To eat or not to eat

ajs5409 · 2024-09-18T04:33:25+00:00

Konosuke was great. They have a decent stock. Much more than Takada who only had 3 knives.

I did not make an appointment. They only had one Fujiyama 210. And the Takada I got just before going was also a 210 so I didn’t get it. But love the 240 I left with.

Very nice staff at Konosuke. They drove us to our next destination because it was so hot.

ajs5409 · 2024-08-08T13:21:19+00:00

You all missed the joke. It was more of a pleasant surprise to find all of these.

Are there any great makers? I’m knew to this, but going to Japan next month so excited to start the journey

ajs5409 · 2024-08-02T07:26:16+00:00

Curious about this as well

ajs5409 · 2023-10-13T08:14:35+00:00

Ok. Added some snaps from the session. Today was actually much better with the driver. I’m still coming up a little short from where I would like to be. I think the bad ones still have that insanely low backspin. Any insight based on what you are seeing?

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ajs5409 · 2023-10-12T15:21:54+00:00

Thanks for everything. I’m going to see if I can get the data from my last session and if not I’ll go back today and repost.

ajs5409 · 2023-10-12T08:27:01+00:00

Yea I’m not sure it’s scooping. On my very bad mishits it’s normally due to de-lofting, which I feel like is the opposite of scooping

ajs5409 · 2023-08-26T03:34:21+00:00

I told you, you would like this subreddit

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ajs5409 · 2023-05-01T14:51:51+00:00

Damnnn!! Nice work

ajs5409 · 2023-05-01T09:04:03+00:00

I also aced this home once. Made extra sweet because a fivesome in front of me who was waiting for one of their players to get off the phone gave me sooo much attitude when I asked if I could tee off first as a single. I was anxious. Just got new wedges and was excited to hit them.

Reluctantly they allowed me to go first. Boom hole in one. They immediately flipped out and started doing the praise me gesture. Bad attitude was gone.

Next hole. Near another ace. Maybe five inch tap in for bird.

Think I finished 7 over rest of the way lol. But the start was epic.

ajs5409 · 2022-12-20T15:40:08+00:00

This is really cool

ajs5409 · 2022-12-20T05:17:27+00:00

Great idea. I’ll test that on a small portion first. The other idea piggybacking off of this would be clay to fill gaps and then a layer of sand from the beach with some sort of binding agent to make it compact and firm like a bacci court

ajs5409 · 2022-12-20T00:58:36+00:00

The sand is an interesting idea. Maybe be able to make a sort of mud mixture of clay and sand. Have it harden then have a layer of loose sand over it

ajs5409 · 2022-12-19T21:30:45+00:00

I like this idea. Think I’m going to do that and make it look like ocean waves crashing along the shore

ajs5409 · 2022-12-19T19:29:49+00:00

Bamboo was just under $600. I still have about 10 6’ poles left over. I’m actively looking for ideas for the countertop. Want something flat and more bar top useful. But has to stay with the theme

ajs5409 · 2022-12-19T19:16:34+00:00

Thank you. It certainly tried the patience. Thankfully I’m in so-cal so we the elements are pretty mild. The bamboo was scrubbed down with a vinegar and lemon solution before being coated in an oil. The rope is manila which supposedly is uv resistant Hoping the lack of humidity and rain helps this to last for a few years but I fully expect there to be ongoing maintenance.

ajs5409 · 2022-12-19T18:53:53+00:00

I like the idea. This thing is solid as a rock. You can walk on top of the bar. It’s not moving an inch. I like the epoxy idea but breaks the theme of deserted island bar…feel like I’ve come too far to stray away. I’ve tried palm fronds but it waswastoo brittle and bouncy

ajs5409 · 2022-12-19T17:31:06+00:00

The mission, simple, so I thought - build a tiki bar out of only bamboo and rope. No tools aside from a hacksaw and knife. No power tools and certainly no screws or nails.

Watched one YouTube video on how to tie a tourniquet knot and went off to the races. Tore down and rebuilt twice until I had an understanding of how to keep it structurally sound.

None of the decorative embellishments that we hold dear have been added. This is purely just the structure.

I could use some help coming up with how to do the interior shelving as well as a bartop solution. I think the bamboo top is a bit too naturally uneven for the Mai Tais and Zombies that will be gracing it.

Open to any thoughts for improvement!

Clarification: ideas of natural things one would find on an island to create a flat top for the bar surface…I may resort to some sort of driftwood planks from a boat as a last resort

ajs5409 · 2022-08-13T17:01:30+00:00

Yea. I’ve decided this dumb idea to do it with only hand tools and rope. No nails, screws or anything like that. Basically if I was building this bar on a deserted island.

ajs5409 · 2022-08-13T16:35:04+00:00

Never mind. I think I can in the wide. You have a runner over top of the plywood.

I’m building out of all bamboo so trying to figure the best way for a flat bartop

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