So, I took a cue from Bob at I Like To Make Stuff and purchased one of these little folding utility knives from Mossy Oak. I want something sharp and readily accessible, and if it's dull, I want to replace the blade and get on with my day. As such, I'm not interested in a fancy Swiss-made Damascus steel urban explorer serrated edge super tactical EDC knife. I don't want to sharpen it, worry about the blade when cutting through something I shouldn't, breaking the blade, rust, whatever. I carry a knife for daily use (and use it very regularly), but have zero interest in maintaining it. Just watched the compact EDC video you linked to, and have a comment to add about compact daily-use knives. In response to our ongoing conversation about EDC (everyday carry), reader Kyle writes: Tips & Tools readers join in the conversation. Gar shares fascinating, useful, and fun entries as he reads through Tools and How to Use Them by Albert Jackson and David Day. Bonus: They look especially nice in your fridge. We’ve been using jar storage for a month or so now and the berries definitely last much longer and don’t mold. We all know how frustrating it is to buy berries that seem to immediately start spoiling the moment you get them home from the store. Recently, a friend of my wife’s shared a tip with her that I was initially skeptical of: Berries will last a lot longer if stored in glass jars in the fridge. Most of us arent’t making that DiResta bank. But now that DiResta mentions it… Of course, you don’t have to use fancy Starrett M1 lube, at close to 30 bones a can. And, he points out, more makers are starting to feature sapwood in combination with heartwood to celebrate the entire tree and for the aesthetic contrast between the two wood types. Not true if used correctly, says James (and he details the challenges and solutions). The video is about woodworkers who think sapwood (lighter, moister, outer wood) is too weak and should be removed from heartwood (inner, stronger, more durable). James of Stumpy Nubs is a fan of Dave’s, too, and got his permission to tease him in this fashion. I was a little concerned seeing the thumbnail image to this Stumpy Nubs video showing the wonderful Dave Picciuto under the title “Wasteful Woodworkers on YouTube.” Turns out, the juxtaposition was a playful bit of clickbait. I purchased what looked to be the “equivalent” off eBay in a 2″ width and while it was initially very sticky, it soon lost that and failed. I do wish it was available in a 2″ width at a believable price, but it isn’t. These examples are of the tape immersed in water 24/7 for years. A bit of tape and a nickel and it’s working fine. I replaced the flapper valve on my toilet 2 years ago and it just didn’t want to close. I took one out to show the stuff growing on it and the nut is still well secured to the eyeball. A bit of this tape and a metal nut for weight (I think one is galvanized, the other stainless). I took two of them and floated them in one of the water dishes, but they didn’t want to stay looking up. Wandering through the dollar store 3 Halloweens ago I found these eyeballs. The most graphic example are my floating eyeballs. Shelf life is excellent, I see no degrading in a roll that is several years old. A larger roll of this is under $11 from Amazon and it goes a long ways. It can be removed if necessary, some elbow grease and it can be forced to just roll off and leaves minimal residue. It’s held a suet feeder to the side of a bird feeder for years. It’s holding a series of reed switches for an LED indicator on my chicken house door opener - out of the rain, but exposed to everything else. I’ve used it to stick together pieces of metal that I am stacking up prior to drilling or otherwise machining them. My surface prep is minimal, I try to remove any oil and provide a reasonably clean surface. I’m looking around today and realized how much of this I have used without even thinking about it. It is reasonably priced and I have never had a single failure. The first product I purchased specifically for that project this Scotch Outdoor Mounting Tape. I had some very inexpensive tape laying around and knew it wouldn’t handle any exposure to the weather. I mentioned this to a friend and he suggested double sided tape. About 6 years ago I was struggling with gluing aluminum reinforcing corners onto some fiberglass sign panels.
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