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by Scandi Grind
Tue Feb 10, 2026 12:02 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Striving For a Healthy Long Life
Replies: 380
Views: 101635

Re: Striving For a Healthy Long Life

No problem! Here are a couple in progress pictures from a bit ago. This was with the broiler pan steaming method which comes out with the darker crust.
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by Scandi Grind
Mon Feb 09, 2026 8:05 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Striving For a Healthy Long Life
Replies: 380
Views: 101635

Re: Striving For a Healthy Long Life



This mornings bread that came out of the oven just 20 minutes ago.

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Now try to tell me that doesn't look delicious. It's great out of the oven while the crust is still crispy, or after it has softened being stored a few days you can make some toast with it. I've made grilled ...
by Scandi Grind
Sun Feb 08, 2026 10:56 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: .25 Weatherby RPM
Replies: 1
Views: 44

Re: .25 Weatherby RPM

I'm not big on Weatherby catridges, there just not my thing. But all there products seem to be very high quality and I have looked at their rifles once or twice. I can even appreciate what they do with their catridges because I feel like they bring wildcat like options to the market. It is cool.
by Scandi Grind
Sun Feb 08, 2026 10:51 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Striving For a Healthy Long Life
Replies: 380
Views: 101635

Re: Striving For a Healthy Long Life

This mornings bread that came out of the oven just 20 minutes ago.

homemadeBoule.JPG

Now try to tell me that doesn't look delicious. It's great out of the oven while the crust is still crispy, or after it has softened being stored a few days you can make some toast with it. I've made grilled ...
by Scandi Grind
Sun Feb 08, 2026 10:41 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Community Sharpening Journal, Part 2
Replies: 515
Views: 120705

Re: Community Sharpening Journal, Part 2

Looks good from here. I imagine it should be plenty durable with that adjustment. Curious what the edge retention will be like for that steel.
by Scandi Grind
Sat Feb 07, 2026 7:28 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Striving For a Healthy Long Life
Replies: 380
Views: 101635

Re: Striving For a Healthy Long Life


Thank you both so much.
A related question: as with all else we what what we pay for. Are Granola Bars, Cereal Bars, Energy Bars mostly just sugary sweets masked as healthy or do you think some are truly good?

I read the ingrediients. Some brands have very good grains, nuts, fruit, and other ...
by Scandi Grind
Fri Feb 06, 2026 7:44 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Community Sharpening Journal, Part 2
Replies: 515
Views: 120705

Re: Community Sharpening Journal, Part 2

I'm not familiar with M398 or what realm it resides in. Is there another steel that is considered similar too?
by Scandi Grind
Fri Feb 06, 2026 7:29 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Draconian Knife Ban Bill Rises from the Dead in Washington
Replies: 7
Views: 191

Re: Draconian Knife Ban Bill Rises from the Dead in Washington

Any reasonable person might agree with you, but government officials are not, so interpreting this the law out of context is likely to happen, and in my opinion, exactly the point. You bring up some fair points, but I might argue that they are somewhat blown out of proportion in a similar way that ...
by Scandi Grind
Wed Feb 04, 2026 7:22 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: VG-10 criticism: why?
Replies: 78
Views: 3225

Re: VG-10 criticism: why?


I don't know why people feel the need to defend steels from criticism. It would be like someone going to s race track and insisting your 70s era muscle car is still just as good as the 21st century sports car or super car. Meanwhile neither one is very practical for getting groceries.


I don't ...
by Scandi Grind
Wed Feb 04, 2026 7:09 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Zombie Draconian Hawaii Knife Ban Bill Deferred Indefinitely
Replies: 2
Views: 54

Re: Zombie Draconian Hawaii Knife Ban Bill Deferred Indefinitely

Well, I guess we can call that a win for now. Nice to hear that the people decisively down voted it. I have an ancestral tie to Hawaii but have never been fortunate enough to visit the islands. Hopefully if I ever get the opportunity to visit it will still be legal to carry my knives.
by Scandi Grind
Tue Feb 03, 2026 2:27 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The making of Higonokami knives
Replies: 5
Views: 97

Re: The making of Higonokami knives

I wish friction folders were more common. Higos are not my favorite spin on one but I love the traditional aspect of them.
by Scandi Grind
Mon Feb 02, 2026 7:29 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Tamara Likes Dragonfly & Delica
Replies: 7
Views: 370

Re: Tamara Likes Dragonfly & Delica

Not sure about the make and model, but it appears to just be a sawed off shotgun. Break barrel, single shot, it looks to me like the bore is maybe 20 gauge. I would suspect that to be a custom rig of some sort.
by Scandi Grind
Mon Feb 02, 2026 10:39 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Community Sharpening Journal, Part 2
Replies: 515
Views: 120705

Re: Community Sharpening Journal, Part 2

Good break down Mage, thanks. I guess that means I don't want to change my typical method then. Ideally I would have edges smoothly shaving off of stones, but that hasn't happened yet using any technique with my hands, so I suppose I just go about things my typical way and hope to reach that next ...
by Scandi Grind
Sun Feb 01, 2026 7:30 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Community Sharpening Journal, Part 2
Replies: 515
Views: 120705

Re: Community Sharpening Journal, Part 2

Well now, that's interesting. Maybe my problem has been too light of a touch. I guess that gives me something I haven't tried yet.
by Scandi Grind
Sun Feb 01, 2026 9:40 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Community Sharpening Journal, Part 2
Replies: 515
Views: 120705

Re: Community Sharpening Journal, Part 2

I think I understand what your saying just fine. I doubt that pressure has been my problem so far. My touch is typically extremely light at this stage. It could be an angle control problem, which I do not rule out yet, but I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I really like edges with ...
by Scandi Grind
Sat Jan 31, 2026 7:31 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?
Replies: 232
Views: 58239

Re: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?

Relationships can be hard. The best thing I have found to do is genuinely care for everybody's well being, but be unwavering in my own convictions. Unfortunately being true to your beliefs is often enough to serperate you from even the people you care for. Yeah, it can just be hard.
by Scandi Grind
Sat Jan 31, 2026 4:47 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?
Replies: 232
Views: 58239

Re: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?



Ive read most of the Bible since 1999. Some of the books and passages dozens of times. Still, I want to hear what the Catholic doctrine is on the Bible.

I just do not know it.

I was involved with the Catholic Church until I was in 5th grade, then I played traveling team hockey and high school ...
by Scandi Grind
Sat Jan 31, 2026 1:12 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?
Replies: 232
Views: 58239

Re: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?



I also saw things a lot differently than most other people saw them. And in more and more instances, my viewpoints back then are being confirmed to have been right all along.

Jim


My parents wondered if they were as weird as people told them they were for raising their kids differently, but ...
by Scandi Grind
Sat Jan 31, 2026 12:33 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?
Replies: 232
Views: 58239

Re: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?



Is this true, in the sense of it being common now? I never had kids, and I don't hang around kids or places they frequent at all, other than at family get-togethers, where my great-nephew and great-niece are.

This isn't the only teacher I've heard say this about the 'Gen Alpha' kids. There's a ...