Sheath for Fiskars Brush Axe

My project for a while is to make a sheath for my Fiskars Brush Axe. As you know a knife has a sheath and a sword has a scabbard. Fiskars also makes the brush axe for Gerber. Gerber's product has an all black handle. I prefer the Fiskars, because the handle is black with an orange tip. It is handier for me to find when I am using it for clearing or cleaning around the house. One of the reasons I want to make a sheath is that the one that comes with the fiskars has a suitcase like handle. It is also a good project to keep me busy. One of my goals is to make the sheath using materials that are free or are very nearly free.

I was able to get this shipping crate from work, I plan to use it for the material to make my sheath.

Here is the crate partially disassembled, I had to quit because of the extreme heat today in Northeast Texas. Redneck rule of life: If it is too hot to work, it too hot to play. Be very careful during the high heat of summer. Time your exposure to the heat, drink plenty of water, and take frequent breaks. It is very easy for the heat to slip up on you and cause a heat stroke. Oh, and when using any kind of tool always wear safety glasses. The good Lord only gave you two eyes, protect them.

Here are the nails I was able to salvage from the crate. They will go into a can for use later around the house. Yes, I know I can buy them very cheaply, but being frugal and reusing items is part of this project. Like most poor people, raised in the rural south, for quite a while I thought that all nails were bent, and they came rusty in a Folgers coffee can.

I shouldn't have to say this but: Always clean up after you are through. It is an essential part of any work you do.

Another Redneck Rule of Life: Happy wife, happy life. Clean up your messes. Your wife is your partner not your maid. (I didn't come up with the Happy wife rule, I saw in on a Gaither DVD, it was either the one made in Canada or the Toronto DVD.)

My wife is a blessing from God. I hope for her to never think that I don't appreciate or love her. I tell her on a daily basis. We are both Christians, and we pray together.

Ok, enough for now, I will post later as the project progesses. Sorry for the quality of this post, I am new at blogging.

Have a great day. May the good Lord richly bless you.

Marquis

P.S. (Read the scriptures, start right now, read for at least 15 minutes, you will be so glad you did. A note on translations: Read the translation that makes you grow closer to God.) mac

Yardwork

Today I worked in the yard trimming trees. This tree was growing near an old well, and I was concerned that it would break the curb. So I cut it down.

The second photo is how the well looked after the clean up, be easier to mow around. I had been wanting to cut that tree for a while now, it was a sweet gum tree which as far as I am concerned is a weed.

Now the undergrowth under this tree needed cleaning up.

I have no idea what this bush is, but it was in the way. It needed triming up. It is probably also a huge weed, I have yet to see it bloom.

Now this is how it looks all cleaned up. -------------------->

Here are some of my tools for yardwork, if you notice you will see that most of the tools are made by Fiskars. I am hooked on their tools they are all quality. I hope to buy more in the future.

Fourth of July in Bald Knob, Arkansas

My wife and I went with my Uncle and His wife to Bald Knob, Arkansas for the Fourth of July. We went to a Penecostal Church for their Fellowship Friday. There was plenty of good food. I believe the people there are good, sincere, Christians. If you are ever up that way you should stop in and visit with them. It was the first time I had been to a Penecostal service. I did enjoy the fellowship and preaching. There were pastors from Penecostal Churches from all around the area. Their first friday meetings rotate from church to church. The next fellowship meeting in Bald Knob will be in about four months.

Peace

Marquis

Sunday Message

The Sunday message today was good, the theme of the mesage was "Confess, Yield, Serve.
The key verse seemed to be Romans 6:11.

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord (KJV)

In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. (NIV)

Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as (being) dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus. (NAB)

So you should consider yourselves dead to sin and able to live for the glory of God through Christ Jesus (NLT)

Confess, Yield, Serve will be my keywords this week.

People are always making New Year's Resolutions, I suggest that a person carries it a step further, why not make Resolutions at the first of the month?

That being said, my resolutions for the month of June 2008 are:

1. Pray constantly.
2. Study the Scriptures.
3. Confess my sins.
4. Quit my cycle of sin, repent, confess.... to try to quit sinning; I will choose one glaring flaw and work on it.

My hope is that every one who reads this is blessed.

ADONAI bless thee, and keep thee: ADONAI make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: ADONAI lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Numbers 6:24-26 (IAV)

Duty, Honor, and Loyalty

I believe that there are a few things that a person needs in his life to have a fuller life.

Duty: something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation

Honor: honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions

Loyalty:
1.
the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
2.
faithful adherence to a sovereign, government, leader, cause, etc.

http://dictionary.reference.com/

Visit to Miami

I went to Miami last weekend to watch my wife's daughter graduate from U of Miami. We stayed in a condo in a building called Blue. The view was great. I could have sit there for a week looking out the windows.
The graduation was nice the guest speaker was Angela Lansbury. They hooded her and made her a Doctor of something.
After the graduation we went to a Cuban Restaurant Coral Gables called Sergios, it was great. The food was good, it was inexpensive and the portions were large. I love to eat and they brought more food than I can eat, which is rare.
The next day we went to Coconut Grove and ate lunch at a Restaurant called Tu Tu Tango, the food was good. That part of town has artists and studios displaying great art. There is a Episcopal Church there that has a small gallery in the back of the grounds which has really great religious icons.
In Miami, there is a section of town called the Design District and on the second Saturday of the month, they have the galleries open late at night. There are bands on the streets playing music. The art is awesome, had I an unlimited budget, I would have bought a truckload of it, it was that good. I would reccomend it to anyone, you don't have to like art to enjoy the experience.
Later that night we went to Tobacco Junction in downtown Miami it is on one of the 7th streets. The food there is excellent, I had chicken wings, they were huge, and the sause was great, lots of flavor, but without the heat of too many spices to ruin the taste. There was a live band. It played Raggae music. I am an ignorant redneck hick, but that music was good. I don't remember but I think the name of the band was Jaffe.
Sunday morning we went and walked on the beach at South Beach, I did like walking on the beach looking for rocks and seashells.
I may never go back to Miami, but I did enjoy the visit.

Redneck Hick in Miami

Last weekend, I went to Miami to watch my wife's daughter graduate from the U of Miami. We spent the weekend with her in a condo named Blue. The view was great. I could have spent days just looking at the view.

After the graduation we went to Coral Gables and ate supper at a restaurant called "Sergios", it was Cuban and the food was great. Large portions and low prices, I will never go back to Miami, but if I did I would want to eat there again.