tostadas
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Walnut is such a beautiful wood. Where the heck is Mazaki sourcing his ferrule material from?
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Seriously, I've been wondering why walnut is not more common in knife handles. It has been all the rage in high end rifle and shotgun stocks for a century or two.
Jovidah
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Just wild speculation but... maybe because it was a nut producing tree, hence cutting it down for wood would in many places be considered wasteful.
Kinda similar to how slaughtering chickens used to be rather extravagant because you'd be killing off your own egg production.
Ebony species are more valued in Japan and other parts of east Asia in general
Hard to get good Walnut imo. Probably also has to do with it being highly used in furniture and gun stocks. American Walnut isn't really nice usually, has quite some grey tone. Good one isn't cheap too. Caucasus Walnut is usually on the nicer side. Walnut is one of my favourite woods.
The one I ate at Ramblas was outside summer temperature and the ones I buy online I leave on room temp before serving. Curate carves it off the ham at room temp.
Spåre put walnut burl on my custom and it looks nice (I'd post a pic but the light is way wrong to take one right now). Another maker suggested walnut for a custom I have coming.
I have two 2' sections of black walnut drying right now that came from a tree in my backyard. The tree is going to come down this year and considering if I want more.
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HolyDiverScallop
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Yeah, but it's walnuts. Those don't even taste good.
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
Perhaps, but they beat the (!) off almonds. I don’t understand the popularity of those undistinguished fat little guitar picks. And almond liqueur? Aiee lab smells.
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Pecan supremacy gang
HolyDiverScallop
Not too smart, but at least I’m ugly.
Puh-con, pee-con, or pee-can? Choose carefully.
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
option 3, and to hell with regional variations.
I say puh-con, unless I'm talking about pee-can pie. Idk why it's different but it is.
A man of culture, I see. I bet you could even explain the difference between naked and necked
HolyDiverScallop
Not too smart, but at least I’m ugly.
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HolyDiverScallop
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CORRECT
Naked is intimate or more of a feeling, but neckitt is the act of being unclothed and frolicking or performing some other non-sexual action.
As a kid I'd run around bare neckitt on the farm.
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
actually,
Also, Pee-can Sandies for some inexplicable reason.
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
That could be how/why I heard it thus.
Adjunct question: how many syllables in the word man?
Entirely contextual; that is to say, how much have I smoked?
And where it comes in the sentence! If the first word is "man" then 3 syllables.
If like "hey man, I'm about to whip up a puhcon crusted snapper feelay" then it's one syllable.
But "aw man" is 2 syllables
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
May-ye-uhn!
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
Cajun?
French. You can tell it's not Cajun because there's no Lawry's.
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
Just so long as no poutine
