dad...
Nah, we wouldn't do that!
Chico and I have a thang going on.
Basically we are on the same page, making folks think, investigate and verify for themselves.
This ain't no cookie-cutter deal we gots going on either. We ain't gonna spoon fed ya, you gotta grab the spoon yourself.
It is all good, one is supposed investigate, verify, and keep on trucking down the road with learning new stuff, and passing forward the old ways.
Oh heck phooey!
Excuse me, it seems Chico is trying to figure out how to attach a seat to his Edge Pro, and done stuck hisself to the thing with glue.
Something about a lady client coming over and wanting to learn how to sharpen...
Personally I find it easier just to sit next to a lady on the sofa, with the A.G.Russel "V" sharpener and show how to use that doo-dad.
She had some surgery on her weak hand, and freehand sharping was sorta difficult, so she got a doo-dad.
July 30, 2008, 09:53 AM
Are you referring to a grinding wheel? Don't ruin your knives' temper by using an electric sharpener like that (at least that is what I have heard--I don't know that for fact). Those different grit diamond "stones" with the holes will sharpen most blades quickly. I found a cheap one at Harbor Freight Tools with a choice of 4 grits. It seems to work fairly well for the price, but I've never compared it to the expensive DMT brand.
The Tourist
July 30, 2008, 12:08 PM
When I approach sharpening--and that includes studying history and modern innovations--I steal now more than I did as a child.
Yes, I own Edge Pro products. Two, full size, full scope "Pro" models and every stone Ben Dale sells. In fact, I have helped Ben create new products he now sells.
I also study Japanese books on samurai sword history and their methods of polishing. I have some of their stones for that sharpening regimen.
I steal from bikers who create show bikes. I use two varieties of their pastes.
And I invent things, all sorts of things. Metal brackets, shims, brass rods, over-size steels for large knives, glass, and hides to name a few.
If I caught sm with a laser, a stone and a grin I'd track him down and steal his backpack.
The edge is the manner in which a tinker is judged, and it's the only manner.
July 30, 2008, 12:39 PM
Are you referring to a grinding wheel
no. im talking about an electric diamond hone.
July 30, 2008, 12:40 PM
If I caught sm with a laser, a stone and a grin I'd track him down and steal his backpack.
You sitting down? *grin*.
I do use a laser and stone. *cool*
Did I ever mention I used to collect corks from bottles of spirits?
There are some really works of art in regard to corks, just as there are in wooden cigar boxes and cigar wraps.
I really like the looks of the cork in that bottle of tequila you shared.
I don't drink, and they just don't use corks for Dr. Pepper...*frump*
Ah yes, there is a Art & Science in using a laser, and stone.
To prevent "misty" or "slurry" in a barn, maintenance shed, pole barn,etc, one uses a laser pointer until the Feral Cat raises a burr. The burr comes just after the "cat dance".
One only needs to raise one burr.
This is akin to Eastern sharpening whereas Western Sharpening requires one to raise two burrs.
When the one burr has raised on the Feral Cat , one waits until the FC is outside with a safe backstop and shoots the FC.
Then one can continue using the stone they were using.
Sharpening Skills is sharpening skills.
The Tourist
July 30, 2008, 08:39 PM
sm, if you gaze at the background picture of the gloves I use when riding, you'll see some of the stones I use that were drying after a cleaning.
No lasers, though, dang...
July 30, 2008, 09:25 PM
SM and Tourist have inspired me........
After reading this thread I remembered that I have several knives that "needed attention".
My CRKT Crawford Falcon that rides around in the side pocket of my laptop bag everyday has not had it's edge addressed in awhile. Specifically not since I was under the house running some network cable and had to use it for some impromptu drilling. Actually to enlarge a hole I'd drilled too small. (The drill was in the house, I was under the house, it was only a little bit too small, and I was lazy).
Also my Leatherman C301 (actually both of them) needed attention. I'd peeled and sliced a peach this morning at work (fresh off the tree in my backyard) and it performed a little worse than expected. It's seen too much use and not enough attention.
And while I was at it my cheap chinese 13.00 fixed blade from Walmart that I find myself hunting with more often than not (It's so damn sharp and handy I can't help using it. I know it's cheap and chinese, but the darn thing works!) was a little worse for wear. It's been sitting atop a shelf over the kitchen sink since last deer season.
Well, out comes the gerber steel and the homemade dry strop and some elbow grease. I now have a bare spot on the inside of my left leg from "testing".
Now where did I leave that Buck fixed blade???
August 1, 2008, 05:45 PM
sharpening guide for a beginer?
August 1, 2008, 06:09 PM
SM and Tourist have inspired me........
Now that right there is scary, and I don't care if do you have a I ain't Skeered sticker on your back glass!
The Tourist
August 1, 2008, 07:30 PM
Good night, man. If you can't go shopping for tequila and find women of your own, I doubt my involvement will be much help.
August 1, 2008, 07:54 PM
He does know I sharpen for living only, doesn't he?
A little secret...there will always be those that don't know, and always be those that know more about a business they are not in. *yep*
I do not sharpen for a living.
I do have girls bring me a cup of coffee, homemade baked goods and even sit in my lap to assist them with knife stuff and sharpening free hand.
Free-Hand - 2
Doo-Dad - 0
Hey Chico!
Maybe we can get take this show on the road.
I have this real hankering to hear a live band in a Roadhouse where the band is behind the cage.
You can set up at one end of the bar, I am going to sit on Harley up near the cage and do free hand.
You are checked out on ducking pool cues, long neck beer bottles while you sharpen a knife - right?
The Tourist
August 1, 2008, 08:00 PM
Ducking pool cues? Where were you in 1972. I was an ace.
I'm not sure my sense of humor has won me any friends at THR. As you remember, someone asked me about removing a burr and I wrote a treatise on getting the cork out of a bottle of Patron.
They have no one to blame but themselves. They ask me things like, "Chico, tell us how you came to excel at this."
And then they frown when I respond, "An old girl friend owned a liquor store..."
"No, no, the sharpening, the sharpening, you lout...!"
August 1, 2008, 08:11 PM
He does know I sharpen for living only, doesn't he?
Of course I do smart@$$. :D. You talk about sharpening more than I do about shotguns :neener:
You do it for a living, I do it when my knives get dull, or a friend's knife gets dull, or a friend buys a cheap piece of crap only marginally harder than aluminum at a flea market and brings it to me to try to sharpen. Those friends get lectures on steel and buying quality.......
But wait, didn't I mention a 13.00 cheap chinese walmart knife that goes hunting with me? Yep, sure did. Works great too. I was pleasantly surprised.
I originally purchased it to use as a pattern to make one in a decent steel (I liked the blade pattern). Turns out I didn't have to it worked fine as is, been using it for 5 or 6 seasons now. Sometimes the chinese do turn out a good product.
I've been messing around the last few years with hammer, anvil and forge. I do a pretty good blade. Not pretty, but pretty good. I've got one in the vise now that's going to a CSF.com member once it's finished. Blade is forged and ground, steel's been normalized 3 cycles, now to harden/temper/sharpen and and she's ready for delivery. after some micarta goes on the tang that is.
I'm no pro, but a more than passable amateur...........;)
August 1, 2008, 08:57 PM
I've been messing around the last few years with hammer, anvil and forge.
He does shotguns too.
How you fixed on shotguns Chico?
Your not huh?
This is your lucky day. I can help with this.
I mean I like you, I care, and I wanna see your knife bidness continue to grow.
Not all clients are Black Betty Patrons ( yes, I am right proud of that pun, thank you very much! some prefer shotguns.
Clients that shoot competitions and awards include knives. Those that participate in fine gentleman and ladies Southern Quail Hunts.
Woodcock, Pheasant and Ducks.
Ain't nothing sexier than a fine shotgun being handled...
You need to holler at a buddy of mine, and let him fix you up!
Stay Sharp! - Will Fennell
August 1, 2008, 09:06 PM
Ducking pool cues? Where were you in 1972. I was an ace.
Eleventh Grade.
It ain't hustling, some folks just pay money to learn how to do something is all - Mentors
Pool cues, ping pong paddles, parts off and items around a pin ball machine, shotguns...
I don't know what kind of raising Sarah Brady had, but I was having a Good Time!
August 1, 2008, 09:06 PM
Ain't nothing sexier than a fine shotgun being handled...
Indeed. I got to handle a fine example of an LC Smith side by side a few weekends ago. Being someone who usually uses a synthetic stock deep in the briars (shame to mess up good wood), I was almost scared to breathe on it much less shoot it.
Now I want one. Not good. Mrs. will not be pleased..........
Will have to check out the Fennell book (Edited: Oops a sig line, not a book, but enough posts to read to make a book probably :D). I have read several and have picked the brains of some local smiths when I have been able to.
Not really a business for me, more of a hobby. I like sharp pointy things and I like to learn, so..........
I figure by the time I'm well seasoned and ready to retire from the rehab game (25 or 30 years from now)maybe I can sell a few knives for ammo money every now and then :D.
Till then I'll hammer hot steel and fuss at friends who buy cheap crap knives from the flea market.
August 1, 2008, 09:08 PM
to retire from the rehab game
Basically I work with my head for a living, for fun and stress reduction I work with my hands. Otherwise I'd need some of the same services I'm providing. ;)
August 1, 2008, 09:22 PM
I use DMT stones mostly for sharpening knives, usually the fine grit although I have a coarse and very fine DMT as well.
I don't recommend electric sharpeners for anything other than cheap kitchen knives that you don't care about. I did use my "Chef's Choice" electric sharpener on my 12" machete once. Takes a lot of steel off. The diamond sharperners work just fine on machetes and axes. The ones on the handle are easy to work with on long "utility" blades like the machete.
August 1, 2008, 10:23 PM
Only electric sharpener we ever had was the one on the back of the can opener when I was growing up. Many an Old Hickory was likely ruined with that old POS.
I've got a few diamond laps in various grits, a gerber steel (the kind that folds into a leather handle), a few homemade leather strops and an old ceramic block I got at a flea market (wasn't I bad mouthing flea markets a few posts back) about 10-12 years ago (I know I was married to a different woman then than I am now, so it was at least 10 years). That ceramic block works great. A few arkansas stones around and some other various and sundry rough things to rub metal on.
Need to get some of those fancy water stones I see Tourist talking about a lot. Those put a pretty edge on a knife. Of course I'm sure his skill has more to do with that than the tool. ;)
The Tourist
August 1, 2008, 11:10 PM
I'm sure his skill has more to do with that
...well, of course. Stay away from the carmalized stuff and drink pure agave. Then, don't try any fancy lines, just talk to her...
Oh, you mean sharpening again, don't you?
Call Ben Dale at Edge Pro. He has all of the stuff to get you going. In fact, I sharpened commercially for a few years using just his off-the-shelf products.
August 1, 2008, 11:17 PM
Then, don't try any fancy lines, just talk to her...
yeah, those always got me in trouble.
Of course the agave usually started it.
Master of Arms
August 3, 2008, 07:33 PM
I have 2 stones and a 5" wideX3` long piece of leather. I enjoy sharpening by hand. I found stones on ebay for great prices. My favorite is an Arkansas stone. It really does the job and it was only 12 bucks. Just thought I`d add this tid-bit
August 4, 2008, 06:49 AM
around here is fascinating. Sort of like the warp drive on the starship Enterprise. You just point her in the right direction, drop the hammer and suddenly you're on the other side of known space.:D Was that original post about an electric sharpener or an eclectic sharpener? In any event you should never use power equipment and tequila at the same time - it could be entertaining but you probably can't explain it to your wife. Just for the record, El Tesoro de Don Felipe, anejo will cure you of any desire for lesser expressions of the blue agave. Salut.
The Tourist
August 4, 2008, 11:38 AM
Actually, we simply uncovered the world of sharpening.
Contrary to what some will tell you, shaprening is more of a craft, and the skill of the tinker is as much a factor as the tools he uses.
If you are looking for a job that quantifies materials, and provides the kind of condition that may appeal to an engineer, this ain't the job.
It's an art. Either you are born with a certain type of hand-eye coordination or you're not. And you can usually pick out the guys who might be good simply by watching them adjust something--like the tension on a bolt. Some guys are good, most cannot even succeed with torque wrench.
And along with that artsy-fartsy way of approaching life comes a lust for other attributes of that life. Yes, we joke about tequila and charming a woman, but the fact remains that you'll never sharpen a knife to a scary edge if cannot become the life of the party.
On KF/KS we have a very sincere individual who tries to re-invent my methods and the art of my hand instead of simply defying convention to become his own polisher. He will often lament that he cannot achieve that final, last lick of sharpness. He remarks that he is 99% there.
Say what you like, but in many ways I was born to sharpen, ride a bike and talk your wife into dumping you. Call it "la dolce' vita," or the gift of gab, or "kissing the Blarney Stone," but if you do not have it as an intrinsic part of your character, you will never attain it.
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need some help with this damn code...rage...
hay xpi0t0s, or anyone else who decides to tell me stuff. i took a bit of a break from this code and i cam back, i reformatted so i lost all the stuff i had done but no matter. i still remember it all. (i am vary good at remembering numbers) but i still ahve the same problem as before, the stupid encounter thing xpi0t0s was trying to tell me about. here is my code so far, i think it if good enough for a demo of what you were trying to tell me. please if it would not be too much trouble could you xpi0t0s, or anyone else who cares edit in the proper way to make it when you go south || 's' of the starting location message pops up saying "monster" or something... using the monster array at the top.
#include <iostream>
Re: need some help with this damn code...rage...
Sorry, it is a bit of a cryptic username. I got sick of other people nicking the good names I thought of, saxman, jazzman, even jazman with one z got nicked, so I thought why don't I start using an old password instead. So far I've never seen anyone else use xpi0t0s, probably because nobody can figure out what the heck it means.
If you're going to use the fairly simple construct of "if (placement==1) { } if (placement==2) { } ..." then you don't need the monster array at all; just bung all the code in the "if placement==2" clause. The point of the arrays is that it gets you out of writing all the duplicate code you would have to write if you stick to the simple construct, and gives you additional flexibility in that monsters can move from location to location as they might in "real" life.
So just do something like:
if (placement==2)
Oh, and keep backups!!! I use Peters Backup; it's simple and runs daily in Scheduled Tasks. Backup selectively though, otherwise you'll end up using tons of DVDR's.
Re: need some help with this damn code...rage...
does your name mean christ, in greek? i think.
and thank man, i think i have found a different way of doing this, please tell me if there is a horrible flaw or doing this is just stupid.
#include <iostream>
Re: need some help with this damn code...rage...
Yes, that's right. Christ in Greek, take the English letters that most closely resemble the Greek letters then replace a couple of letters with digits (because the Unix system at the time insisted on at least one digit in passwords). (I'm a follower of Jesus Christ)
Well, you're still using the "if placement==n" approach and lots of duplicate code; the trap and monster stuff is repeated within each "if" block.
There's nothing wrong with this if the program is going to stay small and is just for experimenting, maybe if you stay under 20 nodes or so you'll have no problem.
But if you're planning to develop this into a large game with hundreds of nodes then this is going to lead to a massive program that is impossible to keep track of and debug - there'll be lots of duplicate code, and if you want to change the behaviour (maybe process monsters before traps) then you'll have to do that for each if block. Hence my previous suggestion of describing the game in data rather than in software, and making the software generic.
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Happy belated birthday C9! :) And thanks, Satya!
I started programming when I was 7 while sitting on my father's lap, typing BASIC into a TRS-80 CoCo as he read out the instructions from magazines.Currently working at Sitecore Inc., on the Commerce Server product team.
Congrats, and happy birthday!
This is great for everyone, because there's so much Rx can do for any language and platform ... like LINQ, the general pattern is useful everywhere ... I'm very happy to hear this news. I hope to find time to contribute as well.
@JoshRoss: lol, I had to pinch myself ...
@dot_tom: Agreed!!!
Good session, packed with useful tips!
Great session! Recommended even if you haven't done any DirectX programming.
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Sad to see you go Paul; good luck and best wishes. Thanks for the memories.
Very good talk, love the poor bear (EDIT: I mean monkey! ). It's really great to have Erik and Rich tackling what is and what can be - bringing theory to bear on broad practical problems and making it understandable to Mort's like me.
Datomic looks great, and I wonder how ideas like the Timewarp OS would look if recast with Datomic in the mix.
The documentation for Datomic looks really complete and well written so far. Very nice. The logo is also very nice!
At first Erik sounds controversial, like he's given up on functional programming ... but the bridge of imperative and functional ... that's what I thought LINQ and Rx were all about all along. Strive for purity, but we also have to make side-effects explicit and controllable.
Tying Task and Lazy into the picture in the way you have, Erik, seems really good. Does this mean Task<T> can be implemented through ManySelect?
I'm not sure if I believe reality is actually truly imperative, once you add time into the mix, but I get the point. We can't time travel, so we are stuck for now.


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A good bit it appears. I had estimated the conservative/libertarian split to be about 60% "Teaocons" and 40% more or less libertarian. Turns out I'm about right!
The media characterizes the Tea Party as a socialy conservative movement. This makes it much easier to demonize. This poll shows, as most of us know, that the compolsition of the Tea Party is more complicated than the establishment might think.
Click here for an article on the poll at Reason.com
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Important poll on the nature of the Tea Party- How libertarian is it?
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
These are the issues that define the GOP presidential race at this moment.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Gamers solve puzzle which stumped scientists for years and could hold key to curing AIDS
Interestingly gaming is ideal way to organize mass collaboration. There are a set of rules by which people must abide (which focuses the endeavor) but beyond that the individual if free to riff off of other individuals at they see fit. Gaming allows for an "intellectual jam session."
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DoD Biggest Employer In the World
Great post in LewRockwell.com. Our DoD bigger than the Peoples Liberation Army of China. And Walmart too.
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'Buy All the Euro You Can' If Greece Defaults: Jim Rogers
A Greece bankruptcy would actually be a good thing because "it's time for people to acknowledge reality," well-known investor Jim Rogers told CNBC Friday.
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SOQUEL, Calif. (AP) -- A California medical marijuana dispensary has raked in food donations with a unique offer: free pot.
The Granny Purps dispensary in Soquel (soh-KEL'), about 60 miles southeast of San Francisco, offered a complimentary marijuana cigarette for every four cans of food a patient brought in this holiday season. Each patient was limited to a maximum of three cigarettes a day.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports that the dispensary took in 11,000 pounds of food and handed out 2,000 marijuana cigarettes between November and Christmas Eve, when the promotion ended.
The food was donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank.
Second Harvest spokesman Danny Keith says Granny Purps, which only has eight employees, contributed the amount of food that would normally come from a business with 30 to 40 workers.
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It hurt...
Back story: We drove 2 1/2 hours to my parents house to help them move. In laws watched our dd, which was a blessing. Anyways this past weekend was really hot 95 + and my mom refused to put the ac on b/c of the doors opening and closing all day. We stayed for 4 days and 3 nights... Well yesterday we finally got everything moved into their new house. All my mom did was complain then when the builder came in the house to level her ceiling fans he was making small talk. Okay, fine. Then he would ask my mom to take a look at the fans and see if they were to her liking. After the 10th ceiling fan she said, I don't need to see anymore. The builder said, "some clients are the "have to see to believe type." I said, "don't let her fool you, she is," My mom said, "that's the perfect example why you should have an abortion!" Wow.. that hurt. So I took a long walk outside before I said something I would regret...
How do I even approach that? My mom didn't even find out she was pregnant until her 3rd trimester. Would she have had an abortion is she found out sooner? Am I really that much of a disappointment? I don't even know if I want to find out the truth....
ouch - I'm so sorry that your mother dissappointed you and hurt you like that. I would, in all honestly, tell her how that felt. And, if she can't respect you and your pregnancy and not make tacky comments like that, remove yourself from the situation (stay away from her.) What you said to that builder was not in line to recieve a comment like what she gave you. I'm so sorry mama! ((hugs))
Is your mom going through menopause? Sounds like mood swings out of control to me.
Holy cow! I am so sorry that she said that. I have no advice on how to approach it, but good luck.
Who says crap like that??? I'm so sorry! :(
I don't even know what to tell you beside I'm sorry. :(
Wow! Am I correct in thinking this probably isnt the first hurtful comment she has made to you?
She needs help! What kind of person says that to about thier child and especially in the presence of them???
Sometimes people are just toxic. I am so very sorry she said such a nasty thing. She should have been extremely grateful that you would go to the lengths you did just to help her. I wonder how she would feel if her Mom had ever made a comment like that?? It's not you honey- it's her!! Just take a deep breath and be grateful you dont live with her anymore. I would also be cautious about letting my children out of my sight around her. There is no telling what she might say to them!
God That was so very hurtful even after all that you did for her to help her move, dont wast your time putting anymore thought into that statement because it doesnt matter ...God wanted you here and made sure you made it here, forgive her and try really hard to let it go.
wow id of said whateve i may have regreted and drug her mind through the mud like you could not believe.


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