Fixed blades

norcalAF said:
The chickens were a family affair 😂, all hands on deck. Grandpa had a plucking machine, so a quick dip in boiling water and all the feathers came out clean. Funny thing, there was an emu farm up the road from Grandpa and they had a few escapes 😲
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Ah the old giant road runner escapee, yes I know that type well. It's always fun wrangling a 6ft bird lol
 
FlyingFinn said:
Any love for Marble’s? I grew up near Gladstone, but moved away a long time ago. A few years ago I picked up a few for the nostalgia. Lately I’ve been thinking about putting a couple into use. Seems like a waste of a good blade just to have them sit in a box.

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My Gladstone 'Trailblazer'

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How about a boot knife? This G-96/Jet-Aer Corp. No. 7003 I’ve had for 35ish years. It was a “gift” to me when I was in the Air Force. I was a Crew Chief on C-130’s in the late 80’s / early 90’s.

A tradition back in the day went something like this; any object (tools, personal items, equipment) left on the aircraft after a flight was considered F.O.D. (foreign object debris). If a Crew Chief encountered said object(s) they would be required to officially document the F.O.D. Or the object could be returned to the rightful owner unofficially for a fee. Usually a case of beer. Which would then be shared among the rest of the maintenance crew.

This knife came from a particular crew member that had a habit of leaving items behind on the aircraft. When I offered to return this knife he just sighed and said “keep it, I’m tired of buying you guys beer.” I did feel bad. A little bit. Because we had more than a few cases at his expense. So I did just offer it back sans ransom. But traditions back in the day meant something. He just said with a smile “It’s yours if I don’t have to answer for it.” He never did leave anything behind again that I can remember.

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FlyingFinn said:
How about a boot knife? This G-96/Jet-Aer Corp. No. 7003 I’ve had for 35ish years. It was a “gift” to me when I was in the Air Force. I was a Crew Chief on C-130’s in the late 80’s / early 90’s.

A tradition back in the day went something like this; any object (tools, personal items, equipment) left on the aircraft after a flight was considered F.O.D. (foreign object debris). If a Crew Chief encountered said object(s) they would be required to officially document the F.O.D. Or the object could be returned to the rightful owner unofficially for a fee. Usually a case of beer. Which would then be shared among the rest of the maintenance crew.

This knife came from a particular crew member that had a habit of leaving items behind on the aircraft. When I offered to return this knife he just sighed and said “keep it, I’m tired of buying you guys beer.” I did feel bad. A little bit. Because we had more than a few cases at his expense. So I did just offer it back sans ransom. But traditions back in the day meant something. He just said with a smile “It’s yours if I don’t have to answer for it.” He never did leave anything behind again that I can remember.

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Nice knife, great story.
 
FlyingFinn said:
Any love for Marble’s? I grew up near Gladstone, but moved away a long time ago. A few years ago I picked up a few for the nostalgia. Lately I’ve been thinking about putting a couple into use. Seems like a waste of a good blade just to have them sit in a box.

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Nice set you’ve got there. I believe this is the only one I have left. Needs a cleaning but they are cool knives.

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Rocky Mtn Cutlery beast of a knife made of BDS steel. When I first put an edge on it I did not follow Mr Boyes advise and took the edge to 1200 grit. Tested it on some cardboard and realized what I did wrong. Then re-did the edge at with a 220 belt. Now it slices tomatoes better than my chef's knife.

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