waverave
Collector of Tortoise Shell
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- Jun 7, 2018
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When I first found and joined this community, I was taken back by all the acts of kindness and good nature I witnessed. I knew I had stumbled upon something very special and then later learned that something is called “The Porch” and the traditional knife community. The GAWs here have been really generous and creative but, most of all, they have been really fun and it makes me happy even when someone else wins. Although I haven’t won anything here I did recently win a GAW from a knife shop and felt it was my time to pay it forward. So I have this to offer…a 1989 Remington Bullet Trapper R1128 in cocobolo. Apparently, they made these things really solid in 1989 because this is a well-built, workhorse of a knife. It looks like a user but the blades are in near perfect shape. I gave it a little love and a light sharpening and it looks great.
The only requirement I have is that you are an active member of this sub-forum. Otherwise, an “I’m in.” will do it.
If you would be so inclined to contribute something positive to this GAW and thread, I thought it would be nice to share a photo and a few words about your happy place. No knife need be included but this is a knife forum so feel free
I will leave this up through the weekend and draw a random number sometime early next week.
I'll go first. Yosemite is my heaven and I go there every chance I get (even sometimes for the more touristy spots like Glacier Point). But my favorite place in the whole park is Chain Lakes which is located in the SE corner of Yosemite right next to Sierra NF and Ansel Adams Wilderness. It takes 1.5 hours on a dirt road just to get to the trailhead then ~5 mile hike uphill from 8000ft to closer to >9,000 ft in elevation (which isn't too bad until you try to breath). But when you get there…you are treated to this.
This is my happy place. I typically have all three lakes to myself and as much trout as I want. And I would be MORE than happy to take any one of you with me there sometime
Good luck to everyone!
The only requirement I have is that you are an active member of this sub-forum. Otherwise, an “I’m in.” will do it.
If you would be so inclined to contribute something positive to this GAW and thread, I thought it would be nice to share a photo and a few words about your happy place. No knife need be included but this is a knife forum so feel free
I will leave this up through the weekend and draw a random number sometime early next week.
I'll go first. Yosemite is my heaven and I go there every chance I get (even sometimes for the more touristy spots like Glacier Point). But my favorite place in the whole park is Chain Lakes which is located in the SE corner of Yosemite right next to Sierra NF and Ansel Adams Wilderness. It takes 1.5 hours on a dirt road just to get to the trailhead then ~5 mile hike uphill from 8000ft to closer to >9,000 ft in elevation (which isn't too bad until you try to breath). But when you get there…you are treated to this.
This is my happy place. I typically have all three lakes to myself and as much trout as I want. And I would be MORE than happy to take any one of you with me there sometime
Good luck to everyone!
tunnel
That Bullet knife with cocobolo looks great. Here's a few Case Elephant toes.
