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Hi folks,
as some among you might have noticed, I haven't been too much on the forum lately, due to a series of events and occupations here...yet at least I kept reading every thread, and enjoying my knives just as usual.
I feel like the time has come to express my thankfulness once again, and do it publicly.
Now, I've always known how much this community has given me, yet this year, for mysterious reasons
, there has been an incredibly nice sequence of kind people who were willing to give me something or share something with me...even more than before.
So one day our dear uncle Andi (known by the screen name of Humppa, for the newcomers) emailed me, offering to send me a knife. I had mentioned some Boker knife in a thread, and he was willing to make me try a lockback of their Boker Plus line. I was so happy and surprised of the offer, and even though in the beginning I thought this knife would not be carried that much, yet I received it, not only as a knife, but as a gift by such a kind friend. Here is the knife:
Yes, it might not a bit bigger than the knives I usually carry, yet it struck me as a very solid knife, comfortable to use, and nice to keep. The yellow handle does feel good in hand, so I took it to my work place, and so far it's been carried much instead of my beloved Opinel #6...which says alot. I want to thank Andi, and not just for this knife, but for his spiritful contribution to this forum. Also, for unknown reasons, since I've been carrying this knife in my scrubs at work, I found more things to cut
In the meantime, another member of this family, Vic (confucius37), emailed me about a certain project he had, and we started working on it together. Vic is an incredibly nice guy, and it's been great to know a bit more about him and his taste in knives. The project has just come to the end, and you've seen the results in his thread; yet, in the meantime, he was so kind to send me a knife, as a sign of gratitude (which I don't feel I deserved), and a way to make me discover a new knife and another US knife factory. Here is the knife:
Now, receiving this knife really amazed me, and at the same time, just like it had happened with Andi, I took it immediately as a chance to try out new things in a knife. This is my first Canal Street and my first knife in D2, and it does take a fine edge. I like this knife very much, it has a very familiar feel, reminds me of some lockback Laguiole I've handled before, and even if it's also on the large side of my range, yet it's slim enough to have earned some pocket time anyway
Then, just when I was relaxing on a beach in my long deserved holidays, I got another surprise email from Will (willgoy on this forum), telling me that he was willing to gift me a Case Peanut with smooth bone handles...and there it was, waiting for me when I got back home, trying to drag me to the 'nut side, and getting some pocket time. The Peanut is surely small, but I have to say I didn't miss anything in terms of blade length (Carl was right about this), whereas the size of the handle is maybe a bit short, especially when using it to peel (on "frontal" cuts the handle length doesn't bother me at all). But it's a Peanut after all, a knife which is destined to earn pocket time anyway...and that's what happened to me as well.
Then winter went on...and I spotted a nice Winchester knife that Jim (Boggs) had for sale, so I grabbed it. Many of you know that I don't own nor buy many knives, but that swell end jack caught my eye, so I made the deal. And when the package arrived, I was surprised and happy to get two knives instead of one, as Jim had generously added this sweetie to the shipping:
Now, I always said that three blades were too much for me...but this knife, it's dark bone, the slightly oversized spey blade, the smooth pulls, just got my attention, and for some reason I'm developing a deeper love for this knife than for the swell end jack that I had chosen and bought...and I know that some of it is due to Jim's generosity, and to the pleasure of having a gifted knife.
Now, aside from the thankfulness, which is huge, and the appreciation, which is deep, what really strikes me as great is the fact that the these gentlemen were not just giving me any knife; they have read my posts and made up their mind about my taste, and they have chosen the gift accordingly, to give me something new and different to try, which I found so nice, so friendly, so personal, and I want to thank all of them, just like anyone else who stepped towards me with their generosity and will to share (Kevin, Duncan, Jack and Jon, to name some). With time, I hope to get the chance to give something back to each of them, cause I consider them friends, and want them as such.
Meanwhile, there's a picture of another knife that I'm willing to share:
As many of you know, this is a typical Sardinian resolza, usually nicknamed as "Pattada" or "pattadesa". It's south of 4" closed, handle is ram's horn, steel is 420, made by the sons of the late Vittorio Mura in the small town of Santulussurgiu, in central Sardinia. This knife is a slight blem, and it's not the perfect knife, but it's very nice and new (I got it especially for this occasion, so I haven't cut an apple with it) and surely a chance to try something new, and get a glimpse of a distant (to most of you) knife culture.
Today It's my birthday...and I feel I got so many gifts from the people here, that it's my turn to give.
So, if you're one of us traditionalists (we all know who we are, no matter the post count) and you'd like to get it and use it for your next Sunday lunch, please get in, and take your chance. I will pick the winner randomly in a couple weeks, and I will ship this knife anywhere in the world. Just to spice the thread a bit, and since I'm Italian (and therefore I love food and taste), it would be nice to share some dish that you think represents the place you live in, and possibly post some pictures of it (no matter if it's your pictures or it's borrowed). It should be something that you really enjoy eating, something linked to the food culture of the place you live in, no matter if it's Maryland crabs or Spanish paella or Indian lamb Vindaloo...just post something that you would like to bring to our porch for our meeting lunch.
Oh, and thank you again folks, for making this place the special haven it is for all of us.
Take care and have a nice day
Fausto
as some among you might have noticed, I haven't been too much on the forum lately, due to a series of events and occupations here...yet at least I kept reading every thread, and enjoying my knives just as usual.
I feel like the time has come to express my thankfulness once again, and do it publicly.
Now, I've always known how much this community has given me, yet this year, for mysterious reasons
, there has been an incredibly nice sequence of kind people who were willing to give me something or share something with me...even more than before.So one day our dear uncle Andi (known by the screen name of Humppa, for the newcomers) emailed me, offering to send me a knife. I had mentioned some Boker knife in a thread, and he was willing to make me try a lockback of their Boker Plus line. I was so happy and surprised of the offer, and even though in the beginning I thought this knife would not be carried that much, yet I received it, not only as a knife, but as a gift by such a kind friend. Here is the knife:
Yes, it might not a bit bigger than the knives I usually carry, yet it struck me as a very solid knife, comfortable to use, and nice to keep. The yellow handle does feel good in hand, so I took it to my work place, and so far it's been carried much instead of my beloved Opinel #6...which says alot. I want to thank Andi, and not just for this knife, but for his spiritful contribution to this forum. Also, for unknown reasons, since I've been carrying this knife in my scrubs at work, I found more things to cut
In the meantime, another member of this family, Vic (confucius37), emailed me about a certain project he had, and we started working on it together. Vic is an incredibly nice guy, and it's been great to know a bit more about him and his taste in knives. The project has just come to the end, and you've seen the results in his thread; yet, in the meantime, he was so kind to send me a knife, as a sign of gratitude (which I don't feel I deserved), and a way to make me discover a new knife and another US knife factory. Here is the knife:
Now, receiving this knife really amazed me, and at the same time, just like it had happened with Andi, I took it immediately as a chance to try out new things in a knife. This is my first Canal Street and my first knife in D2, and it does take a fine edge. I like this knife very much, it has a very familiar feel, reminds me of some lockback Laguiole I've handled before, and even if it's also on the large side of my range, yet it's slim enough to have earned some pocket time anyway
Then, just when I was relaxing on a beach in my long deserved holidays, I got another surprise email from Will (willgoy on this forum), telling me that he was willing to gift me a Case Peanut with smooth bone handles...and there it was, waiting for me when I got back home, trying to drag me to the 'nut side, and getting some pocket time. The Peanut is surely small, but I have to say I didn't miss anything in terms of blade length (Carl was right about this), whereas the size of the handle is maybe a bit short, especially when using it to peel (on "frontal" cuts the handle length doesn't bother me at all). But it's a Peanut after all, a knife which is destined to earn pocket time anyway...and that's what happened to me as well.
Then winter went on...and I spotted a nice Winchester knife that Jim (Boggs) had for sale, so I grabbed it. Many of you know that I don't own nor buy many knives, but that swell end jack caught my eye, so I made the deal. And when the package arrived, I was surprised and happy to get two knives instead of one, as Jim had generously added this sweetie to the shipping:
Now, I always said that three blades were too much for me...but this knife, it's dark bone, the slightly oversized spey blade, the smooth pulls, just got my attention, and for some reason I'm developing a deeper love for this knife than for the swell end jack that I had chosen and bought...and I know that some of it is due to Jim's generosity, and to the pleasure of having a gifted knife.
Now, aside from the thankfulness, which is huge, and the appreciation, which is deep, what really strikes me as great is the fact that the these gentlemen were not just giving me any knife; they have read my posts and made up their mind about my taste, and they have chosen the gift accordingly, to give me something new and different to try, which I found so nice, so friendly, so personal, and I want to thank all of them, just like anyone else who stepped towards me with their generosity and will to share (Kevin, Duncan, Jack and Jon, to name some). With time, I hope to get the chance to give something back to each of them, cause I consider them friends, and want them as such.
Meanwhile, there's a picture of another knife that I'm willing to share:
As many of you know, this is a typical Sardinian resolza, usually nicknamed as "Pattada" or "pattadesa". It's south of 4" closed, handle is ram's horn, steel is 420, made by the sons of the late Vittorio Mura in the small town of Santulussurgiu, in central Sardinia. This knife is a slight blem, and it's not the perfect knife, but it's very nice and new (I got it especially for this occasion, so I haven't cut an apple with it) and surely a chance to try something new, and get a glimpse of a distant (to most of you) knife culture.
Today It's my birthday...and I feel I got so many gifts from the people here, that it's my turn to give.
So, if you're one of us traditionalists (we all know who we are, no matter the post count) and you'd like to get it and use it for your next Sunday lunch, please get in, and take your chance. I will pick the winner randomly in a couple weeks, and I will ship this knife anywhere in the world. Just to spice the thread a bit, and since I'm Italian (and therefore I love food and taste), it would be nice to share some dish that you think represents the place you live in, and possibly post some pictures of it (no matter if it's your pictures or it's borrowed). It should be something that you really enjoy eating, something linked to the food culture of the place you live in, no matter if it's Maryland crabs or Spanish paella or Indian lamb Vindaloo...just post something that you would like to bring to our porch for our meeting lunch.
Oh, and thank you again folks, for making this place the special haven it is for all of us.
Take care and have a nice day
Fausto
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