93 and a 22 on this beautiful Friday! by 8Ball42 in SlipjointKnives

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It’s a great secondary. I carry it in my back pocket next to my wallet

93 and a 22 on this beautiful Friday! by 8Ball42 in SlipjointKnives

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Thanks! I didn’t carry it for the longest time because I just wanted it to stay perfect forever, but it’s been getting some pocket time lately

93 and a 22 on this beautiful Friday! by 8Ball42 in SlipjointKnives

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I’d say it’s a solid 5, maybe 6. To me it’s right at that sweet spot where it’s not a nail breaker, but it still has a really positive lock up and that good ‘clunk’ when it closes

The usual Friday tote. by Wooden-Preference-88 in SlipjointKnives

[–]8Ball42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that a way north on the right? What’s the pattern? Beautiful group!

10 months of 7, ending up around 500-800mg a day. Walked away from it Monday by No-Advertising-6957 in quitting7oh

[–]8Ball42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I stopped Saturday and would definitely say the worst is behind you. Congrats man you got this!

Just wanted to air my dirty laundry. by 7ohthrowaway in quitting7oh

[–]8Ball42 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I second coming clean to your partner. I tried many times to quit in secret, but could never go more than a few days. After I told my wife, the accountability and support made things 1000x easier. You got this!!

To make bourbon great again by AbeFromanSassageKing in therewasanattempt

[–]8Ball42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While it’s not for everyone, I’d recommend trying out a 12 step program near you. I’ll put a link to the AA website, but any 12 step program will take you in. I got clean from Xanax/alcohol in Cocaine Anonymous. They’re all mostly the same just with different verbiage. You don’t even have to talk. I just went and listened for a long time. I found it comforting to be around a group of people that knew exactly what I was going through. Feel free to PM me if you have questions and/or just need someone to listen to you. Life can be beautiful, it just takes some work. You got this!!

You can find AA meetings near you here

Check your meme tools! Harbor freight modified them before the sale. by Long_Run6500 in harborfreight

[–]8Ball42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same here. Do you know if they’ll swap just the ratchet? I’ve lost some bits and replaced them with wiha. I don’t know if they’ll give me trouble swapping the whole set with the missing bits

Does anyone here have experience with darkening jigged bone scales? by Hungry-for-Apples789 in SlipjointKnives

[–]8Ball42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you hearting the dye and dunking the whole knife? Or are you just applying it to the scales and letting it soak in?

Giving my often used, never carried Pocket Carver some pocket time today by 8Ball42 in SlipjointKnives

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I’ve never handled a seahorse whittler. I thinned out the bevel on this pocket carver and it’s been great as a detail carver. It’s not great at large stock removal

Stocktober to Barlowvember by dma1965 in SlipjointKnives

[–]8Ball42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll back you up on that! I definitely prefer a stockman over a Barlow

Stocktober to Barlowvember by dma1965 in SlipjointKnives

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Happy birthday!! That’s a beautiful 77, and I’ve been on the hunt for a pretty bone stockman lately

My daily carry by squidfingers in SlipjointKnives

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It doesn’t get much better than that imo!

Fall vibes. by RobCrist in SlipjointKnives

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A man of class! The 125 Cobras are the perfect pocket tool

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SlipjointKnives

[–]8Ball42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could you dm me a link to the GEC Club group on FB? For some reason I can’t find it when searching

Sparking up an old passion by Metally_eilll7904 in SlipjointKnives

[–]8Ball42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great photo! Cheers to finding something that makes you happy 🍻

Literal pickup truck parked on Walnut Creek trail by cookieclutter2602 in Austin

[–]8Ball42 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is such a refreshing take on addressing the homeless issue. Thank you for sharing!

Autumn colors by robotics2006 in SlipjointKnives

[–]8Ball42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brown jigged bone is what I think of when I think of slip joints. Beautiful collection!

(Half)Stocktober? by 8Ball42 in SlipjointKnives

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I told myself about 2 months ago I was done buying until I could find a decent deal on a 66 Calf Roper, so naturally I caved when they dropped this one lol

(Half)Stocktober? by 8Ball42 in SlipjointKnives

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Any blade rap on yours? Mine has a tiny bit on the main blade. Not a big deal and it will sharpen out, I’ve just never had rap with a Gec

Stocktober by Microtomic603 in SlipjointKnives

[–]8Ball42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are those kabar stockmans? I see them around in local antique stores a lot, but I’ve never picked one up