My latest EDC 110

Flatlander1963

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Well I've been selling off some duplicates and I kept looking at this knife and ya know I think the stag is some of best I've ever seen.

There is some rust on the blade. Super grip as it's a little fat but only slightly and I realized I've never carried any of these old DM blade before, just had them tucked away...so I withdrew it from the sale listing.

So this bad boy is now my #1 110 in my EDC group. I sharpened it up scary sharp and now I just need a cuttin' job. :) I'm quite pleased about that decision. Makes one wonder what else is tucked away beggin to get scuffed up.

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That's sweet... Now that's stag... I would keep it too... That damascus blade is nice too... It's just a Great knife... :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Oh man! That was the one I was going to buy off your list. You are a wise man to keep that one Gordon, let us know what you think about the DM as a ECD.
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Dang JB...well I think this one is going to be with me for many years. I bought it off Fleabay and had more than my original ask price into it. It did come with the correct box and sheath both in mint condition (seller failed to note rust and toning on NS). Anyway, I was not pissed but underwhelmed because I hate sellers that withhold info like freaking rust on the blade. So it went right into the role and I never really looked at the stag until I pulled it out to sale. I'm glad nobody jumped it out the gate.

Here ya go Trax:
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And since David M wants a fishing story, I'll show the picture of my Dad and his very nice Pike from this past Monday. 32inches and almost 10 lbs. Oh, we both had a Sirus or Tempest in our pocket. One hand opening is a big plus out on the boat.
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Great Looking knife all around, that stag looks great with the damascus. Wise choice.
 
OK David so here's the story on that fish. Dad and Mom flew up and we did three trips. One for Strippers down on the coast and two for smallmouth bass. The Pike are just a bonus. This pike was caught on the third and final fishing day. We were fishing is a stretch of river a few miles below Lewiston Maine (google it w/ Satelite). We fished this stretch on both of the bass days. This section is pure river and not a lake like above the dam north of Lewiston were I fish a lot.

On this second bass trip the water had dropped at least 18 inches and made the river real boney. We fished strickly up river from the launch and this requires slow, slow running and me standing watching for rocks. So you go up and float back down doing this a couple times on each side. The quicker rockier areas have the most O2 and are likely areas. Anyway, on Friday we caught an estimated 50 bass but didn't do a firm count. On Monday, we kept count. 41 smallies for Dad and 35 for me.

We'd gone down the right side twice and done well. But we decided to float the other side. It has a couple of grassy half moon shaped back eddies that I tought might be good for a pike. We had a 7' med/heavy rod set up a big spinnerbait just in case. I told Dad this spot (a grassy back eddie) looks good for a possible pike. And on que, that big one takes a cut at Dad's crankbait and we both see her. Dad switches over to the spinnerbait rod and she cuts at it again and Dad misses. Both strikes came from same area so he casts about and no more strikes. I float us off down the river and decide to rig up a 7" Rapala jerk bait with huge treble hooks (Your always subject to loose your bait from the fish cutting the line, so the big bait helps with that issue and Pike are suckers for jerk baits. btw, Dad gave me that bait 15 years ago and I had never used it before). Back up we go to the back eddie and first cast she cuts at it and Dad doesn't see it but I say "set the hook"...he did and after a few minutes of playing the fish, I leaned over, grabed the fish and got her in the boat for Dad. And you can see the picture.

Great fun and Dad was thrilled. He said one of the best trips he's ever had. And that comes from a guy that's done a lot of bass fishing. A classic memory for sure. He's back in Mississippi now and called today and talked about the trip some more. Good stuff.

So, that's my current big fish story.
 
Love the smile on "Dads" face! I know you two had a visit that you will remember for a long time. Treasure those moments my friend!
 
Well,

I love smallmouth fishing, but the part of the year you would have to have a Buck Ice Hole Chipper I wouldn't like. Will have to settle for visits to SMB wonderlands during warm weather vacations. Our native Ozark stream SM are rarely over a pound. Hard life you see.

On a 300 I don't like fat stag. Feels funny.

300Bucks
 
We let her go.

So Trax what did you think of the thickness of the stag?

I like it! Thanks for the pics! :):thumbup:

Tell me, can you tell the difference between 2nd cut and 1st cut??? The reason I ask is because I don't know how to...but I do know I have some 2nd cut scales on a knife (it was sold as such by a reputable seller) and I'd like to know for future reference... ;)

I was curious about the pike...I can't recall if I've ever had any...but for some reason, "pike" is synonymous with "boney" in my mind...I dislike boney fish... :(
 
Trax that's good question and I don't know.
But, yea your right about Pike, they are boney. They have those floating bones like gar. Some people really like to eat 'em though.

I hear you Craig. 4lbs is my best so far. And yes they still jump like crazy!! Good stuff.

Can anyone expound on the 1st cut / 2nd cut issue Trax brought up?
 
Heres what Scott Hartman said over on my 303 stag thread. 300

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I'll take a whack at it. First cut, is inclusive of the outer bark of an antler, all the natural beauty and features. Second cut, is just that, the next layer of antler below the surface, still dense and solid, no pith. The second cut requires some artistic enhancement, carving out peaks & valleys, adding stain, then polishing to remove any tooling marks.
Some 2nd cuts are easier to spot than others. Some 2nd cuts look nicer than first cuts. I'm sure this is open to interpretation, like everything else to do with knives.
 
Heres what Scott Hartman said over on my 303 stag thread. 300

QUOTE:

I'll take a whack at it. First cut, is inclusive of the outer bark of an antler, all the natural beauty and features. Second cut, is just that, the next layer of antler below the surface, still dense and solid, no pith. The second cut requires some artistic enhancement, carving out peaks & valleys, adding stain, then polishing to remove any tooling marks.
Some 2nd cuts are easier to spot than others. Some 2nd cuts look nicer than first cuts. I'm sure this is open to interpretation, like everything else to do with knives.


It's a good summary of what 2nd cut is, IMHO...but how to tell??? :confused:

Here's a representative sampling...The top one is definitely 2nd cut (it says so on the box!) and is pretty crudely jigged; easy to tell...and the pith does show up...as do the scales on the 2nd and 3rd knives...but what about the 4th one??? Is that a 2nd cut??? Or was the pith just nearer the surface on that one??? (It's a well known sellers knife, BTW)... ;)

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...And is the presence of pith a reliable indicator???...
 
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BTW, I think Scott said that 2nd cut was sometimes stained to simulate the outer bark [1st cut]...it is also sometimes lightly burned for the same reason...
 
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