Comments from a knife newbie.
These two early-on quotes in the "Farm Life" thread really motivated to keep on going and read it through.
Quote by Doug_86
It's nice to know there are still real people left in this world. Hard working self sufficient people like David and his family. I think there are too many people who rely on others to provide them with sustenance. we're so reliant on grocery stores and a society that provides out needs for living. We've lost skills that at one time would be beneficial to our own survival.
Back to the basics is where a family needs to be. In life and at the dinner table. I commend you for not being a city slicker who's priorities lie between a smart phone and a Google search.
As a fellow outdoorsman and Buck knife enthusiast it's gratifying and rewarding to be able to use a good knife and rifle to provide your family with organic food. It's better for the mind and body. It makes us healthier and stronger, which I believe is the foundation for happiness
Doug, thank you. It was my pleasure reading your post. I didn't know you thought along these lines. We get on here and talk about this model knife and that one and how we like them and don't really know what's under the layers. Really inside the person. I respect you for just laying it out there, like this. We try to keep this Forum fresh with different topics folks may find of interest and use their knife on. At other times I may post a pretty knife my wife has just finished working on. It's good to know this subject strikes a cord with many that can see we are losing some needed skills. DM
Ive spent a good part of this past week reading through (catching up) these dozen pages/+225 posts of this thread. I must say I have never found in one place such interesting stories, photos, and a thread of learning as is this reading.
Thanks, David Martin. It was excellent.
I did not grow up on a farm, or even in a rural area. But it looks like a good way to live and grow up, whiling learning those positive values of hard work and a grateful appreciation for the bounty of the land.
However, the thread brought back some childhood memories. Dad was old country, raised in a poor, rural village in the former Yugoslavia. He brought much knowledge and those skills with him to this country, which were definitely needed to provide food for the family during his youth. In our family, there were five kids. We had quite large veggie gardens (Mom had two green thumbs), and with the apple, pear, and cherry trees Dad planted on his property (plus two grape arbors), we also had abundant fruit harvests. Dad harvested chicken and pigs, using knives and axes. He also regularly sharpened his tools. The chicken and pigs werent raised, but purchased live, and then harvested. Mom did a lot of canning of the veggies and fruits, and also used knives to prep these garden crops. As a youth, I knew nothing about knives or axes. After going through this Farm Life thread, I wish I knew what kind of knives they had and used.
Early on in the thread, one person wrote:
Fascinating bucolic stories. I totally agree. I learned much, as well as relived some wonderful memories from youth years long gone by.
Again, thanks so very much, DM, for this great thread. And thanks also to everyone else who shared, too. I will go back from time-to-time and once more enjoy these stories and photos.
P.S. So very glad your dog is doing so well.....great results from attentive care!!
