America still works with Schrades

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This morning, I finished plumbing the new pool I am building. I scraped the cuts I made in the 1 1/2" schedule 40 pipe, and chamfered them. Then I set up the guide strings inside the pool for trimming in preparation for installing the grout bottom, about sixteen lines going from pin to pin, defining each angle I am to trowel. All this work was done with my 897UH.

On the way home, I stopped at the post office, and opened two packages containing the latest knives, then drove to Sears to pick up some sale items for work, a new Craftsman LED flashlight, tape measure, and pair of tool bags for spare clothes and raingear behind my truck seat. All the clampacks and boxes got acquainted with ...yup...the 897UH.

When I got home, I went to my shop to unload tools, but there was a six point buck hanging from the gambrel partially blocking the door. My latest 165OT, a SHIKARI shielded #0953 from circa 1965, and a recently acquired sharpfinger had the Buck skinned and bagged in no time. My son-in-law had already field dressed it, but used the maxi-flex fillet, snapping the blade. No problem. I have other Safe-T-Grip blades I can install on that handle.

Three bucks down and the season ends in early January. Might get some does before then too..

Tomorrow I have to go trim the inside of the pool to match my guide strings. Unfortunately, Schrade did not make picks, sledges, digging and pry bars, and shovels. Fortunately, Craftsman does. No doubt though, at some point during the day, I will be reaching into my pocket for the 897UH. Opening a box, cutting duct tape, scraping a bit of mud off the wall. Yup. America still works with Schrade. Did you use a Schrade today?

Codger
 
I used my 127UH to open a box containing my new generator. It made really fast work of the three plastic straps.
 
I used my LB7 to clean popcorn off a line in the ceiling I had to caulk,used my 18OT to open several clam packs and boxes,then used a 182 to cut holes in the film you put down to keep weeds out of a garden area,and finally used my SP2 to open tubes of caulk,trim wood out of some cuts I made ,and as a loaner to the painter.Yes I carry a few USA Schrades.Arnold
 
Well the old 204 did come in handy today. I was winterizing the "Goodship Wille" and used it to cut back a few hoses, it made short work of that, and when I dropped my 5/16" nut driver down in the bilge the flat screwdriver blade saved me from prying myself out of that most uncomfortable position I was in one more time letting me get that last hose clamp. Then a little later when the mail came I too was greeted with a couple of packages to slice open. They were nothing as cool as a 165 Shikari, no just a NIB DL-2R Captain with the Duralens covers (since the last one I had now resides on my wife's key chain) and one of those little trick Imperial Ireland knives that you have to press on the blade and turn upside down to open. That was about it, not a bad day. Rick
 
Yep,

the 897UH got used today, opening lots of mail, opening two clampacks with computer parts in them, cutting down a nice presentation box to use for storing...... you guessed it - some new knives.

I had to sharpen the sheepsfoot blade after! I guess that glazed cardboard was harder than I thought.

This is only the second time I have had to sharpen it in 12 months.

The spey blade just got used for cutting up some frame mounts for photographs.

I also used my 97OT (with UH scales) for the first time - skinning two rabbits that came from the neighbours.

That carbon blade really is thin and sharpens nicely, two rabbits skinned and quartered up in no time.

I just bought another 97OT for my brother, who shoots a lot of rabbits and pigeons.

He has a lot of Roe deer on his land - I am curious, do you have Roe deer in your neck of the woods?

they are very shy and move in small groups - this time of the year you can see males with groups of 2 or 3 does, but usually only at dusk and dawn, or in very bad weather they can be seen moving from one feeding site to another. The antler is supposed to very good for knife handles, harder and darker in colour than red deer antler. They are only small antlers, with two or three prongs, up to about 12 inches long.
 
Only Virginia Whitetail deer here, though elk have been reintroduced North of me. I no longer look for antler size. I used to mount them, but then figured out that it was really the meat that I was after. Last night we had fried venison tenderloin. This morning the rest of the deer goes to my butcher to be cut and stripped for jerky, and ground into burger meat. The next one will be mostly steaks and roasts. The last previous one is ready at the processor now, all jerky, half spicy, half mild. The first one was butterflyed steaks, summer sausage, and ground for chili, pizza and burgers. I am going to make some jerky here at home off this one, but large batches like a whole deer are just too time consuming. Most of the stripped meat will be going to a different processor. I like having a variety of jerky. Like wine, each processor has his own unique blend of ingrediants and each has a slightly different flavor. My two teens can go through a pound bag in a day. That is equal to five pounds of fresh venison. I used to do all the processing myself, but to really do it right, it can take me four hours or more. It is worth it to pay the butcher or processor.

Codger
 
No place around here to hunt unless I drive about 3 hours, but my Schrades still go to work on a regular basis. :D

Wish I could find a good set of stag sheds- I've a knife I'd like to dress that way.
 
S&S, I'm not sure where you hail from, but whitetail deer antler is not a very good knife handle material. "Stag" usually refers to Sambar stag antler, an entirely different material.

The 152OT Sharpfinger and 165OT Shikari skunt (Tennessee talk for "skinned") another buck this morning while I was at work on the pool I am building. I had given them a few passes on my Gerber hone sticks last night, and they were good to go when my son-in-law dragged his deer in to the gambrel this morning. That was two to the butcher today, four for the year. Need to go pick up the one we had made into jerky.

How many bucks could a Schrade skinner skin, if a Schrade skinner could skin bucks?:D

Codger
 
I'm a Buckeye, born and raised. Seen a few knives around here dressed in whitetail, thought it might do well by my venerable old 8.
 
I actually used my 807uh in Sunday School today to open the wrappers on some juice boxes for the kids. My room helper was struggling to open them with her nails and I made quick work of it with the little pen blade. Later on, while waiting for my wife and daughter to arrive I noticed a little dirt under one of my nails. That was quickly taken care of as well. Two little instances, far from being any type of emergency, where a pocketknife came in handy.:)
 
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