Wow ... you so missed your "calling"! You are the exact definition of the saying, "Common sense is anything but common". You take everyday mundane things and make them fascinating, exciting and interesting.
Never watched the movies but had/have maybe luna moths and walking sticks here. Luna's have no mouth parts and that's one reason they just last a week. They are beautiful though. And will rest on a hand or a finger! Unc will be well pleased about the bolt making. You and him both would be well pleased how I cleaned up a Graco handheld airless spray rig after the painter got through 'cleaning'. Our cleaning wasn't the same but all is well now. My 2 1/2 gallons of mineral spirit kerosene will come in handy. Thanks, John CS and don't get lead poisoning! Pencil lead, that iz!
Different butterflies n moths have a defense mechanism built into their bodies. The 2 round “eyes” on the Luna moths back are just that. At night when their lying flat on a tree these two circles looks like a pair of eyes from a larger animal and their prey will leave them alone. Our son was a big collector of moths n butterflies when he was young. We’ve had several Lunas over the years, they are beautiful. Yes, the walking stick is a fantastic design of God. He has a wonderful imagination that no man could ever dream of. We love your videos John, thank you!!!
The thing I remember about "Land of the Giants" was how they were never consistent with the scale. One episode they'd fight a cat with a ball point pen as a sword - the next episode they're fighting a beetle with a straight pin as a sword. Even as a kid that bugged me. But I still never missed it. Great episode. That is precisely the sort of thing I'd love to have a lathe for.
I remember seeing “The Incredible Shrinking Man” on video with my dad years ago. I remember the cat the most. Nice job cleaning up the yard. The more lathe projects you do, the more I want to get one.
I remember this film. Likewise, it stuck with me. You could do a tool restoration that starts with you going through a cloud of smoke and by the end of the restoration (switch to a bigger version of the tool you started restoring) you appear to be shrinking. Maybe get a big black pipe cleaner that you can pretend is a tarantula's leg.
I remember watching the James Bond tarantula scene from Dr. No when I was a kid! We get wolf spiders in our basement - they remind me of miniature tarantulas.
The only time I ever saw a Luna moth was when I hitch-hiked from NYC to northern Georgia to hike the Appalachian Trail. The approach trail to the AT starts in a remote campground, and I got there after dark on the second day. While wandering around I saw an illuminated Coke machine with a big Luna moth resting on it in the light. I remember taking it as a good omen.
Only recently found your channel when I was looking for tips on restoring an old hammer, so glad I did . So many good videos on a range of cool subjects an projects, keep up the great work and best wishes from Scotland 🏴..Chris.
My only run in with a wild tarantula was at the Nevada Proving Grounds. I just knew that thing had to be radioactive. I'm like you Scoutcrafter, I've watched too many old movies.
I just love watching your videos. It’s infectious listening to your stories, your enthusiasm is such a pleasure. I had never heard of a Luna moth, but now I will find out if they are in my neck of the woods, the Midwest. One thing that I would love to see before I die would be the migration of the monarch butterflies in Mexico. Keep up the great stories, and God bless you.
I know Long Island had them too, but where I grew up on Staten Island I remember those stick bugs as a kid. When I was like 16 I found a nymph Praying Mantis on one of my mother’s tomato plants, I kept it in a jar at first as a pet and named him Clemenzo. Eventually he made it into a terrarium, since they grow pretty fast after molting their exoskeleton a few times. Watching him hunt and snatch up the insects I would feed to him was the coolest thing about it. He lived about 6 months, And considering their life expectancy being between 4 and 6 months...Clemenzo lived a pretty full Life. I guess that’s because in my care the chances of him becoming bird food had reduced drastically lol!
John , i think i could listen to you for hours. You always come up with some topic that i haven't thought about for decades. You have the most variety of collections of anybody i know. Keep the great videos coming ! 👏👍🎥 Roger
A pencil collection? Of course you do. If two or more of something has been made, you collect it! Nice yardwork! For a tree that size, and you have multiple, you got a good deal. Can you save any of the maple for projects? Or sell some to followers so we can make projects?
I've seen a couple of Luna moths and they are all incredible. Lots of fun movies from 50s and 60s. Scifi was fun. I grew up with the monster movies; Godzilla, etc.
John you’re good at taking old items and making the item you need. I call it crap to ice cream. Hardwares hardly carry anything out of the ordinary. That’s why we have to have so many tools to make what we need. Jess
I've seen Luna moths. Gotta tell you a story..Cecropia moths...years ago, when I was a kid, you could walk along the LIRR tracks and I would do that between Westbury and Mineola. I'd collect mantis cases and an occasional cecropia moth cocoon. Well, I kept a cocoon between my bedroom window and the storm screen to see if it would hatch. It eventually did hatch overnight. Turns out it was a female. When I went outside that morning, the entire side of the house was covered in male moths! Pheromones do amazing things. It was Great! All the flapping wings were beautiful.
My brother in law was also introduced to the taranula in the military. He was stationed at Ft Campbell, KY and sitting down in a group in a training field when he saw his first. The Sgt. saw his face and told him not to worry, if they wanted to attack him they already would have as they can jump about 10ft! Haven't ever seen one in the wild myself (we don't have anything that large in the UK where I grew up), though seen my fair share of wolf spiders here in Florida.
John, I'm in central Missouri. We live out in the country and I usually have luna moths at my house every year. I usually see them on the living room window screen at the front of the house or the rear of the house on the kitchen window screen. We also have an abundance of walking sticks as well as praying mantis. All very interesting beings.
Nice wood burnings! And that collection of butterflies and moths! Impressive! I'm pretty sure I've seen a couple of luna moths, but both were when they were just out of their cocoon, so their wings weren't fully opened yet! Great Mosh!
My grandpa collected matchbooks from all over back when I was growing up. I'm 68 now so that was a couple years ago lol. I like your pencil collection.
Jack- One time at Jacktown a guy had a big cardboard box full of matchbooks from his uncle who was a traveling salesman. I’ve always regretted not buying that box it wasn’t expensive either like 20 bucks the guy wanted. Thanks 😃👍
Florida finally got some much needed rain this weekend. I had 3.5" in my rain guage. It was getting crispy down here. 3 wildfires got put out. I seen that movie several times,GREAT effects, but sad ending. This Old House use to have a lot of fireplace remodeling. But, NOT anymore! Bah Blassio!
Wow, I am a huge Svengoolie fan too. Never miss an episode. It's the ultimate spoof of the glory days of horror movies. I urge all of your viewers to tune in to METV Saturday nights at 8 PM EDST. It's a cult classic and great family entertainment.
Great video scout love the bolts you made fantastic idea with the lag bolts They are super strong how did they cut tuff I bet ,My favourite old movie was The day the earth stood still love the oldies ha ha great video god bless take care 👍🗽🇺🇸🙏🇳🇿
Great video. Your broad range of interests never ceases to amaze me. Makes my life seem pretty dull. I especially enjoy the trips down memory lane. I loved that movie the Incredible Shrinking Man when I was a kid. Haven’t thought about it in years. Will have to rewatch it.
Great video! Old advertising pencils make beautiful displays aswell. But I'm still mesmorised by the clean up of the back of your garage. I think those big rocks are so beautiful and ornamental. Would love those in my garden (I live on sea clay so no natural rocks here) and the big rusty iron thing, old streetlight? Ah well you know, one fool can ask more questions then a thousand wise men can answer. Hope you'll have a great week!
Did not know about NYC fire place laws. Hard to imagine how much NY wants to control everything we do! Can’t wait till I retire and move out of NY! On a happier note 📝 loved the pencils and drawings.
Life is much better out in the country. I burn wood cut from my trees. I see luna moths and walking sticks each year. I hope that you can escape from New York City soon while it is a seller's market. Good Luck, Rick
I've seen a few Luna moths. And I use to have Hawk moths when I bred Angel Trumpets. They are big and pretty cool. Walking sticks are pretty common here too. I live out in the hills of the Missouri Ozarks and there's a lots of things living here that most people never see.
I watch Swengoolie on Sunday and I have seen the shrinking man several times over the years..I like the straight pin he carried for a weapon ..It would be Cool to make a real one that big out of metal
Fast turtles and tarantulas! Yep! Driving down a country road in PA and there's a turtle moseying across the pavement. Didn't want that poor old turtle to get whacked by a car, so I stopped and walked back to move him to the roadside. I knew enough to stay away from his mouth so I grabbed his shell with both hands just in front of his back legs. Good move! But holy crap! I had no idea that they're so fast and that their necks are so long! My hands were JUST out of the reach of those jaws. He was a snapping turtle about 14" across - 7-8 pounds. I managed to get him of the road, but (another surprise!) one of their defense mechanisms is to unleash a torrent of turtle pee when they're in danger!! Bingo!! Don't wear sandals when you're rescuing turtles!!
Yes!!! That movie scared da krap outta me as a kid. Growing up in Arizona tarantulas were a very real part of my life I remember the scene were the spider tried to get him and he stabbed it with the sewing needle. Oh the memories. Stalking at the school in quantico I had a rabbit try to get me. Lol. Wasn’t expecting him nor he me. I didn’t know what it was but on a night shoot house live fire at Ft Campbell and I had gone to clear the range about 0200. And there was the biggest moth I ever saw!! Yelled for the guys to come but as I turned to the guys it was gone. Nobody got to see it but me. Now I know what it was
Several years ago, my son and I did a fly in fishing trip to NW Ontario. We drove to the Red Lake airport airport arriving just before sun up. A maintenance garage next to the parking lot had a large light next to the peak of the roof. A large cluster of Luna moths had landed on the garage under the light. They were packed so closely, we couldn’t count them all! We were completely blown away. Spectacularly beautiful! My grandmother took me to see the “incredible Shrinking Man” at the movie theater. (Yep, I’m a geezer.) I particularly remember the scene of the guy running the spider through from below with his straight pin spear. Great stuff!
Ok John, about 3 years ago I did see for the first time a Luna moth in Ringwood, NJ. I also watched the incredible shrinking man on Svengooli this past Saturday.
Hi Mr. John, Enjoyed every minute! My favorite restaurant - Demos - its in Murfreesboro, TN its the orginal.. they have other locations salted about in TN.. and I've eaten at all of'em..😊. Love that place!!! Murfreesboro is about an 1.5hrs from where I hang my hat.... have a gooden!
We live in Minnesota and we have a lot of pine trees. Sure they drop needles but there is nothing wrong with that. Less mowing and the trees are beautiful. I will send pictures on email if you want..
Everyone thinks of the Blue Oval as Ford but the Red Oval was Ford Tractors. The Diamond logo that is cut off at the tip is Dearborn which was the Ford owned implement company. Ferguson implements were sold by Ford before that but Henry Ford II started his own company after Henry Ford passed away. Henry and Ferguson did business on a "handshake agreement", HF2 told Ferguson that it died with his grandfather...
All that wood from the trees can be given away or sold on craigslist to local woodworkers, or alternatively you can see about contacting a lumber mill if they want the logs. If the guys taking the trees down don't cut them up you may have better luck with the latter. One mill in northern NJ is called Boards And Beams - I don't know if they will go all the way to where you are or even take the trees, but it's worth a contact if you don't have one more local to you.
Love the three digit phone number on the pencil. That's an old one. When I grew up we used letters to begin your number ID. like SPruse or WArfield The cap letters were subbed for the numbers on the dial.
If you go with pine, stear away from blue spruce. I have two in my yard with blight. Here in Michigan, this is not an unusual problem. Good luck with your tree selection!
I love the blue spruce, one of my favorite trees. The only problem is they’re very prone to disease, I have seen a few here also have to be taken down and they are slow growing. They are lovely though!
I have always felt one of the greatest gifts to have is the ability to re-create scenes or portraits in fine detail. It really is a gift from God! Thanks 😃👍
The way I look at how moths and other animals got this amazing camouflage and markings is that the moths that had the eye spots on their wings tended to live and reproduce and thus, pass on that trait. While ones that had no colors stood out like a sore thumb and predators would swoop down and gobble them up and not live long enough to pass on that trait.
Haha that's a lot more accuracy than I use when I need a size I don't have..... Counted the 12 tpi inside my auto vice with a cable tie for depth and a screwdriver listening and counting clicks of each thread, was half inch 12 tpi in the end lol, cheers John, great vid as always....
I’m fortunate to see several Luna moths. I work in a huge warehouse in Florida in the Tampa area... all sorts of insects get sucked in from our roof fans through the loading doors. And Luna moths are sometimes the victims. If they’re alive I try to get them back outside. But mostly they’re too injured. And pencils are my go to writing instrument. A good pencil... there is nothing like it.
Very interesting video. I was shock to hear tarantulas could move fast! Probably not as shocked as you though 😂😂😂 They should take a $1000 off your tree bill since you cleaned up your yard and made it easy for them. Thank You for sharing John
Way to go to make your own hardware wow thats awesome it came out so nice also I actually had a lunar moth in my yard last year and didn’t even know that’s what it was but my son took a picture and he showed it to me and it’s exactly the same as yours
John, check out the book, "Drawing on the right side of the brain" by Betty Edwards. Drawing is a skill that can, in fact, be learned. The incredible shrinking man was a great movie. All the more surprising in that the good guy doesn't escape his fate.
John, just want you to know I just had my first experience using a tap. First I did a couple practice runs and just as you warned I didn’t have the metal well centered and scored and it was off center. I got a new center punch and carefully centered it this time. Sure enough that worked. Thanks for that recent lesson!
I'm so glad it worked out for you, tapping or using a die can really be a nightmare if everything isn't done correctly. When I was a youngster I bought a cheap Chinese tap and die set and had nothing but problems, good tools and decent technique make all the difference! Thanks!
John 1966, Las Pulgas area of Pendleton we were in the field. One of our guys stepped on a rattler, screamed and took off. We ran after him, tackled him and started ripping his trusers off to find the bite. He was a city boy from Philly and was screaming and fighting us. I guess the snake was more surprised than him because there was no bite on him. We of course killed the snake. It is funny now, but back then not so much...LOL 😜😛😜😛😜😛😜
You realize if some unfortunate criminal were to break in to your home, you'd probably be forced by the courts to pay for his therapy after he dad a breakdown based on the shear volume of collections he discovered. Another fun one, thanks!
That mooring behind the shed, if it was polished with an angle grinder to a mirror finish would make a nice garden reflector. But it might blind them neighbors too haha
I found a vintage "Red & Black" Dixon carpenter's pencil in my great great grandfather's tool box from when he worked at Ottis Elevator and thought it was the coolest looking pencil. Turns out they still make a version of them so thats what I use now
Hi Scoutcrafter that shrinking man movie was a great story the novel was also great and was written by Richard Matheson the same guy that wrote "I am legend" "hell house" and that story on twilight zone where there is a little monster outside the plane and William Shatner is going nuts.
Can't do pine trees as I am allergic to conifers. A real pain when building anything. Remember the tarantulas in Duel? If there had been a motorcycle gang added that would have covered everything to frighten you on the road.
You might consider getting a latch/tamarack tree if you like the look of pines. They have “deciduous” needles that aren’t that messy. In the spring, the new “needles” are bright green and very soft. They grow with very straight trunks (another advantage) and were commonly used for boat masts.
I remember a few times when I was young finding a truly gigantic moth that had a wingspan similar to a pigeon and an abdomen as big as a sausage and it was frightening to behold as a kid. But completely harmless. I have not seen one in 30 years since.
I prefer the Ticonderoga tri-write About five years ago, a lunar next to my front door one night. Right as I opened the door- scare the crap out of me!
I would always see a Luna moth at night during late baseball games. There not abundant, but I've definitely seen many of the throughout my childhood. Not so many as of late but all through the 90s.
Love pine trees and the smell great and green all year
Wow ... you so missed your "calling"! You are the exact definition of the saying, "Common sense is anything but common". You take everyday mundane things and make them fascinating, exciting and interesting.
Never watched the movies but had/have maybe luna moths and walking sticks here. Luna's have no mouth parts and that's one reason they just last a week. They are beautiful though. And will rest on a hand or a finger! Unc will be well pleased about the bolt making. You and him both would be well pleased how I cleaned up a Graco handheld airless spray rig after the painter got through 'cleaning'. Our cleaning wasn't the same but all is well now. My 2 1/2 gallons of mineral spirit kerosene will come in handy. Thanks, John CS and don't get lead poisoning! Pencil lead, that iz!
Different butterflies n moths have a defense mechanism built into their bodies. The 2 round “eyes” on the Luna moths back are just that. At night when their lying flat on a tree these two circles looks like a pair of eyes from a larger animal and their prey will leave them alone. Our son was a big collector of moths n butterflies when he was young. We’ve had several Lunas over the years, they are beautiful. Yes, the walking stick is a fantastic design of God. He has a wonderful imagination that no man could ever dream of. We love your videos John, thank you!!!
The thing I remember about "Land of the Giants" was how they were never consistent with the scale. One episode they'd fight a cat with a ball point pen as a sword - the next episode they're fighting a beetle with a straight pin as a sword. Even as a kid that bugged me. But I still never missed it.
Great episode. That is precisely the sort of thing I'd love to have a lathe for.
I remember seeing “The Incredible Shrinking Man” on video with my dad years ago. I remember the cat the most. Nice job cleaning up the yard. The more lathe projects you do, the more I want to get one.
Paul- The lathe is so much fun, it’s more like a toy then a tool! 😂👍
I remember this film. Likewise, it stuck with me. You could do a tool restoration that starts with you going through a cloud of smoke and by the end of the restoration (switch to a bigger version of the tool you started restoring) you appear to be shrinking. Maybe get a big black pipe cleaner that you can pretend is a tarantula's leg.
Now that was a Mosh! Thanks for sharing all of these neat subjects.
I remember it well. He made the needle into a spear.
I remember watching the James Bond tarantula scene from Dr. No when I was a kid!
We get wolf spiders in our basement - they remind me of miniature tarantulas.
The only time I ever saw a Luna moth was when I hitch-hiked from NYC to northern Georgia to hike the Appalachian Trail. The approach trail to the AT starts in a remote campground, and I got there after dark on the second day. While wandering around I saw an illuminated Coke machine with a big Luna moth resting on it in the light. I remember taking it as a good omen.
Only recently found your channel when I was looking for tips on restoring an old hammer, so glad I did . So many good videos on a range of cool subjects an projects, keep up the great work and best wishes from Scotland 🏴..Chris.
Hello Chris! Thanks so much and Welcome!!! Scotland!!!!!
@@ScoutCrafter keep up the great work 👏 wish I'd found your channel earlier
What a great Monday mosh! I really liked your wood burnings. Dan is really going to like your lag bolt to square head bolt conversion!
I have seen many Luna moths
My only run in with a wild tarantula was at the Nevada Proving Grounds. I just knew that thing had to be radioactive. I'm like you Scoutcrafter, I've watched too many old movies.
I just love watching your videos. It’s infectious listening to your stories, your enthusiasm is such a pleasure. I had never heard of a Luna moth, but now I will find out if they are in my neck of the woods, the Midwest. One thing that I would love to see before I die would be the migration of the monarch butterflies in Mexico. Keep up the great stories, and God bless you.
Dave- When I was a kid we had many more monarchs around... I am going to plant a milkweed plant to attract them! Thanks!
I know Long Island had them too, but where I grew up on Staten Island I remember those stick bugs as a kid. When I was like 16 I found a nymph Praying Mantis on one of my mother’s tomato plants, I kept it in a jar at first as a pet and named him Clemenzo. Eventually he made it into a terrarium, since they grow pretty fast after molting their exoskeleton a few times. Watching him hunt and snatch up the insects I would feed to him was the coolest thing about it. He lived about 6 months, And considering their life expectancy being between 4 and 6 months...Clemenzo lived a pretty full Life. I guess that’s because in my care the chances of him becoming bird food had reduced drastically lol!
John , i think i could listen to you for hours. You always come up with some topic that i haven't thought about for decades. You have the most variety of collections of anybody i know. Keep the great videos coming ! 👏👍🎥 Roger
Roger he is without a doubt one of the smartest and most interesting people on the internet. I too could listen to him for hours.
@@larrycroft470 i totally agree with that Larry!
A pencil collection? Of course you do. If two or more of something has been made, you collect it!
Nice yardwork! For a tree that size, and you have multiple, you got a good deal. Can you save any of the maple for projects? Or sell some to followers so we can make projects?
I've seen a couple of Luna moths and they are all incredible.
Lots of fun movies from 50s and 60s. Scifi was fun. I grew up with the monster movies; Godzilla, etc.
John you’re good at taking old items and making the item you need. I call it crap to ice cream. Hardwares hardly carry anything out of the ordinary. That’s why we have to have so many tools to make what we need. Jess
I've seen Luna moths. Gotta tell you a story..Cecropia moths...years ago, when I was a kid, you could walk along the LIRR tracks and I would do that between Westbury and Mineola. I'd collect mantis cases and an occasional cecropia moth cocoon. Well, I kept a cocoon between my bedroom window and the storm screen to see if it would hatch. It eventually did hatch overnight. Turns out it was a female. When I went outside that morning, the entire side of the house was covered in male moths! Pheromones do amazing things. It was Great! All the flapping wings were beautiful.
WOW!!! 😃👍
My brother in law was also introduced to the taranula in the military. He was stationed at Ft Campbell, KY and sitting down in a group in a training field when he saw his first. The Sgt. saw his face and told him not to worry, if they wanted to attack him they already would have as they can jump about 10ft! Haven't ever seen one in the wild myself (we don't have anything that large in the UK where I grew up), though seen my fair share of wolf spiders here in Florida.
John, I'm in central Missouri. We live out in the country and I usually have luna moths at my house every year. I usually see them on the living room window screen at the front of the house or the rear of the house on the kitchen window screen. We also have an abundance of walking sticks as well as praying mantis. All very interesting beings.
That's God's country right there! Awesome! Thanks!
Nice wood burnings! And that collection of butterflies and moths! Impressive! I'm pretty sure I've seen a couple of luna moths, but both were when they were just out of their cocoon, so their wings weren't fully opened yet! Great Mosh!
My grandpa collected matchbooks from all over back when I was growing up. I'm 68 now so that was a couple years ago lol. I like your pencil collection.
Jack- One time at Jacktown a guy had a big cardboard box full of matchbooks from his uncle who was a traveling salesman. I’ve always regretted not buying that box it wasn’t expensive either like 20 bucks the guy wanted. Thanks 😃👍
Used to watch Svenghoulie on WFLD from Chicago when I was a kid ! Amazing he’s still around. What a riot!
we live in southern Maryland and each year it's a treat to see Luna moths they're huge and freak out my wife.
Florida finally got some much needed rain this weekend. I had 3.5" in my rain guage. It was getting crispy down here. 3 wildfires got put out.
I seen that movie several times,GREAT effects, but sad ending.
This Old House use to have a lot of fireplace remodeling. But, NOT anymore! Bah Blassio!
Wow, I am a huge Svengoolie fan too. Never miss an episode. It's the ultimate spoof of the glory days of horror movies.
I urge all of your viewers to tune in to METV Saturday nights at 8 PM EDST. It's a cult classic and great family entertainment.
Another great video 👍🏻 its very interesting to hear about NYC and all rules, also enjoy seeing all wonderful collections 😃
Had to laugh at your pencil collection.. We see Luna moths up at the cottage - upper Ontario often in July -August. Cool collection.
Great video scout love the bolts you made fantastic idea with the lag bolts
They are super strong how did they cut tuff I bet ,My favourite old movie was
The day the earth stood still love the oldies ha ha great video god bless take care
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Great video. Your broad range of interests never ceases to amaze me. Makes my life seem pretty dull. I especially enjoy the trips down memory lane. I loved that movie the Incredible Shrinking Man when I was a kid. Haven’t thought about it in years. Will have to rewatch it.
Great video! Old advertising pencils make beautiful displays aswell. But I'm still mesmorised by the clean up of the back of your garage. I think those big rocks are so beautiful and ornamental. Would love those in my garden (I live on sea clay so no natural rocks here) and the big rusty iron thing, old streetlight? Ah well you know, one fool can ask more questions then a thousand wise men can answer.
Hope you'll have a great week!
Did not know about NYC fire place laws. Hard to imagine how much NY wants to control everything we do! Can’t wait till I retire and move out of NY! On a happier note 📝 loved the pencils and drawings.
Life is much better out in the country. I burn wood cut from my trees. I see luna moths and walking sticks each year. I hope that you can escape from New York City soon while it is a seller's market. Good Luck, Rick
Good idea to make the bolts and I liked the tip about making a sizing groove. 👍👍👍
The vines on that tree trunk..really cool 👍
This keeps getting better. I had a dried Luna moth for quite some time. I found it dead but it was perfectly intact.
I've seen a few Luna moths. And I use to have Hawk moths when I bred Angel Trumpets. They are big and pretty cool.
Walking sticks are pretty common here too. I live out in the hills of the Missouri Ozarks and there's a lots of things living here that most people never see.
I watch Swengoolie on Sunday and I have seen the shrinking man several times over the years..I like the straight pin he carried for a weapon ..It would be Cool to make a real one that big out of metal
I'm pretty sure I have seen the film but I certainly remember Land of the Giants when I was a kid. Mrs Rathbone does not like spiders 😁
Fast turtles and tarantulas! Yep! Driving down a country road in PA and there's a turtle moseying across the pavement. Didn't want that poor old turtle to get whacked by a car, so I stopped and walked back to move him to the roadside. I knew enough to stay away from his mouth so I grabbed his shell with both hands just in front of his back legs. Good move! But holy crap! I had no idea that they're so fast and that their necks are so long! My hands were JUST out of the reach of those jaws. He was a snapping turtle about 14" across - 7-8 pounds. I managed to get him of the road, but (another surprise!) one of their defense mechanisms is to unleash a torrent of turtle pee when they're in danger!! Bingo!! Don't wear sandals when you're rescuing turtles!!
Love the three number phone number! That’s how you know you got an oldie! 😊
Old vintage pencils and pens are the coolest. I'm in too fountain pens. It's facinating how they work and operate.
Yes!!! That movie scared da krap outta me as a kid. Growing up in Arizona tarantulas were a very real part of my life I remember the scene were the spider tried to get him and he stabbed it with the sewing needle. Oh the memories. Stalking at the school in quantico I had a rabbit try to get me. Lol. Wasn’t expecting him nor he me. I didn’t know what it was but on a night shoot house live fire at Ft Campbell and I had gone to clear the range about 0200. And there was the biggest moth I ever saw!! Yelled for the guys to come but as I turned to the guys it was gone. Nobody got to see it but me. Now I know what it was
I love your story’s. Please keep them coming!
Good video thanks for hanging out and sharing the content
Several years ago, my son and I did a fly in fishing trip to NW Ontario. We drove to the Red Lake airport airport arriving just before sun up. A maintenance garage next to the parking lot had a large light next to the peak of the roof. A large cluster of Luna moths had landed on the garage under the light. They were packed so closely, we couldn’t count them all! We were completely blown away. Spectacularly beautiful!
My grandmother took me to see the “incredible Shrinking Man” at the movie theater. (Yep, I’m a geezer.)
I particularly remember the scene of the guy running the spider through from below with his straight pin spear. Great stuff!
Roy Awesome memories! Thanks so much for sharing! 😃👍
Only in Canada, you say? 🇨🇦
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No, I’ve seen them here in the USA, but never in the numbers that I saw that day in NW Ontario.
I remember land of the giant. Fantastic bolts
Ok John, about 3 years ago I did see for the first time a Luna moth in Ringwood, NJ. I also watched the incredible shrinking man on Svengooli this past Saturday.
Both were awesome right?!? 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter you bet that Luna moth was huge!
Hi Mr. John, Enjoyed every minute! My favorite restaurant - Demos - its in Murfreesboro, TN its the orginal.. they have other locations salted about in TN.. and I've eaten at all of'em..😊. Love that place!!! Murfreesboro is about an 1.5hrs from where I hang my hat.... have a gooden!
Vic- One day I will visit beautiful Tennessee! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter it ain't Alabama..but it's the next best thing to it.. lol
Another excellent Show Mate!! I'm surprised you didn't show us how to start the die on the lathe!!☺
We live in Minnesota and we have a lot of pine trees. Sure they drop needles but there is nothing wrong with that. Less mowing and the trees are beautiful. I will send pictures on email if you want..
Please do! bicycleguy@aol.com
Love your cabinet of curiosities!
Facinating sketch...love that kinda stuff. Cheers
Cool! Now I know where all the pencils went! 🇨🇦
Everyone thinks of the Blue Oval as Ford but the Red Oval was Ford Tractors. The Diamond logo that is cut off at the tip is Dearborn which was the Ford owned implement company. Ferguson implements were sold by Ford before that but Henry Ford II started his own company after Henry Ford passed away. Henry and Ferguson did business on a "handshake agreement", HF2 told Ferguson that it died with his grandfather...
I never knew that! 😃👍
All that wood from the trees can be given away or sold on craigslist to local woodworkers, or alternatively you can see about contacting a lumber mill if they want the logs. If the guys taking the trees down don't cut them up you may have better luck with the latter. One mill in northern NJ is called Boards And Beams - I don't know if they will go all the way to where you are or even take the trees, but it's worth a contact if you don't have one more local to you.
Another great show.
See you on Wednesday.
Have a Jesus filled day everyone
Greg in Michigan
i seen one about ten years ago, i couldn't believe my eyes! they really have something magical
..Good one, stay safe and have a great week..
Love the three digit phone number on the pencil. That's an old one. When I grew up we used letters to begin your number ID. like SPruse or WArfield The cap letters were subbed for the numbers on the dial.
Yes! Here it was HIcory 5. HI5-
I collect wooden carpenter's pencils and wooden yard sticks. Great old advertising that is getting harder and harder to find. Great video.
If you go with pine, stear away from blue spruce. I have two in my yard with blight. Here in Michigan, this is not an unusual problem. Good luck with your tree selection!
I love the blue spruce, one of my favorite trees. The only problem is they’re very prone to disease, I have seen a few here also have to be taken down and they are slow growing. They are lovely though!
I've been an artist since I was 12 and a fine artist for 20years you can be an artist with enough practice my friend love the channel
I have always felt one of the greatest gifts to have is the ability to re-create scenes or portraits in fine detail. It really is a gift from God! Thanks 😃👍
I like the cecropia moth more!!! Very cool display!!
Never seen a Luna Moth, but I have seen a Luna Tick.
It seems they FAR outnumber the moths, unfortunately.
Roy Shackleton - you've got that right
The way I look at how moths and other animals got this amazing camouflage and markings is that the moths that had the eye spots on their wings tended to live and reproduce and thus, pass on that trait. While ones that had no colors stood out like a sore thumb and predators would swoop down and gobble them up and not live long enough to pass on that trait.
The rosey maple moth is another beautiful looking one pink and yellow looks almost like lemon and strawberry Starburst
Haha that's a lot more accuracy than I use when I need a size I don't have..... Counted the 12 tpi inside my auto vice with a cable tie for depth and a screwdriver listening and counting clicks of each thread, was half inch 12 tpi in the end lol, cheers John, great vid as always....
Nice pencil collections... Omg 😃
Your videos are unique. Thanks
I’m fortunate to see several Luna moths. I work in a huge warehouse in Florida in the Tampa area... all sorts of insects get sucked in from our roof fans through the loading doors. And Luna moths are sometimes the victims. If they’re alive I try to get them back outside. But mostly they’re too injured. And pencils are my go to writing instrument. A good pencil... there is nothing like it.
Nice threading job!
Very interesting video. I was shock to hear tarantulas could move fast! Probably not as shocked as you though 😂😂😂
They should take a $1000 off your tree bill since you cleaned up your yard and made it easy for them.
Thank You for sharing John
Way to go to make your own hardware wow thats awesome it came out so nice also I actually had a lunar moth in my yard last year and didn’t even know that’s what it was but my son took a picture and he showed it to me and it’s exactly the same as yours
I like the lathe projects keep it up
John, check out the book, "Drawing on the right side of the brain" by Betty Edwards. Drawing is a skill that can, in fact, be learned. The incredible shrinking man was a great movie. All the more surprising in that the good guy doesn't escape his fate.
Yes! The ending really was a twist for me! 😃👍
John, just want you to know I just had my first experience using a tap. First I did a couple practice runs and just as you warned I didn’t have the metal well centered and scored and it was off center. I got a new center punch and carefully centered it this time. Sure enough that worked. Thanks for that recent lesson!
I'm so glad it worked out for you, tapping or using a die can really be a nightmare if everything isn't done correctly. When I was a youngster I bought a cheap Chinese tap and die set and had nothing but problems, good tools and decent technique make all the difference! Thanks!
Great job John
The star of Home Alone - a tarantula "He just ate a load of mice guts, he'll be good for a couple of days."
John 1966, Las Pulgas area of Pendleton we were in the field. One of our guys stepped on a rattler, screamed and took off. We ran after him, tackled him and started ripping his trusers off to find the bite. He was a city boy from Philly and was screaming and fighting us. I guess the snake was more surprised than him because there was no bite on him. We of course killed the snake. It is funny now, but back then not so much...LOL 😜😛😜😛😜😛😜
You realize if some unfortunate criminal were to break in to your home, you'd probably be forced by the courts to pay for his therapy after he dad a breakdown based on the shear volume of collections he discovered. Another fun one, thanks!
That mooring behind the shed, if it was polished with an angle grinder to a mirror finish would make a nice garden reflector. But it might blind them neighbors too haha
I found a vintage "Red & Black" Dixon carpenter's pencil in my great great grandfather's tool box from when he worked at Ottis Elevator and thought it was the coolest looking pencil. Turns out they still make a version of them so thats what I use now
As a elevator repair tech your father was no stranger to hard work! I did some of that work and it was brutal! Thanks
Nice work
I see one or two Luna Moths each year. Very special to see.
Akron oh . yes have seen stickbugs and luna moth. Im amazed. !!
Hi Scoutcrafter that shrinking man movie was a great story the novel was also great and was written by Richard Matheson the same guy that wrote "I am legend" "hell house" and that story on twilight zone where there is a little monster outside the plane and William Shatner is going nuts.
I love pencils. I dont have a collection but they are all I usually write with....a soft lead Ticonderoga!
Can't do pine trees as I am allergic to conifers. A real pain when building anything. Remember the tarantulas in Duel? If there had been a motorcycle gang added that would have covered everything to frighten you on the road.
You might consider getting a latch/tamarack tree if you like the look of pines. They have “deciduous” needles that aren’t that messy. In the spring, the new “needles” are bright green and very soft. They grow with very straight trunks (another advantage) and were commonly used for boat masts.
Thanks Paul!!! I will look at them! 😘👍
Larch not latch (dang spell correct)
I remember a few times when I was young finding a truly gigantic moth that had a wingspan similar to a pigeon and an abdomen as big as a sausage and it was frightening to behold as a kid. But completely harmless. I have not seen one in 30 years since.
As far as I am concerned making those bolts is artistry. Maybe you don't realize what an artist you are.
Fantastic video is always really enjoyed this one John thanks so much mate :-)
Maybe you could move to Pencil-vania.
Or Pencilcola Florida.
@@grilnam9945 good choice!
I prefer the Ticonderoga tri-write
About five years ago, a lunar next to my front door one night. Right as I opened the door- scare the crap out of me!
Yes those tri-shaped pencils are super comfortable! 😃👍
I would always see a Luna moth at night during late baseball games. There not abundant, but I've definitely seen many of the throughout my childhood. Not so many as of late but all through the 90s.
You’re so lucky as I have only seen 2! 😃👍