"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

mnblade said:
Now why in the sam hell would you do that!? :D

-- Mark
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I tend to "nod and smile" a lot now to avoid getting myself in trouble. :D

mnblade said:
Just take off the wrapper. Whenever I get back to the States, I ..... :foot: uhh, well, you see, I met a guy once who told me the he often brings Cuban cigars to friends in the U.S. He says that, once you take off the wrapper, no one can tell.

At the same time, he doesn't really believe in letting a good cigar sit around. Best to just smoke it ASAP with a good cup of coffee, and/or Scotch.

-- Mark
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Yeah I dont see it lasting long! :D will be good to chill out before spending 24 hours flying and in airports...on that note I sent my knife collection today, along with my swords and a custom RMJ forge hawk with a courier company who specialize in high end art shipping and antiquities. I'm going to be nervous until my babies are back where they belong!
 
mnblade said:
Just take off the wrapper. Whenever I get back to the States, I ..... :foot: uhh, well, you see, I met a guy once who told me the he often brings Cuban cigars to friends in the U.S. He says that, once you take off the wrapper, no one can tell.

At the same time, he doesn't really believe in letting a good cigar sit around. Best to just smoke it ASAP with a good cup of coffee, and/or Scotch.

-- Mark
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Believe it or not, there are ways of determining the origin of the cigar though the odds of such taking place for any one given cigar are quite small.
Back when I was working in South Florida, on the nights and weekends I was "duty agent" I'd get calls all the time on large quantities of seized Cuban cigars at Miami Int'l Airport.
The U.S. Attorney's Office rarely prosecuted such so I'd tell the Inspectors to just have 'em smoke 'em all before releasing the inbound passengers. LOL!

I've been out of touch with the regs regarding importation for a few years now but there were a few exceptions which allowed (limited) legal entry under various circumstances.
That said, I don't think we should broach the subject of skirting regs even in jest lest the intent be misinterpreted.
 
I dont think I want to, to be honest...especially when I was just approved as a US legal resident, I'd like to keep my nose clean! :D
 
Robert.B said:
I dont think I want to, to be honest...especially when I was just approved as a US legal resident, I'd like to keep my nose clean! :D
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Good idea, Robert. :thumbup: ;)

Over my many years down there I had occasion to sample many a Cuban cigar which had been brought in pursuant to regs and I must say that they really ran the gamut in terms of quality.
Some exceptional, some not nearly as good as better Dominican and Honduran cigars. In recent years much of the quality suffered due to environmental conditions as well as counterfeiting.

Of course we were spoiled living down there since most Friday afternoons I would ride down 8th St. (Calle Ocho) with some detectives from Miami P.D. and we'd stop and purchase cigars from the little "factories". That way of life and the constant stream of Cuban coffee seem like a long distant dream here in the mountains of NC.

Nowadays I hardly ever get around to smoking the cigars I have stored in my humidors. Every now and again I get the hankering but it's the exception rather than the rule.
 
Blues said:
Over my many years down there I had occasion to sample many a Cuban cigar ... In recent years much of the quality suffered due to environmental conditions as well as counterfeiting.
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I would never buy a Cuban cigar from anything other than an authorized, reputable dealer. WAY too many counterfeit smokes out there. One time my mom bought a box of (alleged Cohibas) and gave them to me and my brothers-in-law. At the time, I had lived in Europe for five years or so and had smoked a fair number of primo, real deal Cuban Cohibas, Romeo a Julietas, etc. I never told her, but there was no way those were real Cohibas. Not even close. I never asked her how much she paid for them -- was too afraid to hear the answer.

And Blues is right, there are some fantastic cigars behind produced in the Dominican Republic and Honduras.

-- Mark
 
Robert.B said:
...on that note I sent my knife collection today, along with my swords and a custom RMJ forge hawk with a courier company who specialize in high end art shipping and antiquities. I'm going to be nervous until my babies are back where they belong!
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RMJ Forge made some nice traditional tomahawks. Too bad Ryan stopped making them to concentrate on tactical entry tools. I have one that he made from a rasp. I'm very fond of it despite the fact that I have absolutely no use for it.

Have a safe trip Robert. Soon it'll be all over and you'll be reunited with your wife. Plus you'll have your toys and can start getting some others that weren't available to you.

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- Christian
 
mnblade said:
I would never buy a Cuban cigar from anything other than an authorized, reputable dealer. WAY too many counterfeit smokes out there. One time my mom bought a box of (alleged Cohibas) and gave them to me and my brothers-in-law. At the time, I had lived in Europe for five years or so and had smoked a fair number of primo, real deal Cuban Cohibas, Romeo a Julietas, etc. I never told her, but there was no way those were real Cohibas. Not even close. I never asked her how much she paid for them -- was too afraid to hear the answer.

And Blues is right, there are some fantastic cigars behind produced in the Dominican Republic and Honduras.

-- Mark
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This is why cigar smoking has lost much appeal to me. Too much counterfeiting and cashing in on the trend of it. Thank the Lord pipe smoking has not caught on with the trendy set. But the last time I was in Key West, there was this little shop in an ally between Duval street and Whitehead street that sold the cigars made right there on site. I had one while watching the sun go down, and it was an enjoyable smoke!:thumbup::thumbup:

Carl.
 
kamagong said:
RMJ Forge made some nice traditional tomahawks. Too bad Ryan stopped making them to concentrate on tactical entry tools. I have one that he made from a rasp. I'm very fond of it despite the fact that I have absolutely no use for it.

Have a safe trip Robert. Soon it'll be all over and you'll be reunited with your wife. Plus you'll have your toys and can start getting some others that weren't available to you.

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- Christian
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Trust me, once I've been in state 90 days the flood gates will be open! (one day I'll be able to afford a 1911 lol) I can't wait to hit the range and also get some hunting in. :D heres a pic of my RMJ:

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My wife has been ecstatic, especially this morning that my visa and passport are en-route right as I type this (should have it in a couple hours).

mnblade said:
And Blues is right, there are some fantastic cigars behind produced in the Dominican Republic and Honduras.

-- Mark
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I've heard that, I'll definitely look into trying some from those countries...so far all I've had are dutch cigars lol. I have a Julieta no2, which means nothing to me because I normally smoke pipes (love a good bowl of Erinmore flake).
 
I was going to start a thread, but I figured it might go haywire, so I'll ask here. What are your favorite patterns/makes/models etc? Which knife really jumps out and smacks you in the head. For me, I just had to have the Case Bose Tribal Spear, Queen small Burke barlow. I really want to pick up a vintage Kabar dogs head slipjoint, and, like everyone else, really like the old Remingtons.
 
Okay, the get together last month was good, but we need to have a traditional get together from the D.C./Baltimore and surrounding area. Any ideas about when and where?

Carl.
 
The holidays might be hectic for some people, the Saturday after Thanksgiving would be a great time, but that's only a week away. The Lisbon Grille is an option to meet, but could it handle a group of ten or more knife nuts? Keep it in Frederick?
 
Yeah, the Saturday after is too close, some people may not be able to make it. I was thinking that maybe the show up in Towson may do. They have a nice bar there. Just a possibility. I don't know if the Lisbon Grill can handle a large number of knife knuts invading them.:D

Carl.
 
I might make this my last post before I am back in the US, 2 hours I'll head to bed and next time I go to bed I'll be back in KS...cyas in a couple days, keep em oiled, keep em sharp. :D
 
Cheers guys, been here over 24 hours now and still aint slept but 4 or 5 hours in 3 days lol...great to be back, been kinda hectic though but thats to be expected. :p
 
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