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Most of us are aware of the amazing amount of generosity displayed among residents of The Porch. We often celebrate the generosity represented by one member gifting a knife (and often other fine gifts) to another member. I've been the recipient of many excellent gift knives, and I'm incredibly grateful for those gifts! 
But there are myriad examples of other types of generosity shown here, too. People are generous with their time, with their knowledge/information, with their advice, with their kindness/friendship, with their stories, and so on!!
I recently took delivery on a "shipment" of knives, and I think every knife I bought was essentially purchased on the basis of the influence (direct or indirect, purposeful or unintentional) of other BF members. In this post I want to acknowledge the advice, recommendations, and inspiration I received from other members here with regard to some specific knife purchases. If you "owe a debt of gratitude" to fellow members with regard to knives (or whatever), I'd be happy to have you add your acknowledgement to the thread!! 
Thanks to Alan (joeradza) for sharing his enjoyment of at least one tortoise shell knife he has. It caused me to but a Rough Rider canoe with faux tortoise shell covers:
Henry Beige doesn't hide the fact that he's been enthralled with a RR improved muskrat that he owns. Even though he never told me directly that I simply MUST get one, I was impressed by his being impressed with the knife, and I got one in smooth tobacco bone. I consider the trading out of one of the muskrat clip blades for a full size sheepsfoot to be a definite improvement. RR's smooth tobacco bone has been a very attractive cover on previous knives I've had, even though it has varied from a yellowish to a rich brown. The pile side of my knife is a pleasing color to me, but the mark side seems rather pale; RR's smooth bone dye jobs tend to lack consistency, in my experience. Love the bollocks shield, though!! Thanks, Henry Beige, for bringing this splendid knife to my (our) attention!
Several members, whose identity I can't remember
, have spoken highly of RR's Painted Desert "celluloid" covers. But I'm going to give afishhunter credit for corresponding with RR and finding out that their "celluloid" is (almost always) acrylic, and that was enough to convince me to go for a painted desert canoe. Thanks for taking the initiative and tracking down and sharing the useful info, Steve!
Thanks to Jeff (black mamba) for periodically showing off what he calls his Eureka stockman knives; very unique shape on those knives! In my eyes, Jeff is sort of the Sultan of Stockman! 
The RR Eureka Stockman models have been discontinued for quite some time, I think, but I managed to find a vendor that could get me one version in a brilliant red bone (the dye ran a bit when I gave it its initial washing, but that seems to have "run its course" now 
). (Jeff also has a RR stockman with armor hide covers, and that was at least a secondary influence in my picking up a knife featured below.)
One thing that impresses me about The Porch is its international membership. And members from "across the pond" have influenced me, too. Blake the Blade showed off a Rough Rider red jigged bone medium stockman at some point in the past, and I was immediately smitten by the knife. I finally have one! Thanks for answering some questions I had about yours long ago when you first posted it, Blake! (I also should give props to at least a couple of unknown (i.e., forgotten by me) folks for their stylistic influence in the next two photos: I've always kind of liked the "knife on a shoe" pics, and they turned out pretty well for someone of my photo skills! )
Will Power had a hand in my ending up with TWO knives in my most recent purchases! His photos and reviews of his RR baby copperhead convinced me to get one of my own. I actually did that quite a while ago, and am so pleased with the knife that I bought another recently as a back-up or, more likely, a gift to someone sometime. (More "knife on a shoe" here, too. )
Will has also praised RR's armor hide covers; he has a double-lockback knife with the armor hide handles (and maybe a Barlow?). His enthusiasm for that cover material made me add an armor hide RR canoe to my fleet.
Of course, Jack Black has influenced many of us, and I'm certainly no exception! Jack once posted a squirrelly spearpoint Douk-Douk, and when I expressed some interest, he encouraged me to get one. Apparently, his wish is my command!!
It's a great knife, both in size and performance!
Jack also displayed a RR Silver Select sowbelly in white smooth bone that caught my eye. I rarely see a sowbelly that doesn't appeal to me, but I realize that I can't buy every one I see!
But Jack's testimony regarding the quality of the knife had me on the lookout for one for over a year, at least, and I finally located one recently. I don't Tweet, but I think it's appropriate for me to write #Ecstatic. (A tip of the hat, stylistically, to r8shell and Gevonovich for their "knives with creatures" pics - maybe it's an Austin TX thing? When I saw the ant mounting an attack on my new sowbelly, I had the presence of mind to emulate Gev and Rachel and take a quick shot before rescuing my knife from the marauder! )
Anyway, thanks to those mentioned here, as well as to so many more BF folks who have been generous to me in so many ways!!
- GT
But there are myriad examples of other types of generosity shown here, too. People are generous with their time, with their knowledge/information, with their advice, with their kindness/friendship, with their stories, and so on!!
I recently took delivery on a "shipment" of knives, and I think every knife I bought was essentially purchased on the basis of the influence (direct or indirect, purposeful or unintentional) of other BF members. In this post I want to acknowledge the advice, recommendations, and inspiration I received from other members here with regard to some specific knife purchases. If you "owe a debt of gratitude" to fellow members with regard to knives (or whatever), I'd be happy to have you add your acknowledgement to the thread!! Thanks to Alan (joeradza) for sharing his enjoyment of at least one tortoise shell knife he has. It caused me to but a Rough Rider canoe with faux tortoise shell covers:
Henry Beige doesn't hide the fact that he's been enthralled with a RR improved muskrat that he owns. Even though he never told me directly that I simply MUST get one, I was impressed by his being impressed with the knife, and I got one in smooth tobacco bone. I consider the trading out of one of the muskrat clip blades for a full size sheepsfoot to be a definite improvement. RR's smooth tobacco bone has been a very attractive cover on previous knives I've had, even though it has varied from a yellowish to a rich brown. The pile side of my knife is a pleasing color to me, but the mark side seems rather pale; RR's smooth bone dye jobs tend to lack consistency, in my experience. Love the bollocks shield, though!!
Thanks, Henry Beige, for bringing this splendid knife to my (our) attention!
Several members, whose identity I can't remember
, have spoken highly of RR's Painted Desert "celluloid" covers. But I'm going to give afishhunter credit for corresponding with RR and finding out that their "celluloid" is (almost always) acrylic, and that was enough to convince me to go for a painted desert canoe. Thanks for taking the initiative and tracking down and sharing the useful info, Steve!
Thanks to Jeff (black mamba) for periodically showing off what he calls his Eureka stockman knives; very unique shape on those knives!
In my eyes, Jeff is sort of the Sultan of Stockman! The RR Eureka Stockman models have been discontinued for quite some time, I think, but I managed to find a vendor that could get me one version in a brilliant red bone (the dye ran a bit when I gave it its initial washing, but that seems to have "run its course" now ). (Jeff also has a RR stockman with armor hide covers, and that was at least a secondary influence in my picking up a knife featured below.)
One thing that impresses me about The Porch is its international membership. And members from "across the pond" have influenced me, too. Blake the Blade showed off a Rough Rider red jigged bone medium stockman at some point in the past, and I was immediately smitten by the knife. I finally have one!
Thanks for answering some questions I had about yours long ago when you first posted it, Blake! (I also should give props to at least a couple of unknown (i.e., forgotten by me) folks for their stylistic influence in the next two photos: I've always kind of liked the "knife on a shoe" pics, and they turned out pretty well for someone of my photo skills! )
Will Power had a hand in my ending up with TWO knives in my most recent purchases!
His photos and reviews of his RR baby copperhead convinced me to get one of my own. I actually did that quite a while ago, and am so pleased with the knife that I bought another recently as a back-up or, more likely, a gift to someone sometime. (More "knife on a shoe" here, too. )
Will has also praised RR's armor hide covers; he has a double-lockback knife with the armor hide handles (and maybe a Barlow?). His enthusiasm for that cover material made me add an armor hide RR canoe to my fleet.
Of course, Jack Black has influenced many of us, and I'm certainly no exception! Jack once posted a squirrelly spearpoint Douk-Douk, and when I expressed some interest, he encouraged me to get one. Apparently, his wish is my command!!
It's a great knife, both in size and performance!
Jack also displayed a RR Silver Select sowbelly in white smooth bone that caught my eye. I rarely see a sowbelly that doesn't appeal to me, but I realize that I can't buy every one I see!
But Jack's testimony regarding the quality of the knife had me on the lookout for one for over a year, at least, and I finally located one recently. I don't Tweet, but I think it's appropriate for me to write #Ecstatic. (A tip of the hat, stylistically, to r8shell and Gevonovich for their "knives with creatures" pics - maybe it's an Austin TX thing? When I saw the ant mounting an attack on my new sowbelly, I had the presence of mind to emulate Gev and Rachel and take a quick shot before rescuing my knife from the marauder! )
Anyway, thanks to those mentioned here, as well as to so many more BF folks who have been generous to me in so many ways!!
- GT
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