HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

same to you, have a good one...

BTW: do you suggest carving the turkey on the RAS or TS? (I don't have a band saw, which would be my first choice)

Naw, true Neanders carve their turkey by hand. I reccomend a 2" #3 (English pattern) gouge for roughing out and finish up with a #11 spoon bent gouge for the detail work.

Don't forget to strop frequently.

--RC Sleep? Isn't that a totally inadequate substitute for caffine?

that sounds way too kinky for me! I like the gouge and spoon thing, though..

My son's here from Ft. Lewis up in Wa. (we're in central Ca.) and wants to carve it with his m-16... we told him that it would probably be ok, but only outside.. *g*

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 19:11:49 GMT, snipped-for-privacy@TAKEOUTmindspring.com calmly ranted:

No, no, no! A James Swan 3" slick is the main tool for breast work and taking those legs and wings off like they were nothing.

I prefer a 25mm #3 sweep myself. To each his own.

Good call.

-- SAVE THE PARROTS! Eschew the use of poly! ----------

Who carves? When the bird is properly done(our family specs), you don't carve it, just pull it off the bones. Much rather have one like this vs. a "picture perfect" bird that carves nicely but tastes not quite done.(IMHO)

"Dave Jackson" wrote in news:inxpd.2324$ snipped-for-privacy@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net:

The thought crossed my mind, as I was cutting butternut squash today. Ended up using a high carbon blade Chinese cleaver, on an UNOILED maple chopping block.

The crowd was fewer this year. There were only 22 of us. One daughter-in- law took their crew to her folks place, where her back-from-two-tours-in- Iraq brother, a Marine Lance Corporal, was thankfully safely home.

We have much for which to be grateful.

Patriarch

ps: Time for pie!

Including those like your daughter-in-law's brother who are willing to put themselves in harm's way for their country. A large salute to him and his fellow soldiers.

"patriarch snipped-for-privacy@nospam.comcastDOTnet" "Dave Jackson" wrote in

daughter-in-

Who had room for pie?

daughter-in-

AMEN!

From the country north of the 49th that seems to have a congenital idiocy much of the time, I say... Amen.

djb