Let's see your Charlie SFOs

Congrats, Dan! That collection is looking great. Hope we will see more photos soon.

Flint Hills, I remember something about February, but with GEC, you never know!
 
Nice Dan, great collection!!! I have a third release en route and am slightly excited:thumbup::D
 
Nice Dan, the Ebony on the Real Harness Jack looks quite light- awesome! love to see closer shots of those latest arrivals my friend.
 
singin50 said:
Hey Charlie, not trying to get inside your head,,,,,,,well ok maybe a little but will there ever be a time when you might do a pocket worn run of knives? Kind of like this old D&E Jack you sold me for .35, at the OKCA show in 2011. I was thinking about a marriage of the diamond shield and a Barlow pattern in a pocket worn handle material even. Snagglepuss,,,,OUT!:D
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What a beauty! What year was it made?

Regardless, I think the "pocket-wearing" is our job? ;)

And I mean that only slightly tongue-in-cheek.

(The following is meant in the spirit of a good discussion, and not meant to disparage those to whom "pocket-worn" items appeal. I know Case does a good business in such a line, and I do enjoy how smooth the covers/corners are on the examples I've seen.)

When I got my first (and last, because it's perfect for me) truly fine guitar, in the midst of the wonder and joy of its becoming mine I was struck by a certain sadness that I wouldn't be around when it truly came into its own, ie, after decades of being played. It's one of the first times I wished I were younger.

There is nothing else like a quality item, used as intended, that holds up with full functionality while developing a certain "beausage," to borrow Pinnah's coined term-- the beauty of 'honest' wear. Cheaper items look shoddier as time passes; well-made ones become worn, yes, but in a manner that holds its own attractiveness-- all the more if the wear happened through the hands and work of someone dear.

All of which to say, I'm not keen to yield that phenomenon to the 'distressing' of a brand-new item.

However, I would enjoy seeing how much interest a brand-new Charlow would garner after it was tied to Charlie's bumper and dragged around for a while as he drove hither and yon, simply as another fascinating experiment in human behavior. :D

Meantime, look how lovely the ebony Barlow, especially, looks in this recent post:
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I daresay the man's been carrying it!

~ P.
 
Sarah, I would guess that this DE Jack was made by Schrade, when it was made? Here again I would say the 1940s. I think most if us would prefer to see a knife age the way you're describing, by use. I'll also imagine that some would like to see a pocket worn look. I've played guitar for 35 years and trust me, none of us will live long enough to see that special guitar or knife age to the extent that the older ones have. People lived a very different life back 70 years ago and there's just not much chance of that except in extreme circumstances.

Perry
 
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singin50 said:
Sarah, I would guess that this DE Jack was made by Schrade, when it was made? Here again I would say the 1940s. I think most if us would prefer to see a knife age the way you're describing, by use. I'll also imagine that some would like to see a pocket worn look. I've played guitar for 35 years and trust me, none of us will live long enough to see that special guitar or knife age to the extent that the older ones have. People lived a very different life back 70 years ago and there's just not much chance of that except in extreme circumstances.

Perry
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Points well taken, Perry.

Meanwhile, I do seem to age mine faster than others do. :o

~ P.
 
pertinux said:
Points well taken, Perry.

Meanwhile, I do seem to age mine faster than others do. :o

~ P.
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Yep, everyone is certainly different. For some reason mine don't age near as fast as I see others do! I don't know if it's the lack of acid in my skin or just what but the carbon doesn't change drastically, I can CF and CE as Charlie says, course I do have dedicated knives in the kitchen for chopping and the like so I guess that's part of it too.
 
I'd like to add a little to the knife aging discussion. I think we are a little spoiled, because we are able to own more than one knife. Many years ago, I suspect people were happy to own one only, and used it more than we do. Before I collected, my knives showed noticeable wear. Now they show little.
 
Perry, I have been thinking of ways to make my knives look older, but not more worn!
The subtleties of 150 year-old Barlows have got my obsessive brain churning!
 
Well I certainly believe you have achieved this with the soup bone version TCs. I wish I hadn't missed the first run. But you're right, there are ways to achieve this. Different bones, the way you cut the bone or stag and the like. Let the dreaming begin!;)
 
Jack Black said:
There was a time when, if I acquired a new knife, I'd give my old one away!
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Based upon the pictures I've seen, I might know someone who would be willing to help dispose of your knives if you decide to go back to that practice 😉.

Thanks, all for your nice comments about my Washington and Charlow.
 
I actually had a little daylight this morning, so i snapped a few harness jack pictures!


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If I had one I would gladly show it but when one comes up I am either low on $$$ or they want more than a Custom Knife cost.!
One of these days I will get lucky and be at the right place at the right time and have enough jingle in my pocket to get my grail before I croak.!! If not then some lucky person will get my Knife.! {shame on you.**}
 
Thank you for the shots of the HJ's Dan my friend, I love the lightness of that ebony! and that Golden Root Bone is simply gorgeous!!!
Now I have had my fix of HJ's...I can go to work and face the gauntlet :D:thumbup:

Today I carry my Robeson E/O and my HJ6!
 
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