Buckdom woes...

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Stainz

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Saturday started normally... but then it went awry. My wife came in my room while I was 'testing' my now well-used 005GY's edge on my arm hair. She threatened to take all of my knives and lock them away - picking up said Gen5 when I laid it down. Undaunted, I picked up my old 301 - yep, it's sharp too. I said "Go ahead... I have more!". Then the BBQ with some church friends... I took my 419 folding Kalinga Pro as a pocket knife.

The host's wife had inherited a bunch of 'Buck knives', so, when I excused myself to run home to 'snipe' a desired evil-bay goodie, an 005LE I 'lost' in the last fourteen seconds, I was determined to bring a few of my Bucks back for comparison. The sadness of my evil-bay loss was soon compounded - my collectible store's glass hexagonal display case, containing stands of Buck, etc, knives, was locked... and the key to both the glass and lower wooden doors were gone - not in their usual hiding place, either. I had been in it before we left for the BBQ. The cat's hiding places were even inspected. Gone. On the way back up their driveway, I lost the little Auburn helmet, my only alma mater goodie on a vehicle here, from my Jeep's antenna - 'boing' as it caught on a branch and launched into the poison ivy.

My wife found the little adornment - in the poison ivy - and, oddly, went right to the keys when we came home. Oh, the old knife collection contained no Bucks. I did learn to not 'test' knife edges in her presence... and also that mentioning my BCCI membership earned me super-nerd status. A humbling day...

Stainz

PS Anyone know of a 'deal' on an 005LE??
 
my wife also does not approve of testing hair pop'en sharpness on the arm!!!
hay one day my wife came in the bed room were she and her daughter had got home from shoping "real early" ...she had a sack full o stuff she needed to put on her dresser and of course needed to pass by me..i went to get up and wobbled as i will with the bad knee...
she took one look at the bed and gasped "for gods sakes be carefull- there is no hurry! i dont want to see you fall in to a bed of knives!" !
i had some thing like 70 buck 110's layed out with blades open on the bed spread. Amy walked in from hearing her call out and when she seen the bed said "oh my.. i do not need that visual"
stragely enught the grand daughter, Karly age 11 ,
come in and said "oooh they'er petty!"
during the clean up she picked out a classic 111 as hers for her mother to hold tell she is older..

any one else have a buck story? :D
 
Just be resigned to the possiblity that by todays social standards you actually are a nut case. At least its a better hobby than minature trains :)

As soon as my wife asks why I need another knife, I counter within the same breath as to why she needs another pair of shoes. We've had a stalemate for a year now that keeps me buying.
 
Stainz: Knife Nerd......LOL

334dave: Crazy dude that can lay on a bed of open 110's.....;)

KGD: playing a perpetual game of shoe/knife chess....:)

Buckaholic: Biker Knife Knerd....:thumbup:

Well me I guess I have to admit it. I'm a Buck Knife Nut!!!! Like the rest of you I can't seem to get enough of the things....But, I like them pimped out!!!! At least my Buck brothers and sisters here understand :rolleyes:

jb4570
 
Well my former wife did not like me testing my BUCK Knives on my arm hair either so now I live with a Stock dog that by the way likes BUCK Knives and enjoys taking a hike through the woods with them. We are both happy the dog and I that is, she is probably still complaining to who ever she has, but we wish her the best. Life is too short to not enjoy your BUCK Knives.
 
My wife of 20 plus years has grown used to seeing bald patches on my arms, as well as being used to my knife collecting hobby (obsession).

I have found that my best policy is to keep my wife 'in the loop', where my new purchases are concerned. Just the other day, I was going through some of my collection and decided to try a little experiment. First, I handed her a Spyderco Para-Military. She examined it and handed it back, saying that it was very light. Then I handed her a Kershaw SG2 Blur. Again, she examined the Kershaw for grip and appearance, yet handed it back without comment. Finally, I handed my wife a Custom Sambar Stag FG 110. She hefted the knife and examined the grip, the blade, the Stag inserts and the shiny brass. She re-tested the heft of the knife before saying, and I quote, "That's a knife!" At that moment I was proud of her. She had come to the conclusion that the Buck was the best of the three. Needless to say, I agreed.

Nowadays, my wife better understands my hobby and is interested in my latest Buck purchases. She also understands my need to visit every pawnshop I see, as well as little mom & pop sporting goods stores. I consider myself very fortunate indeed. :thumbup:
 
kgd said:
Just be resigned to the possiblity that by todays social standards you actually are a nut case. At least its a better hobby than minature trains :) !

Oh, how cruel... my name is John - Stainz is the name of an 0-4-0 Austrian meter gauge steamer that the now defunct LGB company used as their logo for their G-scale trains. Okay, there is nothing 'miniature' about me or my trains... or my other hobbies... just my bank account. That's me at the far left setting a car on the track at Gadsden's civic center a few Saturdays back. Dem cars & injuns be big.

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John (aka Stainz; knife-nut, train-nerd, S&W-revolver-geek, loon.)
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My woman was full at the time she took the picture. She said something about more proof for my commitment hearing... My 301 Stockman was used to cut the nylon ties used to secure the track sections when we packed up to rejoin the real world.

Stainz
 
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