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Dogsoldat

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  1. I think the wired single might be the wedding band on a wire.  I have another in my tackle box same as this blue one only silver just found it stashed away in a corner.  Though both are on wires.  I think I might remember when and where I swapped out hooks for my daughter now.   Not sure if the package is the right one. 

    Oh there were more than a few nice fish in the one lake.  Thought for sure her rod was going to break or the line snap with the one that got away.  I wonder if maybe that's why she was doing better than us,  playing around with her rod here and there.  It seemed like they hit as she was reeling in, more motion more noise ?  might be getting closer 

     

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  2. Bought a trolling motor and took the youngest and my mother out fishing.  Well the kids game was on.  Every time her hook went in the water she was pulling something out.  She landed a 14 1/2" trout and had another larger one nearly bend her rod back on itself.  It was all she could do to reel it in and almost lift the rod...    but it slipped the hook right next to the boat.  Anyways  my google fu is not strong tonight and not sure what search terms in need to use to try and find a few more of the lure that we had on the end of her line.  I think it might be  one of the two packages but I'm really not sure.  We had lost a few hooks in weeds and submerged trees on a previous expedition. 

     

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  3. I've seen a few Russian Roses others have done to make key fobs and such.  Thought I'd give them a try...

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    Kinda have the idea of how they go together...  simple, but not as simple as they look.  While sitting in my armchair  vegging a letter opener with a rose on the end popped into my head.  Have a ways to go to get anywhere close to perfecting but the concept is sound.  And I don't think I've seen anyone else do them yet...  But I'm thinking they would be nice on an office desk and have a practical side to. 

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  4. Lots of great advice and deep ideas to ponder.  I know for myself,  the day job tends to make for a large amount of built up tension and stress.  Takes a while to let it all fall away and just be me again.  Some weekends are easier than others.  With many redirects til the right task for the current frame of mind is found.  Might be as simple as swamping out your shop space and having everything tidied up and walk away for a bit until the muse strikes.  

  5. 7 hours ago, arkie said:

    Short story on hood ornaments....once in my younger days we were rabbit hunting in the country.  One guy decided to position himself on the front of the hood on an old car that had a hood ornament in the form of an airplane.  He was straddling the nose of the hood, feet on the front bumper.  Someone yelled "rabbit!!!"  The driver hit the brakes...you can picture what happened next.  Fast trip to the ER to sew up his inner thighs and luckily he escaped with all his private parts.....

    Do you remember what make and year had the airplane as an ornament?  Was it maybe even like this?  Great uncle had this amongst his collection of tools and odds and ends.  Always wondered what it had come off.

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  6. in the books section?  there is a 1910 ? edition of a blacksmith book some where inside is all the steps to make the swivel.  seen it in the farm blacksmith book as well I'd have to go digging to find proper titles.  download an old blacksmithing manual or two and you'll be surprised at what you'll find

     

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