Favorite task for a traditional knife?

Ed T

Ed T

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Tonight, as I was trimming the dozen roses for my wife, I realized it is one of my favorite tasks. I buy my wife a dozen roses every Saturday. I give them a fresh cut and put them in the vase.

The knife tonight was a Queen amber bone gunstock.

BTW guys, if you have not done it lately, offer a dozen roses. If they ask why, tell them if is for all of the days you did not think of it.
 
338375 said:
You know that makes the rest of us look bad don't you ??? LOL
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Not too bad. At least he cut them hinself. If he really wanted to get the rest of us man-folk in trouble he'd have had 'em delivered to where she works.

That would put all the other working wives into their "wait 'til I get home" mode. :p

My favorite task for traditional knives has to be working with wood. Wheter it be whittling or trimming a door jamb for a lock striker plate. Slip joint knives shine when put to wood.
 
Opening, trimig and cooking then eating a good steak, also cutting the peppers and mushrooms that go with it. Enjoyable task in itself, and one of the first tasks I use to bond with a new slippie/EDC.

Second to that is carving twig roosters, although I don't get time to do that much anymore.

I'd do the roses, but I am currently without someone to give them to... :(


G.
 
My favorite is anything that involves helping my kids (opening a new a toy, trimming a string off a sweater, sharpening a stick for a hotdog roast, quartering an apple, etc.).
 
I really cant put my finger on one.
Maybe everything, that doesnt need to be done in a hurry, so I can appreciate the knife.
But maybe it is everything the old timers used to use the knife for - which is almost everything ;)

Peter
 
Sitting outside ,shooting the breeze with my 9 year old son while we turn sticks into wood chips. No real purpose to our "whittling" just catching up on things on my weekends.
 
Using my knife to help out somebody who dosen't have one. Usually outside a store, and they can't get a package open. I love the look on thier face as the lightbulb over their head goes on; a small sharp knife is a handy thing to have.

Making converts to the fold.
 
stockman242 said:
I really cant put my finger on one.
Maybe everything, that doesnt need to be done in a hurry, so I can appreciate the knife.
But maybe it is everything the old timers used to use the knife for - which is almost everything ;)

Peter
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Hi,

I agree Stockman, there isn't any one thing. It's just a part of what I do, and how I do things every day. All I really know, I often get that "warm and fuzzy feeling" when my pocket knife comes out.

Ed, if any of our wives see this thread, we are all dead men because of you!:D:D

dalee
 
I think my favorite task for my traditional knives has been facilitating the creation and nurturing of lasting friendships amongst other enthusiasts be they other forum members, collectors, users, makers or purveyors.

Pretty darn amazing for a simple tool. :thumbup: :cool:
 
Blues said:
I think my favorite task for my traditional knives has been facilitating the creation and nurturing of lasting friendships amongst other enthusiasts be they other forum members, collectors, users, makers or purveyors.

Pretty darn amazing for a simple tool. :thumbup: :cool:
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That reply sir, leaves me without words!:thumbup:

Yes, its more than amazing that a simple tool our fathers and grandfathers took for granted, has led to friendships with people here I have never met in person, but consider a blade brother, for lack of a better term.
 
jackknife said:
That reply sir, leaves me without words!:thumbup:

Yes, its more than amazing that a simple tool our fathers and grandfathers took for granted, has led to friendships with people here I have never met in person, but consider a blade brother, for lack of a better term.
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Thank you, my friend. That is a great compliment coming from you and I appreciate your taking the time to say so. :cool::thumbup:
 
Todd A said:
Sitting outside ,shooting the breeze with my 9 year old son while we turn sticks into wood chips. No real purpose to our "whittling" just catching up on things on my weekends.
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I'm with Todd on this one. And any other related knife chores when it comes to my kids. .

I am reminded of a recent event that happened at a soccer game several weeks back where both my kids and nearly all my nieces and nephews were present. My niece Lia got a good 2 inch long thin wooden splinter in the palm of her hand. She was in pain but took it pretty well and only cried a little. I told her,"that's nothing, I can take that splinter out quicker than you can decide which flavor of Italian Ice you want from the concession stand!". With her big doe eyes, she said, "Really Uncle Tony?" With that she handed over her palm to me and I took out my little SAK classic, made a thin shallow cut along the the top of the splinter with the razor sharp spear blade and spread open the skin a little, whipped out the tweezers and pulled that chunk of lumber out clean and fast.. no blood, nothing. She looked up with a big smile and said, "Hey that didn't even hurt at all,, Oh, and I'll have Cherry, please!"

Anthony
 
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Cutting up fruits and particularly,cutting fresh vegetables from my garden,nothing like it!
 
Opening a new toy for my Grandson. Even my Daughter-in-law who is 100% sheeple says "give it to Grandpa, he has a knife"
 
Todd A said:
Sitting outside ,shooting the breeze with my 9 year old son while we turn sticks into wood chips. No real purpose to our "whittling" just catching up on things on my weekends.
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At my daughter's soccer game, I was sitting and doing the same thing. I half expected a comment from someone about having a knife on the school playfield.

Instead, one of the mothers said she wished her son was there. He loves to sit and whittle sticks. I would have had company!

My daughter likes to sit on the porch with me at times and shave sticks. She has several knives, but her favorite for stick shaving is a little Buck lock back with the statue of liberty on it.
 
Ed T said:
My daughter likes to sit on the porch with me at times and shave sticks. She has several knives, but her favorite for stick shaving is a little Buck lock back with the statue of liberty on it.
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:thumbup:

You can tell her that she has good taste. I'm glad that she likes knives.

Peter
 
I just noticed that in my first reply, I didn't answer the original question ..

I don't really have a favorite task. I think you all have already covered it.
Especially Elliott's reply.. It is about more than having and using, there is a common bond with all of us on here..
It's funny because when someone gets a new knife and posts a picture of it on here, I'm just as happy for them, than I would be if I would have gotten it myself..

Just having a nice slippy in pocket is comforting. I will pull it out and admire it and put it back..
 
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