Thanksgiving from the doghouse...

RRaconteur

RRaconteur

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Sometimes the cosmos conspires against you. It just so happened the Frau was outside when our mail carrier came by today. It is, here in the States, the day before Thanksgiving. My Fiddleback packages (in the past) have arrived on Thursday, so I wasn't even expecting my recent shark to arrive until Friday, due to the holiday.*

Alas, I figured wrong. I am cursed by good fortune today, as my purchase arrived early rather than late. And I still hadn't figured out how to explain the new addition to the family. So the Frau walks back in, precious cargo in her hand, asking if there's something I needed to tell her about...

Yes, sweetie.... Of course, dear.... I know.... But, you see....*

Truth is (though it may not matter much), it is both learning tool and reward for my oldest girl. I saw it on Fotki and somehow knew it was coming to live here. It will be, I believe, perfect for her hands (at least if I can keep it out of my own). It is also the sharpest FB received to date.*

Some quick and dirty pictures....

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At least there's WIFI in the doghouse.....


Michael
 
No Wifi in the workshop... There is a grinder and some half finished projects though ;)

Sweet knife, hope it is put to good use
 
RRaconteur said:
Truth is (though it may not matter much), it is both learning tool and reward for my oldest girl.
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LOL!

"You see honey... uh... the truth is... it's... uh... for the girl. Yeah... for the girl. Our girl. Yeah... it's a reward. A reward! It's a tool. Yeah... a tool! To teach her things. Important things. Yeah... so you see honey... it's all for the girl. Our girl. Yeah... that's the ticket."

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Just teasing, Michael. Don't actually doubt your intentions. Just havin a laugh. No offense intended.
 
Ah Michael, what a wicked wicked web we weave, when first we practice to deceive ;) Lol, gotta hate it when fate conspires against us and hits us before our plans are laid.


Kirkwood said:
LOL!

"You see honey... uh... the truth is... it's... uh... for the girl. Yeah... for the girl. Our girl. Yeah... it's a reward. A reward! It's a tool. Yeah... a tool! To teach her things. Important things. Yeah... so you see honey... it's all for the girl. Our girl. Yeah... that's the ticket."

Just teasing, Michael. Don't actually doubt your intentions. Just havin a laugh. No offense intended.
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LMAO that is hilarious!! Yeah Michael wrote me after my trip to Cumming to ask me about the Esquire model and young hands. I told him I had to admit I was seriously thinking about one for my own daughter's small hands, as the Hiking Buddy is still a bit much for her to handle. I am considering a matching set of Monarch and Esquire as early teaching tools for her. She'll get such a kick out of having a smaller version of the knife I am carrying :)
 
Send her to buy a new pair of shoes, she might forget your indiscretion. Worked for me once.

"I traded for it" is my go-to story when caught on the spot. She never asks what I traded away though so I'm not sure who's fooling who. :D
 
Kirkwood said:
LOL!

"You see honey... uh... the truth is... it's... uh... for the girl. Yeah... for the girl. Our girl. Yeah... it's a reward. A reward! It's a tool. Yeah... a tool! To teach her things. Important things. Yeah... so you see honey... it's all for the girl. Our girl. Yeah... that's the ticket."

Just teasing, Michael. Don't actually doubt your intentions. Just havin a laugh. No offense intended.
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Hilarious! And no offense at all. That's EXACTLY how I felt.
 
The faster a man finds comfort in the dog house, the better off he'll be. I mean come on man, you can wind up in the dog house for complimenting a woman, saying she looks thin in that dress, saying she looks pretty tonight etc. At the very least you can rest your head on the dog house sofa knowing that you at least know why/how you got there.
 
mistwalker said:
Ah Michael, what a wicked wicked web we weave, when first we practice to deceive ;) Lol, gotta hate it when fate conspires against us and hits us before our plans are laid.

LMAO that is hilarious!! Yeah Michael wrote me after my trip to Cumming to ask me about the Esquire model and young hands. I told him I had to admit I was seriously thinking about one for my own daughter's small hands, as the Hiking Buddy is still a bit much for her to handle. I am considering a matching set of Monarch and Esquire as early teaching tools for her. She'll get such a kick out of having a smaller version of the knife I am carrying :)
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That's the funny thing, is I really DIDN'T have any deceptive intentions. It's just busy, and I hadn't had the opportunity to tell her when we were both capable of real conversation.

And I really intended to buy a production knife for her, but I saw this knife and somehow knew (1) it was just right for her, and (2) I was going to get it. It was kind of unexpected and strange, like a premonition of sorts.
 
trestle said:
Send her to buy a new pair of shoes, she might forget your indiscretion. Worked for me once.

"I traded for it" is my go-to story when caught on the spot. She never asks what I traded away though so I'm not sure who's fooling who. :D
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Shoes don't work with this hoe, but I DID just buy her a new down coat...

I need more knives before the "I traded it" story will stick.
 
Joe Duder said:
The faster a man finds comfort in the dog house, the better off he'll be. I mean come on man, you can wind up in the dog house for complimenting a woman, saying she looks thin in that dress, saying she looks pretty tonight etc. At the very least you can rest your head on the dog house sofa knowing that you at least know why/how you got there.
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I used to joke about having brought in a contractor to renovate the doghouse like Snoopy's, with a pool hall and everything. Kind of a Dr. Who "larger on the inside" thing.
 
RRaconteur said:
I used to joke about having brought in a contractor to renovate the doghouse like Snoopy's, with a pool hall and everything. Kind of a Dr. Who "larger on the inside" thing.
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Men have been fixing up their dog houses recently. They call them "Mancaves" now though.
 
RRaconteur said:
That's the funny thing, is I really DIDN'T have any deceptive intentions. It's just busy, and I hadn't had the opportunity to tell her when we were both capable of real conversation.

And I really intended to buy a production knife for her, but I saw this knife and somehow knew (1) it was just right for her, and (2) I was going to get it. It was kind of unexpected and strange, like a premonition of sorts.
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Oh I know Michael, I just couldn't help myself :) Sometimes that's just the way it goes. Some things speak to you and that's just how it is supposed to be and you know it inside. Yeah, I like the trading line myself. I used to keep some cheap knives around just to cover a base if I needed to. Sadly, after ten years with me and my work, she can pretty quickly tell a well made knife from all the others.. Darn it, anything you teach a woman, she will just turn around and use against you at some point lol
 
mistwalker said:
Oh I know Michael, I just couldn't help myself :) Sometimes that's just the way it goes. Some things speak to you and that's just how it is supposed to be and you know it inside. Yeah, I like the trading line myself. I used to keep some cheap knives around just to cover a base if I needed to. Sadly, after ten years with me and my work, she can pretty quickly tell a well made knife from all the others.. Darn it, anything you teach a woman, she will just turn around and use against you at some point lol
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I think the knife speaking to you is a consequence of that "soul" thing we talk about with knives like these. Sometimes you choose them, but sometimes they seem to choose you too.

I fear the Frau may be a fast learner with is knife thing. She's interested in seeing what comes out of the Forge, and I've been thrilled to share in that. In hindsight, however, it might be a bit too informative to allow any covert acquisitions. 😉


Michael
 
RRaconteur said:
I think the knife speaking to you is a consequence of that "soul" thing we talk about with knives like these. Sometimes you choose them, but sometimes they seem to choose you too.

I fear the Frau may be a fast learner with is knife thing. She's interested in seeing what comes out of the Forge, and I've been thrilled to share in that. In hindsight, however, it might be a bit too informative to allow any covert acquisitions. 😉


Michael
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I've found that's women's interest in things of guns, knives, etc, to merely be intel gathering to be used against you at a later time. Share the beauty, share the story, but lie your ass off about the price:)
 
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emoney2277 said:
I've found that's women's interest in things of guns, knives, etc, to merely be intel gathering to be used against you at a later time. Share the beauty, share the story, but lie your ass off about the price:)
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Isn't that the pass around knife from Thurin. They get routed through the shop so they can ensure the knives stay in pristine shape. That way you can show her the thread about pass around knives - I did say show, not let her read the entire thing. Then you say... If I would have Purchased the knife, it wouldn't come till Friday or Saturday. Andy and Ken took the week off anyway.
 
Uncle_P said:
Isn't that the pass around knife from Thurin. They get routed through the shop so they can ensure the knives stay in pristine shape. That way you can show her the thread about pass around knives - I did say show, not let her read the entire thing. Then you say... If I would have Purchased the knife, it wouldn't come till Friday or Saturday. Andy and Ken took the week off anyway.
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I'm taking notes here, this is good stuff! :)
 
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