Is less REALLY more?- or is MORE really more?

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I carried an older Schrade old timer 250T (large trapper pattern/hunter in carbon steel) slip joint today, and I must say it did things that I wouldn't have trusted my case canoe or SAK to do. I was spending time with my 'grampa' and we pruned his banana trees, grape vines, and opened 2 bags of fertilizer to spread. All in all a great day.
 
The 250 is a good sized knife. There probably isn't much it won't do (within reason of course )..
Spendin the day with your Grandad is great. Do all of it you can, while you can.
Mine passed away 4 years ago at the age of 93. Not a day goes by I don't think of him....
 
There is always room in my pocket for an old timer. They are great knives, I have 3 in house and one coming in the mail. They are very easy to sharpen and hold an edge very well. I have fond memories of fishin with Grandpa.....Thanks for joggin my memory of my Grandpa. His favorite saying was, "I'll bet my bottom dollar on that!"

Chris
 
:thumbup:IMHO there isn't a more reliable production knife made EVER than the trusty Ole Schrade got my Pa's last 34OT, and he passed 10 yrs and 10 days ago, and I still mis him somethin horrible:grumpy: but I know he's smilin down on me and that makes it more bearable:confused: when I touch the ole knife I feel a bit of him;) here with me, he was my best friend, and one HELL of a mentor they don't make them like that generation no more:mad:!!! SOOOO CorpsmanUP spend all the time you can with the him! (and that goes for you other folks too) :D.
 
Chris you just made me laugh. My grandfather passed away earlier this year and his favorite expression was "How would you like...a knuckle sandwich?" LOL man what a great guy. Thanks for the thread and the story Corpsman.

Nathan
 
I love all of them (of which I have three). One is 91, one is 80, and one is 77. All of them have carried slipjoints of different patterns throughout their lives, of which I now own most, but all of them carry a SAK of some sort now which I find really interesting. I carry a SAK too most of the time because of what I consider to be their wisdom and experience. My 91 year old grandfather's favorite saying is "... well I guess that's about the size of it." after speaking about any given subject for a while and there is nothing else to be said. Thank you fellas for your replies.
 
Grandad's are maybe some of the best mentors you can have. They've been around life long enough that they've seen just about everything, and can be a wealth of advise on dealing with it. They are a treasure of history, because they have lived through what we studied in school. They have been through some hard, tough times, and figured how to get by with very little. Give them a paper clip, some electical tape, and some twine, and they can fix darn near anything. They know how to make a pot of Brunswick stew or a home remmidy for the common cold, usually involving a large dose of some sort of whisky. And you really do feel better after it.

A Schrade 25OT is one heck of a pocket full of knife!
 
great subject matter folks! I agree, my grandfather is still hangin' in there with serious mental limitations that have not changed my respect and memories of his lessons.
His generation was a blessing for we who followed as grandchildren IMO, no, in fact!
 
There will come a time when you will treasure that memory of doing those tasks with your grandpa.

Mine passed away a couple of years back. I had moved off far from home and only got to see him on an occasional basis.

Everytime I saw him, he would be a little more frail. His mind stayed sharp though, as sharp as the stockman or trapper that he always carried.

One summer, I helped him add an addition to my mother's house. Hot deep south Alabama heat/humidity and I figured I would be able to hold up with Grandpa....he was, afterall, over 70 years of age.

No chance. He worked me into the ground. By summer's end I could maintain his pace. He would take a break everyday at noon and eat his sandwich or bowl of soup and we would sit around and hone our knives on Arkansas stones.

I had a Case stockman at the time and he had his Old Timer. I think of him and that summer often as I sit around fondling the slippie of the day. I am thankful as heck that my son got to meet him prior to his passing and that photos were taken of the three of us.

Good memories of a great man. One of my heros in the truest sense of the word.

His favorite saying that summer as i was learing the art of framing, trimwork and painting was "Now you are seeing into it, sonny boy."
 
Neither I nor my wife, nor our kids, have ever known a Grandpa. I'm hoping to change that legacy.

I used to talk with my mother-in-law a lot. She was about 40 years older than I, and a child of the Depression. I'm a history and trivia buff and know more than most my age about that era, so in conversation with me she would often say things like "Remember how we used to...", or "What was that brand of....", or "Remember back in the War when we had to..". Usually I'd just smile and say, "No, I don't Ma, why don't you tell me about it."

She's gone now too, and we miss her. Enjoy them, learn from them, while you can.
 
Y'all are lucky. I wasn't fortunate enough to spend much time with either of my Grandad's as they both passed on while I was still in diapers, however my uncles were kind enough to fill me in and pass some stuff down to me about them. My uncles were good folks and I was very lucky to have them since I got ripped off on the Grandad deal, damn it.

My advise to you fellas is to treasure every second you have with your Grandpa's and spend as much time as you can with them. Trust me on this one!

Here is the 25OT Folding Hunter pattern I was able to hunt down for a good friend of mine to replace his original one that was lost many years ago. He quite literally had tears in his eyes when I gave it to him..

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Same goes for me sunnyd , I was never fortunate enough to have met either of my grandfathers. But the stories were great and makes me wish I had. As I grow older I do appreciate my parents more than I did when I was younger and most any elder willing to talk or spend time with me. Now for that 25ot Great knife and glad to hear it came in so darn handy for ya.- Joel
 
I love that pattern, and I've been looking for one in decent shape since SchradeUSA closed. I do have Case's two-blade Hunter, which is almost the same. Case re-bladed it for me about 3-1/2 years ago, and gave her a whole new life. There isn't much a knife like that can't do.

Sooner or later one of them Schrades is gonna turn up at the local antique place...

thx - cpr
 
I've been picking two blade folding hunters off eBay pretty regularly lately. I finally got a very good 25OT on the fifth try. I love that pattern, and I'm not even sure why. I need to take a group photo.
 
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