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I intended to do my first giveaway at my 500th post, but circumstances prevented that, and it turned out to be at my 600th post. So, I'm getting a head start on this one.
Since the Traditional Folders and Fixed Blades sub-forum is where I have found my home here on BF, and I have learned so much from those of you who regularly post here, this giveaway will be open only to members who participate here regularly.
Post as often as you like, we like to read good stories! When I reach 1,000 posts I will use the random number site to select based on post number. Here is what I want this giveaway to accomplish. Help us understand how traditional knives have been used to introduce you or others to what was once a common practice: carrying a pocket knife regularly in order to have a useful cutting tool handy. Tell how you were introduced to this practice, and who was instrumental in that, and/or how you have passed it on to others. So often I hear that traditional knives are the instruments of so much more than just cutting. They often signify important relationships. So, let's all enjoy one another's stories.
To mark my 1,000th post I am giving away two stockman knives. One will be given to each of two winners. As noted elsewhere I tend to prefer smaller knives. Also, my accumulation seems to be increasingly populated with Case knives, so I want these two to find new homes where they will be used more frequently.
The first is a Colonial Ranger three spring stockman with black sawcut delrin scales that I was given just last week by Vanguard41xx (thank you again for your kindness!).
Dimensions:
3.375" closed
5.6875" w/clip blade open (2.1875" blade length)
5 w/sheepsfoot blade open (1.5" blade length)
4.875" w/pen blade open (1.375" blade length)
0.5" wide
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The second is a Böker USA Tree Brand 8113 stockman that I have owned since the mid 1980s. It saw some use on various job sites (though I have to confess I used my Victorinox Fieldmaster a lot more). It developed some rust while sitting unused for many years. I have knocked that down, but the blades show some marking (no pitting). Good snap on all three blades. The Böker catalog calls it a medium premium stockman, and identifies the scales as "Improved Stag-type". They are brown jigged composite (delrin?) that look like tree bark. The tree brand emblem in the scale went missing long ago, this one was affixed by Böker USA back in March.
Dimensions:
3.5" closed
6.1875" w/long turkish clip blade open (2.75" blade length)
5.3125 w/spey blade open (1.75" blade length)
5.1875" w/pen blade open (1.75" blade length)
0.5" wide
Let's hear some good stories. And as always, pictures are welcomed and encouraged.
Since the Traditional Folders and Fixed Blades sub-forum is where I have found my home here on BF, and I have learned so much from those of you who regularly post here, this giveaway will be open only to members who participate here regularly.
Post as often as you like, we like to read good stories! When I reach 1,000 posts I will use the random number site to select based on post number. Here is what I want this giveaway to accomplish. Help us understand how traditional knives have been used to introduce you or others to what was once a common practice: carrying a pocket knife regularly in order to have a useful cutting tool handy. Tell how you were introduced to this practice, and who was instrumental in that, and/or how you have passed it on to others. So often I hear that traditional knives are the instruments of so much more than just cutting. They often signify important relationships. So, let's all enjoy one another's stories.
To mark my 1,000th post I am giving away two stockman knives. One will be given to each of two winners. As noted elsewhere I tend to prefer smaller knives. Also, my accumulation seems to be increasingly populated with Case knives, so I want these two to find new homes where they will be used more frequently.
The first is a Colonial Ranger three spring stockman with black sawcut delrin scales that I was given just last week by Vanguard41xx (thank you again for your kindness!).
Dimensions:
3.375" closed
5.6875" w/clip blade open (2.1875" blade length)
5 w/sheepsfoot blade open (1.5" blade length)
4.875" w/pen blade open (1.375" blade length)
0.5" wide
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The second is a Böker USA Tree Brand 8113 stockman that I have owned since the mid 1980s. It saw some use on various job sites (though I have to confess I used my Victorinox Fieldmaster a lot more). It developed some rust while sitting unused for many years. I have knocked that down, but the blades show some marking (no pitting). Good snap on all three blades. The Böker catalog calls it a medium premium stockman, and identifies the scales as "Improved Stag-type". They are brown jigged composite (delrin?) that look like tree bark. The tree brand emblem in the scale went missing long ago, this one was affixed by Böker USA back in March.
Dimensions:
3.5" closed
6.1875" w/long turkish clip blade open (2.75" blade length)
5.3125 w/spey blade open (1.75" blade length)
5.1875" w/pen blade open (1.75" blade length)
0.5" wide
Let's hear some good stories. And as always, pictures are welcomed and encouraged.
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