Knives Are For Cutting Stuff...Do You Have Pictures To Prove It?

Alnamvet68 said:
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That is one beautiful working knife.

Oh, and thank you to those who saw the rationale behind this thread, and were willing to post their working "safe queens" without interjecting their subjective whine and cheese about this being a troll thread. The best way to deal with a thread who's title evokes trollish thoughts in what may be an overly suspicious mind, is to ignore it, and leave your petty whine outside the door.

This was/is to be a fun thread, and not a "rude or dismissive of the culture of collector's". If that's what entered your mind, then perhaps you may be attributing your own repressed behaviors and thoughts onto others.
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By replying in a derogatory manner you took a well thought out post (even if you disagree with it) and turned it into an argument. Just leave it alone and let the thread go. I don't wanna see this thread get locked because of fighting like other recent ones.

You are right, this is a fun idea for a thread. So keep it fun so that we can see more pictures.
 
Lon Humphrey Pig Sticker Bowie






The Humphrey is simply a devastating pig sticker. It is perfect for the job and kills a hog in no time flat, which is sort of its intended purpose. The Bowie is a stabbing speed machine and (literally) honed to perfection.
Lon made me a great knife and I could not be happier with it. Also a very pleasent guy to deal with on top of being a cracking knife maker.
We talked a lot back and forth about the knife, as I wanted to get it just right. In retrospect, Lon used a lot of time patiently answering my mails.
But in the end all that talk, questions, suggestions and answers made for a knife just like I wanted. I could not be happier and wouldnt change an iota about the knife. I heartedly recommend Lon. Super good knife maker and a nice guy.

Ron Scheppmann Hunter






The Scheppmann is great for skinning. Also for allround jobs around the camp and on trips etc. Ive used many skinning knives, but the Scheppmann not only fits my hand to perfection, it is also one of the best working knives for the job, that Ive ever encountered. The knife is not too big and not too small - just perfect and incredibly versatile, as you can hold knife knife both by the handle and also choke up on the blade for fine work. I cant see myself NOT using this or not having it along on trips in the future. Rob is very nice to deal also. Very patient too. I changed my mind in regards to which knife I wanted after seeing one of Robs own knife, which he sent me a pic of. Rob took that in his stride, even though he had worked on another design for me. I would gladly have Rob make me another knife. Highly recommended.

Bushcraft knife by Lars. Here used as a skinner









Lars is a friend of mine and agreed to make me a heavy duty 'Bushcraft'-type knife. I wanted some specific elements in the knife and its an amalgamation of different knives. Of course heavily influenced my Mors and the specs for this type of knife, which he stipulated. Elements of the excellent Skookum Bush Tool is seen in the for example the pommel.
Lars jumped at the chance of making a Bushcraft knife, as he hadnt made one of those before. You'd think, he has been making them all his life, as this came out just as I wanted it. We did our homework of course. Hours of debating the design and many design sketches mailed back and forth.
Lars is a frind thus of course nice to deal with. He is also an excellent knife maker. I could not be happier with the knife and also recommend Lars.


In retrospect, I've been very lucky with the above three knife makers. Each knife came out exactly like I wanted it. Of course doing our homework helped. Having worked out on paper exactly what you want on paper first is a must. I have no pity with those bitching about a custom knife after receving a knife about which they left only vague instructions about and a knife in which they were not involved and couldnt even be bothered to sketch on a piece of paper along with specs.

A knife was obviously used on these below. No pic of my knife though. Several worked on the bigger skinning job, but I didnt get a pic of my knfe for some reason...



 
ALLHSS said:
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Boar hunting is intense.

What did you end up doing with the zebras?
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Yes, any type of boar hunting is intense. Especially so with only a knife.

Hog hunting is fantastic - doesnt matter whether its in Africa, North America or a dense Eastern European primeval forrest at night

One Zebra hide is now a carpet. Another hunter asked to get the second one, as I got two within seconds of each other and he didnt bag any, tbough he really really wanted one.

Usually all game meat is eaten, but in Africa they wouldnt serve us the Zebra.

All the rest of the game was prepared and eaten on the trip (Kudo etc).
 
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Destroyed some weeds with my brand-new RAT Model II yesterday. Didn't take pictures during, but this is what it looked like afterward, before I rinsed off the plant bits and sap. That stuff doesn't wash off easily. My Victorinox pruning knife always has crud stuck to it 'cause I almost never bother to wash it off after I use it.
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Last time I tried to set up my camera to document my Tramontina doing its thing on some smaller trees, the camera kept freezing up after about 2 minutes of video and then losing the data. Otherwise I'd have better stuff to post. :)
 
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Almost cut my finger clean off. Healing nicely, but I severed some nerves so I have numbness around the tip and top of my right index finger.
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KnottyEagle said:
Is there anything wrong with that? We all like knives, so what's the difference if a 15 year old like me likes knives or a 40 year old likes knives?
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I think the difference may lie in how the (typical) 15 year-old conducts him/herself in certain "situations" versus the typical 40 year-old. Oh wait, I forgot...there is often no difference whatsoever. In that case...more power to you ;) !

Hmmm...I need to work on getting some "use" pics together that don't involve me accidentally nicking my palm while closing one of my knives LOL.
 
BladeScout said:
Yes, any type of boar hunting is intense. Especially so with only a knife.

Hog hunting is fantastic - doesnt matter whether its in Africa, North America or a dense Eastern European primeval forrest at night

One Zebra hide is now a carpet. Another hunter asked to get the second one, as I got two within seconds of each other and he didnt bag any, tbough he really really wanted one.

Usually all game meat is eaten, but in Africa they wouldnt serve us the Zebra.

All the rest of the game was prepared and eaten on the trip (Kudo etc).
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I have always wanted to go boar hunting with a knife, but haven't had the opportunity. Aren't many boar in Pennsylvania, ha.

Man, that's a unique carpet. Is it against customs to eat zebra there?
 
ALLHSS said:
I have always wanted to go boar hunting with a knife, but haven't had the opportunity. Aren't many boar in Pennsylvania, ha.

Man, that's a unique carpet. Is it against customs to eat zebra there?
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Well, plenty of states have hogs. Go for it. Plus its another good reason to buy a pig sticker.

For some reason, they wont eat Zebra. I told them, that people eat horses, so I saw no problem eating Zebra. They thought that just as strange as eating Zebra of course .
 
Alnamvet68 said:
Oh, and thank you to those who saw the rationale behind this thread, and were willing to post their working "safe queens" without interjecting their subjective whine and cheese about this being a troll thread. The best way to deal with a thread who's title evokes trollish thoughts in what may be an overly suspicious mind, is to ignore it, and leave your petty whine outside the door.

This was/is to be a fun thread, and not a "rude or dismissive of the culture of collector's". If that's what entered your mind, then perhaps you may be attributing your own repressed behaviors and thoughts onto others.
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I'll send you a PM, rather than further derail your thread. I DO want to say publicly that I personally think Blade Forums is better off when members, when it's suggested that their posts may come off as trollish, respond maturely and point out that such wasn't their intent, and refrain from insulting those who were giving them the benefit of the doubt. Personally, I appreciate it when people let me know when my posts can be taken in a different way, and I don't think Blade Forums benefits from letting trolls be trolls and ruin the place for everyone. YMMV.

Anyways, here's my BK16 carving up an Irish-themed fatty:


-edit- Never mind, since you're not a supporter of the site, I can't send you PM's. And I'd rather not clog up your visitor messages with anything suggesting you're a troll or something, since I've been trying to give you the benefit of the doubt here. I'll just say, if your post was in response to mine, I do not appreciate your insults and rudeness. If not, I certainly hope you'll give some thought to toning down your posting style. The above could have been accomplished by saying "This was/is to be a fun thread, and not a "rude or dismissive of the culture of collector's" " and leaving the insults out entirely, if you really meant this thread NOT to be a trollish thread. As near as I can tell, from the title and your first post, and from the similar thread you put up in the Becker subforum, the topic of this thread is the notion that "knives are for cutting stuff, not for sitting around in collections" (a sentiment with which I actually mostly agree, although I don't feel that you can, or should, judge what a knife has done from one picture on the web), not for "show me some pics of your knives being used."

If you are serious about the intent behind this thread, you might consider changing the title with the advanced edit feature to something along the lines of: "Show me some pictures of your knives being used," and dispense with the "prove it" and comments about the beauty shots and collections.

Here's an example of how your first post COULD have been stated:

What could have been Alnamvet68 said:
BF is a repository for beautiful, exotic, expensive, and pristine knife photographs. While many of us do love to look at knives, it's rare to see our beloved blades actually in use. So, let's do something different, and post our knives in use...cutting food, wood, carving, whittling, chopping, cardboard, skinning, stabbing, or even using its pommel to break out of a fast sinking car. Have at it. :)
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In this version, I've given credence to the fact that many people love to look at beauty shots of knives, and by using the "we" form of pronouns, I make this thread something that people want to take part in, rather than a challenge. Hopefully you can see how this phrasing accomplishes your stated intent WITHOUT causing people to think that you're being a troll.
 
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Wife bought a new carpet for the kitchen, the old beat up carpet had to be reduced for curb side pick up. Oh kids, this is a tanto and according to many internet experts they shouldn't be good for utility tasks, yeah right...
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