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Obscure title, but appropriate.
I took the family on vacation the past couple of weeks. Went down to see my folks in Colorado Springs and thence to Los Alamos for a family reunion.
Gratuitous Family Photo:
Since my parents live in a semi-rural area, I took my BA-III as a bumming around knife. We made some great willow whistles with it, which entertained my children and nieces and nephews as well. While I was harvesting willow switches (something the blade handled quite well), my father made an off-hand remark about how "huge" the knife was. My first thought was, Huh? Remember, this is just a little BA-III, not the Uncle MoFo or a BM. Puzzled me, but I let it pass.
Culprits:
A couple days later, my nephew came up and asked if I had ordered a "huge knife". I had, in fact, asked to have the Groove Master (*) I won on eBay delivered to Mom and Dad's address so it wouldn't languish in the post office while we were away. Again, my reaction was Huh? It's not like a GM is a beast of a blade.
Anyone else have experiences like this? I guess it's just part of the knife thing that you either get it or you don't. There's little middle ground.
(*) Kind of disappointed with this knife. It is in brand new condition (crinkle black with snakeskin), but the fit and finish of the handle slabs is about 1/16th off center. The upper tang lies below the slabs and the lower part is proud by the same amount. Any suggestions on how to remedy this?
Rick
I took the family on vacation the past couple of weeks. Went down to see my folks in Colorado Springs and thence to Los Alamos for a family reunion.
Gratuitous Family Photo:
Since my parents live in a semi-rural area, I took my BA-III as a bumming around knife. We made some great willow whistles with it, which entertained my children and nieces and nephews as well. While I was harvesting willow switches (something the blade handled quite well), my father made an off-hand remark about how "huge" the knife was. My first thought was, Huh? Remember, this is just a little BA-III, not the Uncle MoFo or a BM. Puzzled me, but I let it pass.
Culprits:
A couple days later, my nephew came up and asked if I had ordered a "huge knife". I had, in fact, asked to have the Groove Master (*) I won on eBay delivered to Mom and Dad's address so it wouldn't languish in the post office while we were away. Again, my reaction was Huh? It's not like a GM is a beast of a blade.
Anyone else have experiences like this? I guess it's just part of the knife thing that you either get it or you don't. There's little middle ground.
(*) Kind of disappointed with this knife. It is in brand new condition (crinkle black with snakeskin), but the fit and finish of the handle slabs is about 1/16th off center. The upper tang lies below the slabs and the lower part is proud by the same amount. Any suggestions on how to remedy this?
Rick
) to cut some packing material when I was helping my sister move some furniture recently. I was the only one that had anything that could be used to cut because everything else had been packed. Instead of the " Wow it's great to have a knife" comment, I got the "What do you need something so huge for? " I thought to myself, "to cut your packing material of course 
