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Yeah, I've taken a dump that smelled so bad I almost fainted too. Like a skunk crawled in there and died.
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Another case where peanut butter could have saved the day.
Unless you're WW. Then you fight the dog for the PB. Maybe you could train WW to warm the seat for you.
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Cannot say enough good about the 5. Its an 8" blade that doesnt "feel" like an 8" blade (in a good way). Really easy to do small blade tasks with it, and can still do the big blade tasks. Its also so belt friendly and of course it is a jack of all trades kinda knife. The designers (Becker and Fisk) knew exactly what they were doing and they did it so well. Also love the "trade knife" influence. In the meantime you can tie up the belt loop like this and it will carry a lot better IMO. Easy, fast to do, and completely reverseable, plus it puts on cordage on your sheath. Just run cordage through the belt loop, bend it over and make a few passes.
The only "problem" I have with the knife is a little one... The finger choil... its not my personal preference. However, the 5, and 15 use the finger choil successfully, while a lot of knives do not. So there is that. Even this does not ruin the knife for me. I have a drawing I did of a BK5 with no choil, mini ricasso, and a little bit of blade modification with becker handles. Just have to figure out how thin I want to go, and I have a lot of other designs in front of it. One day....
If anyone doesnt have a 5... you should definitely get one. Awesome large belt/camp knife. Man I have rambled LOL.
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Yah, Part of me is also thinking about grinding it off completely! front and back... Dunno... another part of me is also wondering how much I would hate myself if I just tried to completely replace the handle... lol. It would be neat, but....
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In the meantime you can tie up the belt loop like this and it will carry a lot better IMO. Easy, fast to do, and completely reverseable, plus it puts on cordage on your sheath. Just run cordage through the belt loop, bend it over and make a few passes.
Cool little sheath mod! I'll keep it in mind. I actually don't mind using the regular belt loop. It hangs perfectly for me and makes it easy to get in and out of the car/ sitting in chairs.
My father has recently become a little more interested in knives. His father was the one that I started to take after, as he always carried a pocket knife. Showed him my 5 today, he liked it. His first reaction was exactly like you quoted before. He said it was a big knife that didn't feel like one. He was telling me how he likes carrying the Kershaw FunXion EMT that we picked up for him. Always looking for an excuse to whip it out lol.
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Yes, I'm so Becker I pee Grivory.
micturition syncope
the pronunciation of same is fascinating
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Cool cool! If it works for you thats all that matters. Personally I am not a fan of "dangling" type sheaths, I like the handle to ride above my belt, "high and tight" so to speak, but I do agree some leather would definitely turn the whole thing up to 11. I made a sash type sheath for my 5 but it did not work out. Ugly as sin too lol. I'll try again some other time.
Thats awesome about your dad! Mine is not into knives either and my interest began with my Papa giving me my first when I was 5. Its funny my Dad was never into knives, he had 1 (just one Utica Stockman) growing up and used it for everything, I have bought him a couple and he carries the Alox Cadet I gave him. Says its all he needs! Not a knife guy but he was the one who gave me all the wet stones I have, made me a holder, and taught me how to sharpen when I was little. Pretty special I think...
You'll do it for a pack of Reese's cups and that's me being generous. If you're lucky I'll put the in the freezer first. *snark*
I dunno, I think it looks better with part of it and it's a bit safer. Rehandeling could be cool, they're only $50. Do it!
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Im trying to think what a stacked OD and black micarta handle would look like with a new guard... hmmm welp... Maybe time for a visit to Jantz one day.
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I dont have any preference as to dangle or cross draw. It just has to be comfortable with when/ how I'm carrying it.
This is the first knife my father ever gave me as a kid. I had to remake the sheath with a kit because I never knew how to properly care for it. It was his as a young boy and he used it while camping, but never really carried it otherwise. Gave it to me one day and told me not to cut myself hehe (his attempt to busy me for the afternoon carving sticks).My dad never really had any need for a knife as his father always carried one and I had one if he needed it. Now with both of us not around all the time he has finally seen the use of carrying one.
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That's so cool! I love seeing knives that have stood the test of time and passed down. Very awesome and very special. My dad lived on a large farm growing up in Nebraska, he told me he always had that little knife, and most days a pistol on his hip too. Funny cause again he is also not a gun guy.
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fly, That's just being on a farm/ranch and being prepared for rattlers or aggressive/rabid wildlife. For what ever reason he became (in your view) "not a gun guy", that doesn't mean he suddenly turned into an anti-gunner. It just means his needs changed.
My grandfather was an avid hunter growing up, mainly because if he didn't hunt, meat on the table was scarce. He was the oldest of 4 boys and great-grandpa was off in the Army (WW1). Squirrels, rabbits, possums, coons, deer,... if it moved and he could see it, supper it became.
Then came the Depression and WW2. Only this time it was for his own wife and kid.
After WW2 and the end of rationing, he seldom hunted because he no longer needed to. He had become successful enough to be raising his own beef, pork and mutton and was running a meat locker plant. He once said that he had killed and cleaned enough animals, he didn't need to go hunting. He still had a shotgun and a couple of rifles for varmints. Unlike some of his brothers and cousins, he never developed a "need" to have the latest new gun.
I'd bet "something happened" that contributed heavily in his decision to not have guns around.
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Made some pickled eggs with beet juice yesterday. I wish they were ready to eat but that will be at least another week or so.
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Those make my emissions stink so badly a dog wouldn't risk it--even for peanut butter. I still love them.
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Yes that's exactly why he did, and you're right it was just a tool to him and nothing more really. And I dont mean by "not a gun guy" in a negative way at all. Just not into them, not against them.
There is not another man alive that I admire more, respect more, listen to more, care about or love more than my Dad. I am so fortunate to have such a great father.
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:thumbup: Cheers to great Fathers! and trying to become like them to do the same with our own children!
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