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

knarfeng said:
On a side note, one of the members has repeatedly voiced to Peregrin and I that there are a number of members who are offended by our moderation. There is currently an open thread in the Tech Support Forum in which such frustration can be voiced. Feel free to voice either way.
Frank
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:D Ha! I believe "Airing Of The Grievances" is a Festivus tradition. *


*To be followed by "Feats of Strength."
 
btb01 said:
Same to you, Jack! (Although I'm going to try to make it through 2018 before I worry about 2019.) ;) :D

Merry Christmas, everyone! :thumbsup:
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LOL! :D Sorry about that, I was completely sober too! :rolleyes: :thumbsup:

Peregrin said:
Just want to say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays, to all of you on the Porch!

You're a great bunch of people! I'm happy to be able to share some of my time with you.
It's nice that we can set aside the worlds problems and controversies to come here and share our love of traditional knives, and the traditions that go along with them.

Thanks to all of you!
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Nicely said Gary :) :thumbsup:
 
leghog said:
What time was it you wanted me over?
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Lol, it's gone. My daughter is a great cook. It's our Christmas Eve dinner every year. The Paula Dean House seasoning (1 cup of salt, 1/4 of pepper, 1/4 garlic powder) makes a great crust and it comes out rare to medium rare. Key is letting it rest. We use smaller standing rib roasts, around 5 pounds.
 
5K Qs said:
Also, concerning your photo: what the heck is on your hat?? :confused: I see a knife and an onion, the rest of my family says it's a Christmas ornament.
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It is a Christmas ornament (tell your family you were testing them). There was a red ribbon for a hatband, too, but it had been covered with snow.

Actually, I think that what looks like a knife handle (good idea for a place to carry a knife, though), is the end of the ribbon where it was tied off on the idiot string).
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r8shell said:
:D Ha! I believe "Airing Of The Grievances" is a Festivus tradition. *


*To be followed by "Feats of Strength."
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I saw that Seinfeld episode a few nights ago. Cracks me up every time time I see it.
 
r8shell said:
:D Ha! I believe "Airing Of The Grievances" is a Festivus tradition. *


*To be followed by "Feats of Strength."
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Peregrin said:
I saw that Seinfeld episode a few nights ago. Cracks me up every time time I see it.
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My dad and I were huge Seinfeld fans. One year for Christmas, I bought him a Festivus pole. Now that he's gone, I put it up every year (or at least the years we have Christmas at our house). Here it is next to the tree last year. :D

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kamagong said:
Thanks Jack. I have a knife that is fairly close in form to a thwitel.

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Have you ever seen any historical examples? I can't imagine the knife in the Reeve's Tale having scales.
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Wow Christian, that is very similar! Really nice knife my friend :thumbsup: I think Wright's just use that name for their fixed-blade Whittler (as indeed do Svord). I have photos (in books) of some very old knives, and always enjoy looking at them, but I'm not sure any of them are Thwitels :) :thumbsup:
 
I wonder how large thwitels were? Chaucerian ones must have been larger than the contemporary versions, if only because of these lines.

On the tenth day, we thought that we’d produced the finest thwitel ever seen, a stout, sharp-pointed knife, with a round horn handle. It would stick neatly into a sheath, and be ready to cut meat, or wood, or leather. It might even be whipped out fast for defence, should danger threaten. Father used to boast that his thwitels had saved many a man’s life.
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kamagong said:
I wonder how large thwitels were? Chaucerian ones must have been larger than the contemporary versions, if only because of these lines.
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jc57 said:
That line is from a book by Theresa Tomlinson:

http://www.theresatomlinson.com/PDFs/shefthwitel.pdf
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Yes indeed, a much more recent work! :) I have seen old knives of many forms and sizes, but most were carried as eating implements, rather than tools or weapons :thumbsup:

If you ever get the chance to read it, I thoroughly recommend Simon Moore's Cutlery For The Table: A History of British Table Cutlery, the subject matter of which is far more extensive than the title suggests :thumbsup:

Chui-888 said:
......aah, then this must be a close relative too (a good desk companion)

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Very nice indeed Paul :thumbsup:
 
scrteened porch said:
It is a Christmas ornament (tell your family you were testing them). There was a red ribbon for a hatband, too, but it had been covered with snow.

Actually, I think that what looks like a knife handle (good idea for a place to carry a knife, though), is the end of the ribbon where it was tied off on the idiot string).
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Jer, thanks for showing me the truth! :thumbsup::D I now see that what I thought was a sheep foot blade sticking up along the crown of your hat was the end of the ribbon, and even my dimming eyes can see the (onion-colored and onion shaped ;):rolleyes:) Christmas ornament in the close-up! "I can't believe my eyes" is becoming an ever-more relevant declaration for me! :confused:o_O

- GT
 
TLARbb said:
I wanted to stop by and say hello and Merry Christmas to the folks here. It's been a tough year. I fully intended to do another Christmas Eve Gift give away as it has been my tradition since I joined the forum, but I just couldn't get myself together to do it. My apologies to all of you that participate and follow those giveaways. I hope this finds you all doing well and may you be richly blessed this Christmas and have a Happy New Year. I miss you guys.
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TLARbb, I hope the New Year will be better for you than this one has been. I'm glad you made a last-minute decision to run your traditional Christmas Eve GAW (with some schedule modifications) after all! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:

Jack Black said:
I thought some of the kids and grandkids might enjoy this tale, The Sheffield Thwitel :thumbsup:

http://www.theresatomlinson.com/PDFs/shefthwitel.pdf
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Finally read the story this afternoon, Jack; thanks! :cool::cool::thumbsup:

Jack Black said:
I thought you folks might like to see the cuff-links ADEE gifted me for Xmas (together with an excellent British WW2 pattern Navy Clasp Knife :thumbsup:

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Very classy, Jack; carbon steel or stainless blades?? ;) I no longer even own a shirt capable of using cufflinks (French cuffs?), so I've been casually and intermittently looking for a knife-themed "tie bar" or "tie clasp". Since "fashion" is NOT my middle name, I'm currently quite pleased with using a Victorinox money clip as a tie clasp. :rolleyes:

r redden said:
Had to drop by and say Merry Christmas to all of you and have a wonderful time.
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Thanks for stopping by, Randy. :thumbsup::cool::cool: Praying for a quick and financially favorable resolution for you in the very near future!

knarfeng said:
On a side note, one of the members has repeatedly voiced to Peregrin and I that there are a number of members who are offended by our moderation. There is currently an open thread in the Tech Support Forum in which such frustration can be voiced. Feel free to voice either way.
Frank
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I'm amazed at the "atmosphere" of good will, civility, thoughtfulness, and generosity (of numerous kinds) that characterizes the traditional subforum. I felt that way within hours of first stumbling across this place almost exactly 4 years ago. In my opinion, Frank and Gary play a major role in maintaining that atmosphere. I work with prospective school teachers, and one of the main challenges they face is dealing with members of a classroom who frequently put their own interests ahead of what's best for the classroom community. Unfortunately, Gary and Frank have to occasionally deal with that same type of individual, and they deserve accolades for doing it so effectively, IMHO! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:

- GT
 
knarfeng said:
On a side note, one of the members has repeatedly voiced to Peregrin and I that there are a number of members who are offended by our moderation. There is currently an open thread in the Tech Support Forum in which such frustration can be voiced. Feel free to voice either way.
Frank
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- somewhat surprised at this, but then again, no.

Only just noticed this, following 5K Qs 5K Qs previous post.

This forum is more like a gentleman's club........it is wonderful, and I wish I had the time to dip into here more often.

As a mod on our own small forum in UK, know only too well the time that goes into oiling the wheels - it is not a position of power, it is a position of facilitation. Hats off to Frank and Gary.

There's an old saying from up north in England - there's 'nowt queer as folk' - that will continue forever and a day :D

And, I've learned a new English word on an American forum - brilliant :thumbsup::thumbsup: Thwitels :D
 
5K Qs said:
"I can't believe my eyes" is becoming an ever-more relevant declaration for me!
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I hear ya, man.
As for thwittels, might they not have been any knife with a thwittel tang? Being a narrow through-tang?
One thing that bothers me about thwittels is that thwittel is a form of "thwaite", or clearing. Who ever used a small (or even large) sheath knife to clear a clearing?
 
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