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

[Jack Black]

Is anxiety particularly associated with the Weimaraner breed Elliott? Hope you eventually find a new pal my friend :thumbup:

"It's better to have loved a short girl,

than never to have loved atall".

Grandpa Jefe

Now THAT is such a grandpa saying!

Great pics Fes, am I too old to be adopted?! I had a CZ75 at one time (late 1970's) :thumbup:

 

[Blues]

Is anxiety particularly associated with the Weimaraner breed Elliott? Hope you eventually find a new pal my friend :thumbup:

Any breed can exhibit it, Jack, depending upon the dog as well as how it was reared and trained early on...but Weimaraners are a breed that may be a bit more prone to it than others according to the literature.

 

[quattromori]

So, yesterday I went to visit my sister and we took a walk in a small (8000 people) town of Oliena, in central Sardinia. The town is known for its red winde production, and some years ago was the first place in the area to start a sort of "exhibition weekend" with activities and shows to let tourists get a glimpse of the rural life and activities of the inner land of the island. Nowadays, the whole thing lasts from September to December and involves a couple dozen villages divided into a calendar and united under the name of "Autumn in Barbagia". Oliena was the first place to start this, and they named their own fair "Cortes Apertas" (lit. "open courts"), where "courts" are quite a common thing in village architecture, where many houses had only one big door or portal (to let the cattle carriage in), with an open patio and every door (of any room, or sometimes of more than one home) opening towards the inner court. During this weekend, they let it open so that people can actually walk in and see how things are and were. No real knife content, but some pictures to share, hoping that you enjoy them.

Mount Corrasi (Oliena is at its roots):

Grape press (to make wine; in many places, grapes are still pressed by feet, but machines help for bigger loads):

Young girl in traditional dress showing how to make some traditional types of pasta (I hope I manage to post a short video after I edit it):

Any question or comment is welcome

Fausto

 

[Jack Black]

Any breed can exhibit it, Jack, depending upon the dog as well as how it was reared and trained early on...but Weimaraners are a breed that may be a bit more prone to it than others according to the literature.

Any breed can exhibit it, Jack, depending upon the dog as well as how it was reared and trained early on...but Weimaraners are a breed that may be a bit more prone to it than others according to the literature.

Thanks for the reply my friend. A neighbour of mine used to have a Weimaraner, which suffered from very bad anxiety when she was away, but then so did her other dog (I forget the breed). 'Toffee', the Weinmaraner, definitely suffered worse though, and even had presribed medication if my neighbour couldn't avoid being away. Both were dogs which had been re-homed though, and I don't think either had come from good backgrounds, poor things. Again, I hope you and Tina aren't long in finding another family member

Great pics Fausto :thumbup:

 

[russde]

Awesome Fausto, thanks for the glimpse of 'rural' Italy.
Beautiful scenery....and the hand-making of pasta makes me re-think that giant plate of spaghetti I had last night.
R

 

[ken erickson]

Fausto,
Thanks for the pictures and descriptions!

 

[jackknife]

Great post, Fausto. Love more pics of the country side if possible. I'm hoping ot get over there some day. A few years ago I took a cooking class where we made our own pasta. It made me think (And appreciate) how difficult it was in the old days to get a meal prepared for a family. The men may have worked the fields, but the women folk had their hands full feeding them. I love Italian cooking, but I admit I use pre packaged pasta.
Carl.

 

[Raymond1000]

Great post, Fausto. Love more pics of the country side if possible. I'm hoping ot get over there some day. A few years ago I took a cooking class where we made our own pasta. It made me think (And appreciate) how difficult it was in the old days to get a meal prepared for a family. The men may have worked the fields, but the women folk had their hands full feeding them. I love Italian cooking, but I admit I use pre packaged pasta.
Carl.

"A man may work from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done."

When my Mother taught me to make noodles, she reminisced about her own Mother’s rolling pin. It was nothing fancy, just a long thick cylinder of wood. It was particularly handy for making noodles and strudel.

Some years after my voice changed, I got hold of a big hunk of bird’s eye maple. I cut four pieces as long as I could fit into the available lathe and squared them up. Turned and sanded them into cylinders about 3” by 30”. When I gave Mom hers she said it was even bigger than her Mothers.

The trick to rolling with it is to push with your fingertips and roll all the way up your forearm. Reverse the motion to roll the other way. Once the dough is as thin as you want it, coat it with flour. Fold it into a long rectangle. Use a sharp knife to slice it into noodles, as thin or wide as you please. Or she’d cut the dough into squares to make a Slovak ravioli called pidohi.

Fresh noodles cook faster than the dried stuff. And they taste a lot better.

 

[Peregrin]

The rolling pin was a formidable reminder that you should mind your mother too!

 

[knarfeng]

And from Stranahan's, the maker of fine Colorado Whisky, "Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore, always carry a small snake. "

I didn't want to take the thread sideways, so I pasted the quote into this post. I did want to say that I approve of that policy.

 

[pmew]

Well, something came up that required specialisms beyond my experience so I got to return home early (Harrah!) from Barra. So yesterday morning I drove to the top of Barra and got the ferry to Eriskay. I then drove north through South Uist, Benbecula and North Uist before getting another Ferry from Berneray back to Leverbrough in Harris. I drove north again going through Harris up to Lewis where I went into Stornoway to drop my kit off at the station before heading to the Lochs area where I live. At last I arrived home pretty tired.

But what's this? Claire tells me there is a package, "who is sending you photos?" She asks.

Not photos at all but this; I had enquired after a tube popper from Charlie and it arrived while I was away.

It's Friday today too so I shall pop some bottles tonight in the absence of any new tubes. The ever generous mr Waynorth also included a beautiful knife pick with his unique TC etch.


Thanks Charlie!

 

[pmew]

After returning from the beach this morning with the dogs, I checked the postbox and found another package!



Queen Cutlery small stockman in D2 with curly zebra wood scales.



It's 3.25 long and appears a superb size! I prefer the smaller patterns to carry about in my pocket most days and this little stockman looks just the ticket.



Here it is next to a Boker medium congress and a case peanut for comparison.




Man it's good to be home!

Paul

 

[Jack Black]

Good stuff Paul, hope you have a nice weekend

Way to go Charlie :thumbup:

 

[pmew]

Good stuff Paul, hope you have a nice weekend

Way to go Charlie :thumbup:

Aye it was good. Pretty place, Barra.

 

[Sword and Shield]

Didn't there used to be a trade thread here? I've tried looking in the Exchange, but it's all modern pieces...

 

[Blues]

Didn't there used to be a trade thread here? I've tried looking in the Exchange, but it's all modern pieces...

That thread was closed a few years back due to some liberties taken at the expense of the trust afforded.

All trading must be carried out in the "Exchange" and is no longer permitted within any of the discussion forums.

 

[pmew]

Didn't there used to be a trade thread here? I've tried looking in the Exchange, but it's all modern pieces...

Go to:
The Knife Exchange
For sale by individuals
For sale: traditionals, slipjoints and "old timey" style knives

You'll find the good stuff there

 

[quattromori]

I thought about adding a lshort video on handmade pasta, to explain a little better what the girl in my previous picture is doing. This is a typical Sardinian type of pasta called maccarrones de busa, where busa is the name of the pin used for knitwork:

[video=youtube;H0N0OcHDetc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0N0OcHDetc[/video]

Fausto

 

[russde]

Awesome Fausto....thanks

 

[leghog]

My bestest friend. Half lab, half beagle. Rescued her from a no kill shelter a little over two years ago when she was just under 2 years old. When standing, her head is only knee high to a six foot man. While she may be my best friend, she's my wife's shadow. Wife is that dog's favorite person in the whole world.

And this is what I wake up to every morning. About 0400 I feel two paws hit my side of the bed, followed by one soft scratch, usually, on an arm,, then I open my eyes knowing this is what I'll see.

The three of us doing what we like to do best. Me, my dog, and my daughter's dog (we play the kennel/boarder as necessary).