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LuckyCharms

(20,759 posts)
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:28 PM 5 hrs ago

As some of you know, I'm a skilled craftsman. I made an axe. I'm not very smart, but I am skilled.

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As some of you know, I'm a skilled craftsman. I made an axe. I'm not very smart, but I am skilled. (Original Post) LuckyCharms 5 hrs ago OP
Why, that looks like my grandfather's axe. My father replaced the handle, rsdsharp 5 hrs ago #1
Did he use it to chop up some metal? LuckyCharms 5 hrs ago #2
No, but he kept the handle nice and sharp. rsdsharp 4 hrs ago #12
My doctor told me that I sharpen my handle too often. LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #18
Smart man! rsdsharp 4 hrs ago #25
So your father's handle was hnasharp? TexasTowelie 4 hrs ago #28
71 years, and finally a Sharp joke I hadn't heard before. rsdsharp 4 hrs ago #30
Well, you did provide the setup for the joke, TexasTowelie 4 hrs ago #33
It's a beautiful axe Bluestocking 5 hrs ago #3
Thank you, but I made the head out of wood because LuckyCharms 5 hrs ago #4
You understand it is a joke, right? Wifes husband 4 hrs ago #26
That brought a smile. badhair77 5 hrs ago #5
I didn't really make that. I found the picture online. That's another one of my skills... LuckyCharms 5 hrs ago #6
Please, lake the complement. badhair77 5 hrs ago #9
OK then, but he better not take credit for that axe! LuckyCharms 5 hrs ago #10
Lol. There you go. badhair77 4 hrs ago #14
Too good malaise 5 hrs ago #7
Haha! Thanks, malaise! LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #20
Oh the inanity. cachukis 5 hrs ago #8
What does Sean Hannity have to do with this? Oh wait, i just put my reading glasses on... LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #15
Love it. cachukis 4 hrs ago #16
LuckyCharms, that hatchet is very beautiful woodworking. You , sir are very talented. debm55 5 hrs ago #11
Thank you, Deb. But please see post #6. LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #13
It's a nice hatchet, or picture of a hatchet. anyhow. debm55 4 hrs ago #17
In my entire life, you're the first woman who has told me that I LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #19
''The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe as its handle was made of wood ... Donkees 4 hrs ago #21
What's that old saying? The axe forgets, the tree remembers. LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #22
"An axe with a wooden blade remembers because it's part of the family tree." Donkees 4 hrs ago #23
LOL mdbl 4 hrs ago #24
Keep trying. You'll get the hang of it. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz 4 hrs ago #27
Look at it this way: It's a butter axe. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 4 hrs ago #29
That reminds me... LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #36
Cool Joinfortmill 4 hrs ago #31
That would be the famous Olneya tesota we've all heard so much about? Ford_Prefect 4 hrs ago #32
Yes, Desert Ironwood. LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #34
They say that we learn from our mistakes. JustABozoOnThisBus 4 hrs ago #35
As per Albert Einstein LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #37
... orangecrush 3 hrs ago #38
Lol!!! chowder66 3 hrs ago #39
Ha! 😄 Was wondering what you'd "have up ypur sleeve", so to speak! electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #40
Just my arm! LuckyCharms 3 hrs ago #41
👍 electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #42
Whoever did it, that is a beautiful piece of wood. LoisB 3 hrs ago #43
It really is. I've actually been studying that pic... LuckyCharms 3 hrs ago #44
Go for it! LoisB 2 hrs ago #55
May I axe you a question? Niagara 3 hrs ago #45
I'm an expert at giving people headaches! LuckyCharms 3 hrs ago #47
What a hatchet job berniesandersmittens 3 hrs ago #46
Strong like bull, smart like tracror. Ptah 2 hrs ago #48
I had to Google that one! LuckyCharms 2 hrs ago #50
I would offer to help... Harker 2 hrs ago #49
I did have a handle on it Harker... LuckyCharms 2 hrs ago #51
Whose fingers, Lucky? Harker 2 hrs ago #52
LMAO! LuckyCharms 2 hrs ago #53
Gets me every time! Harker 2 hrs ago #54

rsdsharp

(11,391 posts)
1. Why, that looks like my grandfather's axe. My father replaced the handle,
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:33 PM
5 hrs ago

and I replaced the head. That’s my grandfather’s axe.

(Me and Dad was cousins, but we’s alright!)

Bluestocking

(319 posts)
3. It's a beautiful axe
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:36 PM
5 hrs ago

but next time make the handle out of wood and the axe head out of metal. I think you are smarter than you think and you already know that. The fact that you are on DU means your smarter than alll those Americans that did not vote for Harris.

LuckyCharms

(20,759 posts)
4. Thank you, but I made the head out of wood because
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:38 PM
5 hrs ago

I plan on chopping up some steel with it.

My concept here is that old saying "opposites attract".

LuckyCharms

(20,759 posts)
6. I didn't really make that. I found the picture online. That's another one of my skills...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:14 PM
5 hrs ago

Finding horseshit on the internet, and then posting it here.

I did come up with the OP title all by myself though!

badhair77

(5,023 posts)
9. Please, lake the complement.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:19 PM
5 hrs ago

trump would. He specializes in taking credit for others’ work.

LuckyCharms

(20,759 posts)
10. OK then, but he better not take credit for that axe!
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:22 PM
5 hrs ago

That thing took me several hours to make!

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Lucky J. Charms
President of the United Axe Makers Association.

LuckyCharms

(20,759 posts)
15. What does Sean Hannity have to do with this? Oh wait, i just put my reading glasses on...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:27 PM
4 hrs ago

Sorry.

LuckyCharms

(20,759 posts)
19. In my entire life, you're the first woman who has told me that I
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:32 PM
4 hrs ago

have a nice hatchet.

Thank you, Deb.

Donkees

(33,214 posts)
21. ''The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe as its handle was made of wood ...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:41 PM
4 hrs ago

... and they thought it was one of them.''


Then along came an axe with a wooden blade. They voted for that one instead, and the forest was saved.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,391 posts)
35. They say that we learn from our mistakes.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:14 PM
4 hrs ago

Your axe is proof that you are very smart indeed.

Thanks for sharing!

LuckyCharms

(20,759 posts)
44. It really is. I've actually been studying that pic...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:54 PM
3 hrs ago

Trying to figure out if i could make that, just for the heck of it.

LuckyCharms

(20,759 posts)
47. I'm an expert at giving people headaches!
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:11 PM
3 hrs ago

It's another one of my "Skills".

You're punny!

I'm actually wondering if I could make that axe head.

This OP has me thinking about a replacement arm to an Adirondack chair that I made for a friend of mine several years ago. Took me several tries to get it right. Pic below, old vs. new.



LuckyCharms

(20,759 posts)
51. I did have a handle on it Harker...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:28 PM
2 hrs ago

Until I accidently cut off a few fingers with my wooden axe!

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