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Here's my R16.
It's a knife that everyone should get to try and this month someone gets a chance. I think one of the best parts of collecting traditional knives is their power to surprise. This knife does just that. It's tiny but massively useful; affordable yet 'murican made quality; featherweight but tough; and a little goofy looking but kinda elegant. It is the knife that lead me to discovering my favorite pattern and I will never ever give it away... Instead, I'm giving away a brand new one!
It's got the box and everything!
So if you want to try this knife you have to meet the following criteria:
1) Be a member in good standing of the Porch. If you have a real interest in traditional knives and you don't seem like a jerk, you're in.
2) Post in this thread. Bonus points will be awarded for good stories or pictures. [SUP] [SUP][SUP][SUP]All posts will be deemed an entry. If you post "not an entry", I may send you something out of spite.[/SUP][/SUP][/SUP][/SUP]
3) Use it or lose it. If you win you have to give it a real shot for 10 days. Sharpen it up and carry it everywhere. If you still don't like it, give it away.
4) Live on planet earth. This one's open to all, even you people in forn' parts!
If you don't know what to say, you can talk about a knife that was surprisingly good OR talk about your favorite memory involving a traditional knife.
I'll let this run till the end of the month.
It's a knife that everyone should get to try and this month someone gets a chance. I think one of the best parts of collecting traditional knives is their power to surprise. This knife does just that. It's tiny but massively useful; affordable yet 'murican made quality; featherweight but tough; and a little goofy looking but kinda elegant. It is the knife that lead me to discovering my favorite pattern and I will never ever give it away... Instead, I'm giving away a brand new one!
It's got the box and everything!
So if you want to try this knife you have to meet the following criteria:
1) Be a member in good standing of the Porch. If you have a real interest in traditional knives and you don't seem like a jerk, you're in.
2) Post in this thread. Bonus points will be awarded for good stories or pictures. [SUP] [SUP][SUP][SUP]All posts will be deemed an entry. If you post "not an entry", I may send you something out of spite.[/SUP][/SUP][/SUP][/SUP]
3) Use it or lose it. If you win you have to give it a real shot for 10 days. Sharpen it up and carry it everywhere. If you still don't like it, give it away.
4) Live on planet earth. This one's open to all, even you people in forn' parts!
If you don't know what to say, you can talk about a knife that was surprisingly good OR talk about your favorite memory involving a traditional knife.
I'll let this run till the end of the month.
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Anyhow when I mentioned I went to St. Mary's elementary school, the older boys started giving me this theological cross examination that I was in no way prepared for at age 8. Luckily we had this awesome Counselor, who kept the rest of the boys off of me for the rest of the week. His name escapes me but I do remember he was a former Army Ranger. He kept us all together, taught us how drink the sap from grape vines, make tarp shelters, start fires, and we even slept under the stars. No small feat considering there must have been about 20 of us boys age 8-10 and he managed us pretty much on his own. Most importantly, he taught us that religious differences were to be settled with fraternity and not bullying. Anyhow, I haven't thought of it in years but your knife brought it all back.
