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

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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An old lady and an axe. Reminds me:
When I was a teen living in a tiny town in Pennsylvania, we had an ancient lady living next door. She was often seen chopping her own firewood. My Mother told me to go over and offer up my services as wood-chopper. Old gal chased me off with the axe! Guess she didn't want some youngster thinking she couldn't take care of her own business.
Turns out I'm pretty quick, when properly motivated.
 
ch46 said:
An old lady and an axe. Reminds me:
When I was a teen living in a tiny town in Pennsylvania, we had an ancient lady living next door. She was often seen chopping her own firewood. My Mother told me to go over and offer up my services as wood-chopper. Old gal chased me off with the axe! Guess she didn't want some youngster thinking she couldn't take care of her own business.
Turns out I'm pretty quick, when properly motivated.
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LOL! Great story :D
 
The Pemberton did all the heavy lifting today, opening mail, opening a package, a bag of dog food, cutting the bale strings on some hay. Loving my #06!!! :)

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My Buck 105 Pathfinder de-boned and sliced a yummy boiled pork picnic shoulder :)
I also like this knife for rendering turkeys, and for cutting up whole chickens ;)
 
Fresh White bait...open fire and some good thick cast iron.....Tough job for the LLoyd cutting those limes....Classic Kiwi sunday breakfast...............................FES





 
I've been using the old Taylor's to clean up cuts and holes in my brother's back steps project. The Boker is brand new and I'mscared to get it dusty, but I did use the sheepfoot today to whittle the top of a file handle to receive the top of a carriage bolt, to make a side-handle for my corded drill.
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My Charlow made sandwiches and opened a fresh pack of coffee. Fuel for my explorations today :)

 
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festerfromnzed said:
Fresh White bait...open fire and some good thick cast iron.....Tough job for the LLoyd cutting those limes....Classic Kiwi sunday breakfast...............................FES





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Fes, you've always got the most interesting pictures! Not to mention I love seeing that Lloyd every time you post it, just something about that blade!
 
So I've used the Hobo knife (that Kris aka MT Damascus sent to me, thanks again Kris ) a few times out with my daughter, but I myself had not yet really used it. One of the things I did in the past while traveling around, is thank people who I would meet that put me up for a night or two, sometimes longer, would be to go and pickup food and cook them a meal, most of the time people's cutlery would be deplorable, so I would end up using my pocket knife, well if I was to live out of a pack again the Hobo would definitely be coming along, I prepped, cooked and ate the entire meal with the utensils on the Hobo knife

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Stich2442 said:
One of the things I did in the past while traveling around, is thank people who I would meet that put me up for a night or two, sometimes longer, would be to go and pickup food and cook them a meal, most of the time people's cutlery would be deplorable, so I would end up using my pocket knife, well if I was to live out of a pack again the Hobo would definitely be coming along, I prepped, cooked and ate the entire meal with the utensils on the Hobo knife
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Great pics Pete :) I've done exactly the same myself, always carried a sharp knife to use for food and my own eating utensils - chopsticks and a wooden spoon or KFS, both in belt pouches, depending on where I was going. The Hobo knife sure is a great piece of kit :thumbup:
 
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