Well, I think I seem intelligent...and I can spell too... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

lol
I can spell!
I just need to try a little harder, type a little slower, and re-read my posts.

but it's 2.27 am so uh...
yeah. I don't see that happening right now. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

and I'm not saying "pot makes you stupid" but over a long period of time I think, like anything else, it can be damaging.

A few links for ya...


Heavy Marijuana Use Doesn't Damage Brain

IACM: Cannabis Does Not Cause Permanent Brain Damage

Cannabis Use, Effect And Potential Therapy For Alzheimer's, MS and Parkinson's

Marijuana-based drug could curb brain damage

Smokes for Strokes - TWO constituen...brain damage that often follows a stroke

Study Looks at Marijuana's Ability to Limit Brain Damage

Keep Your Brain From Going to Pot - The active chemical in marijuana can do more for your head than give you a high -- it could protect your brain in emergency situations.

The Harvard Crimson - Marijuana Laws More Harmful Than Drug, Psychiatrist Says

Marijuana experts testify on harmlessness of drug

Study: Pot doesn't hurt thinking skills

Human body found to produce its ow...-killing powers of the natural compounds

Drug company stakes future on medicines from marijuana compounds

CNN - Reefer Sanity

Chicago Sun Times - Synthetic marijuana may offer protection - The best available protection against nerve gas attack comes from an Israeli-made synthetic equivalent of marijuana, U.S. military experiments have shown.

Brain's endocannabinoids protects neurons from inflammation

Pharmos rebounds with cannabinoid pain relief drug

Minnesota Daily - Cannabis slows down nerve cell degeneration

Cannabis chemical could help epilepsy treatment

There's MUCH more...but I'm tired of cut & pasting. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

thanks andy.
those are some interesting links for sure.
the first uses terms like "found only a "very small" impairment in memory and learning among long-term marijuana users" which can be kinda relative terms... but it seems their is some good info in them.
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In my ridiculously misspent youth I tried all the drugs available in Vancouver in the 90's(sometimes all at once) and I turned out OK eventually.

As far as kids doing it I think it should be up to parents to "parent" their kids not the government.

I could even understand prohibition if it was effective. But giving control of a multibillion dollar industry and major smuggling routes into our country to the control of organized crime seems to be a bit of a security problem. Still everybody loves Canada so were OK.

I see the drug prohibition and gun control as the same thing. People deciding for us that our civil liberties are to dangerous for us to have. I am a Canadian but I think the US had the greatest system of government ever when the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were written. Actually Ho Chi Min felt the same way ironically.
The citizen soldier and the second amendment along with that creative and independent drive make the US unique of all the countries in the world.
For example if you have some extra cash buy some Ford stock. The economic downturn is just enough to make manufacturing in the US profitable again while it has gone up everywhere else. It also looks good for other US manufacturers like a certain Knife company. Wow a mention of knives.

Check out this evil thing. It was a golok. Now it is the Satilla Scimitar Camp Knife. Not available in stores.

Vic that is a beauty. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Holy Snikeys! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> Did you ever take a lot of material off that blade! How long did it take you?

It looks nice; I doubt I'd have the guts to do it to one of my knives though!

It took about three hours. Wore out three belts. I got the Bay De Noc, but it is more of a camp carver. What I really wanted was one like the golok but pointy. So I did it myself. It is shaving sharp all the way to the pointy point.

Here are some mods of an Ontario CT1 I did.

First, the final result.



Now the details. These are the mods that I did.

I made sure that the spine was nice and square. For firesteel striking and shredding tinder.



I made the area close to the tip nice and rounded for comfortable grip when using as a draw knife.



I convexed the entire edge.



Finally, I put a sharp, scandi section one the blade close to the handle. There is a slight dip, but that is due to the grind that was originally on it. I did this at 10 degrees per side, and it is very sharp.





To be continued.....

I actually took pics doing the mods.

The first step I did was squaring the back against the flat platen.



I removed the platen for some slack convex grinding.



On the back too.



Finally, the most time consuming part....the scandi grind. I titled my platen head forward 10 degrees. I have a high tech "block of wood" that helps me get a good grind <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> The blade against the wood eliminates any hand "wobble" and makes for a real nice scandi grind.





I took all edges all the way down to 9 micron, and then a leather belt with polish compound.

Overall, I am very happy with the way it came out. The next ones I do may be slightly different, but I am okay with this for now.

Any ideas for anything different? Do you like it, not like it?

Brian

Nice, but I gotta ask... Where do you guys get these awesome belt grinders? I've yet to find anything remotely close to compare to what I've seen of yours and Horn Dogs' units.