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There is nothing new under the sun. Start here: The Tower of London Moat: Archaeological Excavations 1995-9 (Historic Royal Palaces Monograph) Paperback – Illustrated, 15 May 2004 Step-by-step Knifemaking: You Can Do It! by David Boye The Wonder of Knifemaking by Wayne Goddard How to make folding kn...

Please add the Balance to the sprint run list. And the small Persian. There's a knife that wants to cut things.

Ed has accumulated a list of some of the most interesting friends.

When you find out, it may be a let down. It reminds me of all the names applied to various steels as a marketing ploy.

Aha, the coffee cocktail. More data points for this chemistry experiment would be helpful. Your lab is as good as any.

Psychologically Jim, you've identified the margin between external locus of control and internal. The process of maturity includes this shift in point of view for many but not necessarily for all. If you are swayed by what others think, the control point for you is outside yourself. On balance more ...

The prototype is 8/8.

It's interesting that you bring up spider bites. Very often when someone comes to the office they complain that they got bit by a spider (brown recluse spiders) and it turns out to be a MRSA infection. Those can look nasty even if they don't race away with you.

The medical reports for the unfortunate woman indicate the dog licked a cut on her skin. I agree that this case is rare and unusual. That her heart exhibits compassion suggests a great strength in her life.

A human bite contains more dangerous pathogens than any other animal. Our bodies have developed to manage, accomodate, coexist with a host of bugs. Trust it to do it's job, feed it in a healthy way and don't stress (this reduces immune competence) about coincidences you can't control. Learn some goo...

Aeromonas is not nearly as common in tissue infections, with increased risk due to exposure to a water source contaminated with the bacteria. MRSA on the whole remains far more common. There are relative seasons (warm weather) and locations around the world where Aeromonas is more likely to be found...

JD read about the syndrome: necrotizing fasciitis. It's not merely the bug that causes the problem, it's the risk factors that make a human susceptible. We live in a microbiological world. In fact, our bodies can be discussed as the cruise ships of the bacterial, fungal world. About 40% of the weigh...

As an additional point of view: James Hoffman on Youtube shows a method of testing the filter paper. He steeps a filter in typically hot water for coffee or tea and lets it stand for a few minutes. Then he tastes the water to identify the flavors added to coffee or tea by the filter itself. The vid ...

.... The effect is significant with french press, turkish and scandinavian-type boiled coffee ... How about Espresso? Or is the amount of cholesterol release directly related to stew/steep times? I think of Espresso as coffee exposed to hot water over minimum time. It does not pass through a paper ...

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Very Good Mr. Scott!

I'll hold off on taking over the coffee discussion with another worthy subject. Finland has been formative in my knife experience. I appreciate your study.

... You might be right about the taste (IDK), but there is a strong health argument in favour of the paper filter. Metal filters are not tight enough to filter out diterpenes (cafestol and kahweol) which increase blood cholesterol (total and LDL). The effect is significant with french press, turkis...

... Would you consider Thor suitable for a UKPK blade? It's got some rather long lines... From the pictures available I can't tell if it will fit. Ultimately the final choice of leaf vs drop point, and profile dimensions will constrain choices, or if Damasteel will make some bars to fit the profile...

To add more thoughts about Damasteel, prompted by Sal in the UKPK knife thread recently. Sal: you're a mind reader as always! LOL. Damasteel would be a great option for a straight razor. Testing Vanax (the clad material) against whiskers would be a useful and beautiful addition to the knowledge base...

My apologies for any drift in the thread direction. That's not intended. I support this project wholeheartedly. Superfool, look to your PMs. I think I shared some basic ideas about patterns and blade profile sizes. For the curious, I recommend a smaller uniform pattern rather than something like the...