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I've seen one and my dad has seen 3 or 4. My Grandpa cal ways claimed to have killed on coon hunting as a teenager back around 1915. He wasn't the kind to exaggerate and my dad isn't either. Dad saw a couple of them when cutting snow late at night, and at least one coon hunting. They drift through from time to time, especially in the unpopulated areas like New River where I grew up. Sent from behind the anvil

Yeah the colt has a hammer when I blow the picture up. Also I think the S&W is a model 36 not a model 38. I'd love to have a lil snub nosed like that for carry. Sent from behind the anvil

Don't sell them. They make fantastic plastic semi's everyday but you can never buy your dad's guns back. Even if you bought the same model it'll lack the history. Sent from behind the anvil

So I'm posting this just to see if any TGOERS might have a lead. Right now I work at Aisin Automotive casting in the machining department. I've been here roughly a year and I am starting to look for other postions. My reasoning is simple. We work to much. I work 12 hour shifts, and have worked 7 days a week since labor day, and worked it for several weeks before that. I can't continue doing 80 hour work weeks. I work 500 pm to 500 am and only get to spend 15-20 min a day with my wife. I haven't seen my family (mom and dad) in weeks. I have no chance of any social life, seeing friends or anything else. So I'm putting out my feelers to see if anything is open. I'm a hard worker, Marine Corps veteran, and have a lot of technical skills on hand. I was ASE certified in several areas before letting them expire, I was a helicopter mechanic in the Marine Corps, I can do woodwork, blacksmithing, I'm a very novice welder, I can do construction including some concrete and laboring for block and brick. So if anyone has an opening that may pay enough to stay up with my bills and would allow me to have a few days off a month then let me know. Thanks Sent from behind the anvil

If he's gonna stand me up and ask, he better ask quick. Like was mentioned by someone else, I don't play lamb to slaughter very well. I may well die, but even if I'm unarmed I still have every intention of cramming my pocket knife or a pen or pencil or my thumb through your eye and into your brain and we can go meet God together. It's good to stand strong in faith, and I honestly don't know if I would say yes, but I'm probably gonna be thinking more of hurting him then trying to figure out the answer that nut job wants. I have no issue dying as long as I try and hopefully succed in taking that sonofabitch with me. I know where I stand with my God. Sent from behind the anvil

Fighting Sheep Dog is the cheapest I know of local to knoxville. If they haven't changed its $20 total. $10 for TICS and $10 for the shop. And they are a vendor here Sent from behind the anvil

Yes they are Sent from the backwoods

Looks like a short parang. Maybe a Parang hunter Sent from the backwoods

Thanks for all the suggestions. I will define try look in to building my own, my biggest issue is that time is at a large premium right now due to my job working an average of 80 hours a week, so sometimes it's easier to buy it than build it. I will look in to reflux stills and everyone's suggestions. The reason I said it was for fuel, is because making distilled spirits for consumption is illegal without an expensive and hard to obtain federal license, where as a fuel license is free. Most of my "fuel" would get cut down to 100 proof and would probably do a lot of apple flavored fuel. Since my lawn mower likes apples, you know. One of my big reasons for a pot style still is the heritage behind it. I'm not looking to make huge runs, just being able to do it the old fashioned way is interesting to me. I think it's definitely a valuable commodity for trade in a shtf situation, and usually alchol consumption goes up when times get hard. I have heard of doing sweet feed raoul, I'll look into that as well. Again thanks everybody. Dats82 I'll pm you and pick your brain once I get my questions in order. Sent from the backwoods

Are there any home distillers here? I've been giving some thought to setting up a small 10 gallon setup, after securing the appropriate and free Federal Fuel Alchol permit of course. I would like to do a 10 gallon copper setup using a traditional pot still with a thump keg. I have found the still I like, now I'd just like to talk to someone who has distilled to find out about heat sources (propane, and wood if shtf) and other information. This is the still I'm looking at http://www.hillbillystills.com/product/traditional-moonshine-still-sizes/ Disclaimer I have no intentions of performing illegal activities by distilling drinkable alchol. Sent from the backwoods

Tennessee football is the laughing stock of the SEC and will soon be relegated to the same class as other small time teams. They continue to blow the game in the 4th quarter with regularity. It's the same every fall. Weather gets crispy, people have camp fires, and Tennessee starts hunting a new savior/coach. Sent from the backwoods

Also, I need to say props to the Knox County PD and the TDOT truck driver. Two Knox County sheriff's blew by, but a TDOT truck stopped and then a KPD stopped and blocked traffic so I could push it to the right shoulder with much more room and safety. That left shoulder is tiny. Sent from the backwoods

I made it home safely. Neighbor grabbed me with a trailer. I might have limped it, but not in bumper to bumper traffic. I can shift without a clutch but idling in traffic is to hard on the trans. Glad everyone had a good day. Yeah that was me in the Leathernecks cut lionsfan. Funny how small the world is ain't it. Nothing anybody could have really done to help, but it's always nice when people stop and ask. As for a roadside repair, I considered bubblegum and some melted asphalt but didn't wanna use all my skills lol Sent from the backwoods

1. 1 guy out of 2 dozen plus has stopped. I've been passed by lots of cruisers and HOG guys, but a guy on a Motto Guzzi adventure bike stopped to see what was wrong, has extra gas, and Thanked me for my service before leaving. The brotherhood isn't dead, but it's much smaller. My club brothers offered to drop what they were doing and drive from McMinnville to come get me, and the one I'm meeting in Pigeon FORGE rode down just to sit on the side of the road with me. Sent from the backwoods

So how is everyone else's day going? Mine was good until now. I took the night off to meet a club brother for dinner in Pigeon forge, about 500 yds before the west hills exit my hydraulic clutch line popped leaving me on the side of I 40 waiting on my neighbor to bring a trailer. So how is everyone else since I've got plenty of time to post lol Sent from the backwoods

Domestic ginseng doesn't bring anywhere near as much money and it takes years to grow to any size. Asian culture doesn't like domestic ginseng due to its lack of potency, and they can normally tell if it was domestic or wild. Sent from the backwoods

I had friends who played a long time ago. My basic understanding is that these caches are hidden all over the world and there are websites were you look up GPS coordinates. Then people try to find them and I think they leave a small item there. There isn't anyway on earth I'm putting coordinates and an open invatation treasure hunt on my land. As far as big knives, it's legal to carry any knife in Tennessee now, but not sure how that would work out on private land. I'm with the above, I'd don't think the game is fun if it ends with 911 and a rifle. I'd suggest removing the caches before somebody uses it as an excuse to case your place out. Sent from the backwoods

I'm in. We will need a schedule of who has it on each weekend for shared ownership. Sent from the backwoods

What price range are you looking for? There are some custom makers here, depending on the style you want. Gran Torino makes some gorgeous stuff, as does SYBO and bigbabysweets. I do some custom work as well. As far as production goes, an Esee 5 would be excellent. Kabar and buck also make good knives for the money. Sent from the backwoods

Bojangles all the way. There dirty rice is amazing and I like their chicken. Popeyes is ok sometimes and KFC sucks Sent from the backwoods

Thanks G Sent from the backwoods

Is there a way to block or ignore someone so you don't see their post? In light of the current tone of some of the arguments and the general attitude and opinions of some people, I would rather just not see their post Sent from the backwoods

Mine was 7 days from DMV visit to permit in hand. But the paperwork says it can be up to 90. Probably lost in the mail somewhere Sent from the backwoods

Not a trailer, but some cops can and will ticket you for infractions that are legal in your home state. I 1ent to court more than once and had plenty of run ins with Leo over smog compliance violations in California when I was stationed there. A 2005 Duramax diesel, tagged in Tennessee legally since military is considered an out of state resident. I was ticketed once for removal of smog equipment, and once for use of an off road only tuner on a registered trucj, neither of which was illegal in TN. Both tickets got thrown out in court. I then bought a Subaru WRX and was pulled over and ticketed multiple times, and forced to pop my hood and have 3 HCP'S inspect my car for an hour on the side of the interstate,,listing infractions from unapproved exhaust to non-smog compliant turbo, to incorrect tread depth (DOT road race slicks). $7k in fines. I went to court and the judge threw it all out and embarrassed and reprimanded the issuing officer in the court room for wasting his time and mine. So yes, an officer can write you a ticket for something legal in your home state, but chances are it will not stand up in court. Sent from the backwoods

Fixed it for you. Sent from the backwoods