Brian.Evans
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First, I want to say a big thanks to Andi. I talked with him about sourcing a carbon steel Otter knife of some sort, and after some back and forth, I found one that I liked; this Otter 161. Carbon steel, bubinga covers, this is a lot of knife in a decent sized package.
I pulled it out of the package, took it to my old silicon carbide stone and a loaded strop. This thing got so hair splitting sharp sooooooo easily. It bit me a few times today when I didn't pay close enough attention to where the edge was. I'm almost afraid to take it to 4000 like I normally do. I think up to 8000 would make it a laser, capable of cutting sunlight right in two.
I put it right to work. Roast beef sliced: check.
Bunch of strawberries?
No problem!
Of course, my Qualitätsingenieur (quality engineer) had to double check daddy's work. The kid loves strawberries.
Then, sliced a little ham for Peanut.
This knife sliced my Easter ham (I work tomorrow, so we had our dinner tonight) and then cubed the leftovers for ham and bean soup later. It is a worker. I love it.
This is a shot of my watch i had on today and my new knife. The watch is an issued German "DH" field watch from WWII. Interesting that the watch was on an enemy (to my country) soldier, now 60+ years later, my friend from Germany has sent me a knife I will treasure forever. We are not so different inside.
Andi also sent a surprise along with the Otter. This is an OTA Werk knife, made in Deutsche Demokratische Republik (East Germany), the centrally planned state in existence from 1949 until October 3, 1990, when the "Two Plus Four" treaty reunited the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic.
I was shocked and touched that Andi sent me this wonderful piece of history. I'm a huge history buff, and this knife is just amazing. Really, really cool. I'm assuming it was akin to the cracked ice shell handled Imperial knives of the US during the same time, but it is priceless to me.
I like this picture. It made me chuckle a bit. This knife is REALLY stainless steel. So much so that they had to say it in three different languages.
Again, Andi thank you from the bottom of my heart. It is so wonderful that you send these knives to me. They will be carried, and treasured, forever.
One question. I understand I'm supposed to send you a coin, but am I supposed to send you the Euro back, or can I send you a different??? (Please pick "a different coin")
I pulled it out of the package, took it to my old silicon carbide stone and a loaded strop. This thing got so hair splitting sharp sooooooo easily. It bit me a few times today when I didn't pay close enough attention to where the edge was. I'm almost afraid to take it to 4000 like I normally do. I think up to 8000 would make it a laser, capable of cutting sunlight right in two.
I put it right to work. Roast beef sliced: check.
Bunch of strawberries?
No problem!
Of course, my Qualitätsingenieur (quality engineer) had to double check daddy's work. The kid loves strawberries.
Then, sliced a little ham for Peanut.
This knife sliced my Easter ham (I work tomorrow, so we had our dinner tonight) and then cubed the leftovers for ham and bean soup later. It is a worker. I love it.
This is a shot of my watch i had on today and my new knife. The watch is an issued German "DH" field watch from WWII. Interesting that the watch was on an enemy (to my country) soldier, now 60+ years later, my friend from Germany has sent me a knife I will treasure forever. We are not so different inside.
Andi also sent a surprise along with the Otter. This is an OTA Werk knife, made in Deutsche Demokratische Republik (East Germany), the centrally planned state in existence from 1949 until October 3, 1990, when the "Two Plus Four" treaty reunited the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic.
I was shocked and touched that Andi sent me this wonderful piece of history. I'm a huge history buff, and this knife is just amazing. Really, really cool. I'm assuming it was akin to the cracked ice shell handled Imperial knives of the US during the same time, but it is priceless to me.
I like this picture. It made me chuckle a bit. This knife is REALLY stainless steel. So much so that they had to say it in three different languages.
Again, Andi thank you from the bottom of my heart. It is so wonderful that you send these knives to me. They will be carried, and treasured, forever.
One question. I understand I'm supposed to send you a coin, but am I supposed to send you the Euro back, or can I send you a different??? (Please pick "a different coin")
You ARE The Otter Herder :thumbup:
