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

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I received a delightful package from our man in New Zealand today, the man, the legend, Duncan Campbellclanman Campbellclanman :) I have been lucky enough to meet Duncan twice, and I do miss him, so it was really nice to hear from him. In addition to his beautiful card, which shows New Zealand's Tui bird, Duncan included some thoughtful gifts.

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The New Zealand-made chatter box is exquisitely put together, and a great place to keep special treasures. I'll definitely be showing more of it in my knife photos (my decent camera is packed for my trip to Bulgaria). Talking of knives, Duncan knows I collect these Sheffield Ruler Knives, and included two excellent example, both by Joseph Westby, and featuring Chesterman & Son rulers. Ruler Knives often come with advertising, which I think adds to their interest, and the two differently-styled knives contain advertising for T & W Farmiloe of Westminster, and, closer to home, Samuel Law & Sons of Huddersfield :)

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I'm going to be the fanciest man in Bulgaria with these gorgeous lens cloths (and matching notebook)! :cool: Thank you very much for thinking of me Duncan, you're a great pal :) :thumbsup:
 
Thats awesome JB. Well done the Dunkster...but what is a "chatterbox" apart from the proverbial loudmouth? It looks unreal I'll be hunting one up when Im in NZ in June...Some of their timbers are quite beautiful.
Souvenirs from January:
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meako said:
Thats awesome JB. Well done the Dunkster...but what is a "chatterbox" apart from the proverbial loudmouth? It looks unreal I'll be hunting one up when Im in NZ in June...Some of their timbers are quite beautiful.
Souvenirs from January:
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Thanks mate, great souvenirs there :cool: It's a wee trinket box, but they come in various sizes :) This is one is perfect to hold a nice Lambsfoot ;) :) :thumbsup:

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5K Qs said:
Way to go, Alan! :thumbsup::cool::cool::thumbsup:
I was sad to read that it had gone missing (I think yesterday was the first time I became aware of it).
Sure happy you got it back already!
They're very nice knives:
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Thanks Gary. I’d been traveling back and forth between home and Connecticut so I had no clue where it went missing. Pleasant surprise
 
Might be part of condenser from a very, very old chemistry setup.
Could be that you set it so that it sits partially immersed in a cooling fluid of a specified temperature and have it set so that the sphere can rotate. Then you feed the vapor through it. The glass being of a specific temp would cause the desired fluid to condense on it and the rest of the vapor passess through. And I would guess that someone gussied up the wood after the unit was withdrawn from service. Such a unit might have been used to extract impurities, rather than the actual desired product.

Best guess.
 
knarfeng said:
Might be part of condenser from a very, very old chemistry setup.
Could be that you set it so that it sits partially immersed in a cooling fluid of a specified temperature and have it set so that the sphere can rotate. Then you feed the vapor through it. The glass being of a specific temp would cause the desired fluid to condense on it and the rest of the vapor passess through. And I would guess that someone gussied up the wood after the unit was withdrawn from service. Such a unit might have been used to extract impurities, rather than the actual desired product.

Best guess.
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I'm impressed.
 
I'm pretty sure Knarfeng has that exactly correct. I have a friend who collects old scientific equipment who has one (he is a retired molecular biology professor) and I could ask him for extra-double confirmation, but I really don't see a point after that excellent answer.
 
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abbydaddy said:
I'm pretty sure Knarfeng has that exactly correct. I have a friend who collects old scientific equipment who has one (he is a retired chemistry professor) and I could ask him for extra-double confirmation, but I really don't see a point after that excellent answer.
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I'd be interested in his opinion. I'm honestly just taking an educated guess based on having worked in chem labs. But I could be dead wrong, too.
 
knarfeng said:
Might be part of condenser from a very, very old chemistry setup.
Could be that you set it so that it sits partially immersed in a cooling fluid of a specified temperature and have it set so that the sphere can rotate. Then you feed the vapor through it. The glass being of a specific temp would cause the desired fluid to condense on it and the rest of the vapor passess through. And I would guess that someone gussied up the wood after the unit was withdrawn from service. Such a unit might have been used to extract impurities, rather than the actual desired product.

Best guess.
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No wonder they pay you the big bucks here on BF Frank 😁😉 Very impressive 😎😊👍
 
Workers coming out of one of the old steel works near Sheffield at the beginning of the 20th century. Interesting to see that barely anyone even glances at the two lads scrapping (with no malice, from the look of it) :D

 
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