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Get together at the CPK compound on November 12th, the day after the cutting competition.
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No need, unlocked with the keys in it all the time Josh. Swing on by, I am sure it will work out exactly like you think it will in your head.
I know it’s a long trip from the left coast so you will probably need to rest. I have a great place all ready for you…..
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That’s funny you mention a place to rest. The wife has threatened me with something similar with her FILs excavator
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We all know when we get knives from Jo, how well packed they are and what a pleasure it is to receive those nice, white boxes. The bag is either heat sealed or tied in the perfect knot that is tight enough to stay closed, yet can still be untied by hand. Then the blade is perfectly wrapped in a sheet of foam padding, equally folded and wrapped on both sides. Perfection.
When you get knives from Nathan, you get this………
…….and I even had to steal that tape from the shop.
When you get knives from Nathan, you get this………
…….and I even had to steal that tape from the shop.
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Looking at those boxes, the knives are still in the truck somewhere.
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I can't believe he'd do you like that. Better check the logo engraving too.
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So, I did get some actual knives at the gathering. I also finally brought all that stuff in the house from the truck, sorry Josh.
Let’s start with that stuff that is only worth being wrapped in a paper towel. I was able to Reap a nice trio from the venerable
CPK Mark
…..
Thank you Mark. Amazing work!
Naturally, with so much Reaper goodness, I am in need of some skins. Fortunately,
cpirtle
to the rescue…….
Top: Ostrich
Bottom: Beaver
Ostrich is always a favorite, but it is well known that I love a nice smooth beaver.
Let’s start with that stuff that is only worth being wrapped in a paper towel. I was able to Reap a nice trio from the venerable
CPK Mark
…..Thank you Mark. Amazing work!
Naturally, with so much Reaper goodness, I am in need of some skins. Fortunately,
cpirtle
to the rescue…….Top: Ostrich
Bottom: Beaver
Ostrich is always a favorite, but it is well known that I love a nice smooth beaver.
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Then there was that game of RPS. I never should have given him that tequila the night before. Lucky for all of us, but especially me, Jo was there to make things right in the CPK universe as she always does. First up was this shiny little thing……
Satin Hollow Grind DEK1 in Magnacut with maroon linen. Nice grinds Mark!
Satin Hollow Grind DEK1 in Magnacut with maroon linen. Nice grinds Mark!
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Gasp!
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That little sexy bitch above got followed up with a couple sleeper UF2s…….
Satin Hollow Ground UF2 with red and black canvas.
…and another Satin Hollow Ground UF2 with maroon linen.
…….the second one is sterile…….good for when you have to leave it behind…….
Now, while my photo skills suck, and doesn’t really capture what makes these two special, they are. Both of these have a hollow grind done on an 36” radius. It looks almost flat, until you put a straight edge across the bevel. Sahweeet!
Satin Hollow Ground UF2 with red and black canvas.
…and another Satin Hollow Ground UF2 with maroon linen.
…….the second one is sterile…….good for when you have to leave it behind…….
Now, while my photo skills suck, and doesn’t really capture what makes these two special, they are. Both of these have a hollow grind done on an 36” radius. It looks almost flat, until you put a straight edge across the bevel. Sahweeet!
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Next up was one that required me to get in the pocket of one Rasmus Quantavious. That is not a position I want to be in, but one of the other CoCKs had already screwed me over, I think I mentioned it, so I had to do what I had to do.
Rasmus Quantavious Hollow Ground EDC1
There are three of these in existence.
cpirtle
used the first pic of the sale to score the only one that was available. Not a bad decision, cuz who would really take a D2 Skinner over this little demon? These aren’t actually reground EDC1s, Rasmus started with clean, unbeveled EDC1 blanks, making these three very special indeed.
Rasmus Quantavious Hollow Ground EDC1
There are three of these in existence.
cpirtle
used the first pic of the sale to score the only one that was available. Not a bad decision, cuz who would really take a D2 Skinner over this little demon? These aren’t actually reground EDC1s, Rasmus started with clean, unbeveled EDC1 blanks, making these three very special indeed.
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^^^^ If that is the same knife that both you and yoko were discussing at the table?
I believe that Jo said that the scales on that sample was a new CPK offering... buffed double black and double red linen?
She mentioned that the older previous black and red linen as well as the black and green linen scales were kind of hard to see and distinguish between the subtle color variations of the scales.
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Then there was one. This one, is special. This one, is rare. This one, required a sacrifice.
I was headed back to the hotel with
JWNAS
super late on Saturday night. We heard a rustling in the dumpster behind the Golden Corral next to the La Quinta before making it across the parking lot. I figured it was either a raccoon looking for scraps or
yoko
had run out of beer and was dumpster diving to see if he had thrown out a full one with his empties. We paused to see what would pop out. Low and behold, out the side door, falling right onto his worthless face, was the nastiest, most worthless, sorry son of a motherfu*#er that has ever set foot in Mooresville, Tanto Quantavious.
He was shirtless, covered in beef fat, mashed potatoes and chocolate from the fondue fountain, all of which was thrown out by the Golden Corral at closing. He looked like he had never showered in his life and I am pretty sure he had shit his pants at some point during the evening. Apparently he hitches into town from the compound nightly to eat out of this dumpster and score drugs. My first thought was I would be doing the world a favor if I shot him in the head and got Nick to help me throw his ass back in the dumpster. However, having already been successful in working an deal with his brother Rasmus earlier in the evening, I figured I would see if I could get anything out of him, then I could still close him out if he left me empty handed.
We helped him up and asked if he needed any help. He said he could use some crack. I was all out, Rasmus had all I brought down from DC to score that EDC posted earlier. I told him I had a little meth and a carton of menthol Kools, but I wanted him to take me to the creek in search of zombie gold. He agreed, but only if he got a blowjob in addition to the meth and the smokes.
I looked at Nick and he gave me the nod, he’d do it if it would count as his initiation into the fraternity. Now, I already knew that all he had to do to get into the fraternity was eat one of Mark’s peppers on Sunday evening, but he really looked like he wanted to do it, and zombie gold is zombie gold, so I told him to go for it and he would be in. I gotta say, I could immediately tell this was not the first time Nick had done this. I have only seen two people work with such proficiency previously, Jenna Jameson and
Cap’n Smudge
. After about three minutes and what sounded like a hog rooting for truffles, we were on our way back to the compound and down to the creek.
After about an hour of digging in the dark, we finally found a creek loved SDFK. Now, this is when we headed back up the hill and ran into a fully nude
cpirtle
, but, I already covered what a scarring sight that was in another post. Tanto said he would get with Rasmus and they would have something for me on Sunday evening. He winked at Nick, who oddly enough winked back and said “See you in twenty minutes”. I don’t know what that was about, and I don’t think I want to either.
Sunday night, I crushed some steaks and as I walked by the fire pit later on, someone called to me from the shadows. It was Tanto and he had this blade rolled up in an old tube sock with red stripes. He said it was inspired by a Yakuza boss he and his brother met in Japan after an opium den filled week at a brothel near the base of Mount Fuji. He called it the BTS which he said stood for Boss Tanaka Shank. I feel fortunate to have scored this blade. I did feel a little bad that Nick had to guzzle the custard to make it happen. I feel worse that we still made him eat the scorpion pepper on Sunday. I’m over it though.
Quantavious Brothers BTS
I was headed back to the hotel with
JWNAS
super late on Saturday night. We heard a rustling in the dumpster behind the Golden Corral next to the La Quinta before making it across the parking lot. I figured it was either a raccoon looking for scraps or
yoko
had run out of beer and was dumpster diving to see if he had thrown out a full one with his empties. We paused to see what would pop out. Low and behold, out the side door, falling right onto his worthless face, was the nastiest, most worthless, sorry son of a motherfu*#er that has ever set foot in Mooresville, Tanto Quantavious.He was shirtless, covered in beef fat, mashed potatoes and chocolate from the fondue fountain, all of which was thrown out by the Golden Corral at closing. He looked like he had never showered in his life and I am pretty sure he had shit his pants at some point during the evening. Apparently he hitches into town from the compound nightly to eat out of this dumpster and score drugs. My first thought was I would be doing the world a favor if I shot him in the head and got Nick to help me throw his ass back in the dumpster. However, having already been successful in working an deal with his brother Rasmus earlier in the evening, I figured I would see if I could get anything out of him, then I could still close him out if he left me empty handed.
We helped him up and asked if he needed any help. He said he could use some crack. I was all out, Rasmus had all I brought down from DC to score that EDC posted earlier. I told him I had a little meth and a carton of menthol Kools, but I wanted him to take me to the creek in search of zombie gold. He agreed, but only if he got a blowjob in addition to the meth and the smokes.
I looked at Nick and he gave me the nod, he’d do it if it would count as his initiation into the fraternity. Now, I already knew that all he had to do to get into the fraternity was eat one of Mark’s peppers on Sunday evening, but he really looked like he wanted to do it, and zombie gold is zombie gold, so I told him to go for it and he would be in. I gotta say, I could immediately tell this was not the first time Nick had done this. I have only seen two people work with such proficiency previously, Jenna Jameson and
Cap’n Smudge
. After about three minutes and what sounded like a hog rooting for truffles, we were on our way back to the compound and down to the creek.After about an hour of digging in the dark, we finally found a creek loved SDFK. Now, this is when we headed back up the hill and ran into a fully nude
cpirtle
, but, I already covered what a scarring sight that was in another post. Tanto said he would get with Rasmus and they would have something for me on Sunday evening. He winked at Nick, who oddly enough winked back and said “See you in twenty minutes”. I don’t know what that was about, and I don’t think I want to either.Sunday night, I crushed some steaks and as I walked by the fire pit later on, someone called to me from the shadows. It was Tanto and he had this blade rolled up in an old tube sock with red stripes. He said it was inspired by a Yakuza boss he and his brother met in Japan after an opium den filled week at a brothel near the base of Mount Fuji. He called it the BTS which he said stood for Boss Tanaka Shank. I feel fortunate to have scored this blade. I did feel a little bad that Nick had to guzzle the custard to make it happen. I feel worse that we still made him eat the scorpion pepper on Sunday. I’m over it though.
Quantavious Brothers BTS