Forum generosity strikes again!

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jackknife

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many years ago, I had a knife that I let someone have, as they admired it. I have a habit of doing that. I also thought I'd just go get another one. Silly me, I did not know that that particular knife had been discounted. Very disappointing. In one post or more, I know that I lamented about that knife, A Boker 240 with rosewood scales, and wished I still had it.

Lo and behold, a very generous gentleman of these forums came out of the blue and offered me one. Oldtymer, known as George in his real life, is a forum member of the highest order. Today in the mail, I received the Boker, and it was like a trip back in time. Some chicken eyeing and coon fingering took place, and the new addition is going intmy pocket immediately. It will be in rotation with my "other" little knife, the Remington peanut. The Boker is a tad bigger than the 'nut, but not enough to make a difference. It's a peanut size pen knife with a single back spring, so the slim little thing goes un-noticed in a watch pocket.

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The knife is in new condition and appears to be very little used, if at all. The edge seems to be the original factory one, but I foresee that will not be for long as this little bale is destined for real world use.

Here it is with the Remington/Camillus peanut. Just a tad bigger, but still a peanut size knife.
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There's a fish belly in the near future for this knife. With Lake Georgetown just down the road, a nice bass ain't far away. Not to mention all the everyday uses for a sharp little bit of steel. :D

Thank you, George!!!!
 
Very kind, that's a lovely little knife :thumbup:
 
Grand act George!:thumbup::thumbup:

Carl, I like Böker knives in general and I'm very fond of the bone handled Pen I have, should be great for fishing work being stainless etc. These Böker Pens are not easy to come by, I guard mine jealously. :eek::D:D

Thanks, Will
 
An excellent gift from George!
 
Excellent twosome. Seems like everything is bigger in Texas, except jackknife's pocket cutlery.
 
plk7 said:
Excellent twosome. Seems like everything is bigger in Texas, except jackknife's pocket cutlery.
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It's the natural evolution of the 'older gentleman's' gear. The older gentleman has moved from the 12 gauge to the light 20 gauge for his upland game. He's moved from the .30 caliber class of rifle to the .243 for the fine touch. He's learned to slowly savor the glass of fine sipping whiskey vs the beer he chugged in his youth. A slow pipe instead of the hurried cigarette.

And his pocket cutlery has taken a downsized turn, as he realized and is comfortable in who he is and what he is. And the small light weight pocket knife opens his mail, cuts some jute twine for the garden, slits open a trouts belly or cleans a rabbit just as well as a larger knife, with a little care.

In short, the older gentleman has found refinement through a long life's experience.






Or maybe we just got tired of lugging around more than what we really need on a day to day basis!:D
 
My Silverado is going in the shop for a whole new front end and alignment. Ball joints, pitman arm at least. Hopefully not much more, my little brother replaced the tie rod ends and shock absorbers for me last month. Got a brake light that came on when the tie rod ends were replaced. I'm dropping it off at my fathers shop tonight, bracing myself for the quote from my mechanic down the hill from him. Thank God he's good people. He puts up with my truck ;) (my father and my mechanic ;)).

But I'm looking at a couple days at least of being driven to work, if I can't borrow a car or truck. That means just my peanut and Vic classic.

And I'm fine with that combo.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
My Silverado is going in the shop for a whole new front end and alignment. Ball joints, pitman arm at least. Hopefully not much more, my little brother replaced the tie rod ends and shock absorbers for me last month. Got a brake light that came on when the tie rod ends were replaced. I'm dropping it off at my fathers shop tonight, bracing myself for the quote from my mechanic down the hill from him. Thank God he's good people. He puts up with my truck ;) (my father and my mechanic ;)).

But I'm looking at a couple days at least of being driven to work, if I can't borrow a car or truck. That means just my peanut and Vic classic.

And I'm fine with that combo.
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Well, a person can go quite far with that combo. In fact, it was this combo that saw me through cross country drive and a week trout fishing vacation in the Sierra Neveda's. Cleaned fish, cut line, whittled perfect hot sticks for a certain granddaughter.
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A couple little bits of sharp steel did just fine.:)
 
Jack my friend you know very well what goes around, comes around and karma, good or bad is part of that. You sir have a huge surplus of good karma due you. You are one of the most generous people on the forums I know and well deserving of some of that generosity in return. Great lookin' knife, I'd be willin' to bet you're gonna hang onto this one. ;) :)
 
jackknife said:
In short, the older gentleman has found refinement through a long life's experience.
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I would add that you've also given your juniors a head start towards said refinement. I carried a Peanut-Classic combo as a direct result of your influence. My current carry is in the same spirit - a GEC #18 Coyote and a Victorinox Manager.
 
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