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  1. Brock Mayo

    Silky shrinkflation

    Nice to hear how others have attempted to sharpen handsaws. Not super fun, but I can make them sharper, just never like new. I get into a rhythm for a while, and then suffer, catching the file on the next tooth, which wrecks the file pretty damn quickly 😀
  2. Brock Mayo

    The new Fiori wrench

    Google only seems to find your post?
  3. Brock Mayo

    Silky shrinkflation

    Yeah, I was thinking maybe they did those special teeth for chip clearing, but then I took a look at a 1/2 meter long katanaboy and there were no odd angled teeth. I figure if you need chip clearing, you'd need it on a katanaboy? Anyhow, I'll have to look at some other handsaws, it could be part...
  4. Brock Mayo

    Silky shrinkflation

    Just bought a new silky ibuki saw blade. Being the only person I know that attempts to sharpen my hand saws I took a close look at the brand new teeth. First thing I noticed was what I can only assume is a machining error, every 14 teeth, two teeth have the top angle totally f-ed up. Not a big...
  5. Brock Mayo

    Muffler Mod?

    It's a much different saw with nutball's hole drilled in the spot that echo damn near marked "drill here." No melted plastic, if you hit that spot. Adjust the carb, get a narrow kerf bar, or just any bar and chain that isn't the echo one :) (it does get better with filing). As far as being...
  6. Brock Mayo

    ⅜"LP NK?

    I’ve been running an Oregon .043 bar and stihl chain. Still bore cuts okay. Not high use for me, so not sure about durability. Huskey’s low kickback chain (comes on the battery top handles), is the only one I’ve run across that will burn the tree down before it will bore cut 😀
  7. Brock Mayo

    ⅜"LP NK?

    3/8 .043 is nice on the 2511. I’m not a big fan of 1/4 pitch, kind of annoying to file, but the narrow lp 3/8 is great!
  8. Brock Mayo

    Class 2 fibers being used for saddle bridges

    I just saw a couple of those bridges last week. They make me nervous… looks like they moved on to a new bridge, if there was a good reason for the redesign, it’d be nice to tell these folks that still have the old version.
  9. Brock Mayo

    Class 2 fibers being used for saddle bridges

    No worries about a good d-rail... I don't really understand what happened. At first I thought the bridge manufacturing industrial complex had shut down the blasphemous talk of non-sanctioned ropes touching their products :) Anyone know what rope/splice is going on in this buckingham bridge...
  10. Brock Mayo

    Class 2 fibers being used for saddle bridges

    "Dyneema must be retired sooner than nylon or polyester." This is the reason I think it's a poor choice for a rope bridge. A lot of folks I know have way too much confidence in that magical proprietary rope bridge and they leave it on for way too long. I think for us old people, the front...
  11. Brock Mayo

    Class 2 fibers being used for saddle bridges

    Good discussion! Thanks for all the info... So the Dyneema core of the treemotion bridge seems to be a good choice? Does dyneema still have a shorter life than polyester/nylon? Is polyamide basically the same as polyester? I'm going to start using a 3/4 inch block on my bridge to attain that...
  12. Brock Mayo

    Class 2 fibers being used for saddle bridges

    Interesting that the self abrasion does not affect Dyneema/Spectra. I don't know much about class 2 fibers, but I figure when I see a small diameter (10mm or less) rope bridge, it's got to have some type of class 2 core. It's interesting that most of the manufactures are making it quite the...
  13. Brock Mayo

    Class 2 fibers being used for saddle bridges

    I think Brocky hit the definition of class two pretty accurately. Something like synthetic winch lines (amsteel). They're super strong, but are known to self abrade, which over time makes me think not the best application for a rope bridge that is being bent by one ring usually. The main thing...
  14. Brock Mayo

    Class 2 fibers being used for saddle bridges

    Hey all, Just wanting to start a discussion about ropes used for bridges. I’m still seeing what look to be a lot of class 2 fibers being used by some manufacturers. Due to the knotting strength loss and self abrasion issues, this seems like the wrong application to me. I’m much more comfortable...
  15. Brock Mayo

    Got to stay away from power lines

    Hey Sean, my thought is it’s time to call the power company and have the trees trimmed. Safely climbing on a bunch of topping cuts will be a different lesson for the kids 😀. Around here the local power companies are pretty quick to fix a situation like that around primaries…
  16. Brock Mayo

    advice on climbing pants

    Clogger zeros seem worth the money and don’t slow you down much. Anyone throwing their saw pants in the drier? Seems a bit inconvenient to air dry…
  17. Brock Mayo

    Difficulty pulling a climb line up and over

    I've been running the single girth hitch a couple feet from the end of the rope for years now with very few issues (make sure it's cinched tight right before you pull it). If it doesn't pull through, just lower it down and half hitch your life away :) I can't remember who showed it to me, but...
  18. Brock Mayo

    Jed Walters

    Wow, that video from Jed's skateboarding friend was powerful! It's strange, feeling like you know someone you never met, but reading Jed online and seeing him on the occasional video, you could tell he was an amazing human. Watching him hand file square really solidified to me that he was fully...
  19. Brock Mayo

    Tree felling vids

    Can't say I've ever got into the tongue and groove side of things, but... what do you all think are the key variables to make it work? I'm thinking a humbolt slide off is less than ideal. Low stump, conventional or open face? Maybe a super long tongue and groove? Anyhow, if I ever find a need, I...
  20. Brock Mayo

    Large Limb(?) Removal - How Would You Handle It?

    Thanks Sean. Makes sense, you don’t see too many side leaners explode, just hinge failure, before the intended lay.
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