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Are There Any Original BF Members Still Here?
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not2sharp
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I remember when we were all “Senior Members” at 100 posts. When our logo featured a REKAT SIFU and we publish our own magazine.
We had a lot of memorable members then, and they were all on display since we had so few sub-forums. I fondly remember VG and his antics, Snickersknee who hunted wild boar with just his dogs and his beloved Chris Reeves Project 1; we had a retired doctor on here who would jump in when someone was injured and helped more than a few members by persuading them to head Immediately to an emergency room. Then, there was the late Uncle Bill at Himalayan imports who made it a point to reply to almost every comment on his sub-forum. At one point he had accumulated 16k posts when the next nearest member had around 3k. He kept his sub-forum open to a wide range of topic, but was a great moderator who never allowed anything to degenerate into a flame war.
We had our rough moments as well. Such as the great thread wars over Mad Dog and later Strider Knives. Or, the time Ed Fowler had to dawn his Nomex suit. He told us that he had acquired an original trade knife from the Louis and Clark expedition and had promptly put it through destruction testing to measure its performance (Few noticed that he had posted this on April 1st
).
These forums are certainly far larger and perhaps more informative now. But, the enhanced bureaucracy that comes with that size makes it harder for these unique personalities to emerge.
n2s
We had a lot of memorable members then, and they were all on display since we had so few sub-forums. I fondly remember VG and his antics, Snickersknee who hunted wild boar with just his dogs and his beloved Chris Reeves Project 1; we had a retired doctor on here who would jump in when someone was injured and helped more than a few members by persuading them to head Immediately to an emergency room. Then, there was the late Uncle Bill at Himalayan imports who made it a point to reply to almost every comment on his sub-forum. At one point he had accumulated 16k posts when the next nearest member had around 3k. He kept his sub-forum open to a wide range of topic, but was a great moderator who never allowed anything to degenerate into a flame war.
We had our rough moments as well. Such as the great thread wars over Mad Dog and later Strider Knives. Or, the time Ed Fowler had to dawn his Nomex suit. He told us that he had acquired an original trade knife from the Louis and Clark expedition and had promptly put it through destruction testing to measure its performance (Few noticed that he had posted this on April 1st
).These forums are certainly far larger and perhaps more informative now. But, the enhanced bureaucracy that comes with that size makes it harder for these unique personalities to emerge.
n2s
I remember when we were all “Senior Members” at 100 posts. When our logo featured a REKAT SIFU and we publish our own magazine.
We had a lot of memorable members then, and they were all on display since we had so few sub-forums. I fondly remember VG and his antics, Snickersknee who hunted wild boar with just his dogs and his beloved Chris Reeves Project 1; we had a retired doctor on here who would jump in when someone was injured and helped more than a few members by persuading them to head Immediately to an emergency room. Then, there was the late Uncle Bill at Himalayan imports who made it a point to reply to almost every comment on his sub-forum. At one point he had accumulated 16k posts when the next nearest member had around 3k. He kept his sub-forum open to a wide range of topic, but was a great moderator who never allowed anything to degenerate into a flame war.
We had our rough moments as well. Such as the great thread wars over Mad Dog and later Strider Knives. Or, the time Ed Fowler had to dawn his Nomex suit. He told us that he had acquired an original trade knife from the Louis and Clark expedition and had promptly put it through destruction testing to measure its performance (Few noticed that he had posted this on April 1st
These forums are certainly far larger and perhaps more informative now. But, the enhanced bureaucracy that comes with that size makes it harder for these unique personalities to emerge.
n2s
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Hello from a rookie. I joined when the site had a ribbon declaring "Remember 9-11".
Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Looking around we’re a little fewer which is always sad and those that are gone are missed, but still some are still here…
I am reminded of a poem By Henry Scott-Holland
Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened.
Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you,
and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by the old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity.
What is this death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just round the corner.
All is well.
Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!
Stay safe and be well folks
G2
I am reminded of a poem By Henry Scott-Holland
Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened.
Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you,
and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by the old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity.
What is this death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just round the corner.
All is well.
Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!
Stay safe and be well folks
G2
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I remember something about badgers and ren the devils trail boss
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I just realized that I had dial-up internet service when I joined (as did most of the old timers).
That's probably why I wasn't very active for quite a few years. I didn't get my own high speed internet access until 2017. I went years with no internet at home after dial-up became a futile endeavor as most sites become increasingly graphics-intensive.
That's probably why I wasn't very active for quite a few years. I didn't get my own high speed internet access until 2017. I went years with no internet at home after dial-up became a futile endeavor as most sites become increasingly graphics-intensive.
Daniel L
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I signed up after rec.dot.knives BBS closed up I think... 3 Nov 1998. That's a lot of life between then and now!
I certainly remember the old days... even had some emails with Jim March and his World of Weapons (WOW) Inc.
You only needed to mention Mad Dog Knives and O1 steel for the flame wars to begin
I certainly remember the old days... even had some emails with Jim March and his World of Weapons (WOW) Inc.
You only needed to mention Mad Dog Knives and O1 steel for the flame wars to begin
- Joined
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What happened to Golnik and Think_of_the_Children?
Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
- Joined
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An older thread but a good one I think as it refreshes our memories a bit from time gone by.
Time, what a thing, I vividly remember about 30 years ago having lunch with my high school friend who was also born the same year as I was, that while sitting in a Wendy's having lunch, I said "can you believe it? we are going to be 40 years old this year? !!!"
so, my plan is next year to have us go back to that same Wendy's, and relive that but NOW we will be turning 70 years old that year...simply amazing how quickly time passes and how age creeps up and surprises us.
So you youngin's out there, take heed, enjoy those free wheelin' years while you can
checkengine by GaryWGraley, on Flickr
G2
Time, what a thing, I vividly remember about 30 years ago having lunch with my high school friend who was also born the same year as I was, that while sitting in a Wendy's having lunch, I said "can you believe it? we are going to be 40 years old this year? !!!"
so, my plan is next year to have us go back to that same Wendy's, and relive that but NOW we will be turning 70 years old that year...simply amazing how quickly time passes and how age creeps up and surprises us.
So you youngin's out there, take heed, enjoy those free wheelin' years while you can
checkengine by GaryWGraley, on FlickrG2
Same here!
An older thread but a good one I think as it refreshes our memories a bit from time gone by.
Time, what a thing, I vividly remember about 30 years ago having lunch with my high school friend who was also born the same year as I was, that while sitting in a Wendy's having lunch, I said "can you believe it? we are going to be 40 years old this year? !!!"
so, my plan is next year to have us go back to that same Wendy's, and relive that but NOW we will be turning 70 years old that year...simply amazing how quickly time passes and how age creeps up and surprises us.
So you youngin's out there, take heed, enjoy those free wheelin' years while you can
Nice post Gary. We never think about getting old but when it happens it seems like in a heartbeat. Like Blues I was in my mid 40’s when I found this forum. I had 2 motorcycles, a trail bike and a Kawasaki Z1. I put well over 50k on that Z1 riding it all over the western U.S. and many miles on the trail bike.
Even at 45, I could still conquer the world. No health problems and seemingly strong as a bull. Now as I’ll be 75 in 2 months and where the hell did all these health problems “suddenly” come from? I now have C.O.P.D. and my equilibrium is off so no more motorcycles that my wife and I so enjoyed together. I wake up every morning thinking what weird pain am I going to have today?
I am thankful where I had a fairly high profile job with over 20 years experience in L.A. and chucked it all and moved here to a tiny 750 sq. ft. cabin on a mountainside above a tiny town close to the Oregon border. I believe it saved my life getting out of the big city! I’m grateful I can still get around but as Art Linkletter, (I know young people under 50 won’t even know who he is), wrote a book called, “Old Age Is Not For Sissies” and boy was he right!
In the end, enjoy life whenever you can as old age is lurking right around the corner. I still enjoy knives and talking about them and glad all you folks still do too. It’ll one of the simple, positive pleasures in life, no matter your circumstances that makes life worth living. Peace and well being to all!