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Great names everyone.
"Flatjack" seems to be fitting of these knives.
"Flatjack" seems to be fitting of these knives.
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A WINNER!!Flat Beveled Bolsters or, What's in a Name? Clarification added!!
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I like the 'flat jack' name.
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When you machine two surfaces at a 90° you get a very sharp edge, it's common practice to "break" the edge by taking it to a belt grinder at 45° relieving the sharp angle and I've seen many guys put a nice chamfer leaving a broken edge that looks just like your examples Charlie.
How about Broken Bolsters/Broken Edge Bolsters? Got a nice ring to it
How about Broken Bolsters/Broken Edge Bolsters? Got a nice ring to it
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No.But Glenn -you would have been right at home with the early(white) settlers and explorers of Australia . A lizard with a blue tongue is what we now call a "blue-tongued lizard" a spider with a red spot on its back similar to a Black Widow(great name) we call .....wait for it "a Red back Spider". One of the most deadly snakes in the world is brown in colour and lives on the east coast .It was in some fantastic burst of imagination named an "eastern brown snake". The Southern Right Whale was so named because they were the right ones to harpoon.The fat tailed dunnart,the spotted python,the wedge tailed eagle,the laughing kookaburra,the eastern grey and western red kangaroos are further examples .
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No.But Glenn -you would have been right at home with the early(white) settlers and explorers of Australia . A lizard with a blue tongue is what we now call a "blue-tongued lizard" a spider with a red spot on its back similar to a Black Widow(great name) we call .....wait for it "a Red back Spider". One of the most deadly snakes in the world is brown in colour and lives on the east coast .It was in some fantastic burst of imagination named an "eastern brown snake". The Southern Right Whale was so named because they were the right ones to harpoon.The fat tailed dunnart,the spotted python,the wedge tailed eagle,the laughing kookaburra,the eastern grey and western red kangaroos are further examples .
So, you're saying there's hope for me?
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There we go, no use in recreating the wheel. Thanks for the info!
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Theres always hope Glenn.:thumbup:
Its making me laugh this thread.I like some of the names we've invented but what we need is more flair,more zjuuzh.
Changing the name from Flat Beveled Bolsters to "Beveled Flat Technically Specific Angled Bolsters with a gradient of not more than 45 degrees" or something -I don't think would be a huge seller.
Just picture this scenario from the olden days......
WARNING, WARNING ,MEAKO TANGENT IMMINENT!...
Once upon a time…
Out on the range two cowboys have discovered a Bald Eagle close to death with plastic bag material entangled round its neck.
"Must have fallen on hard times,Shorty.This eagles been a scavengin’ in the town dump." says Mac a weather beaten old hand with a rolly cigarette permanently pinned to his lower lip. Reaching to his waist Macs hand finds the belt pouch empty.
"Well I'll be, M 'knifes gone. Musta fallen outta this old sheath back at the camp. Shorty ,go back to the horses 'n git mah Gravestone outta the saddle bag. You know- the square sided penknife ‘n I’ll cut this rope away"
Shorty rises slowly to his feet.
His 6ft 2in beanpole frame, high magnification spectacles and neatly ironed denim jacket bedecked with Comic Con patches going back 8 years label him a greenhorn. That's why the boss teamed him with Mac -to learn something.
"OK Mac". Shorty trots over to the horses and rummages in the saddle bag.
"Do ya mean the knife with the flat bolsters, bevelled all round to an angle of no more than 45 degrees because technically speaking that would be a chamfered edge. Although one could use the term mitered it strictly speaking refers to a woodwork joint,furthermore it might otherwise be termed an eased edge with greater accuracy Mac?”
"Yeah That One” says Mac puffing two jets of smoke impatiently from his nostrils , “and get a wriggle on will ya this Eagle cain’t last much longer ”.
“Mac, are you referring to the flat sided knife because I believe that is the correct term for these sides rather than square sides?”
“YEAH!’ n hurry up” shouts Mac although his voice is muffled from attempting to administer mouth to beak resuscitation on an injured Bald Eagle.
Shorty pushes his Stetson back and scratches his head, his brow knitted with concern.
“So Mac, you want the knife with the flat sides and the 45 degree angle chamfered edges?”
“Ahh forget it Shorty. The eagles dead .”
"OK Mac ,I'll get the gravestone then will I?":foot:
Its making me laugh this thread.I like some of the names we've invented but what we need is more flair,more zjuuzh.
Changing the name from Flat Beveled Bolsters to "Beveled Flat Technically Specific Angled Bolsters with a gradient of not more than 45 degrees" or something -I don't think would be a huge seller.
Just picture this scenario from the olden days......
WARNING, WARNING ,MEAKO TANGENT IMMINENT!...
Once upon a time…
Out on the range two cowboys have discovered a Bald Eagle close to death with plastic bag material entangled round its neck.
"Must have fallen on hard times,Shorty.This eagles been a scavengin’ in the town dump." says Mac a weather beaten old hand with a rolly cigarette permanently pinned to his lower lip. Reaching to his waist Macs hand finds the belt pouch empty.
"Well I'll be, M 'knifes gone. Musta fallen outta this old sheath back at the camp. Shorty ,go back to the horses 'n git mah Gravestone outta the saddle bag. You know- the square sided penknife ‘n I’ll cut this rope away"
Shorty rises slowly to his feet.
His 6ft 2in beanpole frame, high magnification spectacles and neatly ironed denim jacket bedecked with Comic Con patches going back 8 years label him a greenhorn. That's why the boss teamed him with Mac -to learn something.
"OK Mac". Shorty trots over to the horses and rummages in the saddle bag.
"Do ya mean the knife with the flat bolsters, bevelled all round to an angle of no more than 45 degrees because technically speaking that would be a chamfered edge. Although one could use the term mitered it strictly speaking refers to a woodwork joint,furthermore it might otherwise be termed an eased edge with greater accuracy Mac?”
"Yeah That One” says Mac puffing two jets of smoke impatiently from his nostrils , “and get a wriggle on will ya this Eagle cain’t last much longer ”.
“Mac, are you referring to the flat sided knife because I believe that is the correct term for these sides rather than square sides?”
“YEAH!’ n hurry up” shouts Mac although his voice is muffled from attempting to administer mouth to beak resuscitation on an injured Bald Eagle.
Shorty pushes his Stetson back and scratches his head, his brow knitted with concern.
“So Mac, you want the knife with the flat sides and the 45 degree angle chamfered edges?”
“Ahh forget it Shorty. The eagles dead .”
"OK Mac ,I'll get the gravestone then will I?":foot:
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ROFL! Meako, you are too funny! Also, I'm worried that you may have too much time on your hands. Great story, though, and excellent point. What's needed is a short, catchy name so when time is of the essence.... well, you know. But let me digress.
The slab-sided, chamfered/beveled (eased could be rounded) flat top treatment reminds me of when dad used to cook us kids biscuits when mom was out-of-town. Them things were just as hard as the knife in question, and were flat with a sort of 'chamfered' edge from him cutting them with a soup can, so I think it should be called "dad's biscuit" and that should do the trick.
The slab-sided, chamfered/beveled (eased could be rounded) flat top treatment reminds me of when dad used to cook us kids biscuits when mom was out-of-town. Them things were just as hard as the knife in question, and were flat with a sort of 'chamfered' edge from him cutting them with a soup can, so I think it should be called "dad's biscuit" and that should do the trick.
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At the risk of coming across wishy washy, I'd like to change my vote. One of my original suggestions was 'table top' with a table top mountain in mind. Someone else then suggested 'mesa' which while similar conceptually is a much better suggestion. From wikipedia:
A mesa (Portuguese and Spanish for table) is the American English term for tableland, an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape.
In addition to being descriptively accurate, to my thinking, the name Mesa also has the advantage of sounding like a cool name for this pattern.
A mesa (Portuguese and Spanish for table) is the American English term for tableland, an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape.
In addition to being descriptively accurate, to my thinking, the name Mesa also has the advantage of sounding like a cool name for this pattern.
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At the risk of coming across wishy washy, I'd like to change my vote. One of my original suggestions was 'table top' with a table top mountain in mind. Someone else then suggested 'mesa' which while similar conceptually is a much better suggestion. From wikipedia:
A mesa (Portuguese and Spanish for table) is the American English term for tableland, an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape.
In addition to being descriptively accurate, to my thinking, the name Mesa also has the advantage of sounding like a cool name for this pattern.
Along those same lines, did someone suggest "Plateau"? It has a kind of a Western feel to it.
"Hey Shorty, go grab my pen knife, the one with the plateaued bolsters, you know, like a mesa."