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BooDawg
Social climber
Polynesian Paralysis
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Sep 12, 2010 - 03:27pm PT
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Good one, Steve...
Except that it was Hennek who drew the blanks, well heated, out into these:
This one's for you, Marty; grid-size is 1/4".
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Sep 12, 2010 - 03:57pm PT
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Nice, Ken - thanks for sharing!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 12, 2010 - 05:53pm PT
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Ken- Did Dennis mention whether Dolt or Chouinard used more than one die for short and long horizontals?
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BooDawg
Social climber
Polynesian Paralysis
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Sep 12, 2010 - 06:30pm PT
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Dennis never mentioned 2 blank sizes; if there had been 2 sizes of the Dolt blanks, I'm sure he'd have had one of each with him last weekend. I doubt Chouinard did either, tho I'm unsure how the excess volume of material on the smaller sizes was dealt with. I'll ask Dennis to post the answer here...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 12, 2010 - 07:28pm PT
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The only Chouinard blank I ever saw was a lead test one that Tom Frost had and it was only one size. It is in the YCA collection now.
Pretty easy to hot nip the end off while forging but a lot of waste for a short thin Arrow.
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Sep 12, 2010 - 08:03pm PT
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Thanks BooDawg for sharing the Dolt Nut Tool Holder.
Marty
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 12, 2010 - 08:17pm PT
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It does explain why Arrows were always the same price regardless of size until Camp made dies for each individual size. The blades carry the now familiar numbers 1 - 8 stamped into the eye side.
Boodawg- Did Dolt ever sell one of those leather nut tool holders beyond your example?
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BooDawg
Social climber
Polynesian Paralysis
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Sep 12, 2010 - 08:31pm PT
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As far as I know, Dolt himself never even SAW one; Dennis made just a few after Lauria passed the forging torch, so to speak, to him. Dennis punched a few (how many?) cleaning tool Dolsters out and gave them to friends. Probably none were ever sold, tho Lauria would know since they'd have been sold through West Ridge.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 12, 2010 - 08:47pm PT
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I asked because of the pattern. Looks much bigger than his regular holsters.
Dolt Sheath?!?
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BooDawg
Social climber
Polynesian Paralysis
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Sep 12, 2010 - 09:00pm PT
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I'm actually not sure what pattern Dennis used to make the nutcleaner holsters. He'll be able to answer that...
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rockjockrob
Boulder climber
Tempe, Arizona
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Sep 14, 2010 - 02:16pm PT
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I guess I really want to know who Hennek is/ was. If he was pounding Dolt blanks into pins and nut tools, is he still around? What is his story? Mr. Hennek, if you are already on this thread, please excuse my ignorance:)
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 18, 2010 - 12:11pm PT
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You definitely have a little catching up to do!
Dennis looking superstud while turning yet another lip during the second ascent of the NA Wall with Don Lauria! RR photo.
Cover of Mountain---not too shabby!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 19, 2010 - 11:57am PT
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Another classic shot from the NA repeat taken from Galen's Vertical World of Yosemite- the Book of Dreams!
Looks like a Cobra Hook, too!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 25, 2010 - 12:57pm PT
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The unsung Bump!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 25, 2010 - 02:33pm PT
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Would you post that Cobra on this thread. Then perhaps somebody will have a Curly Tailed Cobra for show and tell. The "for slight overhangs" probably scared people off. LOL
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BooDawg
Social climber
Polynesian Paralysis
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Sep 25, 2010 - 02:46pm PT
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Here are the 2 pics of Dennis' Cobra that I posted on "Ancestors and Archives":
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 25, 2010 - 02:55pm PT
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That's the one in the "bruised and blackened" shot! Classic!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Jan 16, 2011 - 12:11pm PT
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Mint condition.
Ken
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