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On Sun, 26 May 2019 09:58:04 +0700, John B.
wrote: A correlation might be "do it the simple way and you won't get hurt". Just stick the damned bottle in your pocket :-) All five of my pockets are fully occupied with vital stuff. And I have two bottle cages. Sometimes I have to keep a third bottle in a pannier, because water sources keep vanishing. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ |
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On Sat, 25 May 2019 20:48:31 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote: I raided the local thrift shops and flea markets where I bought a rather motley collection of $1/ea used knives upon which to practice. Occam's razor: I always have a disposable single-edge razor blade about my person. Except when I'm home in my grubbies and have an assortment of knives to choose from. I usually sharpen pencils with an "Exacto" scalpel. A whetstone works fine on it; I've been using the same blade for decades. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ |
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On Tue, 28 May 2019 00:11:40 -0400, Joy Beeson
wrote: On Sat, 25 May 2019 20:48:31 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote: I raided the local thrift shops and flea markets where I bought a rather motley collection of $1/ea used knives upon which to practice. Occam's razor: I always have a disposable single-edge razor blade about my person. Except when I'm home in my grubbies and have an assortment of knives to choose from. I usually sharpen pencils with an "Exacto" scalpel. A whetstone works fine on it; I've been using the same blade for decades. I've found that a regular old fashioned hand crank pencil sharpener works well, Well :=) except for drafting pencils, but who drafts with a pencil anymore? -- Cheers, John B. |
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On 5/27/2019 9:10 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:
On Sun, 26 May 2019 09:58:04 +0700, John B. wrote: A correlation might be "do it the simple way and you won't get hurt". Just stick the damned bottle in your pocket :-) All five of my pockets are fully occupied with vital stuff. And I have two bottle cages. Sometimes I have to keep a third bottle in a pannier, because water sources keep vanishing. Remember to bring a faucet key. It expands the number of available water sources https://mobileimages.lowes.com/product/converted/046224/046224206200.jpg. |
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On 28/05/2019 12:10 a.m., Joy Beeson wrote:
On Sun, 26 May 2019 09:58:04 +0700, John B. wrote: A correlation might be "do it the simple way and you won't get hurt". Just stick the damned bottle in your pocket :-) All five of my pockets are fully occupied with vital stuff. And I have two bottle cages. Sometimes I have to keep a third bottle in a pannier, because water sources keep vanishing. Yes, John's suggestion is a good example of ignoring Occam's first requirement that you have multiple actual solutions. g |
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On 5/28/2019 12:11 AM, Joy Beeson wrote:
On Sat, 25 May 2019 20:48:31 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote: I raided the local thrift shops and flea markets where I bought a rather motley collection of $1/ea used knives upon which to practice. Occam's razor: I always have a disposable single-edge razor blade about my person. I just borrow Occam's when I need one. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 5/28/2019 2:19 AM, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Tue, 28 May 2019 00:11:40 -0400, Joy Beeson wrote: On Sat, 25 May 2019 20:48:31 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote: I raided the local thrift shops and flea markets where I bought a rather motley collection of $1/ea used knives upon which to practice. Occam's razor: I always have a disposable single-edge razor blade about my person. Except when I'm home in my grubbies and have an assortment of knives to choose from. I usually sharpen pencils with an "Exacto" scalpel. A whetstone works fine on it; I've been using the same blade for decades. I've found that a regular old fashioned hand crank pencil sharpener works well, Well :=) except for drafting pencils, but who drafts with a pencil anymore? Funny you should ask. In the folder on the desk in front of me is a design I did all in pencil. I worked on it in various places at various times, and it progressed gradually from sketches to more formal drawings. I was once considered a very good draftsman, including descriptive geometry, and ended up teaching a few advanced drafting courses. But CAD has devalued that skill. I've done some designs using 3D modeling (mostly the free SketchUp software). It's got its uses, but I still prefer the freedom of pencil and paper. In his book _The Pencil_, Henry Petroski tells of Thoreau carefully listing every single item he planned to take to his famous getaway cabin by Walden Pond. But as Petroski noted, Thoreau omitted one very important one: the pencil with which he was writing the list! The lesson? Pencils get no respect. Pretty good book, BTW. Who knew Thoreau was a materials engineer? -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 5/28/2019 10:42 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 5/28/2019 2:19 AM, John B. Slocomb wrote: On Tue, 28 May 2019 00:11:40 -0400, Joy Beeson wrote: On Sat, 25 May 2019 20:48:31 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote: I raided the local thrift shops and flea markets where I bought a rather motley collection of $1/ea used knives upon which to practice. Occam's razor: I always have a disposable single-edge razor blade about my person. Except when I'm home in my grubbies and have an assortment of knives to choose from. I usually sharpen pencils with an "Exacto" scalpel. A whetstone works fine on it; I've been using the same blade for decades. I've found that a regular old fashioned hand crank pencil sharpener works well, Well :=) except for drafting pencils, but who drafts with a pencil anymore? Funny you should ask. In the folder on the desk in front of me is a design I did all in pencil. I worked on it in various places at various times, and it progressed gradually from sketches to more formal drawings. I was once considered a very good draftsman, including descriptive geometry, and ended up teaching a few advanced drafting courses. But CAD has devalued that skill. I've done some designs using 3D modeling (mostly the free SketchUp software). It's got its uses, but I still prefer the freedom of pencil and paper. In his book _The Pencil_, Henry Petroski tells of Thoreau carefully listing every single item he planned to take to his famous getaway cabin by Walden Pond. But as Petroski noted, Thoreau omitted one very important one: the pencil with which he was writing the list! The lesson? Pencils get no respect. Pretty good book, BTW. Who knew Thoreau was a materials engineer? He and his family were successful pencil manufacturers. Halfway down this page: http://www.pencilrevolution.com/tag/ticonderoga/ -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Tue, 28 May 2019 13:19:46 +0700, John B. Slocomb
wrote: I've found that a regular old fashioned hand crank pencil sharpener works well, Well :=) except for drafting pencils, but who drafts with a pencil anymore? I deeply regret leaving our hand-crank pencil sharpener behind when we moved. There's a pencil sharpener in the laundry room, but it's a newer model of very poor quality. When I want to sharpen a #2 pencil, I use my spouse's electric. Not as precise as a hand crank, but it's there. And I'm not fussy about my #2 pencils. The iron-on pencil, the nonce pencil, and the crayon pencils take more care. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ |
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On Tue, 28 May 2019 14:09:00 -0400,
Joy Beeson wrote: On Tue, 28 May 2019 13:19:46 +0700, John B. Slocomb wrote: I've found that a regular old fashioned hand crank pencil sharpener works well, Well :=) except for drafting pencils, but who drafts with a pencil anymore? I deeply regret leaving our hand-crank pencil sharpener behind when we moved. There's a pencil sharpener in the laundry room, but it's a newer model of very poor quality. When I want to sharpen a #2 pencil, I use my spouse's electric. Not as precise as a hand crank, but it's there. And I'm not fussy about my #2 pencils. I second this! My mother had a hand crank sharpener that was ancient when I was young--well over 50 years ago. Nothing I've come across since did even half as well as that remarkable machine. -- Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA |
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