knife story

firkin

firkin

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"There is something to consider before you rush to remove every stain and blemish and it is best illustrated by a story that Jimmy Fikes tells. Jimmy had a customer come to his shop to have him refurbish a hunting knife that he had bought several years before. Jimmy was about to take the knife to the buffer when he asked the man how he got the stain near the tip. "Well, that came from a hunt in Colorado. We skinned an elk with it and it left that small stain." Jimmy looked the knife over again and found a knick on the back of the blade and asked about it. "I got that on a camping trip in Maine when I had to use the back of the knife to free a frozen jack after we got a flat. We were out in the middle of nowhere and it was a good thing I had the knife." They went on for a while and each mark Jimmy pointed out had a story behind it. When they had about covered all the "imperfections" in the knife, Jimmy turned to the man, "So I guess what you are telling me is that you want me to remove all of the personal history from this knife." The man reached out and took it back, he just hadn't thought about it in that way."

from:
http://dfoggknives.com/sharpeni.htm#Maintaining your knife
 
I like that story. Makes me think I'll quit polishing a couple of mine quite so much. After I'm gone it won't make much difference but, for right now history is being made that means something to me.:)
 
It's like those guys that never use their 4x4 SUVs...
 
Pete Lynch, who became a good friend of mine, is the name of the guy I made that knife for. Still had the knife as of a couple of years ago... with even more memories etched in the blade.

A thinking customer is a good customer.:p

Old man Fikes
 
A good friend is better than a good knife, but they both are true.



munk
 
I don't understand what it is about noobs and old posts.:rolleyes: They sure like to dig 'em up outta the past ainnit? :jerkit:

Ladies and Gentlemen please bear in mind that this thread was originally started some 3 years and 5 months ago.:rolleyes: :grumpy:
 
Yeah, but it was the knifemaker himself so it was worth ringing the bell.


munk
 
I as a noob hadn't seen this post. I don't keep the polish up on my knives. I like the patina. (Still looking for a good mustard patina method.) I hadn't thought of them as memories. Thanks OleyFermo for bringing this one out of the archives.
 
Thanks, Howard:p

I seem to be coming out of my comatose state since the mid-winter solstice, and when I do I always stop by to read the posts. Great bunch of forumites ya got here! I love the place. It's like a hammer-in every day.

Jimmy
 
I hadn't seen this thread either, and I appreciate the story.

I don't really agree with advising newbies to search the archives instead of asking questions, and then turning around and criticing them for commenting on those old posts. I can't remember if you do that or not, Yvsa, but I remember seeing several posts from others pointing newbies in the direction of the archives.

Just something to think about.


Chris, karrying khukris in Khanada
 
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