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ChadK said:
That's a shame. I thought it would be fun to attend. Ah well, I think I might have a gig for that day anyhow.
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We still have our monthy practice and would welcome any new members. We promise not to break you. Last saturday of each month and second sunday of each month. Our yearly campout is on memorial day weekend. Our Sharps party for our yearly celebration is in June, where after practice we bring out the sharps and slice two liter bottles filled with water and have lots of fun. Also sort of a party.

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ChadK said:
Reading all these posts from you crafty people makes me wish I could make something marketable with my hands. (I can't count beer cause I can't legally sell it.)
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Do scars count? :) I think about the only thing I have not bled on is crocheting projects...
 
ChadK said:
I don't think scars are marketable. Unless you are counting them as tattoos.
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I've got one of those on my shoulder, it's a Mjolnir. Interesting experience, but I've got to get a couple of the small lines recut because they didn't keloid as well and are healing smooth.
 
Deacon Aegis said:
Anywho, had to make a run to Tandy today to get some line 21 snaps and told Chuck that someone from Salem, Oregon mentioned his name on a mead-making website. He just chuckled and started trying to guess your name... I figure he probably doesn't know anyone named HunnyBunz... Hehe
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My name is Kyle, but I doubt if he would recognize my name if he heard it. He might remember that about a year and a half ago I had ordered a back hanger for my sword (from a different company but I recognized Chuck's work). It was a little late getting to me, but still made it in time for a Ren fair we were going to, and he included a small pouch and a note apologizing for the late shipment.
The times that I had ordered things from him before he had always done those little extras, so I just had to call him and thank him for the great customer service. He really seemed to appreciate that, so he might remember me from that.

Anyway, I hope you're able to build up your stock and get caught up.
 
Soyala_Amaya said:
I've got one of those on my shoulder, it's a Mjolnir. Interesting experience, but I've got to get a couple of the small lines recut because they didn't keloid as well and are healing smooth.
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I didn't know you could encourage keloids... I've done test spots with the charcoal thing, it fades over years but I can still find the little blue specks...

But no, in general, self-inflicted mostly-accidental scars would not be marketable :p

And Deacon, good luck getting more stock built up without further injury!
 
Chevette Girl said:
I didn't know you could encourage keloids... I've done test spots with the charcoal thing, it fades over years but I can still find the little blue specks...
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In general, it's much more difficult with white people. It's not racist, people of African descent just have a better gene for scaring. It's why most scaring as decoration started in Africa, and Europeans turned to ink. However, there are several ways to encourage a good scar on white skin.

Ash or charcoal is one, it encourages infection, which is really what you're going for. The infection makes a better scar. If you don't want a huge painful, swollen, pussy cut, lemon juice mixed with salt, hydrogen peroxide, and constant breaking open the scarb also helps. Not peeling or picking, stretching the skin tight and making the top break. Beyond that, jsut making sure the initial cut is 1/8th to 1/4 an inch deep is a major help. Anything 1/8th or less is only semi-perm to nothing. Deeper you get better results.

I'm guessing with mine, it was just hard to press the scalpel as deep as they could in the couple of small lines without pressing too hard. Everything except fo those couple of small lines at the top of the hammer scarred very well.

And that's your daily lesson from your friendly neighborhood modern primitive. Next week, tune in for hook pulls and suspension! ;D
 
Soyala_Amaya said:
In general, it's much more difficult with white people. It's not racist, people of African descent just have a better gene for scaring. It's why most scaring as decoration started in Africa, and Europeans turned to ink. However, there are several ways to encourage a good scar on white skin.

Ash or charcoal is one, it encourages infection, which is really what you're going for. The infection makes a better scar. If you don't want a huge painful, swollen, pussy cut, lemon juice mixed with salt, hydrogen peroxide, and constant breaking open the scarb also helps. Not peeling or picking, stretching the skin tight and making the top break. Beyond that, jsut making sure the initial cut is 1/8th to 1/4 an inch deep is a major help. Anything 1/8th or less is only semi-perm to nothing. Deeper you get better results.

I'm guessing with mine, it was just hard to press the scalpel as deep as they could in the couple of small lines without pressing too hard. Everything except fo those couple of small lines at the top of the hammer scarred very well.

And that's your daily lesson from your friendly neighborhood modern primitive. Next week, tune in for hook pulls and suspension! ;D
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I think I'll pass. It hurts just reading about it.
 
Soyala_Amaya said:
Ash or charcoal is one, it encourages infection, which is really what you're going for.
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Actually no, charcoal does the exact opposite. Like charcoal filters, absorbs the bad stuff. Otherwise the "wound dust" we use on horses (which is made of dusted charcoal) would not be so good to prevent infections... it's especially good for weepy scrapes because it absorbs moisture while keeping the area sanitary, and won't cause discoloration in a scrape, but if you rub it into a fresh cut made with something sharp that's even 1/16 of an inch deep (just enough to actually bleed, rather than just weep until it scabs), it'll get under the skin surface and heal in, leaving a mark that's black but eventually fades to blue without being an infection magnet...

I knew about the genetic component of keloids (read medical textbooks for run when I was a kid - my grandmother was a nurse), although most folks don't think it's such a hot gene to have, very difficult to prevent unwanted scarring... :) I definitely don't have the keloid gene, I just get pink lines that eventually fade to white lines, no texture at all.
 
*headdesk* I read your word and that's what I retyped instead of what I meant. "dirt or ash" not charcoal. Traditionally in African tribal scarification they used a mixture of mud and ash rubbed into the cuts to encourage the super raised scars. As for a pic of my shoulder, sure, as soon as I get around someone who I'll take my shirt off around, lol.

And as for the racist comment, that was a reference to an inside joke between the friend of mine who got cut with me. We were looking at the parlors catalogues and talking to the artist, and she suddenly blurted out "Man, I wish I was black...no, no, so I could scar better! I mean...not that black is bad...uh...I'm not racist or anything!" Our scarifcation artist WAS black and thought she was a riot.
 
HunnyBunz said:
My name is Kyle, but I doubt if he would recognize my name if he heard it. He might remember that about a year and a half ago I had ordered a back hanger for my sword (from a different company but I recognized Chuck's work). It was a little late getting to me, but still made it in time for a Ren fair we were going to, and he included a small pouch and a note apologizing for the late shipment.
The times that I had ordered things from him before he had always done those little extras, so I just had to call him and thank him for the great customer service. He really seemed to appreciate that, so he might remember me from that.

Anyway, I hope you're able to build up your stock and get caught up.
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Well I'll let him know you said hey. Chuck's a great guy. One of the few remaining businessmen it seems is out to make people's life around him better rather than strive for the bottom dollar. I wish he was still building stuff to sell. I imagine if someone bugged him with enough money he might do it, but I think he's only crafting for his own wims these days. Ah well. I have a lot I can learn from him.
 
it seems so, i went to their profile and reported every post they've made so far.
 
Penguinetti said:
Oh man, you have to check out THIS LINK AND FIND OUT HOW TO SATISFY WOMEN.
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Penguinetti - You're a dork! :p

You know, this thread has gone just about as many directions as the "hijack this thread" thread. lol
Is it just me, or do any of the other males here get just a tiny bit excited whenever you click on the "girl's got toys" thread? :o
 
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HunnyBunz said:
Penguinetti - You're a dork! :p

You know, this thread has gone just about as many directions as the "hijack this thread" thread. lol
Is it just me, or do any of the other males here get just a tiny bit excited whenever you click on the "girl's got toys" thread? :o
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Who says it's just the guys? ;)
 
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