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

silenthunterstudios, have you seen the inexpensive Rough Rider Slipjoint kits ? I bought one of the small lockback kits, a week or so ago, and am going to make an attempt to put one together, I think it'll be an interesting experience.
 
I have been slowly reading through this thread and a thought has struck me, please humour me while I prattle through it, it's not a profound thought at all just a nice nostalgic one.
While I have been slowly growing up over the years, there are many incidents and occasions that stick in my mind as times I have been humbled. Such as; when in my teens, finding myself in the bar at my rugby club amongst the senior players, coaches and Old Boys. All of whom sitting around swapping tales, anecdotes and tactical wisdom and me realising that actually I knew bugger all about the game and life in general after-all. Likewise later on, having been for many years competitively sailing as a regular past-time I experienced a similar feeling in a bar amongst seasoned 'Proper-Ard' fishermen. Turns out I know nothing of the sea and its true nature and temper. The list continues. Amidst worldly travellers in Bolivia, and China. The Sergeants office at the end of a hectic shift. After a Grazing Committee meeting with an obligatory dram. Many many times.

Signing into a forum such as this and getting to hear the tales and opinions has done the same again. Despite my own experience and collection, I know so very little about the hobby and specialism that my friends think me so nerdy about.

Gentlemen, hats off to you all.

Other things are humbling too of course, like for instance this evening after cutting a nectarine with my Trevor Ablett barlow I absent mindedly licked the juice from the blade and was reminded of how sharp things get and what my own blood tastes like.
 
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I am going to tell a funny on myself so you folks can harass me. You were talking about too many or at least lots of knives, well I have a display I take to knife shows, just for displaying not selling. I have a small list of knives I need to fill in five empty gaps in a 55 knife display which would then be examples of all Buck slipjoints from 1966 to 1990. I have these five written down and pasted to computer and as a card in my billfold. I was looking in a safe drawer of 'the' knives and there one was, one I had been looking for several years. Felt a little odd, wondered if the knife fairy had come by......I guess we will call it knife senility........now only four slots to go..........300
 
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Some friends of mine just had this little sausage (pictured yesterday just a few hours old)! :cool:



They've asked me to be her Godfather :)
 
300Bucks,
congrats for your find. Knife senility or fairie gift, I'm sure that what matters to you most now is that you only have four empty slots ;)

Jack,
congratulations! well as you know, it's your duty as a godfather to introduce the little girl (once she grows up) to the wonders of cutlery :rolleyes:

Fausto
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Congratulations Jack.:thumbup::thumbup:

A brand new life starting out on the big adventure, will need careful guidance. Momma, don't let your children grow up to be tactical.

Carl.
 
Congratz Jack!

Hmmm. I've been enjoying one of my Opi n°7 pretty much lately. And my 6. I think I'm going to need an 8 or two to play with...
 
That's awesome Jack. It is now your duty to teach that little girl all about fine Sheffield cutlery. Somehow I don't think that's going to be a problem.

- Christian
 
300, some of call that a "senior moment". Others of us call it "CRS disease" (Can't remember stuff).

Ah, Jack. What a cute little bundle of sleepless nights. A cutie for sure. Congrats on your elevation.
 
Thanks Alex & Frank, hoping to see her (Avani) again this weekend, and my grandaughter in the week :)
 
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