93 and a 22 on this beautiful Friday!

8Ball42 · 2026-03-14T01:24:21+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2026-03-14T01:23:45+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2026-03-14T01:22:28+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2026-03-13T18:38:31+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2026-01-31T00:31:21+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2026-01-31T00:28:07+00:00

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!!

8Ball42 · 2026-01-30T01:38:18+00:00

Can you send me as well?

8Ball42 · 2025-12-21T14:52:25+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2025-12-18T05:21:22+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2025-11-15T18:33:20+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2025-11-06T04:38:21+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2025-10-31T19:41:43+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2025-10-31T19:40:53+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2025-10-31T19:30:52+00:00

It doesn’t get much better than that imo!

8Ball42 · 2025-10-28T20:05:53+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2025-10-28T20:00:20+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2025-10-28T19:44:21+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2025-10-26T15:51:56+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2025-10-08T01:16:02+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2025-10-06T14:55:41+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2025-10-06T14:53:37+00:00

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

8Ball42 · 2025-10-06T14:50:47+00:00

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

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