Friendship and knives

What goes around comes around - :thumbup::cool:

I think there are a lot of good folks in traditional knives here.
Have had the pleasure my self with a few, just wish I could meet more in person.

Happy Holidays guys
 
Congrats Ken. Those truly are beauties, but more importantly, they came from a friend. That is far more important imho...
 
Congratz Ken, these beauties are great. Real old knives with character and history. Great gesture, Elliott :)
 
Humppa said:
Congratz Ken, these beauties are great. Real old knives with character and history. Great gesture, Elliott :)
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And for me, it'd be their RECENT history that'd make them really special (which says a lot with an old knife). I suspect you other folk would all feel the same way :)
 
Jack Black said:
And for me, it'd be their RECENT history that'd make them really special (which says a lot with an old knife). I suspect you other folk would all feel the same way :)
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Agreed!

Top-shelf, Elliott, and congratulations to Ken.

I'm sure glad that box o' fun arrived safely. :)

~ P.
 
Ken and Elliott,

This is one of, if not the most meaningful parts of collecting knives, customs in particular for me, is the friendships that develop over the years.

We as a community of collectors, users or hunters are bound by one element, the knife, mans' first tool, as relevant today as at the beginning of human development.

The more involved I become, the deeper I am immersed in the culture and the history of this ever present tool, useful and beautiful, a tribute to mans' ability to form an object

from commonly acquired materials. I stand in awe of the wonderful craftsmen that sculpt steel and bone...

Jeff
 
Ken and Elliott,
I think it's fair to say that, each in your own way, you two are simply awesome people who make this forum (and, in general, the world of cutlery enthusiasts) richer...much richer than what these knives, or any knives (no matter how valuable) could make each of you the moment you own them (Elliott till today, Ken from today on). This is not just a gift from one of you to another: it's a gift both of you are making to us, filling this place with such kindness and generosity and friendship and more.
Sidenote for both (since I involved both of you in the whole plan): the Robeson harness jack might work fine as a model for me someday... :rolleyes:

Fausto
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Thank you all for the kind words...they mean more than I can say.

I'm not really the religious type in terms of following any organized path...but there is a quote from the Book of Proverbs that has been translated to state:

"A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."

Ken is one such friend. The rest was easy following on the heels of that realization. I aspire to being that kind of friend as well.
 
Blues said:
Thank you all for the kind words...they mean more than I can say.

I'm not really the religious type in terms of following any organized path...but there is a quote from the Book of Proverbs that has been translated to state:

"A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."

Ken is one such friend. The rest was easy following on the heels of that realization. I aspire to being that kind of friend as well.
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Good stuff Elliott. There's a quote that has always kind of stuck in my head:

"When you know you've got a real friend somewhere, somehow all the others are so much easier to bear."

Jackson Browne (Here endeth the lesson! :) )

Jack
 
Blues is a Turkey...... ;) hope I don't get banned for mod sass?:eek::D

Ho, Brother Turkey!
So freely you give,
Of everything you are,
So others may live.

Turkey is actually to be the Give-Away Eagle or South Eagle of many Native peoples. The philosophy of give-away was practiced by many tribes. Simply stated, it is the deep and abiding recognition of the sacrifices of both self and others. People in modern-day society, who have many times more than they need, should study the noble turkey who sacrifices itself so that we may live. In Turkey's death we have our life. Honor Turkey.

Spectators unfamiliar with the cultural phenomenon of the potlatch or give-away ceremony are often mystified by it. A tribal member may gladly give away all he or she owns, and do with out in order to help the people. In present-day urban life, we are taught to acquire and get ahead. The person with the most toys wins the game. In some cultures, no one can win the game unless the whole of the peoples needs are met. A person who claims more than his or her share is looked upon as selfish or crazy or both. The poor, the aged, and the feeble have honor. The person who gives away the most and carries the burdens of the People is one of the most respected.

Turkey was the medicine of many saints and mystics. Celebrate if you have Turkey medicine. Your virtues are many. You have transcended self. You act and react on the behalf of others. You aspire to help those who need help. This is not out of some sense of self-righteous moralism or religious guilt. Help and sustenance are given by Turkey out of the realization that all life is sacred. It is knowing that the Great Spirit resides within all people. It is an acknowledgment that what you do for others you do for yourself. Turkey medicine rests in true ego, in enlightenment. Doing unto others and feeding the People is the message of all true spiritual systems.

Tis the season to give.
 
Jack Black said:
Good stuff Elliott. There's a quote that has always kind of stuck in my head:

"When you know you've got a real friend somewhere, somehow all the others are so much easier to bear."

Jackson Browne (Here endeth the lesson! :) )

Jack
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Good stuff, Jack. (Oh, by the way, check your email...)

Thanks, Al. Guess this one situation where being a turkey isn't such a bad thing. ;)
 
Thanks for sharing this Ken. I agree with many of the sentiments expressed above. A lot of good people here on this forum, many of whom I consider a friend and many more that hopefully will be.
 
The gift is never greater than the giver.

Congrats, Ken, on your great friend and beautiful new additions. And thanks, Elliott, for displaying the best of BFC.
 
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