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

[Jolipapa]

Jolipapa !! - "Happy Dad" in English, Eh? (Canadian English!!)

It is a nickname I got long ago from an Irish friend who wanted my daughter to marry a friend of us, a joke of course. In a very famous film, an English pilot, shot by the flak over Normandy fells in love with the daughter of the man who saved him. In French father-in-law spells Beau Père, colloquial Beau Papa. The pilot 's French is unperfect and he confuses Beau and Joli, both meaning beautiful and calls him Sugar Daddy...

 

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It is a nickname I got long ago from an Irish friend who wanted my daughter to marry a friend of us, a joke of course. In a very famous film, an English pilot, shot by the flak over Normandy fells in love with the daughter of the man who saved him. In French father-in-law spells Beau Père, colloquial Beau Papa. The pilot 's French is unperfect and he confuses Beau and Joli, both meaning beautiful and calls him Sugar Daddy...

This is good to know. Might keep somebody out of trouble some day.

 

[screened porch]

steel made by grinding the edge of an old file smooth

Is it necessary to grind it smooth?

Word on the street is that any rock exhibiting conchoidal fracture will work for sparks.

Surprisingly, I still haven't gotten around to making tinder out of natural fiber twine soaked in saltpeter. I have the ingredients, see if I can find them.

The allergic Scandinavian sells steels.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Jolipapa If you can find a copy, check out The Big Pat Boom by Damon Knight. It's a humorous science fiction short story about "cow pats."

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Although since the bushfire my supply of decent Wombat dung ....love those handy little cubes....has dried up...no pun intended...so one simply has to make do with inferior Roo or god forbid Wallaby "berries"..

I recently found a rather large supply of what I think is dried raccoon poo. I wonder how well that would burn?

 

[RayseM]

Here you go Ace- let's find out.

 

[Gevonovich]

 

[Jolipapa]

I recently found a rather large supply of what I think is dried raccoon poo. I wonder how well that would burn?

I love such discussions here, they're widening my mind scope so much!

 

[waynorth]

I recently found a rather large supply of what I think is dried raccoon poo. I wonder how well that would burn?

I love such discussions here, they're widening my mind scope so much!

Do you think it would make an eco-friendly fuel, overall??
signed,
Rocky

 

[knarfeng]

The allergic Scandinavian.

Ragnar passed away a couple of years ago. His site was down for quite a spell. But I see someone has it up again.

 

[Mr. Chips]

Is it necessary to grind it smooth?

Yes.

One would think that it would work better with the teeth, but one would be wrong. Smooth works better.

 

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Ragnar passed away a couple of years ago. His site was down for quite a spell. But I see someone has it up again.

Yeah. I had an email from his immediate successor, who had been his web guru. The shop seems to be pretty much as of old.

 

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The pixie is from an estate sale yesterday, where I also got eight Noritake "Winsome" dinner plates, six humongous hinges that may be too big for my shed, and two steels: a big Dexter and a small silver-collared one that will go nicely with a small carving knife I have that's got no steel. (Also got a Sheffield Challenge steel from a second-hand shop.)
The KJ (Erikson?) is from an antique mall near Jackson, MI. The only thing I bought today. ($8)

 

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I recently found a rather large supply of what I think is dried raccoon poo. I wonder how well that would burn?

I found a couple of bushels of coon crap in the loft of the new garage. After cleaning it up I remembered that I had no beer at the old house. When I stopped at the liquor store on my way to the old home, they hit their internal alarm. I didn't want to ratify their judgment, so I bought Sam Adams instead of Hamm's.

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

Stumbled across this gem surfing YouTube, I like traditional crafts and craftsmanship. This is definitely a old world traditional craft, and for a few brief moments a traditional knife makes an appearance. Definitely a clip blade, and given the popularity of the"bunny knife" in Australia I suspect that is what it is. But alas its a brief appearance, but it is as should be. For in this mans hands its just another tool,to be used for the task at hand. One that serves its purpose with no fanfare.

 

[screened porch]

What an incredibly useful sheath!

I don't know why I never tried the GR in it before, except I guess I've thought of the GR as a kitchen knife before noticing its similarity to a gaucho knife.

 

[screened porch]

Another invention!
A light watch-chain with a small, flat counter-weight keeps your ear-hooking mask as available as your wildrag and monocle.

I'm setting the wildrag aside for cooler weather. I don't know how those cowboys do it. Also it occurred to me yesterday when I was taking the bandana off between towns, that I might be putting it on backwards with any cooties it had screened now on the inside.
Cooler weather and dressier occasions.

 

[Just Tom.]

What an incredibly useful sheath!

I don't know why I never tried the GR in it before, except I guess I've thought of the GR as a kitchen knife before noticing its similarity to a gaucho knife.

“Mikov 374-NH-1 Pioneer” can be found on the shopping site. Probably cheap junk but comes with a sheath and might make a fun project knife for you.

 

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And church in the parking lot again. I attached a fly whisk to the stick I brought to make myself one of those who are "able to stand".

Nobody commented on my elegant mask-lanyard. I'll gavotte harder next time.

 

[screened porch]

“Mikov 374-NH-1 Pioneer” can be found on the shopping site. Probably cheap junk but comes with a sheath and might make a fun project knife for you.

Thanks for the tip.
I've got some nice Mikovs that seem good quality.