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

That's a sight I 'd really love to see someday.

ow often is it visible, does it have a particular cycle or window?
 
I have several times seen a faint green tinge low in the sky to the north of the island but this was the first time I have seen it clearly since I moved here. If I hadn't been so exhausted I would have poured a dram and watched it for as long as it lasted.
 
Galeocerdoshark said:
Just wanted to add a quick comment on those of you who know the Lierenaar.
Some of you may have noticed in my take on the knife that I own an original one frm the early 1900s. It's smaller, the metal is nested inside the wooden handle instead of on top of it etc. However, last week my parents, my girlfriend and I had planned a nice dinner with a couple of older familymembers, the man of which is a cousin of my grandmother on my father's side. Not véry close relatives, but we see them more often than some of the cousins or other closer relatives so we have a good and close relationship with them.
Anyway. I knew that he (the cousin of my late grandmother) carried knives with him but I never seemed to notice much about it. Until he was sitting right in front of me at the dinner. It was a Lierenaar, from his own father (who was born in the late 1800s, he was 50 when he became the father of that cousin). It's exactly the same as the new Lierenaar by Robert Herder. Same dimensions, the metal of the lockface on top of the handle instead of nested inside,... So there must have been different types and variations made back then. Different sizes, different ways of nesting the extended lockface in the handle but the same overall blade and handle shap and the same locking mechanism. Really cool and interesting. Next time when we meet, I'll have my camera with me :)
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Had a call yesterday with this cousin. He quite surprised me. He said he had two more of these Lierenaars... one is the exact same as the one of his father and the other one is smaller (probably like the one I have) with a makers mark and city still visible! And the best news... I could have them! They belonged to his niece or something who they took care of when she was getting really old and neady since she didn't have any other close relatives. They took her inside their house and took care of her until she passed away. She kept the knives in her purse until she passed away, since that was the way her father had brought her up, experiencing a lot of misery in refugeecamps in the Netherlands in WW1. He always said to her she had to have it with her, be it not as a tool she could use it to defend herself. Different times, for sure...
Anyway, he'll be bringing them along next time they visit and will get the history of the blades on paper. I'm pretty excited!
 
^ Great stuff, looking forward to hearing more about them and seeing your pics :thumbup:
 
You know, it's the little things that punch me in the gut lately.

I'm a doc. Lost my position a month ago due to some internal politics, waiting for the results of my official grievance to come through. I've loved knives for twenty years and have kicked myself since 2009 for missing the BF barlow. I'd promised I'd pick up this year's knife as a gift to myself after a year in residency. Yet, thanks to the politics, I need every penny- my wife's working a temp job so we're saving everything we can.

No need for sympathy, just feeling sorry for myself a bit. I'll catch next year! :)
 
Sounds like hard times S & S. Keep your chin up and good luck to you :thumbup:
 
Aw man, bummer. Workplace politics are my least favorite aspect of my field as well; I can sympathize with your frustration. And your situation, to a degree - money's tight right now at my house as well. But, money's not the most important thing, as long as you and your wife have each other... I know that my wife and I sure do buoy one another's spirits, and without her I don't know what I would do. As much as we love this hobby of ours, it's really not our headline thing in life; I'm sure you agree that it's the people we love who truly matter.
What's that song...? "When you're going through hell, keep moving!"
I'll echo Jack's sentiment as well: Keep your chin up, and good luck!
 
Another oddity from my travels

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SS you have my sympathies. I'm on furlough right now, but considered an essential employee. My foolish self got a Northfield 48 improved trapper but have been looking at finances. 90 miles round trip daily to and from work. 19 mpg if lucky on my Silverado. Have to fill up once a week. If this furlough lasts more than a month, I have a knife collection to sell but I don't want to do that. At least I am still employed. These shenanigans in DC need to end.
 
Everyone on the east coast okay? I am on the MD PA line and we just have some rain but my little sister and her husband are ending their honeymoon with the remnants of that tropical storm at the MD beach. Anyone in Jersey, DE, VA or any other shore areas getting hit? As far as storms go, if this is it for hurricane season we lucked out.
 
I'm across the bridge form Jerz, in Philly, and I haven't heard anything on the local radio channels about storm damage.

Edit: At work this morning, however, the river is HIGH. Have to climb UP to board the tugs, instead of stepping down.
 
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silenthunterstudios said:
Everyone on the east coast okay? I am on the MD PA line and we just have some rain but my little sister and her husband are ending their honeymoon with the remnants of that tropical storm at the MD beach. Anyone in Jersey, DE, VA or any other shore areas getting hit? As far as storms go, if this is it for hurricane season we lucked out.
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We've had mostly steady, strong rain since yesterday (Lancaster County, PA). While not apocalyptic for most, I live in a flood plain (yay!) and two years ago had a significant basement flood under similar conditions. We're dry-ish so far, and I've added another sump pump since that last event (the first time our single sump couldn't keep up with the water that rises up from under the house) so we should be okay even if the waters continue to rise.

There are a lot of flood-prone creeks between here and where I need to get today, so I'll be glad when I'm there and back again at the end of the afternoon.

... I've added a new little soul to our household:
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Lila (Lee-la), a sweet, 1.5 yr old chihuahua mix.

We made it through two especially wet walks last night (drenched doggity!), but when she got to the edge of the porch this morning and saw the rain A-gain? Nope nope nope! We're making extra memories as we work through "taking care of necessary business in a downpour" in this, our first week together.

~ P.
 
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