EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

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lzeplin said:
Exactly! He follows me everywhere, when I put him in his crate he screams and cries. Sure makes it hard to go to work. When he gets bigger I'm going to take him with me all that I can.
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Puppy love.........its a wonderful thing........ He certainly is a handsome devil.......How's his bark???? Is he a talker or a listener..😉..........We already know he's a watcher, right..😉
 
Steel CJRB Pyrite in steel handles and AR-RPM9 proprietary steel for the blade. Just finished acid etching and stone-washing the handles. I did a 3:1 ratio of water to ferric chloride using the BladeHQ acid etching video. I kept them in for 15 minutes each and then used a PowerRaid bottle filled 1/4 full with bluemetal stones and 4:1 ratio of water and dish detergent shaking for 5 minutes each. I really like the contrast it brings compared to before where the blade and handles and hardware including the button were the exact same colour.
 
woodysone said:
Simple Slipjoint Saturday is one of my favorite days, just enough things going on to keep me busy. With rain for the next couple of days that’s not much.😉
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Rain and wind here too for the foreseeable future. But the grocery shopping is done , errands are complete and as luck would have it , the kids will be spending the weekend at their cousins’ house an hour away (😃). Oh , and I ordered a couple new knives. So this weekend already gets a 5 star rating in my book.
 
Mustacheben said:
Terry I always love when you post a Chaves day! How did you come about your customs? I’ve been trying to get ahold of one for some time and have never seen one on the secondary and his books seem to be closed pretty much 100% of the time.
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Well I’ve been apart of his sponsored FB page for quite awhile and have made some friends there. They have offered me custom pieces when they want to sell and I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to pick up 3 of his customs now. It’s all about who you know I’m afraid.
 
Terry M. said:
Well I’ve been apart of his sponsored FB page for quite awhile and have made some friends there. They have offered me custom pieces when they want to sell and I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to pick up 3 of his customs now. It’s all about who you know I’m afraid.
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I have gathered that myself as well. They are beautiful pieces! I’m still holding holding out hope I’ll get a chance at one some day ! :)
 
Today's knife photos come with a little story, hope you don't mind the longer post.

Both my parents left us in the last 3 years: my mom passed in 2020, followed by my dad last Dec. My sisters were kind enough to leave me my dad's film camera, a Leicaflex that he acquired in the early 70s. He carried that camera everywhere, shooting slides exclusively, and about once every two months we would see slide shows on Saturdays after dinner - it was part of the family routine. There are literally thousands of his slides left in his estate, which we are still organizing.

The Leicaflex broke down in the early 2010s, mirror loose, desilvered prism, timing off, etc. So I sent it for my dad to the mothership in Wetzlar where it was completely overhauled. After half a year, when I returned the camera to my dad however, he had switched to digital, and had decided to stop using film. So, since then, the camera sat packed away in his office desk, unused.

I used to be much deeper into film photography, developing, scanning and post-processing black and white film about once a week, being an active member in a camera forum, etc. Then, in 2014, my wife gave me a digital camera for Christmas, making me abandon film as well. Still, I have a dedicated freezer full of film, both 35mm and 6x6, stashed away 10 years ago for when the film bug would bite me again. And, to be honest, I miss the smell of fixer on Sunday mornings. :)

Anyways, for the first time after 10 years, I took a few negative rools out of my freezer and ran the Leicaflex through it's paces over the last few weeks, and it still works beautifully. So today you get a Leicaflex photo of two of my favorite knives:

This is digital, obviously:

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This is a photo of me and my sister taken by my mom, in the mid 70s. Back then, my mom used an even older camera, that broke down long ago. The reason why I'm showing this, is my dad's camera on the rocks in the foreground.

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And here are two low resolution lab scans that I received yesterday, from the first roll I ran through my dad's Leica a couple of weeks ago:

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We'll be moving soon. Afterwards, the plan is to shoot more film again. I still have to dig out my development equipment, see if my scanner is still functional, etc. Hopefully , you'll see some more film pictures later in the year :)

Roland.
 
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ferider said:
Today's knife photos come with a little story, hope you don't mind the longer post.

Both my parents left us in the last 3 years: my mom passed in 2020, followed by my dad last Dec. My sisters were kind enough to leave me my dad's film camera, a Leicaflex that he acquired in the early 70s. He carried that camera everywhere, shooting slides exclusively, and about once every two months we would see slide shows on Saturdays after dinner - it was part of the family routine. There are literally thousands of his slides left in his estate, which we are still organizing.

The Leicaflex broke down in the early 2010s, mirror loose, desilvered prism, timing off, etc. So I sent it for my dad to the mothership in Wetzlar where it was completely overhauled. After half a year, when I returned the camera to my dad however, he had switched to digital, and had decided to stop using film. So, since then, the camera sat packed away in his office desk, unused.

I used to be much deeper into film photography, developing, scanning and post-processing black and white film about once a week, being an active member in a camera forum, etc. Then, in 2014, my wife gave me a digital camera for Christmas, making me abandon film as well. Still, I have a dedicated freezer full of film, both 35mm and 6x6, stashed away 10 years ago for when the film bug would bite me again. And, to be honest, I miss the smell of fixer on Sunday mornings. :)

Anyways, for the first time after 10 years, I took a few negative rools out of my freezer and ran the Leicaflex through it's paces over the last few weeks, and it still works beautifully. So today you get a Leicaflex photo of two of my favorite knives:

This is digital, obviously:

i-T3gSGhQ-X2.jpg


This is a photo of me and my sister taken by my mom, in the mid 70s. Back then, my mom used an even older camera, that broke down long ago. The reason why I'm showing this, is my dad's camera on the rocks in the foreground.

i-GnjPR7p-X2.jpg


And here are two low resolution lab scans that I received yesterday, from the first roll I ran through my dad's Leica a couple of weeks ago:

i-ZnrqtMP-X2.jpg


i-NFJBxWb-X2.jpg


We'll be moving soon. Afterwards, the plan is to shoot more film again. I still have to dig out my development equipment, see if my scanner is still functional, etc. Hopefully , you'll see some more film pictures later in the year :)

Roland.
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What wrist watch were you sporting?
 
ferider said:
Today's knife photos come with a little story, hope you don't mind the longer post.

Both my parents left us in the last 3 years: my mom passed in 2020, followed by my dad last Dec. My sisters were kind enough to leave me my dad's film camera, a Leicaflex that he acquired in the early 70s. He carried that camera everywhere, shooting slides exclusively, and about once every two months we would see slide shows on Saturdays after dinner - it was part of the family routine. There are literally thousands of his slides left in his estate, which we are still organizing.

The Leicaflex broke down in the early 2010s, mirror loose, desilvered prism, timing off, etc. So I sent it for my dad to the mothership in Wetzlar where it was completely overhauled. After half a year, when I returned the camera to my dad however, he had switched to digital, and had decided to stop using film. So, since then, the camera sat packed away in his office desk, unused.

I used to be much deeper into film photography, developing, scanning and post-processing black and white film about once a week, being an active member in a camera forum, etc. Then, in 2014, my wife gave me a digital camera for Christmas, making me abandon film as well. Still, I have a dedicated freezer full of film, both 35mm and 6x6, stashed away 10 years ago for when the film bug would bite me again. And, to be honest, I miss the smell of fixer on Sunday mornings. :)

Anyways, for the first time after 10 years, I took a few negative rools out of my freezer and ran the Leicaflex through it's paces over the last few weeks, and it still works beautifully. So today you get a Leicaflex photo of two of my favorite knives:

This is digital, obviously:

i-T3gSGhQ-X2.jpg


This is a photo of me and my sister taken by my mom, in the mid 70s. Back then, my mom used an even older camera, that broke down long ago. The reason why I'm showing this, is my dad's camera on the rocks in the foreground.

i-GnjPR7p-X2.jpg


And here are two low resolution lab scans that I received yesterday, from the first roll I ran through my dad's Leica a couple of weeks ago:

i-ZnrqtMP-X2.jpg


i-NFJBxWb-X2.jpg


We'll be moving soon. Afterwards, the plan is to shoot more film again. I still have to dig out my development equipment, see if my scanner is still functional, etc. Hopefully , you'll see some more film pictures later in the year :)

Roland.
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Double congrats!!!! One for rediscovering a loved hobby and 2 for knowing you'd be here right now with said hobby!!!!👌
 
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