Machining vs Duck Farming

Sometimes things collide. Such is the case with the Machinist School and Rod's Duck Farm. This graphic was sent by Tom Freking in commoration of the Chain Saw Sharpening and Duck Farming exploits. This is the last week of the Free For February Ax & Chain Saw Sharpening. The world is now a little sharper.
Quack, Quack!

See the Zac Lehr Photos .......

Zac Lehr at The Morning News stopped by and captured this image of the Chain Saw Sharpening Process here at the machinist school. Really neat photos. You can see more pictures at his blog:
http://nwabehindthelens.com/2009/02/18/im-a-lumberjack-and-im-okay/

...... the Machinist School: "Everybody's got an ax to grind and we've got the grinder!!!"

Thanks Zac!!!!!!

Free For February - Chain Saw & Ax Sharpening

We had a big ice storm that broke the tops out of all the trees here in Northwest Arkansas. That means a lot of chain sawing is going on. Of course, a number of the elderly & otherwise unable to chop their way out of their yard are dependent on others to help out.
That's where it is handy to be a machinist!
The high school football teams are out carrying tree branches to make piles. Whoever has a chainsaw is cutting the branches into manageable sized pieces.
The Machinist School just sits inside by the heater, sharpening axes, hatchets, and chain saw chains.