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"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")
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On Saturday, I went for a walk with my girlfriend, to the pretty North Yorkshire market town of Knaresborough (which I previously wrote about here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...nife-quot-Tales-amp-Vignettes-quot-)/page145). It was a nice day and the walk took us from the market square which traces its history back to at least 1310, and then down below the ancient walls of Knaresborough Castle (built by Henry II) to the majestic River Nidd. Following the course of the river, we soon passed two other local wonders, the House in the Rock (built between 1770 and 1791) and the Chapel of Our Lady in the Crag, which dates from 1408. Further along the river we visited the cave of Saint Robert of Knaresborough (died 1218).
But its not all old stuff in Knaresborough! There were some very nice wood carvings along the route of our walk, which is actually the main point of this piece (sorry, I dont have the time to write something longer, but Im up to my neck in work at the minute), as I thought some of you folk would like to see pics. In any case, the second half of the walk descended into a trudge through heavy mud, caused by a combination of off-road motorbikes and bicycles, horses, and what appeared to be a very large fell race. So I was glad to make it to Blind Jacks ale house without succumbing to trench-foot, and quaff a pint or three of Marbles Draft.
After refreshments, the bus-ride back home beckoned, but I was surprised to see a new antique shop had sprung up. It turned out to have been set up by the husband of the owner of the shop when she became ill recently and he didnt fancy selling ladies undergarments and suchlike. In fact, he didnt really fancy selling much at all, when I purchased a shaving mug, he complained to me that there were too many customers. At the counter, I was quite taken aback to see a large glass-fronted case containing about fifteen slipjoints. Some looked of interest, while many were junk, modern imitation Swiss Army knives and that sort of thing. When I asked about the knives the odd fellow pointed me to a sign which said the entire motley collection and the case was for sale at £125 (about $200), a rather high sum. When I asked about the knives, the seller reacted with complete disinterest, he had no idea about the provenance of any of the knives, and said the lid of the case had been screwed down to prevent thefts. He told me that he was selling the collection together as he didnt just want people buying the good stuff and leaving him with the rubbish. I would have liked a look at the knives, but I certainly wasnt going to spend a large amount of money on some knives I couldnt inspect in advance, many of which were as shoddy as the case they were contained in. Maybe Ill go back in a month or two and see if theyre still there or if hes been forced to return to selling ladies undergarments.
Anyway, Im rambling, and must get on with my work, so heres the pics of the wood carvings
Jack
But its not all old stuff in Knaresborough! There were some very nice wood carvings along the route of our walk, which is actually the main point of this piece (sorry, I dont have the time to write something longer, but Im up to my neck in work at the minute), as I thought some of you folk would like to see pics. In any case, the second half of the walk descended into a trudge through heavy mud, caused by a combination of off-road motorbikes and bicycles, horses, and what appeared to be a very large fell race. So I was glad to make it to Blind Jacks ale house without succumbing to trench-foot, and quaff a pint or three of Marbles Draft.
After refreshments, the bus-ride back home beckoned, but I was surprised to see a new antique shop had sprung up. It turned out to have been set up by the husband of the owner of the shop when she became ill recently and he didnt fancy selling ladies undergarments and suchlike. In fact, he didnt really fancy selling much at all, when I purchased a shaving mug, he complained to me that there were too many customers. At the counter, I was quite taken aback to see a large glass-fronted case containing about fifteen slipjoints. Some looked of interest, while many were junk, modern imitation Swiss Army knives and that sort of thing. When I asked about the knives the odd fellow pointed me to a sign which said the entire motley collection and the case was for sale at £125 (about $200), a rather high sum. When I asked about the knives, the seller reacted with complete disinterest, he had no idea about the provenance of any of the knives, and said the lid of the case had been screwed down to prevent thefts. He told me that he was selling the collection together as he didnt just want people buying the good stuff and leaving him with the rubbish. I would have liked a look at the knives, but I certainly wasnt going to spend a large amount of money on some knives I couldnt inspect in advance, many of which were as shoddy as the case they were contained in. Maybe Ill go back in a month or two and see if theyre still there or if hes been forced to return to selling ladies undergarments.
Anyway, Im rambling, and must get on with my work, so heres the pics of the wood carvings
Jack
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Sounds like a good time Jack. With the possible exception of the trench foot. I love the history you get to see everyday in Europe. Very cool wood carvings too.
Maybe next visit, if the knives haven't sold, that shop keeper will also inspection of his wares. I don't mean the ladies under-wears .....
Maybe next visit, if the knives haven't sold, that shop keeper will also inspection of his wares. I don't mean the ladies under-wears .....
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Sounds like a good time Jack. With the possible exception of the trench foot. I love the history you get to see everyday in Europe. Very cool wood carvings too.
Maybe next visit, if the knives haven't sold, that shop keeper will also inspection of his wares. I don't mean the ladies under-wears .....
It's only a small town Gary, but I think it's somewhere you'd like to visit. It'd be nice to at least get a look at those knives, he was a very strange feller. I got quite a nice old shaving mug at least!
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Jack those carvings are AWESOME thanks for sharing them with us.
My girlfriend and I are taking care of her parents dog and home for the while they are still in Costa Rica.
I got tired of having a beautiful 100 year old stone fireplace and NO WOOD!
Brought a truck load of seasoned black locust, rock/sugar maple and white birch over today. Got in a nice workout using that junk axe through the piles.
A little fun with a made in Germany Sthil
This wood is all from my woods. The black locust really is beautiful wood. I almost feel bad burning it.
Got enough wood for a few weeks
Just thought I would share my fun.
Kevin
My girlfriend and I are taking care of her parents dog and home for the while they are still in Costa Rica.
I got tired of having a beautiful 100 year old stone fireplace and NO WOOD!
Brought a truck load of seasoned black locust, rock/sugar maple and white birch over today. Got in a nice workout using that junk axe through the piles.
A little fun with a made in Germany Sthil
This wood is all from my woods. The black locust really is beautiful wood. I almost feel bad burning it.
Got enough wood for a few weeks
Just thought I would share my fun.
Kevin
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WOW, I have never had such an amazing hot burning fire that is so small. A quick one of the very start. Now its putting off heat and burning like an inferno! I have had this fireplace packed and blasting with flames and it never got this hot. I must have packed it with a nice mix of woods!
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Kevin
Just think of all the knife covers going up in smoke!
Regarding your hot fire - this is from Wikipedia:
"Black Locust is highly valued as firewood for wood-burning stoves; it burns slowly, with little visible flame or smoke, and has a higher heat content than any other species that grows widely in the Eastern United States, comparable to the heat content of anthracite."
Maybe that's why you got such a hot fire going.
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That Black Locust looks amazing Kevin, great pics as always :thumbup: Glad you're having fun and keeping warm
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Kevin, you can´t go wrong with a Stihl. They are great chainsaws. Especially the older ones with the aluminium frames are indestructable. I have a medium sized Stihl 028 and it works great for years past and the years that come for sure. Great tools!
(Nice to see german craftmanship in the US, BTW )
(Nice to see german craftmanship in the US, BTW
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I have a full size loggers chain saw from stihl...its a BIG chain saw, was given to me but I still aint used it yet cause the carb is blocked up (might need a carb kit). I don't have wood like that round here though, harvest mostly eastern red cedar from farmers who are clearing new lots.
PS. awesome fireplace Kevin, mine is definitely not that swanky!
PS. awesome fireplace Kevin, mine is definitely not that swanky!
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Thanks guys! Good to hear about the burn characteristics of locust. I only put two pieces in with the other types of wood.
The old sthil really is nice. Compared to the newer ones it really is different. It even sounds better.
Too bad its not mine and neither is the fire place, but her family is generous and their house is our house. Nice people
Kevin
Speaking of burning knife covers, I do feel pretty bad. I cut the locust in 4 foot sections originally to rebuild an antique bench. As it dried and cracked through the center I realized it just would not work. Kind of sad to burn it.
The old sthil really is nice. Compared to the newer ones it really is different. It even sounds better.
Too bad its not mine and neither is the fire place, but her family is generous and their house is our house. Nice people
Kevin
Speaking of burning knife covers, I do feel pretty bad. I cut the locust in 4 foot sections originally to rebuild an antique bench. As it dried and cracked through the center I realized it just would not work. Kind of sad to burn it.
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I have a fireplace in my flat. I like it burn the wood and not being really related to the expensive oil.
However ... here´s a little shot of my trusty chainsaw, next to an old axe which haft I made by my self with help from a good fellow friend of mine who is carpenter.
That chainsaw is made of the aluminium frame and it´s like a tank. I hope to have it for some decades on my side...
However ... here´s a little shot of my trusty chainsaw, next to an old axe which haft I made by my self with help from a good fellow friend of mine who is carpenter.
That chainsaw is made of the aluminium frame and it´s like a tank. I hope to have it for some decades on my side...
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Thanks Kevin! The chainsaw is a great tool. I love to work with it (just with those safety pants, boots & helmet - made a bad experience a couple of years ago).
Feel free to ask me about rehafting the axe... the most important and most tricky thing is add the wedges in the head. But that´s another long story. We´ll talk about this when it´s necessary.
The chainsaw is a great tool. I love to work with it (just with those safety pants, boots & helmet - made a bad experience a couple of years ago). Feel free to ask me about rehafting the axe... the most important and most tricky thing is add the wedges in the head. But that´s another long story. We´ll talk about this when it´s necessary.
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Ok - the short version... I was in the woods with my dad and we were felling/cutting dead/dry trees. I wore my safety pants, boots & helmet. We use to cut each tree into pieces with 1 metre. There was some snow during night and it was almost melting away. One of tree fell a little stupid, so I had to climb down a small hill. And I did. I cut the tree in its pieces and went back - up the little hill, the chainsaw was still running. There was a wet branchet on the ground, I stepped on it and my foot got pulled away and the running saw hit my leg. If I wouldn´t have worn that safety pants, my leg would have been propably got cut of. When it cuts wood like a hot knife butter cuts ... not to imagine what it would do with flesh, muscle and bone...
That was a scary experienc, so I just work with the equipment. Too many bad accidents almost happen with these chainsaws, so I´m even more careful with any other tool around. But I like working in the woods and making firewood. It´s a great hobby and I can safe my money from getting into a gym
That was a scary experienc, so I just work with the equipment. Too many bad accidents almost happen with these chainsaws, so I´m even more careful with any other tool around. But I like working in the woods and making firewood. It´s a great hobby and I can safe my money from getting into a gym