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(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. [View all]

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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. [View all] 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 22 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 27 min ago #62

Paulie did the prep work, and... LuckyCharms 22 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