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

r8shell said:
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Perhaps in the post-apocalyptic dystopia, knives will be the last form of currency. Also sharpening skills. My knife sharpening skills will ensure that I am eaten last by the hordes of cannibals roaming the landscape. (or a nicer scenario: I'll be leader of that tribe of warrior-huntresses. I'll have the most knives, anyway) :p
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:D :D :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 
meako said:
Cheers redsparrow redsparrow
In his series Coight invariably stops to help someone in distress...flat battery , car bogged.. using his vast knowledge and bushy wisdom...car end up in creek ,battery catches fire...his tent fires are hilarious...as are his attempts to interact with wildlife and people.
Coight ( coyt) is also an Australianism for a part of the digestive system...the end part.
Cheers
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Coight may not be the handiest guy to have around but with him nearby you'll never be bored.
 
I realise I'm somewhat late on this discussion, and also somewhat unknown around these parts, but I find myself pressing down on the back of my knives blades with my thumb almost every time I use them, and especially when whittling. I find choking up in that regard to be very very useful. Although, naturally, with slipjoints one doesn't use the thumb to apply pressure per se (doing so would probably result in a rather nasty nick in your index finger I imagine...not speaking from experience at all...) but rather it provides a quit convenient brace from which to lever when doing detailed work. More of a support than anything else really.
Anyway, take it for what it's worth, cheers,
James.
 
Student762 said:
I realise I'm somewhat late on this discussion, and also somewhat unknown around these parts, but I find myself pressing down on the back of my knives blades with my thumb almost every time I use them, and especially when whittling. I find choking up in that regard to be very very useful. Although, naturally, with slipjoints one doesn't use the thumb to apply pressure per se (doing so would probably result in a rather nasty nick in your index finger I imagine...not speaking from experience at all...) but rather it provides a quit convenient brace from which to lever when doing detailed work. More of a support than anything else really.
Anyway, take it for what it's worth, cheers,
James.
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That makes sense. I almost always use pull cuts when whittling, but now that you mention it, I guess I do find myself doing what you say on occasion. If I did more detailed carvings I imagine I would do it a lot. I suppose it just seemed odd to me that every time you see someone grip a knife in these modern knife videos they are using what seems to be such an awkward grip, especially on such large blades. I do a lot of my whittling with the small blade on a 2-blade traditional, which is about 1-5/8” long.
 
This is what I use, pictured here with the obligatory chain and ball-in-cage:
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I've done most of my carving with the pen blade of a SAK. I must admit I've noticed the trend as well though, people seem to be using progressively larger and more ridiculous blades for fine work which doesn't really require it. You can catch a big fish on a small hook, but you can't catch a small one on a big hook, as my uncle used to say...
 
Superb work there L leghog . Did you start out with a dried and milled piece of walnut, or did you have to season and straighten out a branch?

I've been seeing on Youtube how Engish walking stick makers use hairdryers to straighten out their ash walking sticks.

Do you still have the knife you used to make it?
 
Well Porch Pals, my life of athletics and physical labor has finally caught up with me. After several weeks of terrible neck and shoulder pain I went and had MRIs done, and I have spinal stenosis and disc protrusion from C3 through C7. Lots of neurological symptoms forced my hand, and I'm going in for spinal fusion neck surgery on August 16th. The weeks of forced inactivity prior to the surgery might be worse than the cutting itself. I'm bored stiff. Prayers are appreciated!
 
black mamba said:
Well Porch Pals, my life of athletics and physical labor has finally caught up with me. After several weeks of terrible neck and shoulder pain I went and had MRIs done, and I have spinal stenosis and disc protrusion from C3 through C7. Lots of neurological symptoms forced my hand, and I'm going in for spinal fusion neck surgery on August 16th. The weeks of forced inactivity prior to the surgery might be worse than the cutting itself. I'm bored stiff. Prayers are appreciated!
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Will be praying, Jeff.
 
black mamba said:
Well Porch Pals, my life of athletics and physical labor has finally caught up with me. After several weeks of terrible neck and shoulder pain I went and had MRIs done, and I have spinal stenosis and disc protrusion from C3 through C7. Lots of neurological symptoms forced my hand, and I'm going in for spinal fusion neck surgery on August 16th. The weeks of forced inactivity prior to the surgery might be worse than the cutting itself. I'm bored stiff. Prayers are appreciated!
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Sorry to hear you are going through that, Jeff. Prayers sent.
My BIL is scheduled for fusion surgery October 1st. Praying for him too.
 
black mamba said:
Well Porch Pals, my life of athletics and physical labor has finally caught up with me. After several weeks of terrible neck and shoulder pain I went and had MRIs done, and I have spinal stenosis and disc protrusion from C3 through C7. Lots of neurological symptoms forced my hand, and I'm going in for spinal fusion neck surgery on August 16th. The weeks of forced inactivity prior to the surgery might be worse than the cutting itself. I'm bored stiff. Prayers are appreciated!
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Very sorry to hear that, Jeff.

My thoughts will be with you for a swift recovery, my friend.
 
leghog said:
I carved this walnut stick with a small pen knife 15 years ago while on transition leave when I retired from the Army.
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Exquisite work. Very cool.

black mamba said:
Well Porch Pals, my life of athletics and physical labor has finally caught up with me. After several weeks of terrible neck and shoulder pain I went and had MRIs done, and I have spinal stenosis and disc protrusion from C3 through C7. Lots of neurological symptoms forced my hand, and I'm going in for spinal fusion neck surgery on August 16th. The weeks of forced inactivity prior to the surgery might be worse than the cutting itself. I'm bored stiff. Prayers are appreciated!
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You will be in our thoughts and prayers Jeff. My daughter had C3,4,5 fused about a year ago and has seen a tremendous improvement in pain relief. God's speed.
 
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