now considered useless traits

[belshawelk]

The post on "best advice" got me thinking about specific traits or specialties you posses that most people either laugh at or consider useless.

For me its working an Axe. I don't brag on myself much, but I can absolutely equivalently handle an axe.

My dad and I had a logging company growing up. We sold firewood. All hand cut, hand split and delivered. We cut, split and delivered well over 5,000 cord of wood. I split every one of them. I when I say a cord of wood, I mean real cord of wood, not today's math.

I cant for the life of me understand a log splitter. Our neighbors got one when I was about 15. My dad bet them a few cases of beer i could beat him and his son with it. I did and it wasn't even close. I cannot confirm nor deny that the ol man may have shared the beer with me.

Seems like now everyone has to have a damn log splitter. I am 52 and to this day will still out split anyone, anytime, anyplace, especially a damn log splitter.

Like I said useless trait. But if your ever stuck in woods trying to build a fire, I am your guy!

 

[MITCHMO]

Teach me how to split white oak by hand please!

I used to split all mine by hand but not anymore. I am annoyed with how slow my splitter is, but she’s getting better after I got her a better axe.

 

[BuglinDrew]

Spelling. Autocorrect has made the skill obsolete.

 

[MITCHMO]

I’m not saying I’m the best at it but if you need a bunch of fish cleaned, I’m your man. I have a hard time watching other people clean fish.

 

[rwc101]

The more I split wood the more a log splitter makes sense. Then again, I'm not 15 anymore, and half of my body is held together by titanium at this point.

 

[geetar]

Making a good clean cut on a piece of lumber with a handsaw. I own a Dewalt circular saw but in leaner years I did all my home projects using a handsaw and I still do unless it’s a whole bunch of cuts that makes getting out a drop cord worth it.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Making a good clean cut on a piece of lumber with a handsaw. I own a Dewalt circular saw but in leaner years I did all my home projects using a handsaw and I still do unless it’s a whole bunch of cuts that makes getting out a drop cord worth it.

and I'm over here struggling to pound a nail in without shit going sideways...

 

[geetar]

and I'm over here struggling to pound a nail in without shit going sideways...

#keephammering Sorry I couldn’t help myself.

 

[Nick87]

The more I split wood the more a log splitter makes sense. Then again, I'm not 15 anymore, and half of my body is held together by titanium at this point.

I've split a lot of wood, But never without a splitter. F that but I'm thinking were talking two different types of volume.

 

[Nick87]

Tying a sqaure knot or working on a small bale for that matter. Cant believe how many guys I've helped bale that coukdnt tie a sqaure knot.

 

[Oak]

Knowing how to shotgun a beer.

 

[BirdManMike]

I love splitting wood. With a maul. Split about 6 cords per year. Not the point of this topic, I know.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

Knowing how to shotgun a beer.

And play quarters.

 

[Duck-Slayer]

Knowing how to shotgun a beer.

We need a video of this
Matt

 

[BirdManMike]

Remembering phone numbers. Once upon a time I had dozens memorized. Now I only know my own.

 

[BirdManMike]

Manual transmissions on vehicles.


There was a time when I’d ‘never own an automatic!’. Nowadays, I’d never buy a manual transmission. Don’t blame the ‘kids these days’ for not learning.

 

[BirdManMike]

Using the microfiche at the library. Kids have it so easy. I loathe them.

 

[BirdManMike]

Skiing sans helmet. Why can’t anyone ski bareheaded these days?

 

[belshawelk]

Tying a sqaure knot or working on a small bale for that matter. Cant believe how many guys I've helped bale that coukdnt tie a sqaure knot.

No kidding. My other life outside wood was cattle

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Skiing sans helmet. Why can’t anyone ski bareheaded these days?

CTE