199 days ago
by frank |
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Glamdring and Hard-Rock Sugar Maple
So shall we begin….as in a continuation of Hobbit stories for those who waunder much of their life in the woods and glens of the Dark Forest…..Mirkwood.
Here is a picture of a froe-saw-sword-hammer that will from hence-forth be known by the name of ’Glamdring’.
Glamdring was a Noldorian sword, that was first used by Turgon; king of Gondolin in the Battle of the Unnumbered Tears, (Nirnaeth Arnoediad)....during the Years of th...
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467 days ago
by frank |
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Homelite 26 LCS
I thought I would post an-other one of my collected chainsaws here from the bygone days of ‘golden oldies’....
....and when one really gets to studying these ‘beasts’, one can also much more appreciate where we are today, with chainsaws in terms of safety, (don’t you just love the safety word) weight, horsepower and ease of the cut in the wood….
....the Homelite 26 LCS was introduced in 1951 and discontinued in 1953….
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472 days ago
by frank |
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McCulloch Super 33
In writing this story about “Slabbin’ at Wood’, I have thought to include stories on:
1. Safety
a) ....and you will hear me talking off safety till you probably get sick of the ‘safety’ word. However with and when working with chainsaws, I am a believer that safety first on the job, will likewise take you home safely at last!
b) ....I was also taught that the average audience when being talked to will need to hear the point you are m...
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