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Great weekend high up in the mountains of AZ. Me 'n the whole fam damily, plus a pile of friends and their kids. Camping in the pines and fishing at a nearby watering hole. Good times, good times.
My first chance to take the 'sweeping beauty' out for a spin that Bill sold for a song, as well. Man, I'm loving it. I have to admit that it was a little hard to get it dirty, at first. I've read other people saying the same stuff. But it rode my hip all weekend and was the subject of many, many conversations. First off, I had to beat the kids with sticks to get them to leave it alone and finally had to bribe them with a bunch of folders I had stashed everywhere. Wife even grabbed it at some point and I was startin' to get worried I wasn't going to get it back.
I ate with it, carved with it, cleaned fish with it. The only thing I didn't feel comfortable with was hammering stuff with the pommel. It's not a Becker BK2, which you can absolutely beat to hell and never think, but it's not something I'm keeping on a shelf either. Oh and it was a little hard to shove it up a fish's a**hole at the beginning, too.
So thanks again to Bill for great craftsmanship, great artistry, and a great price.
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My first chance to take the 'sweeping beauty' out for a spin that Bill sold for a song, as well. Man, I'm loving it. I have to admit that it was a little hard to get it dirty, at first. I've read other people saying the same stuff. But it rode my hip all weekend and was the subject of many, many conversations. First off, I had to beat the kids with sticks to get them to leave it alone and finally had to bribe them with a bunch of folders I had stashed everywhere. Wife even grabbed it at some point and I was startin' to get worried I wasn't going to get it back.
Fits the hand so well
I ate with it, carved with it, cleaned fish with it. The only thing I didn't feel comfortable with was hammering stuff with the pommel. It's not a Becker BK2, which you can absolutely beat to hell and never think, but it's not something I'm keeping on a shelf either. Oh and it was a little hard to shove it up a fish's a**hole at the beginning, too.
The dumb fellows were hanging out right by the shore
BAD IDEA
The oldest using it for carving fish gigs
More carving
Dumb dog
Smart dog
Good tools, good times
BAD IDEA
The oldest using it for carving fish gigs
More carving
Dumb dog
Smart dog
Good tools, good times
So thanks again to Bill for great craftsmanship, great artistry, and a great price.
