So, We've been here in Georgetown Texas for 25 days now, and it's been a busy time. Closed on a house, did the home inspection, lining up some contractors to get some things done before we move in and stop living at my sister in laws place. Being a knife nut, and a traditional knife nut at that, I've been looking about to see what people are carrying. Strange trip so far. Making friends with the flooring guy, I've run into a few traditionals. I haven't seen any pocket clips on folks around, and I've been looking. The floor guy's son came out and did the measuring for the hardwood floors, and he took up a piece of the old carpet to see how well the cement slab was finished off as far as leveling was concerned. The son took out a very well used looking old Buck 301 stockman and uses the sheep foot blade to cut the carpet with. so far, so good.
Roaming around the town square, I saw a few antique shops, so perused for used pocket knives. This is Texas, By God, so I guess I was expecting some nice old stockman's, maybe some trappers, or at least some nice old barrows. Nope. Nada. The nice lady at the antique shop and a couple trays of old pocket knives. It was a little disappointing to see old no name junk, and a LOT of old Victorinox advertising knifes. Mostly classics in assorted colors and company advertising. Not even a sodbuster in sight. I know Georgetown is a bit, for lack of a better word, gentrified, but it seems mostly like any town U.S.A. Very few stetsons in sight, or even cowboy boots. Mostly ball caps, shorts when hot, athletic shoes, and a few flat caps. Lots of pickup trucks, but just as many Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, and Subaru's running around. Down in Austin, it seems almost a bit hippy. Lots of young people with dyed hair, and piercings. Contractors still carrying Husky brand utility knives.
The local Tractor supply store has a nice pocket knife display, with one side some assorted Case brand knives for sale, like yellow sodbuster and peanuts. Other side was some pocket knives from a large Asian country that seem to sell well judging by the empty spaces in the case. The Ace Hardware has a few case, some Taylor made Schrade's, and Rough Rider knives. One middle age gentleman saw me looking in the display case and remarked how he liked his Rough Rider pocket knife. He was wearing well worn cowboy boots and beat up looking Stetson, but I saw hime get in to a Subaru Forester outside. Hmmm? Maybe it was his wife's car.
At the local gun shop, they have a display of all the modern stuff, with lots of black plastic and bead blasted blades. Lots of black guns. Not very many wood stocked lever actions insight, nor single action revolvers.
I'm gonna keep looking around for some good traditional knives, while I drive around in my 14 year old Toyota Tacoma and a Remington peanut in my pocket. Can't wait to get down to San Antonio to checkout some my old haunts, and go shooting with Karen at the range where we met. I told Karen to make sure she had a knife in her purse, in case we had to share a doughnut. She just smiled and said "Okay."
The search will go on.
Roaming around the town square, I saw a few antique shops, so perused for used pocket knives. This is Texas, By God, so I guess I was expecting some nice old stockman's, maybe some trappers, or at least some nice old barrows. Nope. Nada. The nice lady at the antique shop and a couple trays of old pocket knives. It was a little disappointing to see old no name junk, and a LOT of old Victorinox advertising knifes. Mostly classics in assorted colors and company advertising. Not even a sodbuster in sight. I know Georgetown is a bit, for lack of a better word, gentrified, but it seems mostly like any town U.S.A. Very few stetsons in sight, or even cowboy boots. Mostly ball caps, shorts when hot, athletic shoes, and a few flat caps. Lots of pickup trucks, but just as many Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, and Subaru's running around. Down in Austin, it seems almost a bit hippy. Lots of young people with dyed hair, and piercings. Contractors still carrying Husky brand utility knives.
The local Tractor supply store has a nice pocket knife display, with one side some assorted Case brand knives for sale, like yellow sodbuster and peanuts. Other side was some pocket knives from a large Asian country that seem to sell well judging by the empty spaces in the case. The Ace Hardware has a few case, some Taylor made Schrade's, and Rough Rider knives. One middle age gentleman saw me looking in the display case and remarked how he liked his Rough Rider pocket knife. He was wearing well worn cowboy boots and beat up looking Stetson, but I saw hime get in to a Subaru Forester outside. Hmmm? Maybe it was his wife's car.
At the local gun shop, they have a display of all the modern stuff, with lots of black plastic and bead blasted blades. Lots of black guns. Not very many wood stocked lever actions insight, nor single action revolvers.
I'm gonna keep looking around for some good traditional knives, while I drive around in my 14 year old Toyota Tacoma and a Remington peanut in my pocket. Can't wait to get down to San Antonio to checkout some my old haunts, and go shooting with Karen at the range where we met. I told Karen to make sure she had a knife in her purse, in case we had to share a doughnut. She just smiled and said "Okay."
The search will go on.
but regarding knives, I love seeing older guys carrying traditional folders, and the occasional fixed blade while out and about. Case and buck are real big around where I live, but alas the majority of pockets are filled with blacked out "tac folders".
