A Midsummer Night's Snark

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ac700wildcat said:
Nice knives, but with only 1 feedback and 48 posts, I don't think I'd send him $1,100.
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He only has 7 posts outside of the knife identification and for sale subforums, 5 of them in the gallery and 2 in W&C. This strikes me as mostly likely just here to sell his knives. Then again, it took me a bit to really get in the chatting mood when I first joined so who am I to judge?
 
TBL said:
I never said anything about the seller ;) I just want a Fisk Southern Bowie. In order for me to drop that amount of $, I'd try to contact the man himself for authenticity. My budget for sharp / pointy things would need to increase quite a bit in order to afford that :(
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Who wouldn't want one! My knife budget would be shot for a long time if I was able to spend that kind of money on one knife.
 
At work, leg kicked up on the desk trying to go through the day with zero pain medication including ibuprofen. So far... not too bad? Get some pain in the leg occasionally and when I was in a meeting I was really starting to be uncomfortable but if a nurse asked my pain level I'd put it at a 1.5-2.

Also, this is my excuse to wear shorts, t-shirt and baseball cap to work when normally I'm business casual. Only problem is... the AC is set to 68˚ and I'm FREEZING! :D
 
The Warrior said:
Bad storm rolling through. Tornado watches. Yay.
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Ick. Stay safe.

We had a bad storm last week, mostly it rained hard and blew hard, but the lightning that was also present lit the whole state on fire, the wildfires are pretty bad right now.
 
Turned out not so bad. We still have severe thunderstorm watches until 9.
 
Alright guys, dad wants kitchen knives suggestions. He's so tight he squeeks so he won't spend a lot. He'd like to have a full kitchen set but he says just a couple decent butcher knives and a good paring knife or two will work.
 
Terrio has some cools one for sale on his sub forum.

As for production,
Benchmade makes some cools chefs knives
Victorknox makes a good set
Case cutlery has a block set
And old faithful, old hickory
 
Henckels and Wusthof for the kitchen. The forged stuff.
Start there.
 
BeeKayNutCase said:
I just watched Cast Away on TV. I've seen this movie maybe a dozen times before but only twice (from memory) as a Beckerhead. So many things went through my mind watching this fillum again. The most prominent being how bloody handy a Becker would've been (which Becker? Why Ethan of course!). But seriously, I can't watch this movie without looking at it like a documentary. What is the first thing I would do? Obviously, being No.400 I would have a knife on me when the plane went down (that's a given). Firstly, after I landed, finding water would be the the most prioritous obligation. Then fire then more water. More water, then shelter. Then maybe some food. Then after all that and I was as comfortable as possible, signaling.

Has anyone else thought about this before in the manner that I have? I seem to analyse these sort of scenarios more than regular people (probably like you guys). There's a thread cracking at the moment 'What's the best Becker for survival?'. On that island, in that circumstance, I reckon a single SS BK13 would truly make the difference between life and death yet the main consensus in that thread seems to lay upon 'bigger is better'. When you're in an actual survival situation, ANYTHING with a sharp edge would give you even the slightest upper hand provided you know how to use it. When the protagonist, Chuck, splits that chert (looks like chert) his survival factor multiplies umteen fold. He can open coconuts, he can sharpen sticks to make spears for food, he makes a friction setup for fire. Then he finds the Ice Skates and he makes a rudimentary axe. Umteen fold again.

It's funny, the part that plays on my mind is, what decisions go through your mind when you transition from surviving to thriving in this situation? Do you try to make it back to civilization to continue your old life? Or do you say "f$#k it, my best mate is a volleyball, let's see how this pans out". The bigger part of me agrees with the latter: I've been gone long enough to consider a leather sphere a friend, might as well stay here and perhaps marry a crab.

Why am I thinking about this so hard? Why am I watching an infomercial for 'Super Stars of Country Music Collection" at 2am? Why am I having another three fingers of Wild Turkey? Jeebers I'm hammered. My dog just farted. F that stinks. Does anyone else think that the Judd sisters are hot? You know, the 70s versions? What was I talking about again?
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You're first problem is right here - in today's world of BS responses to the "terrorist threat" you can get into trouble just wearing a buckle with a knife molded on it much less actually carrying one. So in the event of a plane crash, absolutely no survivor is going to have a knife of any sort on them.
 
zzyzzogeton said:
You're first problem is right here - in today's world of BS responses to the "terrorist threat" you can get into trouble just wearing a buckle with a knife molded on it much less actually carrying one. So in the event of a plane crash, absolutely no survivor is going to have a knife of any sort on them.
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Last time I flew out of OZ they confiscated the Chief's money clip.
but then they gave us all metal flatware for meals... so it's possible EVERY passenger would have a 'knife' on them. Hahahaha, you call that a knife??
(cue Paul Hogan)
 
I dunno about a knife in hand on a plane, but a knife in checked luggage, yeah.
 
It's 10pm. Time for my second shift.

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zzyzzogeton said:
You're first problem is right here - in today's world of BS responses to the "terrorist threat" you can get into trouble just wearing a buckle with a knife molded on it much less actually carrying one. So in the event of a plane crash, absolutely no survivor is going to have a knife of any sort on them.
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I actually meant as in the exact scenario that the protagonist was in. He was a FEDEX officer on a delivery flight. Was only him and 4 other crew. I'm assuming in that circumstance that he may have been able to have a small utility knife of sorts (think BK11/ESEE Izula etc.) as a tool to help with his job. There is a possibility that may have been allowed and if so would have added an exponential initial survival factor. Obviously, according to the movie he survived, I just reckon that something even as small as an 11 could make the difference between life and death. In any event, I was drunk. In my stupor, this made sense :D Even a SS butter knife would be useful. Sharpen said knife on a rock, BOOM, you've got a semi handy edged tool. But I think the most important thing you have to understand Zz is that, when drunk at 2am, the Judd sisters are hot. The 70s versions..
 
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