8,000 posts! The Winners have been Chosen!!

waynorth

waynorth

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O.K. It's my turn to send out some nice cutlery!
I've been around here a while now, and paid my dues, so I'd like to qualify the winners a bit.
You must have at least a year on this forum, and have made 100 contributing posts to "traditionals", to qualify.
So what do you win?? How about this large Case stockman? 4 1/4" or so, it is in new condition.
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Did I mention that the Case is third prize? Here is second prize, a Daddy Barlow Scagel, from the original Northwoods, commissioned by Dave Shirley under license with the Scagel family. Unused.
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Finally, another Queen-made Scagel from Northwoods. The Northwoods Scagels were based as closely as possibly on original Scagel knives, which were rare and very expensive!
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All you have to do is post (once only please) a favorite fact about traditional knives!
Like; what do you like most about that old Remington you own? Or anything you find interesting . . . .
Your post number will be your entry, and I will farm out the random number choosing to a trusted member here!
Ten days seems like time enough, so we'll do it on the 21st of January at noon Pacific time!
Good luck!
I am just blown away by the eloquence and emotion in the comments everyone is making! Traditional knives do indeed represent more than just another tool in our lives. They give us a moment of sanity in an electronically charged world, a world where it is hard to reflect on the important things in life.
And . . . thanks for all the complements!


Thanks again everyone, for the thoughtful contributions! I've enjoyed this thread immensely, as I hope you all have. Many have PM'ed me to say there's some great reading material here. If you missed some of it, give it another look!
Drum roll please . . . . . . . . . . . . .and the winners are;
Number three - post #41, wintermute!! Nice going Manfred!
Number two - post #23 kamagong - Say Hey Christian!!
And Top Banana, number one - Post #19 Black Mamba!!!!! Congrats Jeff!, and everyone!!!

(And a tip of the sombrero to Elliott, for generating the numbers for me, from behind the blindfold of egalitarianity*!!
Thanks, Blues!)


Please send me your addresses fellas!

*egalitarianism - equal rights and opportunities for all!
 
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Im kind of speechless on this one. That is incredibly generous. I don't think I qualify, but I look forward to seeing this giveaway pan out :)
 
Congrats on the 8K! I obiously do not qualify, but congrats anyway.
 
Charlie, thank you so much for the generous giveaway.
I do not qualify to this giveaway (haven't been around here that much), but I really appreciate your gift, as much as your 8000 posts of knowledge, passion, and HJ seeds left on the track... :D

Fausto
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Wow this is one of the best give a ways yet! I like traditional knives because they have a timeless design and proven ability.
 
Hi Charlie -

Great giveaway and congrats on 8k!! !

The think I like about the older traditional knives is the rustic look and imagining the stories that the knives must have to tell. I love the look of a well-worn traditional slip joint with a great patina.
It worked for the generations before me, and they work for me!

I also really enjoy the company of the great people who are associated with the Traditional Knife Forum here at BF.

Thanks for the chance at some great knives!

best regards -

mqqn
 
Charlie, this is a most generous giveaway. Even without giving very nice gifts away, your presence and contributions here are invaluable.

Why do I carry those old Remingtons, Uticas, KaBars, etc.? They came from a simpler, slower, more modest time period. Hard physical labor and sweat were appreciated more.
More hand craftsmanship, less automation. More attention to aesthetics. Things were passed down father-to-son, and not just discarded. Looking at a good old slipjoint
makes me hope some of those attributes will rub off on me.
 
I don't usually get in the giveaways, but I like that stockman :D so consider this my entry- (that scagel is nice too :D)

What do I like about traditional folders? Firstly, like a wise older relative, they teach you things. Things like you don't need that fancy lock or one hand opening gizmo to have a useful knife for hard work. They are unobtrusive, like they aren't even there until you need them. Not like that folder clipped to your pocket that keeps catching on your jacket or scraping the car door if you aren't careful. They are one of the oldest styles of pocket knife, and served countless people who worked with their hands just fine for hundreds of years. When I got into traditionals I liked the fact that I didn't need the latest greatest steel or next big thing in the knife world. I could pick a pattern that worked for me and use it and it would cut and scrape and poke just as well if not better than a tactical folder. The variety of shapes, sizes, blades, handle materials etc leaves a lot of choices for a good working knife.

What a great idea for a giveaway Waynorth and thanks for the chance :)

Pete
 
Howdy, and congrats on the 8000th post!
I don't qualify for the contest, but thought that I'd contribute my why I love my (dad's) old Case trapper so much.
First, it was never off limits to me and my brother, unless it was in his pocket at work.
Next, despite having my own knives, the old trapper got passed between the 3 of us whenever we were cleaning fish, or squirrels or rabbits.
I don't recall the fillet knife ever coming out of the tackle box!
I'm 40 now, and was at my dad's last weekend and the Case though retired from pocket use is still in the bathroom basket!
I am sitting next to my son doing homework with an XM-18 in my pocket, but when I think of A KNIFE, it's the Case.
 
Nice giveaway, very nice
I'm not entering, but just saying, i like traditional knives for their simplicity, elegance, and the functionality, ..in fact, its all just some steel, but a steel that feels like it has a soul, a piece of art, a reminder of simpler times..
Traditionals are knives that we 'use' even if we take them out just to hold them, by looking at them, taking a picture, thinking of something, or actually do some cutting.
Again, great giveaway, and congrats on your eight thousand posts
 
Very generous of you Charlie for the awesome giveaways! I fall short on both counts to qualify but I congratulate the winners in advance!
 
OH MY STARS and GARTERS----- 8000 posts, Congratulations! I never noticed that before Waynorth. Well I am happy to say I qualify!!! Thanks so much for the opportunity!
OK here is what I like about traditionals. They just oooze colors, workmanship, quality,and when I'm carrying an oldie but a goody in my pocket its like taking a walk in the woods with a good friend.

Here is an old buddy I have been carrying for a while.

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I'm in. I like trads. because they are what my dad and all my ancestors carried. My accumulating began with contemporary knives, but now I only look at the old patterns, especially with the advent of GEC. Modern knives are great, and I have my share, but nothing holds my interest like the variety of models and scale materials of slip joints. Everyone reading this already as too many, but can never get enough.
 
Those are some amazing knives. I have moved over from tactical to traditional collecting because of knives like these. Traditionals have so much more heart and soul and history. They don't freak people out and usually open a conversation about the knife. Thanks for the chance!
 
Charlie, thanks for your continued outstanding generosity, both here in this forum in general and certainly in this giveaway as well.

What I like most about traditional knives is that they harken back to a simpler time, even if the knife in question was made only yesterday. Many of the designs are proven, and many of the older knives have stories behind them that most novelists could only ever dream of telling. As a result, they are--IMHO--an integral part of the history in many parts of the world.
 
Thanks for the giveaway. I'm in please.

My favorite factoid regarding traditionals is that I gave my dad, who is now almost 83 years old, a Queen canoe in D2 a few years ago. Rather than sticking this one in the drawer, he actually carries it and uses the heck out of it. Its worn, and sports a serious patina, and he uses it for everything from traditional knife chores to scraping the grass off mower blades.
 
What great giveaway items! I think Prize #2 is the best, but I don't qualify due to post count. That is why I'm posting here, maybe I'll have enough to qualify for waynorth's 16K post giveaway!
 
Wow, congrats on 8k Charlie!! I'd like to be included in this giveaway.

My favorite fact about traditional knives is that most are still made by craftsmen like the used to be made. There's tons of different handle materials but each knife is still its own. Oh, and they cut pretty good too:)
 
Charlie, you're a real peach! Thanks for the generosity and congrats on the 8 grand. Real informative posts too, solid and much appreciated contributions.

My favorite things about traditional knives are the variety of beautiful and interesting handle materials, the skilled hand work that it takes to really make one walk and talk, and the fine slicing ability of those nice, slender blades. Other knives certainly have their place, but for EDC it has to be traditional.

P.S. -- Trand, it looks like we were thinking alike on this one! Didn't see your post until I had submitted mine. :thumbup: :)
 
Charlie,

Please do not consider this a entry but I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for what you have done for the members here on Bladeforums and the knife world in general. You are a true asset to the world of traditional pocket knives.

A big congratulations on 8000 posts! I look forward to the next 8000
 
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