The sub categories are interesting. I had to think about where I would fall under. I think the barista and coast categories are most appealing to me. I would get bored if I stopped too early and I know

Lol 😂 Thats one way to do it!

That is a racket lol. Forcing you to buy their over priced wood is crazy. The invasive species sounds like a "good excuse" Hide the wood from home in the back seat! lol Glad you could stretch

Smart not to use the good blade on tough items like squash. I'll probably use the large German knife i have for that because the steel is softer so less brittle and less likely to torque on me, Crack or

Haha yeah that definitely happens. I always have a good 4-5 waiting for me, minimum. 😅

This is super interesting. Im about half way now and I'll finish it a little later. Its an interesting process and history. So much work to make the steel traditionally like that. Truly an art craft.

I agree 👍 💯

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Well, they say that its better to be cut by a sharp knife then a dull one. So there's that lol. Hopefully you weren't too hurt. Definitely have to be careful with sharpening knives though

I've never seen a samurai sword made but I loved the forge in fore show. It actually taught a lot about knife making, different steels, demascus..etc

A Japanese knife is definitely a luxury and not at all a necessity. Any decent knife that is sharp and keeps an edge is great. I justify it because its a tool that I use every single day, sometimes multiple

This one is worth it if you like the genre and its sounds good to you. No pressure or anything though

Thanks! Glad you liked the post 😄

It was really good, for my reading preferences anyway. The lack of punctuation was interesting as well. Took some getting used to but I definitely go into it quickly.

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I did get first! From the judges, just not the people's choice award. Would have been nice to get both but the judges category came with the trophy so I'll take that win lol

Yes thats true. Green places typically mean lots of rain. We definitely had a few day of that

Thanks. I'm glad you liked it 😃

Some home builds are worth spending extra time on and making them perfect, usually for aesthetic reasons. Other items you just need them to do a job o spending more time then necessary to make them perfect