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LuckyCharms

(21,236 posts)
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:28 PM Oct 6

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 Oct 6 OP
Why, that looks like my grandfather's axe. My father replaced the handle, rsdsharp Oct 6 #1
Did he use it to chop up some metal? LuckyCharms Oct 6 #2
No, but he kept the handle nice and sharp. rsdsharp Oct 6 #12
My doctor told me that I sharpen my handle too often. LuckyCharms Oct 6 #18
Smart man! rsdsharp Oct 6 #25
So your father's handle was hnasharp? TexasTowelie Oct 6 #28
71 years, and finally a Sharp joke I hadn't heard before. rsdsharp Oct 6 #30
Well, you did provide the setup for the joke, TexasTowelie Oct 6 #33
It's a beautiful axe Bluestocking Oct 6 #3
Thank you, but I made the head out of wood because LuckyCharms Oct 6 #4
You understand it is a joke, right? Wifes husband Oct 6 #26
That brought a smile. badhair77 Oct 6 #5
I didn't really make that. I found the picture online. That's another one of my skills... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #6
Please, lake the complement. badhair77 Oct 6 #9
OK then, but he better not take credit for that axe! LuckyCharms Oct 6 #10
Lol. There you go. badhair77 Oct 6 #14
Too good malaise Oct 6 #7
Haha! Thanks, malaise! LuckyCharms Oct 6 #20
Oh the inanity. cachukis Oct 6 #8
What does Sean Hannity have to do with this? Oh wait, i just put my reading glasses on... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #15
Love it. cachukis Oct 6 #16
LuckyCharms, that hatchet is very beautiful woodworking. You , sir are very talented. debm55 Oct 6 #11
Thank you, Deb. But please see post #6. LuckyCharms Oct 6 #13
It's a nice hatchet, or picture of a hatchet. anyhow. debm55 Oct 6 #17
In my entire life, you're the first woman who has told me that I LuckyCharms Oct 6 #19
''The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe as its handle was made of wood ... Donkees Oct 6 #21
What's that old saying? The axe forgets, the tree remembers. LuckyCharms Oct 6 #22
"An axe with a wooden blade remembers because it's part of the family tree." Donkees Oct 6 #23
LOL mdbl Oct 6 #24
Keep trying. You'll get the hang of it. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 6 #27
Look at it this way: It's a butter axe. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 6 #29
That reminds me... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #36
Cool Joinfortmill Oct 6 #31
That would be the famous Olneya tesota we've all heard so much about? Ford_Prefect Oct 6 #32
Yes, Desert Ironwood. LuckyCharms Oct 6 #34
They say that we learn from our mistakes. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 6 #35
As per Albert Einstein LuckyCharms Oct 6 #37
... orangecrush Oct 6 #38
Lol!!! chowder66 Oct 6 #39
Ha! 😄 Was wondering what you'd "have up ypur sleeve", so to speak! electric_blue68 Oct 6 #40
Just my arm! LuckyCharms Oct 6 #41
👍 electric_blue68 Oct 6 #42
Whoever did it, that is a beautiful piece of wood. LoisB Oct 6 #43
It really is. I've actually been studying that pic... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #44
Go for it! LoisB Oct 6 #55
May I axe you a question? Niagara Oct 6 #45
I'm an expert at giving people headaches! LuckyCharms Oct 6 #47
lol Niagara Oct 7 #56
Just...you know...you're punny... LuckyCharms Oct 7 #57
I almost had him! I almost had him! Niagara Oct 7 #58
I don't know about you, Hendry. You might fold under questioning! LuckyCharms Oct 7 #59
You don't need three onions Niagara Oct 7 #62
Paulie did the prep work, and... LuckyCharms Oct 7 #63
What a hatchet job berniesandersmittens Oct 6 #46
Strong like bull, smart like tracror. Ptah Oct 6 #48
I had to Google that one! LuckyCharms Oct 6 #50
I would offer to help... Harker Oct 6 #49
I did have a handle on it Harker... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #51
Whose fingers, Lucky? Harker Oct 6 #52
LMAO! LuckyCharms Oct 6 #53
Gets me every time! Harker Oct 6 #54
I totally KNEW someone would post this most hilarious of TV comedy moments. 3catwoman3 Oct 7 #60
I hesitated, having recently undergone hernia surgery. Harker Oct 7 #61
Laughter is good medicine. 3catwoman3 Oct 7 #64
So far, so good, thanks! Harker Oct 7 #65

rsdsharp

(11,578 posts)
1. Why, that looks like my grandfather's axe. My father replaced the handle,
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:33 PM
Oct 6

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

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

Bluestocking

(417 posts)
3. It's a beautiful axe
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:36 PM
Oct 6

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

(21,236 posts)
4. Thank you, but I made the head out of wood because
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:38 PM
Oct 6

I plan on chopping up some steel with it.

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

LuckyCharms

(21,236 posts)
6. I didn't really make that. I found the picture online. That's another one of my skills...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:14 PM
Oct 6

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

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

badhair77

(5,062 posts)
9. Please, lake the complement.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:19 PM
Oct 6

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

LuckyCharms

(21,236 posts)
10. OK then, but he better not take credit for that axe!
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:22 PM
Oct 6

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

(21,236 posts)
15. What does Sean Hannity have to do with this? Oh wait, i just put my reading glasses on...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:27 PM
Oct 6

Sorry.

LuckyCharms

(21,236 posts)
19. In my entire life, you're the first woman who has told me that I
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:32 PM
Oct 6

have a nice hatchet.

Thank you, Deb.

Donkees

(33,316 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, 05:41 PM
Oct 6

... 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

(24,495 posts)
35. They say that we learn from our mistakes.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:14 PM
Oct 6

Your axe is proof that you are very smart indeed.

Thanks for sharing!

LuckyCharms

(21,236 posts)
44. It really is. I've actually been studying that pic...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:54 PM
Oct 6

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

LuckyCharms

(21,236 posts)
47. I'm an expert at giving people headaches!
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:11 PM
Oct 6

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

(11,179 posts)
56. lol
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 10:44 AM
Oct 7

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




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


LuckyCharms

(21,236 posts)
57. Just...you know...you're punny...
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 11:27 AM
Oct 7

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

(11,179 posts)
58. I almost had him! I almost had him!
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:47 PM
Oct 7


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

(21,236 posts)
59. I don't know about you, Hendry. You might fold under questioning!
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 02:03 PM
Oct 7

What's that smoking emoji?

You don't smoke, do you?

Are you smoking weed on your break?



Niagara

(11,179 posts)
62. You don't need three onions
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 03:52 PM
Oct 7

No smoking here.


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





LuckyCharms

(21,236 posts)
63. Paulie did the prep work, and...
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 03:57 PM
Oct 7

he had a wonderful system for doing the garlic.

That skinny guard is a real pain in the ass!

LuckyCharms

(21,236 posts)
51. I did have a handle on it Harker...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:28 PM
Oct 6

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

3catwoman3

(28,248 posts)
60. I totally KNEW someone would post this most hilarious of TV comedy moments.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 03:04 PM
Oct 7

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

(17,166 posts)
61. I hesitated, having recently undergone hernia surgery.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 03:14 PM
Oct 7

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

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