fracmeister
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Gene Osborne of Centercross Knives www.centercross.com[\url] and his w...
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Gene Osborne: Centercross Knives
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Does a 42 year old out-of-state male have a chance of joining this cub troop???
Seriously, Gene is a genuine good guy and this is about what I would expect from someone of his high calibre.
BTW, his knives rank very high with me also.
(One in my pocket and another in the works.)
Seriously, Gene is a genuine good guy and this is about what I would expect from someone of his high calibre.
BTW, his knives rank very high with me also.
(One in my pocket and another in the works.)
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I have been lucky to have gotten to "know"
Gene a little via his site and TKCL. Great guy and I decided a while back that I would like to order one of his knives after a few other projects are finished.
Gene a little via his site and TKCL. Great guy and I decided a while back that I would like to order one of his knives after a few other projects are finished.
fracmeister
Petroleum Engineer
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No grinding yet
; we are finishing small drop point hunters. Gene helped me (a lot) with my two sons knives so we would have "go bys"... One Dad has a belt sander and drill press... my TORMEK grinder has sharpened every Boy Scout knife around and is safe enough for anybody to use... and pretty idiot proof except for small blades... It was probably just as interesting for the 7 "grown ups" who came along. Our community has been fabulous in supporting us. The Fort Worth Science Museum brought an alligator and a possum... the local Tae Kwan Do club brought 15 people to do a big demo, we are going to flight simulators and oil rigs... I'm telling you, Cub Scouts ain't all Pinewood Derby cars anymore (we still do THAT of course!)
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Dances with lemmings
I think teaching boys, young men, how to make their own knife would significantly contribute to their passage into manhood.
I went to Promise Keepers in Boise a few years back and they addressed fathers and sons as the main theme.
One speaker talked about how he had a passage into manhood ceremony for his two sons.
He invited three men from the community whom he respected, and he also invited three men of his son's choosing to a ceremony in their home.
Each man spoke briefly about what he thought it meant to serve as a man in his community and family.
At the end of the ceremony, each man, including the father, placed a hand on the son and said to the effect, "We see you as a man, we think of you as a man, we have expectations of you as a man, we respect you as a man."
And then the father prayed for his son, now a man.
The two sons spoke also and described how the ceremony had changed their lives at that very moment.
From that point on, they went about their lives as men, meaning their school work, their relationships, their athletics, and even their dating.
As men, as future husbands and fathers, they realized that dating had become a serious thing, not a play thing for a child's sexual amusement.
It made me think of how a prospective Knight entered the chapel and prayed over his armor and his sword, keeping prayer vigil until dawn.
He went in a boy and came out a man.
David slew Goliath, by the will of God, at age fourteen.
In the British Isles, a young man may enlist in the Royal Marines at age fourteen.
We hold our young men back, as boys, because of the long education requirements of education in today's society.
I think we should enable and recognize them as men, although they continue to live in our homes as students.
I think I might ask Gene if I can send my 11 year old son to him in a few years so that, with Gene's help, he can make his own knife.
When he returns, we will have a ceremony recognizing him as a man and a brother in Christ.
You know, I could benefit from a ceremony like that, myself.
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Luke 22:36, John 18:6-11, Freedom
I went to Promise Keepers in Boise a few years back and they addressed fathers and sons as the main theme.
One speaker talked about how he had a passage into manhood ceremony for his two sons.
He invited three men from the community whom he respected, and he also invited three men of his son's choosing to a ceremony in their home.
Each man spoke briefly about what he thought it meant to serve as a man in his community and family.
At the end of the ceremony, each man, including the father, placed a hand on the son and said to the effect, "We see you as a man, we think of you as a man, we have expectations of you as a man, we respect you as a man."
And then the father prayed for his son, now a man.
The two sons spoke also and described how the ceremony had changed their lives at that very moment.
From that point on, they went about their lives as men, meaning their school work, their relationships, their athletics, and even their dating.
As men, as future husbands and fathers, they realized that dating had become a serious thing, not a play thing for a child's sexual amusement.
It made me think of how a prospective Knight entered the chapel and prayed over his armor and his sword, keeping prayer vigil until dawn.
He went in a boy and came out a man.
David slew Goliath, by the will of God, at age fourteen.
In the British Isles, a young man may enlist in the Royal Marines at age fourteen.
We hold our young men back, as boys, because of the long education requirements of education in today's society.
I think we should enable and recognize them as men, although they continue to live in our homes as students.
I think I might ask Gene if I can send my 11 year old son to him in a few years so that, with Gene's help, he can make his own knife.
When he returns, we will have a ceremony recognizing him as a man and a brother in Christ.
You know, I could benefit from a ceremony like that, myself.
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Luke 22:36, John 18:6-11, Freedom
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Nathan,
I want to thank you for the wonderful opportunity I had. I'm very glad you asked me to do it. We had a great time Wednesday night. We enjoyed having y'all out for the demonstration. Even my wife commented that they were all well behaved for such a large group of boys. I enjoy teaching about knives. Whether it is the making of them or just the safety aspects involved with handling them. I commend you and the other adults for being involved with scouting. Kids are our future. We need to educate them properly. I know the boys enjoyed the sparks flying, but I also know they were well prepared ahead of time to respect the safety rules of my shop.
I believe a knife made by father and son will be a treasured possession for life. I wish I could have had similar projects with my Dad when he was with us.
Let me know how the projects (kits) turn out.
I'm looking forward to next year.
Gene
PS Anyone interested in sending their sons to me let me know. (Of course, I'll have to send my 4 daughters somewhere else temporarily.)
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I Carry My Crosses for Christ to Give any Glory to God.
centercross.com
geneosborn@centercross.com
I want to thank you for the wonderful opportunity I had. I'm very glad you asked me to do it. We had a great time Wednesday night. We enjoyed having y'all out for the demonstration. Even my wife commented that they were all well behaved for such a large group of boys. I enjoy teaching about knives. Whether it is the making of them or just the safety aspects involved with handling them. I commend you and the other adults for being involved with scouting. Kids are our future. We need to educate them properly. I know the boys enjoyed the sparks flying, but I also know they were well prepared ahead of time to respect the safety rules of my shop.
I believe a knife made by father and son will be a treasured possession for life. I wish I could have had similar projects with my Dad when he was with us.
Let me know how the projects (kits) turn out.
I'm looking forward to next year.
Gene
PS Anyone interested in sending their sons to me let me know. (Of course, I'll have to send my 4 daughters somewhere else temporarily.)
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I Carry My Crosses for Christ to Give any Glory to God.
centercross.com
geneosborn@centercross.com