A good story to post above the work bench

[ddoyle]

and while he slept, his gun was burnt by the fire's spreading in the moss, which he afterwards stocked again with his knife: that he and an Indian were one day surprized by two grizzled bears, having but just time to take shelter, the Indian in a tree, and Kelsey among some high willows; the bears making directly to the tree, Kelsey fired and killed one of them; the other, observing from whence the fire came, ran towards the place; but not finding his prey, returned to the tree, which he had just reached when he dropped by Kelsey's second fire. This action obtained him the name of Miss-top-ashish, or Little Giant.

 Kelsey was afterwards made governor of York-fort,

Thought I'd share this, printed and tacked where you can see it once in a while sorta helps to keep things in perspective when a chisel bites a 32nd too much or when a pin hole wanders.

From:

AN ACCOUNT OF SIX YEARS RESIDENCE IN HUDSON's-BAY,
From 1733 to 1736, and 1744 to 1747.

By JOSEPH ROBSON,

[Long Ears]

Good one, thanks, Bob

[gunmaker]

In Jos.Plum Warren's book on Rev. war years, he speaks about a comrade who re-stocks his musket with a penny knife !!! 
 If ya gotta, ya gotta......Tom

[Hungry Horse]

Isn't his name Joseph Plum Martin?

   Hungry Horse

[gunmaker]

yep, Martin it was...