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July 12th, 2012 | #1 |
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White men with long forgotten skills.
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November 20th, 2012 | #2 |
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Finished a 300 square foot polycarbonate awning and stashed 3 cords of firewood under it Sunday evening as the first winter storm was rolling in.
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November 20th, 2012 | #3 |
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We have a local Guy that restores old Books. He claims not enough time left in his life to fully train an apprentice. Just plain sad to see the total disregard in current society for these such rich Arts.
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Another gifted artist that I have commissioned work from is a craftsman by the name of Gary Zahradka who lives and works in St. Paul, Minnesota. In addition to being a painter and sculptor, he is a talented maker of edged weapons: |
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November 20th, 2012 | #5 |
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Beautiful. I have an old friend whom I know makes knives, but nowhere near that calibre. My only (I hesitate to call it) 'skill' is my Carpet and Lino Laying. 2003 to 2010 was just nuts. This set of stairs took two days to bang in to perfection.
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November 20th, 2012 | #6 |
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I admire people with such skills and believe that they will be the leaders and teachers of tomorrow.I have no such skills; and am one of the unfortunate many who must pay those who know what they are doing-usually twice as much- after I tried to do it myself; and screwed it up.
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November 22nd, 2012 | #7 |
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I'm sure putting carpet on stairs is more difficult than it looks, but 2 days? Really? By 2 days does that mean 16 hours of work dedicated entirely to that?
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November 23rd, 2012 | #8 |
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The new products are like Armor in wintertime. Each step heated before stretching in. Liesurely work, not by the hoiur. Keyword: RELAX
I tried to explain to one lady that Carpet should relax unrolled for 24 hours before installation and she went off like a gun... "Relax! We can't RELAX! Furniture's coming tomorrow! Blubble blubble Apooo apooo Whaaaa!" Too Funny. I'm not tooting my own horn here, I crumble to think of the old skills long forgotten. German history comes to mind,, the old Cathedrals that took generations to build, their Bells, Pipe Organs etc. |
November 23rd, 2012 | #9 |
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Something magical about these pipes.
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November 23rd, 2012 | #10 |
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Yeah. The Uilleann pipes are cool. I'm a Highland piper, and I've often imagined getting a set of Uilleann pipes to work with. If I was younger and had lots of leisure time, I might have done it. But, as you can see from the video, the pipes are quite complicated and temperamental. It's not by accident that he's both a maker and piper. You pretty much have to be if you're involved with Uilleann pipes. He also mentioned the challenge of keeping them in tune during play. I can imagine. It's hard enough on Highland pipes, which are much simpler.
All that being said, they really do sound great and have a much wider range than other types of pipes. Another interesting variation is the Medieval German Bagpipe, which produces a more Middle Eastern sound. |
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September 14th, 2013 | #12 |
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One possible important skill to have may be being able to machine rifle barrels, particularly the skills that will lead the gun to having good accuracy.
Another skill, perhaps more suited to those with knowledge of chemistry, is the manufacture of propellants, ideally including the preparation of the necessary chemicals from natural sources. |
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