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

I wonder if the bottom knife is also a corn knife.
The vendor said the long one was a corn knife. I think it was Knarfeng who said that the bent one looked like a corn knife. The bottom one is similar to both in being large and roughly wrought.
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And the book? It's all right, I'm an anthropologist.
 
screened porch said:
I wonder if the bottom knife is also a corn knife.
The vendor said the long one was a corn knife. I think it was Knarfeng who said that the bent one looked like a corn knife. The bottom one is similar to both in being large and roughly wrought.
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And the book? It's all right, I'm an anthropologist.
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Three really interesting knives Her 😎👍
 
Jack Black said:
Three really interesting knives Her 😎👍
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Thanks. I might even say puzzling.
Assuming the bottom one is a corn knife, they're three very different designs, as if home-made to the user's fancy, but they all appear to have been plated. The bottom one has a dimpled surface as if somebody like me flattened it. The bent one has a deeply struck mark that might be from another planet. Maybe I can get a grip on the mark with the old brass-rubbing gambit.
And if they were in common use, why hadn't I heard of them before October 17, 2020? I don't think Eric Sloane mentions them.
(And why has it only just now occurred to me to google them?)
 
Just a crummy smartphone pic, but still interesting. My wife told me to look out over the backyard last night. She was wondering what the object was to the right of the moon. I've got this cool app, SkyView, that I use to identify objects in the sky. Turns out that bright object was Jupiter. Pretty cool!
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screened porch said:
Thanks. I might even say puzzling.
Assuming the bottom one is a corn knife, they're three very different designs, as if home-made to the user's fancy, but they all appear to have been plated. The bottom one has a dimpled surface as if somebody like me flattened it. The bent one has a deeply struck mark that might be from another planet. Maybe I can get a grip on the mark with the old brass-rubbing gambit.
And if they were in common use, why hadn't I heard of them before October 17, 2020? I don't think Eric Sloane mentions them.
(And why has it only just now occurred to me to google them?)
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Every English county once had its own bill-hook pattern, but I don't think they vary as much as those 3 knives 👍
screened porch said:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwism-DIsJOBAxVHmGoFHd3bCIoQFnoECBUQAQ&url=https://knifeade.com/what-is-a-corn-knife/&usg=AOvVaw3OBDK_otFsa4EqROdm5ZHC&opi=89978449

That was easy.
I have another corn knife in the garage that I thought was a sugar-cane machete.
And one of my odder sickles is a corn knife, too.
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Fascinating 😎👍
 
Peregrin said:
Just a crummy smartphone pic, but still interesting. My wife told me to look out over the backyard last night. She was wondering what the object was to the right of the moon. I've got this cool app, SkyView, that I use to identify objects in the sky. Turns out that bright object was Jupiter. Pretty cool!
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😎👍
 
Jack Black said:
I think it's where you put paper over the brass, or in this case the tang-stamp, and rub over it with a pencil Charlie. I've used that technique myself :thumbsup:
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AH!!! Thanks, Jack!! I've seen my artist-wife do rubbings of various objects!! She probably knows the fine points of the technique!! :)
 
waynorth said:
What is the "brass-rubbing" gambit???
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Jack Black said:
I think it's where you put paper over the brass, or in this case the tang-stamp, and rub over it with a pencil Charlie. I've used that technique myself :thumbsup:
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Yup
It used to be all the rage with monumental brasses in ancient churches, until the monumental brasses started getting rubbed loose.

What I'll try is to rub red carpenters' crayon into the mark and steel-wool off the excess.
 
waynorth said:
AH!!! Thanks, Jack!! I've seen my artist-wife do rubbings of various objects!! She probably knows the fine points of the technique!! :)
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Yes, the same technique is used for various objects, and private detectives also use it for seeing what's been previously written on a notepad of course! :D ;) :thumbsup:
screened porch said:
Yup
It used to be all the rage with monumental brasses in ancient churches, until the monumental brasses started getting rubbed loose.

What I'll try is to rub red carpenters' crayon into the mark and steel-wool off the excess.
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Yeah, when I was a child, you would often see people taking brass rubbings (and stone floor/grave) rubbings in old churches. Some even provided paper. It was also something we'd do on school trips. I wondered why it had fallen out of fashion! :eek:

Sometimes, if you take a photo, you can just mess around with the light levels Jer :thumbsup:
 
I just got an excellent package in the mail from Jack Black Jack Black which included a slim BPS fixed blade in a nice leather sheath, along with some gifts for the rest of the family — a Yorkshire hat for Scout to match one that Eleanor has, pens and pencils for Eleanor and an interesting vintage pastry fork for my wife — and plenty of sweets for the kids.

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Thank you, Jack, you’re too kind, my friend! 🙂

Oh, and the tiny Henderson’s pin is just awesome! 😁

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btb01 said:
I just got an excellent package in the mail from Jack Black Jack Black which included a slim BPS fixed blade in a nice leather sheath, along with some gifts for the rest of the family — a Yorkshire hat for Scout to match one that Eleanor has, pens and pencils for Eleanor and an interesting vintage pastry fork for my wife — and plenty of sweets for the kids.

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Thank you, Jack, you’re too kind, my friend! 🙂

Oh, and the tiny Henderson’s pin is just awesome! 😁

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I'm glad it arrived Barrett, and sorry I had to take some stuff out (due to some shipping issues) :( The King of Condiments had to have a Henderson's pin! I'll try to fit the condiments in next time! :D
 
Peregrin said:
Just a crummy smartphone pic, but still interesting. My wife told me to look out over the backyard last night. She was wondering what the object was to the right of the moon. I've got this cool app, SkyView, that I use to identify objects in the sky. Turns out that bright object was Jupiter. Pretty cool!
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Thanks for the Jupiter info, Gary. :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:
Our dog insisted that I take him outside at 4:30am today (he's been ill, so I have to pay more attention to his whining than I usually do at that time of day), and I happened to look almost straight up to see that just-past-full moon and what I guessed was some planet. Usually the brightest planet I see is Venus, but that's while Venus is in Evening Star mode, so I was puzzled about the moon's bright companion this morning.

- GT
 
Jack Black said:
I'm glad it arrived Barrett, and sorry I had to take some stuff out (due to some shipping issues) :( The King of Condiments had to have a Henderson's pin! I'll try to fit the condiments in next time! :D
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Jack, I just remembered I wanted to mention that when Mom was visiting last month, I introduced her to Henderson's. She liked it a lot, and unlike Lee & Perrin's, it's vegan!
 
r8shell said:
Jack, I just remembered I wanted to mention that when Mom was visiting last month, I introduced her to Henderson's. She liked it a lot, and unlike Lee & Perrin's, it's vegan!
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Oh, that's really cool Rachel 😁👍
 
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