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Question on building ishi stick and pressure flakers (updated & pics added)
Marks:
Patrick, turns out it was your video that my wife was mad at me about. Its a small world I guess.
We go into the hospital at 1am tonight. I don't imagine we will have the first baby this year. The Dr. originally told us he would induce her at midnight last night but changed his plans on us last week. My wife just read a story of a set of twins that were born. One was born in 2013 and the other in 2014. haha.
stickbender:
--- Quote from: Marks on January 01, 2014, 09:31:37 pm ---Patrick, turns out it was your video that my wife was mad at me about. Its a small world I guess.
We go into the hospital at 1am tonight. I don't imagine we will have the first baby this year. The Dr. originally told us he would induce her at midnight last night but changed his plans on us last week. My wife just read a story of a set of twins that were born. One was born in 2013 and the other in 2014. haha.
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Ah So, did they name them Yin and Yang? Marks, for Ishi stick, you can drill out the end of a Co2 cartridge to the diameter of the wire, and saw the cartridge in half, or about 3/4's of the way to the end of the cartridge, and sand the edges smooth, and tap in on the stick, you can use epoxy if you want, and drill a hole about 3/4's to an inch from the tip, and put in a self tapping screw to hold the wire in. Then drill in from the tip to the depth you want the wire to go, so that you will either have a long wire in the stick, or just a little bit longer, and a bunch of pieces cut to length to replace the used ones. That will keep the stick from splitting. ;)
Wayne
Marks:
I'm floored. The generosity of the members here is unmatched by any other forum I've been on. My wife and I went in to the hospital Tues night 1am to induce labor. At 9:36pm Wednesday night she delivered an 8lb 15oz 23" baby boy with his daddy's big head (bless her heart). The days since have been spent trying to catch up on sleep in a hospital. <---Not happening :-[ . I barely know what day it is.
Well, we are expecting some record breaking cold weather for NW Alabama in the next few days so I came home to cinch up and insulate the dogs' house and bring in the mail.
I found a little package marked first class in the mailbox with what I thought was a small piece of copper that one of yall offered to send me. Instead, I find a well made hand pressure flaker and an extra piece of copper and a wonderful note. Maybe I'm a little emotional from my experiences this week but I'm speechless (actually I'm rambling but you get the idea). You could have bought me a car and I'd be no less surprised or thankful. I've got to get back to the hospital but I wanted to take a second to express my gratitude to everybody on here. I don't know how some people feel about calling out their good deeds so I'll keep it anonymous for now unless I get permission but thank you very much. Baby pics will come at a later date.
stickbender:
Well first off, congratulations to your Wife and You, 8) and second, tell her that the video that she did not like, is not anywhere near as aggravating as your new baby beating a spoon on a pot or pan, is going to be! Hmmmm, I think she will come to appreciate the noise of the video, after a little drummer boy routine. Hint, you can teach your baby how to hit the pan, or pot with the spoon, or just the other pot. It's uh, eye, hand coordination training, yeah, that's the ticket! ;) ;D Let us know how that turns out . ;) ::)
Wayne
JackCrafty:
Congratulations!! You've got quite the adventure in front of you. As a side benefit, flintknapping can be a good escape from stressful times... not that you'll have any of those. ;)
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