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LuckyCharms

(20,767 posts)
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:28 PM 23 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 23 hrs ago OP
Why, that looks like my grandfather's axe. My father replaced the handle, rsdsharp 23 hrs ago #1
Did he use it to chop up some metal? LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #2
No, but he kept the handle nice and sharp. rsdsharp 22 hrs ago #12
My doctor told me that I sharpen my handle too often. LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #18
Smart man! rsdsharp 22 hrs ago #25
So your father's handle was hnasharp? TexasTowelie 22 hrs ago #28
71 years, and finally a Sharp joke I hadn't heard before. rsdsharp 22 hrs ago #30
Well, you did provide the setup for the joke, TexasTowelie 22 hrs ago #33
It's a beautiful axe Bluestocking 23 hrs ago #3
Thank you, but I made the head out of wood because LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #4
You understand it is a joke, right? Wifes husband 22 hrs ago #26
That brought a smile. badhair77 23 hrs ago #5
I didn't really make that. I found the picture online. That's another one of my skills... LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #6
Please, lake the complement. badhair77 23 hrs ago #9
OK then, but he better not take credit for that axe! LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #10
Lol. There you go. badhair77 22 hrs ago #14
Too good malaise 23 hrs ago #7
Haha! Thanks, malaise! LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #20
Oh the inanity. cachukis 23 hrs ago #8
What does Sean Hannity have to do with this? Oh wait, i just put my reading glasses on... LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #15
Love it. cachukis 22 hrs ago #16
LuckyCharms, that hatchet is very beautiful woodworking. You , sir are very talented. debm55 22 hrs ago #11
Thank you, Deb. But please see post #6. LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #13
It's a nice hatchet, or picture of a hatchet. anyhow. debm55 22 hrs ago #17
In my entire life, you're the first woman who has told me that I LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #19
''The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe as its handle was made of wood ... Donkees 22 hrs ago #21
What's that old saying? The axe forgets, the tree remembers. LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #22
"An axe with a wooden blade remembers because it's part of the family tree." Donkees 22 hrs ago #23
LOL mdbl 22 hrs ago #24
Keep trying. You'll get the hang of it. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz 22 hrs ago #27
Look at it this way: It's a butter axe. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 22 hrs ago #29
That reminds me... LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #36
Cool Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #31
That would be the famous Olneya tesota we've all heard so much about? Ford_Prefect 22 hrs ago #32
Yes, Desert Ironwood. LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #34
They say that we learn from our mistakes. JustABozoOnThisBus 22 hrs ago #35
As per Albert Einstein LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #37
... orangecrush 21 hrs ago #38
Lol!!! chowder66 21 hrs ago #39
Ha! 😄 Was wondering what you'd "have up ypur sleeve", so to speak! electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #40
Just my arm! LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #41
👍 electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #42
Whoever did it, that is a beautiful piece of wood. LoisB 21 hrs ago #43
It really is. I've actually been studying that pic... LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #44
Go for it! LoisB 20 hrs ago #55
May I axe you a question? Niagara 21 hrs ago #45
I'm an expert at giving people headaches! LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #47
lol Niagara 5 hrs ago #56
Just...you know...you're punny... LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #57
I almost had him! I almost had him! Niagara 2 hrs ago #58
I don't know about you, Hendry. You might fold under questioning! LuckyCharms 2 hrs ago #59
You don't need three onions Niagara 28 min ago #62
Paulie did the prep work, and... LuckyCharms 23 min ago #63
What a hatchet job berniesandersmittens 21 hrs ago #46
Strong like bull, smart like tracror. Ptah 20 hrs ago #48
I had to Google that one! LuckyCharms 20 hrs ago #50
I would offer to help... Harker 20 hrs ago #49
I did have a handle on it Harker... LuckyCharms 20 hrs ago #51
Whose fingers, Lucky? Harker 20 hrs ago #52
LMAO! LuckyCharms 20 hrs ago #53
Gets me every time! Harker 20 hrs ago #54
I totally KNEW someone would post this most hilarious of TV comedy moments. 3catwoman3 1 hr ago #60
I hesitated, having recently undergone hernia surgery. Harker 1 hr ago #61

rsdsharp

(11,393 posts)
1. Why, that looks like my grandfather's axe. My father replaced the handle,
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:33 PM
23 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
23 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

(20,767 posts)
4. Thank you, but I made the head out of wood because
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:38 PM
23 hrs ago

I plan on chopping up some steel with it.

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

LuckyCharms

(20,767 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
23 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
23 hrs ago

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

LuckyCharms

(20,767 posts)
10. OK then, but he better not take credit for that axe!
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:22 PM
22 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

(20,767 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
22 hrs ago

Sorry.

LuckyCharms

(20,767 posts)
19. In my entire life, you're the first woman who has told me that I
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:32 PM
22 hrs ago

have a nice hatchet.

Thank you, Deb.

Donkees

(33,219 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
22 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

(24,395 posts)
35. They say that we learn from our mistakes.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:14 PM
22 hrs ago

Your axe is proof that you are very smart indeed.

Thanks for sharing!

LuckyCharms

(20,767 posts)
44. It really is. I've actually been studying that pic...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:54 PM
21 hrs ago

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

LuckyCharms

(20,767 posts)
47. I'm an expert at giving people headaches!
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:11 PM
21 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.



Niagara

(10,879 posts)
56. lol
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 11:44 AM
5 hrs ago

How am I punny? I'm here to amuse you?




That's a spectacular job on the arm replacement, Lucky!


LuckyCharms

(20,767 posts)
57. Just...you know...you're punny...
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 12:27 PM
4 hrs ago

the way you tell the story and everything!

You got it all wrong, Tommy!

Whoa, whoa Anthony!

He's a big boy, he knows what he said!

Story about that chair arm:

That's wet treated lumber. I unfortunately don't own a band saw, and my jig saw would not cut that wood. It was having none of that! Also, my router was out of commission.

So I did that whole thing with hand saws to get it close, and then shaped it with the electric sander and some 60 grit sandpaper. My buddy and his wife were at a wedding the day I went over to his house to install the new arm. I knew his 20 something daughter was home when I was banging on the door, but she would not answer the door to let me in because I had not seen her in several years and she didn't recognize me.

So, I climbed over a fence with my tool bags to get into his backyard to install the arm. It took me about 2 hours to do that, because the rest of the chair was messed up, so I repaired it while I was there. He had about THIRTY talking gnomes in his backyard, and they were motion sensitive, so every time I moved, they would talk to me.

"Hey, what are you doing there"?

"Hey you, get out of here".

Imagine listening to that for two hours! So I was laughing my ass off and started talking back to the gnomes.

Pics below. Unfortunately, I didn't get a pic of the gnomes!

I hope you are having a lovely day!





Niagara

(10,879 posts)
58. I almost had him! I almost had him!
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 02:47 PM
2 hrs ago


Those garden creatures are always up to gnome good! They probably would have mooned you while you were taking their photos anyway!


I'm currently taking a break but it's a long but good day for me. I hope you're having a good day too!




LuckyCharms

(20,767 posts)
59. I don't know about you, Hendry. You might fold under questioning!
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 03:03 PM
2 hrs ago

What's that smoking emoji?

You don't smoke, do you?

Are you smoking weed on your break?



Niagara

(10,879 posts)
62. You don't need three onions
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 04:52 PM
28 min ago

No smoking here.


That smoking emoji was Hendry smoking a cigarette, not me.





LuckyCharms

(20,767 posts)
63. Paulie did the prep work, and...
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 04:57 PM
23 min ago

he had a wonderful system for doing the garlic.

That skinny guard is a real pain in the ass!

LuckyCharms

(20,767 posts)
51. I did have a handle on it Harker...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:28 PM
20 hrs ago

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

3catwoman3

(27,854 posts)
60. I totally KNEW someone would post this most hilarious of TV comedy moments.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 04:04 PM
1 hr ago

This clip is guaranteed to make me laugh no matter how many times I have seen it, and I've watched it many, many times.

Harker

(16,937 posts)
61. I hesitated, having recently undergone hernia surgery.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 04:14 PM
1 hr ago

Laughing comes with a price, but it had to be done. 🪓

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