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"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")
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I feel like I'm playing the lottery every time I buy a new Case knife over the internet these days.
even these schatt and morgans!
this medium coke bottle was very wonky
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Alright. I had to break for dinner and get some work done.
I went into the store today and there was no one there. No one behind the counter. Nothing.
A couple minutes later an older gentleman walked in and I said I was fascinated by the building, we had a short conversation, he said he had to unload some things, told me to feel free to look around and he walked back out after turning the rest of the lights on. I was alone in the store and free to snoop and shop.
When he came back we walked around and talked about the TV show and how the place was a bar, a restaurant then back to a general store. Then we discussed politics, insurance, knives, and business.
In the back was a wood burning stove. On top of it was tin pans of peanuts warming and there were a couple chairs and stools around it.
Upstairs, you could look down on most of the lower level.
In a room to the left as you went in was all the hardware. Shovels, rakes, axes, shears, and yard equipment. Toward the front was some huge bags of peanuts that he sold 3 lbs for $3.95.
On the floor under a table covered with every type of Lodge brand cast iron cookware was a box of Tramontina Machetes.
to be continued...
I went into the store today and there was no one there. No one behind the counter. Nothing.
A couple minutes later an older gentleman walked in and I said I was fascinated by the building, we had a short conversation, he said he had to unload some things, told me to feel free to look around and he walked back out after turning the rest of the lights on. I was alone in the store and free to snoop and shop.
When he came back we walked around and talked about the TV show and how the place was a bar, a restaurant then back to a general store. Then we discussed politics, insurance, knives, and business.
In the back was a wood burning stove. On top of it was tin pans of peanuts warming and there were a couple chairs and stools around it.
Upstairs, you could look down on most of the lower level.
In a room to the left as you went in was all the hardware. Shovels, rakes, axes, shears, and yard equipment. Toward the front was some huge bags of peanuts that he sold 3 lbs for $3.95.
On the floor under a table covered with every type of Lodge brand cast iron cookware was a box of Tramontina Machetes.
to be continued...
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On the counter there was quite a bit of nostalgia. Old catalogs that were 5" thick. Some ceramic coated cast iron cookware, Cigar boxes full of anyone's guess, boxes that were older than me with writing only legible to the original scribbler.
TRAPS! I should have known it was a trap!
More of the store:
And now for the "almost" part.
We've all wanted to stumble across one of these stores and find it full of USA made Old Timers, a couple of forgotten about Marbles, a dusty XX Case for sale for the original price or a vintage display case that held some dusty treasure.
This was no such visit. There were some knife displays and one rather interesting Tree Brand case. Unfortunately, all he had was Steel Warrior, Taylor Shrades and a Boker Plus display.
We discussed the Old Timers and that they're not what they were. He said that Boker was what he carried and showed me a Stockman he had in his pocket.
The owner of the store was as nice as could be. He showed me true hospitality. A quick look-see turned into 40 minutes and I, unfortunately, had to get back to the shop.
I wouldn't have felt right walking out without making some sort of small contribution to his business so I bought one of his Bokers and a post card that had the building on it but, as you can see in the video, Hollywood switched the name from "SW & CS Davis Company general Srore" to "SW & CS Davis Forge" .
I'm not one for Boker Plus knives. I'm not a fan of Hawkbill/Pruners either. I've never used one and the Camillus USA in delrin that I was gifted a few years ago I gave away before ever using.
Today I decided to give one a try so I bought a gray jigged bone version called The Miner (
). It has a half stop. snaps open clean but not too strong and is well centered when closed. F&F isn't bad.
Dollar bill is there for scale.
I don't don't know too many people that would appreciate such a find so I'd like to thank all of you for being just the type that does. Otherwise, I'd have all these photos and stories and no one to tell them to. Y'all ( I am in NC) are a great bunch of people and I appreciate you taking a minute to look at these posts.
TRAPS! I should have known it was a trap!
More of the store:
And now for the "almost" part.
We've all wanted to stumble across one of these stores and find it full of USA made Old Timers, a couple of forgotten about Marbles, a dusty XX Case for sale for the original price or a vintage display case that held some dusty treasure.
This was no such visit. There were some knife displays and one rather interesting Tree Brand case. Unfortunately, all he had was Steel Warrior, Taylor Shrades and a Boker Plus display.
We discussed the Old Timers and that they're not what they were. He said that Boker was what he carried and showed me a Stockman he had in his pocket.
The owner of the store was as nice as could be. He showed me true hospitality. A quick look-see turned into 40 minutes and I, unfortunately, had to get back to the shop.
I wouldn't have felt right walking out without making some sort of small contribution to his business so I bought one of his Bokers and a post card that had the building on it but, as you can see in the video, Hollywood switched the name from "SW & CS Davis Company general Srore" to "SW & CS Davis Forge" .
I'm not one for Boker Plus knives. I'm not a fan of Hawkbill/Pruners either. I've never used one and the Camillus USA in delrin that I was gifted a few years ago I gave away before ever using.
Today I decided to give one a try so I bought a gray jigged bone version called The Miner (
). It has a half stop. snaps open clean but not too strong and is well centered when closed. F&F isn't bad.
Dollar bill is there for scale.
I don't don't know too many people that would appreciate such a find so I'd like to thank all of you for being just the type that does. Otherwise, I'd have all these photos and stories and no one to tell them to. Y'all ( I am in NC) are a great bunch of people and I appreciate you taking a minute to look at these posts.
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Farewell.
To know why I am leaving, go to the Sword Forum and read Lady Vivamous.
I'm sorry to leave the Traditional forum.
But i won't stay with such an outfit.
Raymond
To know why I am leaving, go to the Sword Forum and read Lady Vivamous.
I'm sorry to leave the Traditional forum.
But i won't stay with such an outfit.
Raymond
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You broke the ship. You broke the bloody ship.
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I won't buy a lottery ticket. I started throwing all my loose change in a jar in 2015 and at the end of the year I had $145. Even small amounts can add up to a really nice knife every year.
I collected all of my pocket change for a few years, towards the end of college and the first few years after I graduated. To be honest, I became a little obsessed about it (carrying and using cash more than my debit card, refusing to spend change even when I had some in my pocket and I was buying something that came out to, say, $10.04). I would collect it in a jar, and as the jar filled up I'd take it out, count it, bag it in a Ziploc bag (labeled with the amount) and stash it in a small box. After 3 or 4 years, I cashed in $1100 in change. It weighed 68 lbs, and the poor girl at the bank (who was probably 5' tall and all of 100 lbs herself) had to use her wheelie chair to get the box back to the change counting machine in the back. If only I'd been into traditionals back then.
I don't even remember what I spent it on at the time. I've continued collecting change since then, but I'm a good ways off from matching what I collected before. All that to say... yes, it can definitely add up. :thumbup:
Hah. Sound logic. I'm too frugal to waste money on a lottery ticket. It wouldn't make it four hours without thinking something along the lines of "You know that useless lottery ticket you just bought? you could've used that money to buy an extra side for your lunch". Keep in mind that I spend hundreds on knives when I already have perfectly good ones, and I am saving for the rather frivolous purchase of a Grand Seiko wrist watch. Such is life.
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When I was in college my girlfriend at the time and I collected all of our change for the year in a big glass jar. At the end of the school year we cashed it in and paid for a trip to Canada. We were 19 at the time, so one of the thrills was being able to legally buy alcohol. One of the disappointments was finding out all of the bars in the town we stayed in only sold Molson. Such is life, you have your ups and downs. 
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Agreed 100%. I get what you're saying about hoping to find better knives, but sometimes the treasure is the experience itself. It looks like a store that time forgot, and I really appreciate you taking the time to share it with us. Very cool.
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We've had it here for over 20 years, but I've never played, I genuinely wouldn't know how to
Don't feel lonely. Grin.
I don't know how to play any of that either. I never gambled.
I barely knew/know how to play some old card game that old farmers played in my former state. They showed me. But we did not play for money. My husband and his best friend tried to explain how the card game was played. I barely remember it now. But I 'bid' out of my butt as the saying goes because I thought that I had good cards and sometimes I won. (I am stupid in card games and admit it!)
The most that I remember about 'games' was when we held a bingo night (Annual Feather Party!) in my former state for our Volunteer FD and EMT Department. I helped make coffee and food and it was held at our volunteer fire station in town. Local people played bingo once a year and they won turkeys for a prize!
The extra money earned went for FD/EMT equipment that did not come out of the taxpayers money. I was very involved with that group due to my late husband and VERY involved in my library too.
I hope that the people who won use the money well and pass on some of their good fortune.
The income TAXES have got to be a royal pain in the butt!
Cate
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We save extra money in a mason jar and dump all of the coin into a plastic bag.
It goes for something fun like renting a movie or buying a classic western movie.
Cate
It goes for something fun like renting a movie or buying a classic western movie.
Cate