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Oh No - I'm afraid my GEC 09 Esquire is lost
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Good luck finding it! Drop your drawers? Maybe the Doc could use the little camera and look in some nooks and crannies? Sorry, only trying for a bit of levity. People just don't realize how much these pieces of steel and bone mean to us knuts. Putting up a notice at the Doc's sounds like a good idea if they will let you, never hurts to ask. And going in can convey just how important it is to you. Best of luck again.
Thanks, Neal
Thanks, Neal
sceva
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I looked and looked and checked back at the Dr's office but I'm sorry to say I never found the knife. I really think either the Tech / Nurse prepping the room for the next patient or the next patient has a really nice little knife. Hope they take care of it. Se la vie
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My Böker Penknife in Honeycomb Bone has gone MIA since last week. It annoys me as I really like it and can't replace it, but this is an inherent problem with small knives: they can and will drop out with ease.
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Many Many thanks to RobbW
I just received this beautiful Chestnut Jigged Bone 09 Esquire from him. It feels great to have one of these back on my pocket. I have already started cutting some things, Strawberries etc as well as giving the blade a malt vinegar rub to start the patina on it. The Chestnut bone is as good looking as the Red was.
Carried in an AG Russell small pouch
I just received this beautiful Chestnut Jigged Bone 09 Esquire from him. It feels great to have one of these back on my pocket. I have already started cutting some things, Strawberries etc as well as giving the blade a malt vinegar rub to start the patina on it. The Chestnut bone is as good looking as the Red was.
Carried in an AG Russell small pouch
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Sorry to hear about your loss or should I say temporarily misplaced GEC. I never say it's lost till I see it sink to th bottom of the ocean or lake and even then I'll drag with my magnet for years after.
Hey at least you have your '06 CSC Ring Turner, 1 of 38 IIRC.
Hey at least you have your '06 CSC Ring Turner, 1 of 38 IIRC.
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Sceva, I'm sorry about your lost knife-- it's an awful feeling.
These wee Esquires seem particularly prone to slipping away; they're so very unobtrusive even when present, it's not easy to notice when they go missing (or may still be in a pants pocket come laundry time)! I've had a few close calls with my own, more than with any other pattern.
That said, well done Robb! A gentleman and a scholar, for true.
The Esquire is a wonderful pattern in its elegant, perfect combination of svelte carry-ability and complementary blade profiles.
I remain grateful to @N.E.Tim for showing me his Esquire at a GEC Rendezvous, describing its merits with obvious, thoughtful affection-- ie, setting the hook.
I may have missed the pattern otherwise, and it's now a favorite favorite.
~ P.
These wee Esquires seem particularly prone to slipping away; they're so very unobtrusive even when present, it's not easy to notice when they go missing (or may still be in a pants pocket come laundry time)! I've had a few close calls with my own, more than with any other pattern.
Many Many thanks to RobbW
I just received this beautiful Chestnut Jigged Bone 09 Esquire from him. It feels great to have one of these back on my pocket.
That said, well done Robb! A gentleman and a scholar, for true.
The Esquire is a wonderful pattern in its elegant, perfect combination of svelte carry-ability and complementary blade profiles.
I remain grateful to @N.E.Tim for showing me his Esquire at a GEC Rendezvous, describing its merits with obvious, thoughtful affection-- ie, setting the hook.
I may have missed the pattern otherwise, and it's now a favorite favorite.
~ P.
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They do make a striking little sleeveboard, hope your's turns up. If this is any consolation I've found knives that had been missing for over 5 years. I had a BM Mini-Reflex I had in my hand one minute and gone the next. I tore everything apart lookin'. Over the 5 years we had gotten rid of a Living room set and 2 vehicles, all had been thoroughly s tipped and disassembled to insure that the missin' BM was not bein' accident Lyrica tossed.
I dragged the yard with a giant magnet with a 250# pull, (I pulled up enough nails and bottle caps to fill a coffee can) found 3 box knives and 2 garden snips the Mrs left in the garden, a short 1/4" drive socket extension, a couple of Allen keys and an old bicycle chain (where the hell did that come from) lastly about 15' of barbed wire but no Mini-Reflex. Then one day five years later I was in the basement cleanin' up after the hurricane and subsequent floodin' I had moved a box to get to a box below that had gotten wet and as I set the top box down on the dresser I caught a glimpse of a very unique and familiar silhouette. It was my Black BM Mini-Reflex and my original Leatherman Supertool. Bein' the Mini-Reflex was an Auto I had come into possession of while out of state many years ago, it technically was irreplaceable so I never tried to get another and was so happy it turned up I drilled the aluminum scale and put a Spyderco pocket clip on it so I was less likely to loose it again.
I dragged the yard with a giant magnet with a 250# pull, (I pulled up enough nails and bottle caps to fill a coffee can) found 3 box knives and 2 garden snips the Mrs left in the garden, a short 1/4" drive socket extension, a couple of Allen keys and an old bicycle chain (where the hell did that come from) lastly about 15' of barbed wire but no Mini-Reflex. Then one day five years later I was in the basement cleanin' up after the hurricane and subsequent floodin' I had moved a box to get to a box below that had gotten wet and as I set the top box down on the dresser I caught a glimpse of a very unique and familiar silhouette. It was my Black BM Mini-Reflex and my original Leatherman Supertool. Bein' the Mini-Reflex was an Auto I had come into possession of while out of state many years ago, it technically was irreplaceable so I never tried to get another and was so happy it turned up I drilled the aluminum scale and put a Spyderco pocket clip on it so I was less likely to loose it again.
Back in December I offered my Esquire to Sceva when I learned that he had lost his. The Esquire is a terrific knife, but I hadn't used mine since I already had a few penknives in rotation. I was actually disappointed that he didn't take me up on the offer at that time--I wanted it to go to a good home and see some regular use.
I recently found out that he was STILL without an "Old #09" and sent him mine. I felt I had to correct that intolerable situation, and told him the only thanks I needed was for the Esquire to get used and appreciated. Like a True Gent of the Porch, he played shenanigans and today I received a Tuff Writer pen and an Ohio medallion coin. I love them both! I like good pens and have a few, but nothing as robust as the Tuff Writer! It also has the smoothest clicking action of any pen I've ever used. Like buttah....
The coin is really solid and has nice weight to it--plus it's from our nation's bicentennial year: 1776. I'll think of Sceva's generosity every time I see it.
Thanks Sceva!!
( sorry for the indoor lighting. It's dark and raining outside.)
I recently found out that he was STILL without an "Old #09" and sent him mine. I felt I had to correct that intolerable situation, and told him the only thanks I needed was for the Esquire to get used and appreciated. Like a True Gent of the Porch, he played shenanigans and today I received a Tuff Writer pen and an Ohio medallion coin. I love them both! I like good pens and have a few, but nothing as robust as the Tuff Writer! It also has the smoothest clicking action of any pen I've ever used. Like buttah....
The coin is really solid and has nice weight to it--plus it's from our nation's bicentennial year: 1776. I'll think of Sceva's generosity every time I see it.
Thanks Sceva!!
( sorry for the indoor lighting. It's dark and raining outside.)
~ P.
Those are beautiful twins, P! I love the different configurations you've shot them in over the years. I can't decide whether they're fraternal twins or identical twins though. They look different on the outside, but inside they have the exact same DNA--just oriented differently.