Weapons, warfare and industrial idiocy

The random rantings of an old, 63 years, knifemaker (please don't say "bladesmith") on tools, technology and the world's unfortunate tendency toward overcomplication.

Monday, May 29, 2017

Happy Decoration Day!

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      To the Warmongers   Written by my hero, Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon: "I'm back again from hell  With loathsome though...
Sunday, May 28, 2017

Mem-day warmup.

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Poetry alert! A poem follows and, lest you miss the meaning. Cheat sheet: "Scarlet Majors" refers to "Red-tabs". That ou...
Thursday, May 04, 2017

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Oh Lordy... I just couldn't wait to see if Agent Orange can talk about this without sounding like an idiot. That's tough to pull o...
Thursday, April 20, 2017

Detroit music Acts That Kick Poopy-Pants Nugent's Ass!

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If you have doing likewise and kicking said ass, I'd carry some plastic bags to put over your shoes 'cause... it's Ted. First u...
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Completely Gratuitous, Putilov-Garford, Porn Dump.

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In the beginning... there was the Garford 5-ton. Pictured above and below. In both illustrations you can plainly see the sleek line...
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Tuesday, April 04, 2017

Willie and the Giant Orange

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Some old stuff from about seven years ago that seems apropos to the present moment. There just might be a figure in the present that bears ...
Sunday, March 26, 2017

Beaumont Egg and "The Diver"

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Here's a hypothetical: Suppose there was a fella - a well-respected engineer and a proven designer of multiple, railroad structures ...
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Friday, March 10, 2017

Leviathan

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"A Fast Convoy"     I've posted this painting before, only because I absolutely adore it. It has everything, the storm...
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Saturday, March 12, 2016

Chill, Hotshot!

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It would seem to go without saying that, if one lives in a self-contained world made almost entirely from wood, one would have to watch out ...
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