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r8shell said:
It was early evening about a week ago when I reached into my pocket for my knife (A Boker Whittler in Thuya Wood) and I got that sickening feeling. It wasn't there. Of course I looked all around the house, in the couch cushions, all the usual places one might lose a knife. It wasn't there. I mentally retraced my steps since I'd last seen it, and realized it must have fallen out of my pocket that afternoon when I'd been sitting in the yard,enjoying the early spring weather, playing with the cat. I looked in the grass, but I just couldn't find it. All week I've been keeping an eye out for it whenever I go out there, hoping I'll see it. I was especially upset that we have had two pretty good rainstorms since I lost it.


Well I had a stroke of luck this morning. I walked out to pick up the newspaper, and as I bent down, something caught my eye. It was my Boker half buried in the mud. I picked it up, hoping it wasn't too rusted from its time out in the elements. As I brushed the dirt off of it, I saw something incredible.






Now, I don't know a lot about how wood is treated for knife handles, but I assumed that if it isn't stabilized with resins, it is at least properly dried and aged to avoid warping or splitting. Even if the wood is a bit "green" I didn't think it was possible for it to sprout. Should I contact Boker and ask? I'm sure leaving it out in the rain voids the warranty. Has anyone else ever had this happen to their wood handled knives? What sort of wood was it?
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Haha very funny! I wanted to ask you if you like using this knife for EDC. I have one, but haven't touched it since I got it. The blades are very dull. After seeing this pic, it makes me want to get it out and sharpen her up. It looks like the blades are CV as well. I had no idea.
 
It's a well known fact that Thuya wood is growing roots whenever it meets water. There is however special treatment that avoid this, you can contact Boker. Or you can just cover it with some mud, fertilized it and with some luck you'll have a tree of stockman knives within a year or two.

Mike
 
Good one Rachel! Lets see, last year it was a free "What A Knife" with every order at that burger joint :eek: :D
 
Markesharp said:
Good one Rachel! Lets see, last year it was a free "What A Knife" with every order at that burger joint :eek: :D
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I totally forgot about the What-A-Knife thread from last year. That one really had me going for a while. :D
 
Markesharp said:
Good one Rachel! Lets see, last year it was a free "What A Knife" with every order at that burger joint :eek: :D
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btb01 said:
I totally forgot about the What-A-Knife thread from last year. That one really had me going for a while. :D
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:D Y'all were such good sports about that one. :D

LaughingBones said:
Haha very funny! I wanted to ask you if you like using this knife for EDC. I have one, but haven't touched it since I got it. The blades are very dull. After seeing this pic, it makes me want to get it out and sharpen her up. It looks like the blades are CV as well. I had no idea.
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It's a nice knife for sure. Whittlers are one of my favorite patterns and Boker carbon steel will take and keep a great edge. :thumbup: The thought came to me about "green wood" because the thuya scales still have a very strong cedar-like smell.


I love the photo-chops, keep em coming! I'm waiting to see antlers growing out of some stag!
 
r8shell said:
:D Y'all were such good sports about that one. :D



It's a nice knife for sure. Whittlers are one of my favorite patterns and Boker carbon steel will take and keep a great edge. :thumbup: The thought came to me about "green wood" because the thuya scales still have a very strong cedar-like smell.


I love the photo-chops, keep em coming! I'm waiting to see antlers growing out of some stag!
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but is Thuya wood also considered burl? Whittler a are one of my favs as well. I'm gonna get it sharpened up. I think the knife itself is old as the hills, but is still in mint condition. A collectors box came with it. I wonder if it has any collectors value. I think I got it on the auction site for $50.
 
supratentorial said:
Beautiful knife. In the summer it will flower and bear fruit. :thumbup:

Your post is a nice diversion from the troubling news of the Taylor Brands buyout of Great Eastern Cutlery.
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That's NOT funny.

Maybe it would be if I wasn't ill and operating several steps behind the curve.
 
WA Martin said:
That's NOT funny.

Maybe it would be if I wasn't ill and operating several steps behind the curve.
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Even in an April Fools thread, you hate to read those words! :eek:
Get well, Wade.
 
If a wood handled knife can sprout a tree , just imagine what would happen if someone left one of those novelty naked lady knives out in the yard😁😁😁
 
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r8shell said:
I'm waiting to see antlers growing out of some stag!
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You're probably not gonna believe this, but my little stag 25 started growing antlers just the other day!

They look great, but I'm having trouble getting the knife into my pocket now. :D

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r8shell said:
It was early evening about a week ago when I reached into my pocket for my knife (A Boker Whittler in Thuya Wood) and I got that sickening feeling. It wasn't there. Of course I looked all around the house, in the couch cushions, all the usual places one might lose a knife. It wasn't there. I mentally retraced my steps since I'd last seen it, and realized it must have fallen out of my pocket that afternoon when I'd been sitting in the yard,enjoying the early spring weather, playing with the cat. I looked in the grass, but I just couldn't find it. All week I've been keeping an eye out for it whenever I go out there, hoping I'll see it. I was especially upset that we have had two pretty good rainstorms since I lost it.


Well I had a stroke of luck this morning. I walked out to pick up the newspaper, and as I bent down, something caught my eye. It was my Boker half buried in the mud. I picked it up, hoping it wasn't too rusted from its time out in the elements. As I brushed the dirt off of it, I saw something incredible.






Now, I don't know a lot about how wood is treated for knife handles, but I assumed that if it isn't stabilized with resins, it is at least properly dried and aged to avoid warping or splitting. Even if the wood is a bit "green" I didn't think it was possible for it to sprout. Should I contact Boker and ask? I'm sure leaving it out in the rain voids the warranty. Has anyone else ever had this happen to their wood handled knives? What sort of wood was it?
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Wondering if your little tree has gotten bigger over the past year?
 
cbr1000 said:
Wondering if your little tree has gotten bigger over the past year?
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Oh, yes. But it only blooms one day of the year, and so far the yield is small. Only a couple of pen knives.

 
I just came in from planting all my Boker's in the yard. But one of them was in Stag. I better get busy closing in the fencing around the backyard. Yay. I love confirmed science projects.



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