Happy Birthday Charlie!!

What an outpouring!!!:eek::) I can hardly type! Thanks to all of you! I am so glad that you collectors share my enthusiasm about knives. Thanks for showing me things that have passed through my obsessive compulsion!!!:rolleyes:
What a pleasure to know and (often to have met) so many of you!!:thumbsup:
You all have lifted me up with your healing energies. I would not have put aside my walking aids without your collective help!! I absolutely revel in all my friends here!!:D
 
Happy Birthday , Charlie!!!! .....and mannnny morrrrrre.

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Brilliant Thread Dave my friend - and your knives!!!! :eek::eek: Amazing.
I used to collect more the fixed blade type of thing and used to post a lot of FB’s in Bernard’s Thread on behalf of my friend Rick M’cKay - who himself used to do more bigger dollar items and who used mike some ( quite obvious now ) mistakes.

Well I bought a wee Stag - Schrade made Slip Joint - and I wanted to know just what I had - as I knew nothing at all about pocket knives - I don’t think anything has changed.

Charlie contacted me though pm an asked me if I could share the knife in a Sub Forum called Traditional Folders and Fixed Blades! Things from then just got better for me!

Charlie through the years has guided me in SO many ways and his used his generosity to again guide me - which I didn’t realise for a long time - as grateful as I was AND still am.
Happy Birthday Charlie !!! I am not on my computer just doodling with my phone - so posting pictures of my Charlie SFO’s is quite difficult for me right now- but Charlie my friend you scared us bad with a turn of your Health- now to have you back is an absolute privilege.
 
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TucsonMik said:
Happy Birthday, Charlie!!!

I've posted this picture before, but the Chicken-In-Every-Pot Charlow is a frequent and trusty companion. Age and patina only make it better :thumbsup:
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I love seeing the SFO's that get used!! :cool::cool::cool:
Here are a few of Charlie's knives that get regular pocket time for me.
This Ancient is always with me! :D
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Stag HJ #3
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And this Washington Harness Jack that I posted over the the "Fall colors" thread also ;)
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Duncan My Friend! You are in our thoughts and prayers! Hang in there!!:)

Dave
 
When I first met Charlie, I had shown up late to the cross creek resort after driving in to Titusville from Brooklyn. And over the next few days, I got to chatting and getting to know Charlie and his wife Joanne and a few others, Lyle, and John, Donna, eventually Ron and Pam and Harry and Nancy. I recall commenting about those TC barlows and had no idea that people were paying through the nose for them. I had mentioned I was bidding on an anniversary soup bone which I found out was a very popular model. I remember pestering Christine in the GEC store about single blade 15s, and how the list on the cabinet had some listed but it didn't mean they had any in there actually due to the accounting. On the last day right before packing up for the picnic, and hearing no more 15s, I walked out with my head down. Here comes Charlie, who sells me this bad boy, which would be the first in my collection of 15 barlows, many would come later from a similar source.

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and eventually

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Now this one is also very special, as it was a replacement from Charlie himself upon seeing I seemed to have grabbed a weird one from Ken, another regular at the rendezvous. Charlie made it right, just as if he was GEC customer service.

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Here we have a fine gift from Charlie who knows I love single blade knives, a constant desk companion where I carve rings!

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others
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Now I don't buy as many knives as I used to, but I do really appreciate when they come from friends, and Charlie's knives have made up a substantial chunk of my collection! I'd like to thank you Charlie for your kindness, your generosity and your friendship! Heres to you, hope you are having a wonderful birthday!
 
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