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For the Grandparents Out There
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A small dagger from Wolfgang Loerchner. I ordered it 3 years ago and will probably get it in 2009.
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MikeH said:
That's ALL you've got for him?
Seriously, that sounds like about the perfect knife to be presented with by your grand dad. Even if that's the only knife you ever give him, he'll probably carry it forever. Fortunately you bought a knife that will last him forever.
for my six year old grandaughter so far an A G russell mammoth ivory and ats34 gentlemans hunter.a fallkniven wm1 micarta,and two small Gene Ingram fixed blades both are really nice one buffalo handle and the other is green micarta.I let her carry her pink spyderco jester when I'm around.
I'll proably give her my small unique sebenza one day also.
I'll proably give her my small unique sebenza one day also.
A couple of Gerber Pauls. A Spyderco ZDP Calypso Jr. My Leatherman. A damascus hunting fixed blade. Maybe when older my Protechs and Microtechs and Benchmades.
The leatherman is a great knife for a young but responsible boy. They seem to like all the various little tools and will play with it for hours. I try to teach them good tool skills like how to sharpen and oil to prevent rust. It seems to be sinking in. We have great fun taking twigs and making fire sticks with them (where you just partially shave off a curl of wood from the stick which ends up with fuzzy looking curly hair type features when finish). Of course we then have to build a fire and roast some marshmellows. Food is a great teaching aid I have found.
The leatherman is a great knife for a young but responsible boy. They seem to like all the various little tools and will play with it for hours. I try to teach them good tool skills like how to sharpen and oil to prevent rust. It seems to be sinking in. We have great fun taking twigs and making fire sticks with them (where you just partially shave off a curl of wood from the stick which ends up with fuzzy looking curly hair type features when finish). Of course we then have to build a fire and roast some marshmellows. Food is a great teaching aid I have found.
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Yeesh, where were all of you when MY grandparents were still around?
I'm guessing my grandson's going to get all my stuff
He's about 15 months at this point. When I'm babysitting, he sure plays with either my Inova X5 or Gerber Ultra Infinity alot Flashlights to knives is a pretty small jump
Pretty impressed with the Gerber - he's beat it up the odd time between dropping it and tossing it the odd time. Still tickin' I don't worry about my Inova - he doesn't get that one that often My two sons have little or no interest in blades to speak of, though if they need something done in leather, etc., Dad tends to get the call They both carry and use knives and multitools, though, IIRC younger one uses one of the Gerber multitools and an EZ-out, which his company supplies, and the older one uses an LM Wave that I got him as a gift and a small SAK, but collecting is just not their bag. They both have a couple of fixed blades that I made as gifts for them, though, that never get used. They just come over and borrow one of my Darrel Ralph TC-4's, or one of my hunters when they go camping.
- gord
He's about 15 months at this point. When I'm babysitting, he sure plays with either my Inova X5 or Gerber Ultra Infinity alot Flashlights to knives is a pretty small jump Pretty impressed with the Gerber - he's beat it up the odd time between dropping it and tossing it the odd time. Still tickin' I don't worry about my Inova - he doesn't get that one that often My two sons have little or no interest in blades to speak of, though if they need something done in leather, etc., Dad tends to get the call They both carry and use knives and multitools, though, IIRC younger one uses one of the Gerber multitools and an EZ-out, which his company supplies, and the older one uses an LM Wave that I got him as a gift and a small SAK, but collecting is just not their bag. They both have a couple of fixed blades that I made as gifts for them, though, that never get used. They just come over and borrow one of my Darrel Ralph TC-4's, or one of my hunters when they go camping.- gord
Probly my older pocket knives from the 50's.
When I heard one of the Bertram brothers had died and the surviving one was in ill health, I stocked up on those Hen and Roosters. I have some stag handle stockmen put up, and a couple of two blade jacks, also with some beutifull stag.
I have a lightly used Puma Bowie from the early 60s stored, and some bone handled Ulster and Imperials.
All the stuff I collected from about the mid 50s to mid 60s.
When I heard one of the Bertram brothers had died and the surviving one was in ill health, I stocked up on those Hen and Roosters. I have some stag handle stockmen put up, and a couple of two blade jacks, also with some beutifull stag.
I have a lightly used Puma Bowie from the early 60s stored, and some bone handled Ulster and Imperials.
All the stuff I collected from about the mid 50s to mid 60s.