Did your Traditional knife get a workout today? -Part II

Gevonovich said:
Looks like a wonderful place for a picnic, Jack! Great pictures
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Thanks pal, Knaresborough Castle is always a nice place to stop for something to eat, particularly after a good walk :)
 
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Mine did. Did a little landscaping around the yard. Cut a lot of landscape fabric and then took down some pines that were in the way.

Interesting story about that double bit. When I was in high school I worked at a local grocery store. Every Sunday an 90+ year old widow lady named Margaret would call up our office manager and give her a grocery order. Only a few things, milk bread, canned goods, stuff like that. One of the stock boys would go around and fill her order and then deliver her groceries to her house. We always carried them in to her kitchen table, coming in through the garage. One day a happened to notice the axe standing in the corner. I must have been staying at it, because she offered it to me as a tip. I assume it had been her husband's. I use it now and again. I really need (want) to rehang it and clean and sharpen it up well, but I have no idea how to do that.
 
Nice axe, nice knife, nice story, and a very nice pic sir :thumbup:
 
Cut some apples straight from the tree with my Case slimline trapper. Excellent apples and the Case did it it's job well.
 
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Pecan tree next to my MILs house needed trimming...lots of branches touching the roof. Sharp machete is sooooo much faster than a saw. Photo taken on the flat portion of the roof.
 
My ebony Spear & Pen Charlow got to open a package from Charlie containing a Sheepsfoot Charlow! :) :) :)



Also included was a GEC Top-Popper! Cheers Charlie, it works well :)

 
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Here's a little guy I whittled while at a concert in the park, and the old real Remington (rescued and modified) that I did it with.
 
pipedreams308 said:
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Pecan tree next to my MILs house needed trimming...lots of branches touching the roof. Sharp machete is sooooo much faster than a saw. Photo taken on the flat portion of the roof.
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agreed! if you dont need to worry so much about sharp-ish snags sticking out then a machete is not only faster but less tiring than either a hand saw or a chain saw. certainly safer than a chainsaw. more fun too lol.


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last night i used my garish rough rider toothpick to make some salsa verde (tomatillos, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, chile peppers) for several pans of enchiladas. i really like the toothpick but its kind of big to carry comfortably so it has become my kitchen knife. its shown sitting on a sheet of tomatillos i roasted in the oven
 
Mr. Chips said:
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Here's a little guy I whittled while at a concert in the park, and the old real Remington (rescued and modified) that I did it with.
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that's outstanding. i would love to learn how to whittle even something simple. what kind of wood is that?
 
He's made out of Western White Pine.

I sometimes use basswood for projects like this, but I prefer White Pine.

Doing things like this is an acquired skill, meaning you can learn to do it. I teach lots of people, and I am sure there are teachers and carving clubs near you that can help a lot. There are some excellent books on the subject of whittlin' too.
 
medicevans said:
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Mine did. Did a little landscaping around the yard. Cut a lot of landscape fabric and then took down some pines that were in the way.

Interesting story about that double bit. When I was in high school I worked at a local grocery store. Every Sunday an 90+ year old widow lady named Margaret would call up our office manager and give her a grocery order. Only a few things, milk bread, canned goods, stuff like that. One of the stock boys would go around and fill her order and then deliver her groceries to her house. We always carried them in to her kitchen table, coming in through the garage. One day a happened to notice the axe standing in the corner. I must have been staying at it, because she offered it to me as a tip. I assume it had been her husband's. I use it now and again. I really need (want) to rehang it and clean and sharpen it up well, but I have no idea how to do that.
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Hey Brian,
That knife looks good. It feels good to use a knife you poured many hours into making. Take care,
Nathan
 
Man, I just got hungry looking at that pic... (it was combatjujitsu's steak and mushrooms... for some reason it did not post with my comment)
 
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