It's just a knife Dad!

Scott Hartman

Scott Hartman

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Last night I was walking by the door to my youngest son's room, when I noticed a mint early '70s black micarta handled Akonua on the floor. I stepped back, walked in and found a bunch of cut up cardboard and packing materials strewn about. My initial response was "Don't you have a user?". He looked up and said "It's just a knife Dad!". My last thoughts before sleep were that my son was right, "It's just a knife Dad", a tool that has made mans life easier for hundreds of years. I guess now it's maybe jealousy I feel, for not having felt the first cut that mint Akonua made, while gliding effortlessly through that cardboard:p
 
well itis great you could share with your son! :thumbup:
yes, it is a lesson to you to put your toys up! :eek:
yep, as he is a tool user he may need his own!;)
 
...That's why I could never be a "collector" I guess. There is no knife in my small grouping that hasn't been used. I do use some much more often than others but they do such a nice job of doing what they were made to do that I find it impossible to place them in "isolation"...:thumbup:
 
"User" ,,, "User"

Whats this USER thang yall keep talking about... :rolleyes:
 
Pack Rat said:
"User" ,,, "User"

Whats this USER thang yall keep talking about... :rolleyes:
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I agree... "User" :confused: :confused: :confused:

Kitchen knife = user
Standard 110 = user

MINT 1970's Akonua= usxx safequeen:D

Oh well cardboard shouldnt be too bad. Wheres that epoxied up 110 when you need it Scott? LOL
 
Funny. My boys got into my collection too. One picked a new Buck 503 and the other a new Spyderco Native. They said they went "hiking", which meant they went into the woods to cut trees and dirt! Both blades were dull and had a few chips. My first thought was, "what were you two thinking"...but then I remembered when I did the exact thing to my dad's prized 110 in the '70s. Walked away shaking my head with a little smile, boys will be boys.
 
Scott Hartman said:
Last night I was walking by the door to my youngest son's room, when I noticed a mint early '70s black micarta handled Akonua on the floor. I stepped back, walked in and found a bunch of cut up cardboard and packing materials strewn about. My initial response was "Don't you have a user?". He looked up and said "It's just a knife Dad!". My last thoughts before sleep were that my son was right, "It's just a knife Dad", a tool that has made mans life easier for hundreds of years. I guess now it's maybe jealousy I feel, for not having felt the first cut that mint Akonua made, while gliding effortlessly through that cardboard:p
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Scott...that blows.
A knife laying on the floor?
I'm thinking you need to send me that for safe keeping until your son learns there are only two places for a FB...in your hand or in it's sheath.
Goose.
Eagle Scout '73
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It's cool, he was beside the knife. He just has a different idea on collectibles, he like to use'm. He's apt to use any mint knife I give him, his knife his choice. He's also aware that there's no reason to complain about resale prices on his used knives.
 
Scott Hartman said:
It's cool, he was beside the knife. He just has a different idea on collectibles, he like to use'm. He's apt to use any mint knife I give him, his knife his choice. He's also aware that there's no reason to complain about resale prices on his used knives.
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I guess thats what they were originally used for! :D
Besides their his! I thought he used yours!
I wish I had the "capabilities" to use some of my Buck Knives that I collect!
I just cant bring myself to do it...
Buckcotes, custom 110's, "fancy" steel fixed blades, just cant do it...
 
Buckaholic said:
Scott...that blows.
A knife laying on the floor?
I'm thinking you need to send me that for safe keeping until your son learns there are only two places for a FB...in your hand or in it's sheath.
Goose.
Eagle Scout '73
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hay goose!
you know that you can still order a buck 500 with your troupe number and intionals and date of eagle scout and the eagle scout emblum on the bolsters for the break the chain to yourr wallet for only >>> tada - 35$ delerved! !:thumbup:
and you may be able to get an upgrade from wood scales to who knows horn, stag or what ever but you have to ask on that as it is jest a guess...
:D {dont tell any one i told you that you can order more then one with that info on it! one for useing and one for showing hee hee}:D
 
Scott Hartman said:
originally posted by wh4f:

Jim, send'm here, I'll have my son forward you the performance results:p
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O.K. Scott,
I could send them just please dont forward the performance results :D
There arent enough trees left on your property anyway :D... Infi...:D
 
At least he didn't use it to pry open a can of paint...:D

Something I may have done once or twice as a child.


-Coop
 
Buckaholic said:
Pics? 67890
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you might ask Joe as on my end..
sadly no picts avable as i had them go directly to my brother
from buck for him to give them...
i can tell y'a they were MOST pleased with them, :D
even my brother did not get to see them ! :D
and as the navy has tightened up on carry knife size it is in limits for the one in the nav and his will be a user and the other will be a safe queen.
they are your basic 500 with wood inlays...
{btw : folks at buck call them inlays not scales..}
yes>>> it is a hot deal for a scout!!!:thumbup:
 
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