Sweeping The Kitchen Table

meako said:
And where exactly are you going to clear it all away to ? That's the question;)
A cricket pitch is 1 chain (22yds) between wickets. That would make 66 ft. So a 33ft tape would be half a pitch-it sort of ties in but why would they make it only half the length?
intriguing.
Undoubtedly there is some ancient and noble law of cricket that states the need for 2 pitch tapes and measurers to be employed marking out the pitch or crucket putch as they say in New Zealand.

I have a carving knife very similar to the top one with the square ivorine handle. I scored a couple at very low price from a nearby op shop. I had a view to rehandling them with some nice aussie hardwood but SWMBO likes the square one as it is unusual and it has taken up residence in the kitchen. Also and I may mentioned this before -when you cut into ivorine with a dremel it is quite flammable and stinky-bits like little comets come popping off leaving a smoke trail and it flares quite dramatically.
cheers-
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Er, elsewhere! ;) :D

I know about as much about cricket as I do about wombats! I reckon two of those tape-measures could be linked together fairly easily though, maybe you have to do it like pacing out for a duel?! :confused: :D

I spent a few months trying to send Duncan a Joseph Rodgers set, poor bloke never got it I'm afraid, a real saga of Post Office/Courier stupidity :mad:
 
Great! :grumpy: Having spent hours uploading the pics yesterday, Photobucket has inexplicably deleted half of them! :mad: Have to re-load them :grumpy:
 
Wow Jack - what a busy Kitchen Table - for some reason over half the photos wont come out - ( EDIT Duh read above) just leaving a box...but Oh Man That Joseph Elliot Carving set is just Superb!!!
Alwats great reading through your Threads Jack mate! :thumbup:
 
Thanks Duncan, I'm working on getting the pics back up now, takes ages with my bad internet connection. Wish I could get that carving set to you mate, you'll have to let me know if any of Sue's family here are visiting :thumbup:
 
eisman said:
Turning Leaf is a Gallo brand. It's more recent than 1950's, and close examination shows the wee bottle cannot be older than the 1996 date on it. It's pretty neat though. I expect it was bought at the vineyard or was swag from a tradeshow. The company would be able to write those off and California would list that as a corkscrew to avoid the implications associated with the word "knife".

I have the same problem with my dining room table. It's got about 30 knives on it and I need to just take the time to go over them instead of just piling them there.
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Jack Black said:
Yes, I doubt it's very old at all. I was in the wine trade years ago, and remember Gallo Wines trying to position their products in the quality wine bracket here! Maybe it was given out by one of their reps here, I can remember getting a lot of freebies, don't think I ever got a knife though.

I'm glancing over at the coffee table in my living room rather pensively! ;)
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Just to add that this:

Jack Black said:


The wee bottle is probably from the 1950’s or before. You press the top and a cap-lifter slides out. Similar bottles hid a peanut cigarette lighter. They usually came with advertising.
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Is not a reference to the bottle knife, but a reference to the brass bottle cap-lifter shown here (and above):

 
I'm glad that it's not just me Lyle! :D I was just admiring your John Lloyd budding knives in the John L thread, very nice my friend :) :thumbup:
 
Hopefully all the pics are now re-loaded and showing now! :thumbup:

Jack
 
Just my kind of table,Jack!:D Some interesting pieces such as the scissors, whistle, metal knives, wine opener, old lighters, and some really interesting coins (which I hope we see more of). Not to mention all the cool knives! The carving set...wow, the metal knives..I could go on and on.
Sorry about the trouble with the upload! I really enjoy looking at all the goodness so your efforts are golden. Thanks for the fun!!
 
Thanks a lot Gev, I'll put you a few coins on one side my friend ;) I have some others somewhere! :thumbup:
 
Jack he has them now,he wasn't satisfied with the etches.I loved them as they were.He said they continued to etch after he mailed them.

I loved that he personalized them to me,very special from a wonderful friend.He is one of the good guys,no,one of the best guys.

You narrate a great story,whatever it is.:thumbup::thumbup:

Do you know what the snail said after getting on the turtle's back??.....................



Not my turtle

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WHEEEEEEEE...........
 
Thank you Lyle :) Mr Lloyd is certainly a perfectionist - and one of the best for sure :) I am sure you have some real beauties accumulating on your table, that is something very special there my friend :thumbup:

Thanks for the info iSaur, I didn't know that at all. Apart from reading the reference to the maker in Tweedale, and reading this - http://elegantarts.com/Newsletter1.pdf - I've not given them as much thought as I should have :o
 
Jack Black said:
Thanks a lot Gev, I'll put you a few coins on one side my friend ;) I have some others somewhere! :thumbup:
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Be careful putting them on my side of the table, my friend! You have heard of the camels back:eek::D;) I appreciate you always thinking of me, Jack! Its hard to think of what to get a man that has a kitchen table and floor boards straining under the weight, but i can think of a few things:D
 
Gevonovich said:
Be careful putting them on my side of the table, my friend! You have heard of the camels back:eek::D;) I appreciate you always thinking of me, Jack! Its hard to think of what to get a man that has a kitchen table and floor boards straining under the weight, but i can think of a few things:D
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You have got your very own box my friend! :D It's just waiting for an address! ;) Yes, I think I can manage without any further additions, though your thoughts are very much appreciated :)
 
The benefit of accumulating knifery in one location, over a period of time, is that it's almost like discovering great stuff all over again when cleaning it up!
I, and I am sure several here, go through a similar process, even if not on the kitchen table!
Some great finds, Jack. iSaur beat me to identifying the buttonhole scissors. I had a pair in my recently departed Empire collection, here (lower right):
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The forged corkscrew is also a nice find - in fact everything on the table is interesting. Thanks for sharing your housecleaning with us!!:rolleyes::thumbup:
 
Thanks a lot Charlie, and please let me know if I can ever send you any of my old junk! ;) :D :thumbup:
 
Lots of fun stuff there, Jack.
The kitchen table at my house is full of stuff that belongs to the proprietor of that section of the house, which is not I.
 
knarfeng said:
Lots of fun stuff there, Jack.
The kitchen table at my house is full of stuff that belongs to the proprietor of that section of the house, which is not I.
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Knowing your place at times Frank is a good ( and safe ) thing :thumbup:
 
Thanks a lot Frank :thumbup:

Sage advice Duncan :thumbup: :D
 
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