HEY! BB you don't have to apologize. this is my first day as a member, and i'm not a knife guy. I only come here to research junk i find at yard sales and pawn shops. I was put off by the op thinking how can i ask about a three finger Hammer Brand or a Colorado USA folder before i rip it up and make custom handles. I'm sure stories could be posted about my wonderfully cheap knives and the hours I've put in them to make them pretty.
we all have different goals. I did the survival stuff back in the '70's now i just like polishing old turds (coprolite) and what better to put them on than a vintage ithaca promo folder with Purina scales.
And Mr. Bender anyone quoting Jimi is alright and has more than "Experience" so don't fret.... just walk of the stage
Clapton described the performance: "He played just about every style you could think of, and not in a flashy way. I mean he did a few of his tricks, like playing with his teeth and behind his back, but it wasn't in an upstaging sense at all, and that was it ... He walked off, and my life was never the same again" eric clapton
Mr.bill - idaho
First of all, he didn't apologize, and no one asked for, expected, or gave a sh*t about apologies. Secondly, on your first day on the forum, for your
first post -- welcome, by the way -- you decide to jump into a settled argument to... what? Start things up again? Use that as an opportunity to introduce yourself? Make a 'pal'? You can resuscitate flatlining threads if you like, it's a free world. You can poke around at old arguments if you like, too. And I can say I think it's a bad idea, and shows poor judgement.
I'd also suggest that choosing to criticize the OP and fanning the embers of recently settled conflicts is really more of a 'third post' kind-of-thing
... 'stirring the pot' is considered borderline troll behavior. If you honestly take exception with something, fine. But I'm not sure how you could know what the OP was 'thinking' about your yard sale/pawn shop finds. Yes, the tone was off-putting, as previously noted; but presuming to guess what he
might think of your knives is unfair.
That said, even if you're not a 'knife guy', the coprolite thing sounds... well, interesting
:thumbup:. I'm not sure gleaming dinosaur sh*t will threaten to replace Lightning-Strike Carbon Fiber or Zirconium, but you never know
. Mammoth tusk and fossilized Walrus ivory are highly prized, of course, and Meteorite finds its way in small amounts into high end custom folders and Bowie knives. So coprolite
could -- maybe -- find it's own niche, though it's a tougher sell. I'd like to see pics of how the coprolite scales turn out; maybe you could open a thread here, or 'Maintenance, Tinkering and Embellishment', as a more positive introduction. Just an idea, and again, welcome to BF
