2021 what did you do today?

[Roy from Pa]

Ya the girls....

[Flem]

Ceramics are way cool, Dudes None of us would be here if it were not for clay. Our stupid ancestors would all have died from eating and drinking from soft, toxic metals. Good thing those Native American Women showed the Gringo's a few things.

I never did any wheel pottery, but I did do some clay sculpting in high school. It was fun as I recall, or maybe it was all the squaws in the class that made it so appealing.

[Mad Max]

Well I took art in 9th grade and it was boring, there was a dude over there throwing pots.
My teacher fell on the ice and broke her hip, so when the sub showed up I wet over to the potters wheel and dude taught me how to do it, when my teacher got back mounts later she said you don't belong over there, I said look look.
Me and dude were the only ones in the 4 years doing it and me mostly. He and I were big buddy's for many years.
It's not easy to do, your hands are the main tools.
Cool stuff Roy, also you can make big bucks too.
All of my girl friends over the years wanted one .
1 of my pots went to New York for a art show, that was a big deal.
Also you could make your own Bong 
I will get a picture up later.

[Flem]

Hell Yeah!   

To all of that!

It paid to be, or at least tried to be artistic, back in the 70's. Those crafty hippy girls were very welcoming and fun!

[Flem]

Just thinking about limited appeal, made me think of this composite I just made. I will post it just in case anybody else like unusual finishes, odd adornments or weird colors.
I was going for a ragged/jagged look. Like imbedded barbed wire would have been perfect. But not a layered look like some of the stacked layered G-10 or Micartas. More like the depth you would get from tooling leather.
So this is layers of black window screen mesh with plain aluminum screen mesh in-between some of the layers. I think it will look good as scales or grips. Might look good as tip overlay, but I have not figured out what the rest of the bow would look like.
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[Roy from Pa]

Sweet...

[Flem]

I was shopping for some reinforcement fabric this morning and saw this stuff.
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Thought the carbon fiber guy's might like it. They call it "designer reinforcement" and they are not giving it away

[Crooked Stic]

Seems none of that carbon stuff is cheap
Yesterday was not good. Had my hernia repaired. I ended up back in the ER with nausea from bad reaction by the pain pill or the stuff they made me sleep with.
Had to get the tube inserted to pee  quite a bit better this morning and hoping it will continue that way.

[Roy from Pa]

Hope you heal up quickly, Mike.

[Flem]

Sorry to hear that Stic   That knock out drug messes with me also. So do the pain pills. Hate those things, I always feel bad for people that are addicted to those damn pills. Thats a horrible way to live.

[mmattockx]

quite a bit better this morning and hoping it will continue that way.

Fingers crossed it keeps improving for you.

Hate those things, I always feel bad for people that are addicted to those damn pills. Thats a horrible way to live.

Except the addicts feel better from the drugs, not worse. Struggling with an addiction is a tough, tough thing to have to deal with.


Mark

[Shredd]

  Sorry to hear, Buddy...   Hope you are up and running soon...

[Buemaker]

Wish you all the best Mike, take care.

[Jeff Freeman]

Pain pills and me don't work, plus bad side effects 😳 take it easy. JF

[Mad Max]

Ya the girls....

Here you go Roy
Lots of men on here
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[Roy from Pa]

Well you get a cookie:)

[Flem]

I for one, would love to see pictures of your pottery, Max

I swore I would not take up any more hobbies or projects, but I really have a hankering to make some stuff out of clay and fire it!

[Pat B]

Speedy recovery, Mike.
I can't take codeine or other opium bases pain killers without getting sick. I'd rather hurt a little than hurt and throw up because of the medication. If I really need pain relief I take Ibuprofen.

[Crooked Stic]

Ibprofin messes with my stomach but it works.

[Pat B]

Fortunately it doesn't mess with my stomach. I was eating a lot of Ibuprofen when my back went out a few years ago. I was down for 3 months.
If you hit your thumb with a hammer you won't feel your other pain for a while.