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So here I sit today, wondering if Im totally deranged or not. Ive been keeping tabs on a few BladeForums threads, and topics and opinions contained within these threads worry me. My dilemma all boils to one single issue
stag. I love stag with all my heart mind and soul. Stag is the epitome of what is good about knives. Stag shows immeasurable beauty, and brings me closer to the knife traditions of old. But, and this is a big but (not butt. I have a pretty nonexistent butt, so my wife tells me. Doris, the voice in my head, says I have a fat butt, but she likes to yank my chain), Im a stickler for functionality. I dream of that indestructible knife that I can drop out of a ten story building, which will take no impact damage. Im screwed. Im torn between fragile beauty and functionality. Maybe I watched too many westerns as a kid; with all of those cowboys wielding stag handled bowies. I just cant get my mind off of stag!!!!
So whats the solution here? Do I move to India, dive into a new hobby, and start custom breeding sambar for horn durability? I dont think I can swing this one. My wife hates Indian food, and I love hamburgers. Wed surely starve to death or be arrested for poaching Hindu gods.
Do I just get over my foolish notions of nostalgia, and start buying up Micarta, Delrin and G-10 monstrosities? Uggh. I cant bare the thought of placing a synthetic between my knives and me. Thats like wearing a rubber during sex. You end up with a pleasure barrier between you and your loved one, and my knives are loved ones.
Hmmm .. The wheels are beginning to spin. Doris just had a fantastic idea. She said that I should send my Sebenza out for some custom work, and have stag inlayed into the handle, with the highest stag bumps slightly recessed below the surface of the titanium. This would prevent most blunt force impact from reaching the stag slabs. Im quite surprised that Doris revealed this idea to me, knowing her drop-down drag-out knife jealousy. I guess she considers all folders to be broken, knowing that her spirit resides in my fixed blade Dozier. She feels no competition from any folder, even though folders get most of my carry time. I do have to admit that the real quality time is spent with my Dozier, so she gets the best of me. Shes too good for bagels and cardboard boxes. Shes saved for woodcarving, animal skinning and fish cleaning.
Do you think this idea has a chance? Id combine my favorite handle material with my favorite folder. Would Chris Reeve do a stag inlay for me? I dont think Ive ever seen a stag inlay Sebenza. Id also have to carry some other folder while my Seb is away from me. Double Uggh. Id be stuck carrying some other one-hand opener like my Military, BM Ares or .. the evil Columbia River BladeLock. God I hate that knife. I dont know why I havent sold it yet. Maybe Ill settle for wearing a second sheath (I already carry my Victorinox Cybertool in a sheath) and use my beloved stag Buck 110. Its as heavy as a house, but it cuts like crazy. Ill just have to wear suspenders to hold my pants up.
So whats the solution here? Do I move to India, dive into a new hobby, and start custom breeding sambar for horn durability? I dont think I can swing this one. My wife hates Indian food, and I love hamburgers. Wed surely starve to death or be arrested for poaching Hindu gods.
Do I just get over my foolish notions of nostalgia, and start buying up Micarta, Delrin and G-10 monstrosities? Uggh. I cant bare the thought of placing a synthetic between my knives and me. Thats like wearing a rubber during sex. You end up with a pleasure barrier between you and your loved one, and my knives are loved ones.
Hmmm .. The wheels are beginning to spin. Doris just had a fantastic idea. She said that I should send my Sebenza out for some custom work, and have stag inlayed into the handle, with the highest stag bumps slightly recessed below the surface of the titanium. This would prevent most blunt force impact from reaching the stag slabs. Im quite surprised that Doris revealed this idea to me, knowing her drop-down drag-out knife jealousy. I guess she considers all folders to be broken, knowing that her spirit resides in my fixed blade Dozier. She feels no competition from any folder, even though folders get most of my carry time. I do have to admit that the real quality time is spent with my Dozier, so she gets the best of me. Shes too good for bagels and cardboard boxes. Shes saved for woodcarving, animal skinning and fish cleaning.
Do you think this idea has a chance? Id combine my favorite handle material with my favorite folder. Would Chris Reeve do a stag inlay for me? I dont think Ive ever seen a stag inlay Sebenza. Id also have to carry some other folder while my Seb is away from me. Double Uggh. Id be stuck carrying some other one-hand opener like my Military, BM Ares or .. the evil Columbia River BladeLock. God I hate that knife. I dont know why I havent sold it yet. Maybe Ill settle for wearing a second sheath (I already carry my Victorinox Cybertool in a sheath) and use my beloved stag Buck 110. Its as heavy as a house, but it cuts like crazy. Ill just have to wear suspenders to hold my pants up.
