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

meako said:
I tried pesky blinders but it was too highly embroidered for me to take seriously.
The music was totally wrong too.
Nay one can drink as much whiskey as that and still be functional.
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The music actually was one of the things I really liked in this series :p
 
meako said:
The music itself wasn't bad but the whole concept of modern music in a period drama didn't work for me....authenticity.
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One of the weirdest things I ever saw was a production of The Marriage of Figaro set in the 1970s. Grotesque! At least they didn't use the more recent "pants on the ground" fashion.
 
r redden said:
Dwight that post reminded me of something that happened years ago.

My grandfather who was also my hero had a fat little squirrel that hung out in his yard he had named Charlie. Now Pops hung a pine cone on a limb of the tree Charlie hung out in most of the time and would smear peanut butter on it. Well My grandfather and Charlie become fast friends to a point Charlie would come up on the porch where Pops would sit and stand in front of him and just chatter up a storm like he was talking. Now this relationship lasted for a long time with pops supplying Charlie with peanut butter and Charlie supplying pops with companionship.

At that time we lived on a 30 acre tract of family land That had four houses on it my grandparents, my great grandfathers, my aunt uncle and cousins and ours. Now being in such close proximity to each other we were a very close knit family and my cousins and I spent a lot of time at pops house. It was fall of the year I remember because the leaves had changed color and were beginning to fall off. As usual my cousin Doug and I were hanging out with pops when Charlie came up on the porch so my grandfather got Charlie's pine cone took it in the house to put some peanut butter on it. Next thing I knew my grandmother was giving pops what for in a loud, angry voice so naturally Doug and I went flying in the house to see what in the world was going on not to mention we loved seeing pops get in trouble with our grandmother. My grandmother was standing toe to toe with pops with that little finger in his face and that's when we saw the reason pops was in trouble because on the table sat the peanut butter with Charlies pine cone stuck in it. Now everyone had assumed my grandfather had taken peanut butter from the jar then rubbed it on the pine cone but that had not been the case. What he had been doing was sticking Charlies pine cone in the jar to fill it up with peanut butter and then promptly placed it back in the cabinet for them to use as they wanted. That was the day that Charlie started getting a jar of peanut butter of very his own and pops never again stuck his pine cone in the families jar of peanut butter.
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Randy, both I and my wife thoroughly enjoyed your story of Pops, PB, and Charlie! :thumbsup::D:D

- GT
 
meako said:
The music itself wasn't bad but the whole concept of modern music in a period drama didn't work for me....authenticity.
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There's a show my wife and I watch called "Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda"... it's supposed to be based on stories from the 70's and 80's but all of the vehicles in the scenes are modern and the cop cars have LED flashers ;) You will see Direct TV dishes on peoples houses and cell phone towers... my wife and I play "spot the discontinuity" while we watch, it's pretty amusing :D

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Off topic to the off-topic content, but I wanted to share that recently I've developed an appreciation for the punch. I've never really found the "reamer, punch and sewing awl" on SAKs to be particularly useful, in no small part because it tends to close when I try to use it. That's probably poor technique on my part, but I didn't find the utility to merit the work to master it.

My eyes have been opened by Camillus. I have a WW II era Engineer's Knife and a 99 scout. I've found both of their punches to be extremely useful in the limited applications that I've tried them so far. Most recently, each has helped with attaching hangers to pictures frames, in one case making starter holes for screws and in another, last night, making starter holes for nail-in hanging brackets. I was amazed at how well they work when twisted rather than just jabbed in. I think I get it now.

r8shell r8shell and the other proponents of punches, I'm starting to see the light. :)
 
WhittlinAway said:
Off topic to the off-topic content, but I wanted to share that recently I've developed an appreciation for the punch. I've never really found the "reamer, punch and sewing awl" on SAKs to be particularly useful, in no small part because it tends to close when I try to use it. That's probably poor technique on my part, but I didn't find the utility to merit the work to master it.

My eyes have been opened by Camillus. I have a WW II era Engineer's Knife and a 99 scout. I've found both of their punches to be extremely useful in the limited applications that I've tried them so far. Most recently, each has helped with attaching hangers to pictures frames, in one case making starter holes for screws and in another, last night, making starter holes for nail-in hanging brackets. I was amazed at how well they work when twisted rather than just jabbed in. I think I get it now.

r8shell r8shell and the other proponents of punches, I'm starting to see the light. :)
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While I've used the punch on my Vic Mauser a great deal, generally I find them less useful where they open in the middle of the knife frame, as opposed to opening like the punch on a Harness Jack (or indeed on some SAKs). I use the punch on this old Carl Schlieper a lot, both outdoors, and around the house :thumbsup:

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WhittlinAway said:
Off topic to the off-topic content, but I wanted to share that recently I've developed an appreciation for the punch. I've never really found the "reamer, punch and sewing awl" on SAKs to be particularly useful, in no small part because it tends to close when I try to use it. That's probably poor technique on my part, but I didn't find the utility to merit the work to master it.

My eyes have been opened by Camillus. I have a WW II era Engineer's Knife and a 99 scout. I've found both of their punches to be extremely useful in the limited applications that I've tried them so far. Most recently, each has helped with attaching hangers to pictures frames, in one case making starter holes for screws and in another, last night, making starter holes for nail-in hanging brackets. I was amazed at how well they work when twisted rather than just jabbed in. I think I get it now.

r8shell r8shell and the other proponents of punches, I'm starting to see the light. :)
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:cool::thumbsup:
 
WhittlinAway said:
r8shell r8shell and the other proponents of punches, I'm starting to see the light. :)
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I have found a punch to be a very useful tool and I really like a harness jack even though I don't have one at this time. In fact I really like all multi tools I like the scissors on Swiss Army knives I find them very useful I wish they had them on the Farmer. I have A Swiss Champ that I bought really just to have one but have found that I use it all the time for different things just to big to carry.

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and tha's why I carry a huntsman every day I'm not in a federal building.
punch/awl, scissors (good for cutting zip ties), and wood saw.
plus the corkscrew is handy when working with drop ceiling tiles that need "coaxed" into that last corner.
 
1066vik said:
and tha's why I carry a huntsman every day I'm not in a federal building.
punch/awl, scissors (good for cutting zip ties), and wood saw.
plus the corkscrew is handy when working with drop ceiling tiles that need "coaxed" into that last corner.
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I work in federal buildings every single day. Secure facilities. I carry a Victorinox Farmer on my belt in those buildings.
 
are you an actual federal employee?
the rule I saw was federal employees can carry up to a 1.5" blade, but everyone else needs a suitable work need for a blade.
since I don't have that, I just carry a pair of surgical scissors for my cutting needs on those days.
 
1066vik said:
are you an actual federal employee?
the rule I saw was federal employees can carry up to a 1.5" blade, but everyone else needs a suitable work need for a blade.
since I don't have that, I just carry a pair of surgical scissors for my cutting needs on those days.
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Yes. Employed federal civil servant. Show me the regulation regarding 1.5" blade and the requirement for a suitable need.

I work in secure facilities. Often get entry/exit inspections. I throw my knives in the basket with all other pocket items, get wanded, then put my knives back (one in pocket and one on belt). Only time anything has ever been said was when I left my Victorinox Farmer on the table. Security said "You forgot your knife". That was a couple of years ago.

We have a small common use kitchenette in my office. Sink, two refigerators, two microwaves, industrial Bunn coffee maker, cabinets, and counters. Ten inch kitchen knives in the drawers in there.
 
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18 USC 930 mentions 2.5 inch blades but not as a prohibition but as a consideration. Plenty of my coworkers carry knives with blades longer than 2.5 inches. None of the buildings and secure facilities I've visited around the country in the course of my work have had an issue.
 
leghog said:
Yes. Employed federal civil servant. Show me the regulation regarding 1.5" blade and the requirement for a suitable need.

I work in secure facilities. Often get entry/exit inspections. I throw my knives in the basket with all other pocket items, get wanded, then put my knives back (one in pocket and one on belt). Only time anything has ever been said was when I left my Victorinox Farmer on the table. Security said "You forgot your knife". That was a couple of years ago.

We have a small common use kitchenette in my office. Sink, two refigerators, two microwaves, industrial Bunn coffee maker, cabinets, and counters. Ten inch kitchen knives in the drawers in there.
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good for you - that's a very different environment from the one I work in every couple of weeks.
 
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