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a resident of Midtown
on Dec 5, 2011 at 11:55 pm
Sounds like it has a lot of potential. I'm looking forward to visiting when it opens to the public. Cooley Landing is easily accessible via the bike path behind the Palo Alto athletic center and golf course.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 6, 2011 at 4:37 am
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Plus, finally we get back a harbor.
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on Dec 6, 2011 at 4:49 am
As youngsters, growing up in the late 1950s, we would make rafts out of wood found in that area and attempt to propel them out into the bay. We'd make it all of about five feet from shore and sink in a foot of muddy water. Going home and explaining to Mom why my clothes were covered in caked-on stinky mud was another story. I would always bring a tadpole home as a gift to her. That didn't help very much. The conversation always ended with "Wait until your Father gets home!"
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Dec 6, 2011 at 12:27 pm
It is very exciting to see local representatives breaking ground on this. Too often, we've seen them at press conferences having to comment on tragic events. It's a joy to NOT see the police chief, the sheriff or any cops, but involved people outdoors working toward something wonderful.
I also will be ever grateful to YUCA & their amazing work to shut YUCA down. Does anyone else recall one of Romic's hazardous situations where residents had to be decontaminated?
Thank you to everyone in the community who has volunteered their time on this marvelous project.
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on Dec 7, 2011 at 11:01 am
Remind me, which Palo Alto park near the bay is worth visiting. Mountain View has Shoreline Park, EPA is working on it. Is it called the Recycling Center? Most of Palo Alto bay is full of mosquitoes and a solid stink.
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Who Is Allah?
"Allah is a very beautiful word for God. Shouldn't we all say that from now on we will name God Allah? [...] What does God care what we call him?"
From the desk of Soeren Kern on Fri, 2007-08-24 11:56 Europeans love to mock the salience of religion in American society. via The Brussels JournalFull Story
London, UK
#171555 Apr 11, 2013
I think David Schwimmer copies a lot of Gene Wilder's acting style...
Perhaps this is a well known fact and I have been living in a bubble..lol
Brisbane, Australia
#171556 Apr 11, 2013
"dangling off a phallic pole"
Your penis is shaped like a cross???
Yeh, it wouldn't surprise me.
"begging you to bite his raw flesh and suck off his juicy blood"
The imagery of the last super is metaphorical. Far too difficult for the muztard mind.
"BUTT naked"
Show us a picture of the naked butt of Jesus on the cross in any religious sculpture.
Stupid muztard.
Quetta, Pakistan
#171557 Apr 11, 2013
Why allah suffer good man?
tell me ple.
Dear Man,
1-Allah test the relation of good man with Him is how, Because in the hereafter or on the day of judgement the position of good man to be fixed of his actions, passions and gratefulness in those difficulties, Though Allah knows what the reaction of good man be, But show this result on the day of judgement to the man when his scroll will given him.
2-Allah loves this His good man and did not allow him to go astray, as such suffers him different type of difficulties including sickness illness that his good man do not go astray,
3- Allah loose the rope of denier arrogant reject er and make him success to achieve its desires and full fill his all wishes because there is nothing for this man in hereafter and he will enter in to Hilfire for ever, So please to be grateful to thy Lord Allah, because this is indication that you are in the list of those who will be given reward of Paradise or heaven. Where as in the eye of a muslim this world is like a bone lying before Dogs who fight over it,.Come to tell you how a Muslim want to spent his life on this earth.
Please come and see life style of this Governor too,, This is Abu- Obaida, Well known general too- He fight many battles in Iraq and even on Borders of Persia, and was A successful general, During Rein of iind caliph Omer- Abu- Obaida was governor of Syria When Hazarat Omer made visit of Syria and stayed there for certain days. However caliph wanted to know the living style of Governor from very close, as such wished to stay with him in his house. Abu- Obaida first hesitated to accept offer however caliph insisted than there was no alternate to take caliph to his house. The caliph when entered and look: he saw a wonderful scene. The whole house inside was almost empty and looks like no one ever has resided in it. Caliph wondered and Questioned, Where is your furniture and house hold articles?. Abu-Obaid pointed out towards a bowel and lather in which water was stored, and a simple mat. Than Hazarat Omer spoke, where is your meal? Abu- Obaida (ra) took steps forward and took out some dry pieces of bread from a drawer presented it to caliph. The eyes of caliph filled with tears and than rolled from his eyes. Caliph O- Abu- Obaida why this condition?. Caliph, said Abu- Obaida, these assets are enough to take him the real abode grave yard.
Brisbane, Australia
#171558 Apr 11, 2013
I like this film.
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#171559 Apr 11, 2013
I agree that if a Muslim and a Christian come to fight for personal reasons, and say one of them die. It should be accused the person and not his religious background. When instead a person take verses from its holy book where encourage violence or its priest encourage it, then it makes sense to accuse his religious background.
Take for instance the KKK they are Christians, but they act as they are not. But the posters here will call them Christians, like if religion was the cause of their actions, when it's not.
If someones kill people, the posters here will label him with his religious denomination. As you can see here it's high the level of ignorance of these posters.
"Legumes of the World Unite "
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#171561 Apr 11, 2013
Did you know that the phrase has its very own web page?
London, UK
#171562 Apr 11, 2013
Was Mussolini Christian?
What was his connection with Vatican and the Vatican State?
Let's not make any mistake.
I AM talking about morons who "think/thought" they were Christians while committing the atrocities, just the same as morons from other religions who "think" that they are muslim, jew, hindu, buddhist etc.
Since: May 12
Location hidden
#171563 Apr 11, 2013
You introduced halacha, and were quite generic about it, not me. I only answered to what is posted on Judaism 101.
Religion is never rational? Said by someone who religion is made by rabbis who try their best to find the most absurd interpretations for simple verses? Not just me but even Albert Einstein, a Jewish said that your interpretations have almost nothing to do with the original texts.
Rational means showing clear thought or reason.
But your problem is your rationalizations are baseless, in most cases, when you give the Torah verses and compare them with the interpretation given.
Your phrase 'religion is never rational' may match with one of Shamma's phrases.
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Location hidden
#171564 Apr 11, 2013
I am hostile I just said how they things.
Bigotry is not measured by the time a poster spend here... So yes you are still a bigot even if you appear "once in a while".
Since: May 12
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#171565 Apr 11, 2013
If you aren't Skeptic then there is no reason for you to answer me back, because you are not him, right?
Since: May 12
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#171566 Apr 11, 2013
Funny thing is that even Skeptic denied to be THINK, and claimed to be his son, nevertheless no one was fooled back then... LOL
Since: May 12
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#171567 Apr 11, 2013
Don't make a fool of yourself. Greece is the name of the nation, whereas Greek is the adjective. You can't use them as they are the same thing.
Since: May 12
Location hidden
#171568 Apr 11, 2013
Mussolini a Christian? LOL
He was atheist. When he was little his mother tried to educate him into RCC but she failed and since young he became atheist. So he didn't think to be Christians while doing what he did, nor he was thinking to be atheist while he was doing what he did.
Regardless his belief background he did what he did because of his thinking, the same goes for Hitler.
You can blame religious people when they use their religion as means to incite or make violence.
If Usain Bolt kill someone who insulted him I don't blame his religion, or athletic. That's silly.
#171569 Apr 11, 2013
rabbee: chaooah is a title i gave to the woman, not her worldly name. it is eevreet, and it means broad birth, wide birth or all birth. because she is the mother, of all on earth. her worldly name is sarah carney, and she is considered to be dangerously irish. so her worldly name is not eve either, as verified by TheTorah Scroll.
and the chances are that adam will never even meet, with a woman by the name of eve. unless this world, quits telling that mythological lie.
#171570 Apr 11, 2013
rabbee: by like internet lightning, from east to west you are being informed. since G-D told me, about this internet before it ever existed again.
but i suppose with G-D, takes off for the day of rest. could be fairly dramatic, when THEY come to visit me and the woman appointed as chaooah. and put the both of us, in charge of all physical totality again.
but since we do not yet, know if G-D is going to appoint the same woman sarah faye ann carney again. as the the grandmother of all, we won't know exactly for sure who HaMosheeach actually is. since this is dependant on the specific woman, HaShem G-D gives me with.
London, UK
#171571 Apr 11, 2013
We know all that but...to carry a whip imitating Jesus is a bit too much for hitler!
Hitler was an Atheist?
Mussolini was an Atheist?
The two of the worst people on planet earth were Atheists?
I am not looking for a list of "religious" people...who are nutcases..because they are likely to be Atheists who use religion as an excuse.
Kingston, Jamaica
#171572 Apr 11, 2013
Alex---Hello dear HughBe, how are you?
HughBe--- I'm fine and thanks for asking, Alex.
Alex---To be fair we are dealing with the lies and misinformation that are being pumped by the likes of Skeptic and that lowlife "john" from the island of convicts, who do no great service to Christianity.
HughBe--- Irrespective of source, LIES must be condemned.
Alex--We know america is not the fairest of countries..
HughBe--- agree
Alex---What is the alternative? To be controlled by North korea or Russia? The answer is NO way!
HughBe--- FREEDOM from ALL of them. Over 40 years ago JFK a former American President WARNED that there is a very GRAVE DANGER that some would use the excuse that there is a NEED for increased security TO censor, INTIMIDATE, stifle DISSENT etc. Pay attention to his words i.e. "RUTHLESS conspiracy"
Those who have an ear to ear let them hear.
How has the WORLD changed since 9/11? What is the reason for the change? Is it the need for increased SECURITY as JFK said?
Alex---What I mentioned about Hitler and Mussolini cannot be buried as "past" deeds, when people like skeptic and john are still promoting the same disgusting ideas...
HughBe--- EVIL must be condemned.
Alex--You know my opinion about the books that have been edited/corrected to give oneself more importance than others, but that is not the fault of the followers.
HughBe--- The followers could try the art of THINKING. Followers boast of many Nobel Prizes etc so where is their excuses not to THINK and to deal with instruments/Pharaohs of MOST if not ALL of their misfortunes?
Alex--Whether Hitler was Jewish and/or African by race makes no difference when judging him for his cruel, bigoted, evil and warped behaviour that arises from his understanding of the "holy" bible.
HughBe--- Take a look at his picture again, any African blood would be A drop.
Again, EVILS of Hitler or the Pharaohs are EVIL and must be condemned.
Evil of America is EVIL.
Evil of Israel is Evil.
Evil is EVIL.
London, UK
#171573 Apr 11, 2013
Skeptic deserves a medal for translucency.
Kingston, Jamaica
#171574 Apr 11, 2013
good post
London, UK
#171575 Apr 11, 2013
lol...never knew such things existed.
Are they pumping lies or exposing liars? lol..
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You'll visit St. Paul Chapel, New York City's oldest standing church. During the tragic days following the event, it served as a shelter for rescue workers to sleep and eat. The church experienced its own miracle on 9/11 when a fallen tree protected the building from the debris of the attacks. Take note of the iron fence on Broadway, which was plastered with missing posters of relatives.
Then, follow your guide to the 9/11 Memorial, where you'll gain an understanding of the horrific events of 9/11. As you explore the site where the World Trade Center once stood, you'll be captivated by real firsthand stories of 9/11 from your guide, who has a personal connection with that fateful day in New York City.
The 9/11 Memorial was built to honor the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. The names of every victim of the attack are inscribed in panels alongside twin reflecting pools, spanning nearly an acre with the largest man-made waterfalls in North America. You'll have until 6pm to explore the memorial on your own.
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You can also upgrade to gain admission to the 9/11 Museum. Your guide will give a brief overview of what you can expect inside the museum, which opened in May 2014. The 9/11 Museum's 110,000 square feet (10,219 square meters) of exhibition space is located within the archaeological heart of the World Trade Center site. The stories of the 1993 and 2001 bombings of the World Trade Center, and the people affected by the events, are told through multimedia displays, archives, narratives, and a collection of authentic artifacts. The monumental artifacts in the museum present the intimate stories of loss, compassion, reckoning, and recovery that are central to telling the story of the attacks and the aftermath.
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10:30am Tour with Museum
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1.5-hour tour departing at 10:30am. INCLUDES admission to the 9/11 Museum. Tour meets at St Paul's Chapel, 209 Broadway between Fulton and Vesey Street. Wheelchair accessible
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1.5-hour tour departing at 10:30am. Tour meets at St Paul's Chapel, 209 Broadway between Fulton and Vesey Street. Wheelchair accessible. Does NOT include the 9/11 Museum
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1.5-hour tour departing at 2pm. INCLUDES admission to the 9/11 Museum. Tour meets at St Paul's Chapel, 209 Broadway between Fulton and Vesey Street. Wheelchair accessible
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The reflecting pools
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Traveler Reviews
Reviewed by: bev, November 2014
Our guide was great, very informative. The museum is a must see for everyone.
Reviewed by: Rick T, November 2014
Informative and interesting. We found it particularly interesting hearing the first hand account of that tragic day when our guide hitched a ride to Ground Zero and what he experienced at the time. All of us experienced 911 differently, but hearing it from a New Yorker who saw it first hand provided a different connection somehow for my wife and me. Hearing about the renewal in the area was also quite interesting. Going it alone would not have provide us the same understanding or context. Well worth the time.


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The 2012 US presidential elections were particularly combative. One of the most
divisive issues was President Barack Obama's Middle East policies. Obama was
assailed for purportedly being too weak on Iran; he was criticized for pushing
Israel too hard vis-à-vis the Palestinians; he was taken to task for failing to
confront the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and radical Islam elsewhere.His
Republican opponents highlighted Obama's tense relationship with Prime Minister
Binyamin Netanyahu.Obama was accused of snubbing Netanyahu during visits
to the White House; in a "hot mic" moment, he seemed to concur with then-French
president Nicolas Sarkozy about his distaste for Netanyahu; in September, Obama
failed to find the time to meet with Netanyahu during the prime minister's trip
to the US to address the UN General Assembly.Relations between the two
men were seen in Israel to be so bad that in the aftermath of Obama's victory
some even expect the US president – no longer concerned about getting reelected
– to take revenge.Just a day after the US election, Army Radio quoted
sources in the Likud claiming that Obama could work against Netanyahu in the
upcoming Israeli elections as payback for Netanyahu's apparent preference for
Mitt Romney in the US presidential race.The tensions between the
countries and their leaders were reflected in surveys of Israeli attitudes. A
Smith Research poll sponsored by The Jerusalem Post in mid- October, for
example, found that 28 percent of Jewish Israelis believed that the Obama
administration was more pro-Palestinian, 18% found it to be more pro-Israel and
40% called it neutral, with 14% declining to participate.Still, while
Obama and Romney might have voiced very different approaches on the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, four more years of Obama's leadership will, we
hope, not be a source of concern for those who care about
Israel.Regarding Iran, Obama might ultimately be more disposed than
Romney to use military means if necessary.Romney, who would likely be
perceived by the American Left as continuing George W. Bush's "regime change"
policies in the Middle East, might face a massive anti-war campaign if he
launched a military attack on Iran.In contrast, Obama could be more
successful at building a broad consensus – both at home and abroad – for using
force to stop Iran's nuclear program. Unlike Romney, who would take precious
time putting together his own foreign policy team as Iran continues its stubborn
march toward nuclear weapon capability, Obama has already articulated his stance
on Iran – including going on record numerous times as saying that it is an
American interest to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear weapon capability. And
he has made a point of not ruling out military action.With regard to
Palestinians and settlements, Obama seems to have learned from his mistake of
forcing a construction freeze on Israel. Though his intention might have been to
set in motion negotiations leading to a viable two-state solution, the move only
succeeded in hardening a hopelessly intransigent Palestinian
leadership.As former US president Bill Clinton discovered in his second
term and as Obama has undoubtedly already realized, so long as the Palestinians
refuse to reconcile themselves to Jewish nationhood, it will be impossible to
achieve long-lasting peace.With Syria engulfed in a bloody civil war,
Egypt entering an era of radical Islamization and Iran threatening to attain
nuclear weapons, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict does not hold the same urgency
as it once did, particularly since the relatively peaceful status quo that
exists between Israel and the Palestinian Authority seems sustainable – at least
in the short-term.On numerous occasions, Obama has presented himself as
a friend of Israel. Whether from the podium of the UN General Assembly, via the
strengthening of military cooperation between the US and Israel or in his
unequivocal stand on Iran, Obama has defended cardinal Israeli interests that
dovetail with American interests.There might still be a strained
relationship between Obama and Netanyahu, but this should not get in the way of
the strong relations between the countries. It is our fervent hope that the next
four years will see these ties boosted even further, together with a reduction
in the tension between our respective leaders.
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Acrylic Wood Stabilization "The immortal instrument"
The following are excerpts from an article published in Woodwind Quarterly, August, 1993, written by Scott Hirsch and entitled, ACRYLIC WOOD STABILIZATION, THE IMMORTAL INSTRUMENT:
Is Damascus steel really stronger?
I get asked this kind of question a lot lately and I also hear things like, Jeez Damascus is a lost art, isn't it? Or Damascus is sharper than ordinary steel and on and on. Well these are valid questions and can not be answered in a few words like yup sure is or nope it aint.The problem of a short answer is also due to, what is Damascus steel?
Many folks have heard the term Damascus, have heard of Japanese swords and have been subject to some misleading information along the way. I sometimes hear people say things like; Samurai Japanese swords are folded a million times and can cut machinegun barrels. Or how about the story of the blade that cut the anvil in half that made it. Or the Japanese sword that is so sharp that it will cut a leaf in half upon contacting the sword edge as it floats down the creek. And then there is the old falling silk scarf story. Hey Kevin Costner showed us that one in a movie, right.In a way, I hate to lift the veils of lore and let the bright rays of enlightenment shine in, but some of us are taking these things a little too serious, aren't we? And yet we can't help but wonder at times if just maybe there may be a very small glimmer of truth somewhere in one or more of these tails.In June of 2002 I held a Damascus symposium here at the shop and one of the featured speakers Dr. Sung Beck is a Grandmaster Swordsman.
He delighted us with his exquisite collection of Chinese and Japanese swords and also with his finely tuned wit and story telling abilities.His humorous stories had a point though, pun not intended, and gave us just a little insight as to what it was and is all about. His stories told us how to straighten a bent Japanese sword by banging it over a log or using a monkey wrench and how to pick out a good one for battle; they were truly enlightening and gave us all something to think about. Dr. Beck made many comments from his observations from his past training of cutting numerous things for practice with Chinese and Japanese swords over the years and some of them made perfect sense and others I will have to think about for a spell.OK, before we get rolling let's start with just a smattering of background to pave the way. Damascus is a place in Syria and is where westerners first observed the famed swords of the Far East. Actually they were made in India from a steel called wootz and only discovered in the city of Damascus. Wootz steel is melted in small sealed clay crucibles from steel scraps and carbon bearing materials and after solidifying, were then forged at a very low heat into sword blades. Sword remnants tested for content were often found to contain a fair amount of sulfur and phosphorous.
It is believed that this made the cast ingots red short, difficult to forge and is very likely the governing secret to the success of Damascus blades. The higher heats that the European smiths were accustomed to, would have crumbled the steel and it also would not have produced the kind of steel that made them famous. Although the task of forging at such a low and narrow band of temperature was difficult, the first side-affect or benefit was tougher and springier steel with superior edge holding properties. The second benefit was the pattern formed by the ghosting of the dendrites which were formed during the slow initial cooling of the ingot. It was discovered recently by Al Pendray and Dr. John Verhoeven that the trace amounts of vanadium were responsible for forming the Damascus patterns because they aligned along the grain boundaries of the dendrites and due to forging at a reduced heat, retained the image throughout the forging process. Although it was the dendrite pattern that gave rise to the Damascening, they soon learned also how to enhance the patterns mechanically.
During this same time frame the Japanese were discovering the methods of producing fine steel blades from iron ore panned from the rivers. This panned ore was smelted in a wood coke furnace and the crude metal was broken up into pieces, forged flat and stacked into billets. These stacks were forge welded together and forged to length. Then it was folded first length wise and after welding and forging again folded sideways and welded again. This process was repeated from 8 to 16 times in order to refine the impurities out of the steel and to remove excess carbon. If you will get out your calculator, you will find that 16 folds will give you 65,536layers of steel if you start with one single layer, if you started with an 8 layer stack, 17 folds will give you 1,048,576 layers. How many layers would you get if you folded the steel one million times? Now this is assuming that you would have the time or, due to material loss from scaling, any thing left to work with.Now when the sword is forged out of this steel, all of the layers will be lined up and going in the same direction. Any flexing of the blade sideways will be stretching half of these layers and compressing the other half. For sure, this would be as strong and resilient as a modern day forged blade of solid non layered steel. In fact I think that it can be argued that the layered steel would be more resilient because any stress cracking may be stopped as it reaches the next layer. Flexing the sword blade up or down would be the same as any other homogenous blade as each layer is undergoing the same stresses.
Modern day Damascus or Pattern welded steel is manipulated in various ways to produce some very striking looking patterns. Many of these layers will be aligned in such an order as to produce a sound blade, but some of the layers will be running contrary to that which will produce a good blade. In other words some layers will weaken a blade because of an adverse alignment of weld lines. In such a blade, if you flex the blade sideways, the layers do not just stretch or compress, they could pull apart at the welds. A multi bar composite blade or a sanmai blade will have built in factors favorable to the strength of the blade if done in the right way.A many layered blade will likely have weld lines running across the edge and this will give the edge a micro serration edge. This edge will feel sharper than a homogenous blade and will out cut a conventional blade using a slicing motion. By folding the steel billet like a paper airplane, according to Dr. Beck, the Japanese could improve the swords cutting abilities on the tip's first couple of inches. This is the working part, the rest of the blade is there to put the first two inches into proper reach. He also suggested that the sword could be made to cut either on a forward slice or on a rearward slice depending on the way the folds were made.When you boil it all down, cutting is a function of blade geometry, hardness, toughness, sharpness, micro edge serration and technique. Yes Damascus can be stronger, no it sometimes isn't.
Yes Damascus does feel sharper and for many cutting tasks will out perform a conventional blade.It is interesting to note that Damascus swords and the Samurai swords had a parallel history a world apart from each other and both had an impact on the rest of the world. It is also interesting that both art forms were very nearly lost, indeed, one had to be reinvented. The modern day Damascus or (pattern welded blade) is a blend of both ancient arts and has taken on a life of its own. According to Dr. Verhoeven, pattern welding predates both of these technologies.Today's patterns have transcended those of ancient times, but are they as battle worthy? I believe that many modern day smiths have the capability of producing a blade just as battle worthy as their ancient counterparts and better. And yes there likely are a some blades that although very beautiful will not stand up to battle conditions.
If art is truly, "form follows function", then where does that leave some of today's stunning looking blades? I would suggest that the really true art form is in both beauty and functionality.
Author: Lyle Brunckhorst
Wet and dry sharpening methods?
Robbie Farrance investigates the effect of wet and dry sharpening
methods on turning tools, and reveals some interesting findings
Dry grinding
One of the first microscopic observations, usually also clear to the naked eye, is the formation of a grinding burr. In the case of a high speed steel tool this is very pronounced if using a dry grinder, rotating towards the work piece, whereby a compacted and hardened burr is thrown up.
Water cooled sharpening
The alternative method of tool grinding used in these trials was by the means of a slow running, water cooled grinder and the sharpening was undertaken with the stone running away from the cutting edge. The leather honing wheel supplied with this equipment was also used,in conjunction with a honing paste. The resultant edge appeared from microscopic examination, to be burr free.
Is a burr beneficial?
Certain schools of thought suggest that with some turning tools this burr is beneficial, but this is not the case. Woodworking edge tools, such as gouges, chisels, planes, etc. work by a wedge cutting action. A keen edge has the ability to penetrate between the layers of wood fibres and anything that interferes with this action is deemed to be detrimental. So a hard burr, thrown over the leading edge of the tool will seriously impair its cutting efficiency. The conclusion has been drawn that this burr is hardened. With gouges in particular, it was found that this burr is extremely difficult to eradicate. Prior to turning with the tool, a slip stone was used to try and remove the burr for a timed period of one minute. This prolonged finishing did not remove the burr and often left its root firmly folded over the cutting edge.
Method of investigation
In order to answer some specific questions as to how sharpening methods may affect the tools, a means of showing the resultant cutting efficiency had to be found. It was finally decided to show how much wood could be removed by a tool in a measured time, over a measured distance, giving a resultant depth or volume of wood removed. The equipment used was a K.E.F. dry bench grinder mounted with an 80 grit white wheel and a Tormek 2004 Super Grind system, in conjunction with their Universal Gouge Jig. Honing was by means of an Arkansas slip stone of medium grade for the dry grind and the manufacturer's leather honing wheel for the wet grind. To perform the trials, the tools were prepared to the same degree of sharpness, so far as could be judged by edge 'feel' and from microscopic observation, before the start of each complete 'run'. This test was repeated with eight pieces of hardwood and eight pieces of softwood and the results are shown in the graphs. Whilst these trials proceeded, it became clear that the wet ground tool was performing better than the dry ground, both in terms of durability of the cutting edge, and the finished surface of the wood.
Best results
The resultant data was assembled in the form of a graph… The wet-ground tool gave the best results on a consistent basis, and far outlasted the dry-ground tool in terms of durability. An odd thing was that up to a point,i.e. three minutes into work time, the dry ground tool seemed to increase its cutting ability. Fall-off in performance was fairly marked after this point. The residual burr, which had proved so difficult to remove with a slip stone, had worn away in use. With this protecting guard gradually being eroded, the tool had in fact become sharper, until the burr had completely disappeared.
Using gouges and chisels, it would seem that a universally far better performance could be obtained by adopting a wet grinding method, in conjunction with honing. It's generally assumed that using a slow-running water-cooled system will be time consuming, but this turns out to be more supposition than fact. The initial grinding of the tool to shape (profiling) can take longer but, once this is achieved, subsequent grinding is simple, quick, and more to the point can be repeated with a good degree of accuracy. Adopting the wet system does in fact result in a sharpened edge, in the accepted sense,not just acoarse-ground bevel.
The wet-grinding method leaves apolished, burr free edge without any overheating of the tool. This polished surface creates less friction in use, thus aiding the durability of the cutting edge. Due to less frequent sharpening with wet grinding, the tool life is significantly prolonged, since less material is removed. The dry grinding method leaves a hard compacted burr, which is very difficult to remove. The evidence suggests that using a wet-grinding method gives a sharper edge and cleaner cuts with more than double the effective turning time between sharpening. From the graphic
data, it can be seen that, even after 18 minutes of continuous turning insoftwood, the wet-ground tool was still cutting more than three-and-a-half times faster than the dry-ground tool.
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Any wood for a knife handle?
The following are excerpts from an article by Michael Thompson written for the March/April 1991 issue of Blade Magazine entitled ANY WOOD FOR A KNIFE HANDLE:
A nagging problem with some handle materials, especially ivory, horn and wood, is a tendency to shrink and warp because of different humidifies in various parts of the country.The solution is to stabilize the applicable handle materials so they can't dry out.Two-part process requires applying acrylic resins to a handle material followed by a curing period. The result is a water-resistant, harder-than-untreated wood that can be machined and drilled, and that can be polished to any finish you'd put on steel, from satin to a high gloss.Before, knife makers were limited to a few hardwoods when they wanted burled or fancy grained wood handles. Now even soft woods can be stabilized and used as knife handles. I have a piece of California buckeye that is soft enough that I can dent it 1/8 inch with my thumbnail. After stabilizing it is hard as counter-top material and takes a great polish that was impossible before treatment.
Spalted maple is one of the more impressive of the soft woods that can be used for knife handles. It's unusual because of the dark streaks that develop as the wood begins to decay, thus the word "spalted". After treatment this otherwise useless wood makes one gorgeous knife handle.Various woods react differently to stabilization. Soft woods absorb greater amounts of the chemicals and are consequently more affected by the advantages of the treatment. Box elder burl, a highly figured soft wood, could not be used on a knife handle until the advent of stabilization. Other species like spalted cotton wood, myrtle wood burl, redwood burl, maple burl and pipe briar may now be machined and used for knife handles, including those on interframe folders.For some reason the stabilizing chemicals seem to displace the natural oils in cocobolo and a few other hardwoods, including some samples of walnut, which results in the natural oils "weeping" out of the wood for days after the treatment.Since stabilized wood repels water and oils, stains, dyed and chemicals will not penetrate wood.
Stabilization may seem like the answer to most problems associated with wooden knife handles and it often is. But you may not appreciate all of its side effects. I noticed a weight increase of about 20 percent in the wood I had treated. Some woods increase as much as 50 percent in weight if they are soft and absorb a lot of chemicals.Ray Applegate carved some figures into the stabilized wood with excellent results. Stabilization eliminated all moisture from the fibers. The result is that all of the wood's natural flexibility and elasticity are removed. Forcing pins through small holes will crack stabilized wood, as will hammering on it. But that same inflexibility is an advantage when dealing with other stabilized materials like horn and ivory. Horn and stag can be straightened with heat, then stabilized so that they will not warp back to their original shapes.The natural pores of stabilized woods remain open after treatment. Since no finish is necessary and most knife makers simply sand the wood to 400 or 600 grit, then buff with jewelry polishing compound, some of the compound may be trapped in the open pores of the wood. If this is a problem, stabilized wood can be filled like any other wood by impregnating the open pores with a quick-setting glue and sanding dust from the wood itself. Fred Roe seals the pores with an acrylic before sanding and buffing.Proper sanding and buffing can impart a glossy finish to stabilized wood. But that beautiful polished finish on stabilized wood will dull after prolonged immersion in water. That's why Leon Thompson uses a hand-rubbed satin finish on knives he expects to be used in and around water.
Stabilized wood will take in moisture by capillary action much like steel wool is waterproof but will absorb water like a sponge. If you put a block of stabilized wood in water, it will become saturated in a few hours. The actual fibers are dry but the spaces will pick up moisture. If you lay the wood on a workbench, the water will leak out overnight and the piece will be dry again tomorrow.This is not an exact science. It's more of an art. Some examples to illustrate: a ram's horn that curled even more during treatment, a piece of spalted maple that broke apart, and the odd samples that weep oil. When working with natural organic materials, the innate character of each piece must be considered.Highly figured or burled woods tend to warp during treatment. That's why its wise to leave extra material on a piece that is being treated.I'm impressed with the possibilities of stabilized materials. Hunting and fishing knife handles can now be made of wood and even horn. Folder scales of exotic wood may now be milled and machined to shape with predictable consistency.No longer will full tang knives have steel extending past the wooden scales after a few years use.Stabilized materials should be worked with fresh sanding belts on conventional machinery or with sharp hand files and sandpaper. they require no finish other than sanding or polishing, and possess the endurance of synthetics while retaining the natural beauty of real wood. the treated woods have already been ordered by dozens of custom knife makers and collectors with reviews ranging from guarded optimism to downright enthusiasm for the product.


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We can require workers on unemployment to take part in state retraining programs if they stay on unemployment longer than six months. We must remove trade barriers, reform the way we fund our transportation infrastructure, and finally approve construction of the Keystone Pipeline.
Dan Innis is a Republican candidate for Congress in New Hampshire's 1st District. He is the former Dean of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire.
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