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

mrknife · Wednesday at 7:56 AM

meako said:
...This looks like a golden opportunity for some Meako's Porchy Nonsense...

before we get to the nonsense, did the city stock reappear? im for some reason very invested on its safe return

jpvjr71 · Wednesday at 10:04 PM

My gf said NO to helping butcher a goose.
The quad is fascinated by this stuff, so she came and watched.
As a bonus, she got to try Amish home made ice cream.
Now she told my gf if there is more Amish ice cream, she MUST help with anything even butchering.
My gf's response to that was also NO.

meako · 2025-05-22T06:09:54-0400

mrknife said:
before we get to the nonsense, did the city stock reappear? im for some reason very invested on its safe return

Sadly it is still missing...I either put it "somewhere safe"for emergencies...or its dropped somewhere....

cudgee said:
How Many.

screened porch · 2025-05-22T07:11:20-0400

What do I have hidden where I can't find them? My Lammi puukko, my Case Carhartt large stockman, my 8" Solingen Olsen Bowie, my galeam French friction folder,... Maybe that's all.
That's not so bad.

5K Qs · 2025-05-22T09:45:42-0400

screened porch said:
What do I have hidden where I can't find them? My Lammi puukko, my Case Carhartt large stockman, my 8" Solingen Olsen Bowie, my galeam French friction folder,... Maybe that's all.
That's not so bad.

Sorry to hear you're playing hide-and-seek with those 4 knives, especially the fascinating Galeam French knife with the vintage NOS blade. I hope one or more of the hiding knives runs for home base soon!

- GT

waynorth · 2025-05-22T13:30:16-0400

meako said:
Sadly it is still missing...I either put it "somewhere safe"for emergencies...or its dropped somewhere....

screened porch said:
What do I have hidden where I can't find them? My Lammi puukko, my Case Carhartt large stockman, my 8" Solingen Olsen Bowie, my galeam French friction folder,... Maybe that's all.
That's not so bad.

Missing knives are painful!! I hope you both find them eventually!!

I've been missing my old curved Russell Barlow for a couple of months!! I don't remember ever taking it out of my knife room - (yes I have a dedicated room!)!! I've searched every drawer, cigar box and roll!! Where the heck is it???

It's the top one in this picture!!

mrknife · 2025-05-22T13:32:40-0400

waynorth said:
Missing knives are painful!! I hope you both find them eventually!!

I've been missing my old curved Russell Barlow for a couple of months!! I don't remember ever taking it out of my knife room - (yes I have a dedicated room!)!! I've searched every drawer, cigar box and roll!! Where the heck is it???

same, sometime ago, during my last batch of rings, i stored one of the earliest rings ive ever made some where, stashed it. now i cant seem to find it!!!!

Rookie82 · 2025-05-22T16:51:45-0400

My daughter is 15 and wants a summer job. I took her in today to a factory shop that I used to work at 15 years ago, and she met with the management for an "interview". I still kept in contact with the owners, and know a handful of the employees who still work there. I already had done a lot of the legwork to get her in and iron out the details, but it was good for her to go through the official process. Sort of bittersweet to see your kid not being a kid anymore. I've expressed a lot about making a commitments and honoring your word. This is not fun or glamorous work, but she'll be earning twice the hourly wage most of her friends will be making at their jobs.

waynorth · 2025-05-22T16:58:42-0400

Rookie82 said:
My daughter is 15 and wants a summer job. I took her in today to a factory shop that I used to work at 15 years ago, and she met with the management for an "interview". I still kept in contact with the owners, and know a handful of the employees who still work there. I already had done a lot of the legwork to get her in and iron out the details, but it was good for her to go through the official process. Sort of bittersweet to see your kid not being a kid anymore. I've expressed a lot about making a commitments and honoring your word. This is not fun or glamorous work, but she'll be earning twice the hourly wage most of her friends will be making at their jobs.

Good for both of you, Carl!! The next lesson is saving part of one's wages!!

screened porch · 2025-05-22T18:17:28-0400

5K Qs said:
Sorry to hear you're playing hide-and-seek with those 4 knives, especially the fascinating Galeam French knife with the vintage NOS blade. I hope one or more of the hiding knives runs for home base soon!

- GT

mrknife said:
same, sometime ago, during my last batch of rings, i stored one of the earliest rings ive ever made some where, stashed it. now i cant seem to find it!!!!

waynorth said:
Missing knives are painful!! I hope you both find them eventually!!

I've been missing my old curved Russell Barlow for a couple of months!! I don't remember ever taking it out of my knife room - (yes I have a dedicated room!)!! I've searched every drawer, cigar box and roll!! Where the heck is it???
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It's the top one in this picture!!

They'll all turn up!

sbh06 · 2025-05-22T19:22:35-0400

Spent the last week or so in Wyoming with family. One of the highlights of my trip was an impromptu meetup in Laramie, Wyoming with

Matt_WY last Friday. I was traveling through on my way to my parents’ house and Matt was in town to see his daughter graduate from the University of Wyoming. Parking lot meet up, shoot the breeze, and of course, a knife swap at the Brown and Gold outlet. I’ve been trying to meet up with Matt for years and it finally worked out in a place neither of us expected thst it would. Matt is even nicer in person (if that is possible) and I’m grateful that we were finally able to sync up.

Rookie82 · 2025-05-22T20:24:47-0400

waynorth said:
Good for both of you, Carl!! The next lesson is saving part of one's wages!!

For sure. The plan is 1/3 gets put away for savings for after she is 21. 1/3 is short term savings for a big ticket item she wants (probably a car for when she is 16), and 1/3 is for summer fun.

glennbad · 2025-05-22T21:01:22-0400

Rookie82 said:
My daughter is 15 and wants a summer job. I took her in today to a factory shop that I used to work at 15 years ago, and she met with the management for an "interview". I still kept in contact with the owners, and know a handful of the employees who still work there. I already had done a lot of the legwork to get her in and iron out the details, but it was good for her to go through the official process. Sort of bittersweet to see your kid not being a kid anymore. I've expressed a lot about making a commitments and honoring your word. This is not fun or glamorous work, but she'll be earning twice the hourly wage most of her friends will be making at their jobs.

Good work ethic learned at a young age will serve her well in the future. It will also be a good thing for comparing future jobs to this one looking back.

screened porch · 2025-05-23T07:03:59-0400

screened porch said:
What do I have hidden where I can't find them? My Lammi puukko, my Case Carhartt large stockman, my 8" Solingen Olsen Bowie, my galeam French friction folder,... Maybe that's all.
That's not so bad.

Hey, pretty good to remember all those!
Just for the sake of a pic:

I know where both of these are.

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