The prepared, and the un-prepared.

Just wanted to offer another welcome. This bunch is a fine a group of human beings as you are likely to find anywhere.
 
My grandpa got me into knives so many years ago, too. He is 93 now. I just saw him again this last June. He's as sharp as ever :D
 
:cool: Please allow me to second or third the idea of having Jackknife's stories published, especially if a good illustrator can be found to make appropriate drawings. I think a book of bound stories (perhaps "Jackknife Tales") would sell and would be a good reminder to people that knives are useful tools and an important part of our heritage. The stories remind me of Robert Ruark's "The Old Man and the Boy" and could be equally popular.

Unlike my father, I did not grow up on a farm. My dad and my grandparents did, though, teach me some outdoor skills and how to use a knife and an axe. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Western Samoa, I had the opportunity to live with villagers who used their machetes every day as tools for subsistence farming. The modern urban concept that knives are to be feared and banned is a strange one.

Thanks again for the stories and for putting them in an accessible format. They deserve to be more widely shared.
Faiaoga
 
Another great story Carl, very enjooyable and absorbing to read, and I particularly liked the subtle conclusion. Many thanks :thumbup:

Publishing is easy enough these days via 'Print On Demand'. I'm sure there are plenty on these forums, and way beyond, who'd like a good old hard-copy of 'Jacknife Tales' :)
 
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