The TRADITIONAL sunday picture show!!!!

Vote Charlow Peanut for Congress

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herisson said:
This here, my latest acquisition... Tucked away in a drawer for twenty years, sold on the internet, bought by lucky me. A 3 7/8" blade in a barely 4 1/2" handle, light and slim in the pocket, rock solid pivot, herculean spring, all steel build, nice rat-tailed and pinched bolsters, dense and translucent grey/amber horn scales, carbon steel blade that I got sharper than the devil's sister in about 4 passes on the Lansky... Love it, carry it constantly. Don't get fooled by the Melon Tester / Doctor Knife look. This is a sturdy peasant knife with huge slicing power. I put it to work !
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Who is the maker? Cant' quite make it out,please
 
Jack Black said:
Lovely :) Yes, it looks like a great (and very stylish) user. You can't beat great steel and good grinds :)
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You're so right. On this topic, it just springs to my mind how funny it is to compare side by side true oldies and modern iterations of the same patterns (I have two competing currently, in brotherly love, but I'm counting...). The moderns earn a lot of points, no doubt (like higher end steel, greater consistency in production (really ?), and so on...). But what one man (or few men) made long ago still works to the best today. I'm impressed. Much. I'm afraid I could turn into an Oldie Hunter ? Is it bad ?
 
To Gevonovitch : the maker is an artisanal cutler in the region of Thiers (France). It seems... : "St. Joanis" was like a brand name shared by several local cutlers, added to their own stamps (I don't know why and how...).... "Arbost" may be the name of the village where the manufacture was located and is special in this form : "St. Joanis à Arbost" to the manufacturer that produced this here my knoyfe. The manufacture was active until 15/20 years ago (I assume). There is not much information available on the internet and that's a pity. I'm hunting those down currently because they present what is great value in my eyes.
 
Sunday is garage sale day....I didnt find any knives but i scored a mint pair of English made (im sure JACK has some ) Doc Marten boots for $10...And an old boy Scout belt for $1...This one is dated 1959.....I couldnt be happier and a good Sunday to you all........................FES

 
festerfromnzed said:
Sunday is garage sale day....I didnt find any knives but i scored a mint pair of English made (im sure JACK has some ) Doc Marten boots for $10...And an old boy Scout belt for $1...This one is dated 1959.....I couldnt be happier and a good Sunday to you all........................FES

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I must have had at least 20 pairs during my lifetime Fes, in my younger days I rarely wore anything else! :D

Good score. Nice scout belt :)
 
Continental Dreams

We'll find a house and garden somewhere
Along a country road a piece
A little cottage on the outskirts
Where we can really find release
'Cause nothing's any good without you
Baby you're my centerpiece

Joni Mitchell

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Good score, FES! A $10 pair of Docs is a nice find. Been my stand-by (stand-in?) favorite footwear for 20 years now. My oldest pair has been with me for 14 of those years, and still kickin'. :D
 
Have a great Sunday everyone :)



Fes, have you ever come across The Doctor Marten Boot Song?
 
festerfromnzed said:
JACK...running down the back streets, oi oi oi?............................FES
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It was performed by comedian Alexi Sayle on a 80's Brit comedy show The Young Ones. It's posted a number of times on the tube (I'll not subject other members to it! :D) :thumbup:
 
JACK...capiche ! .I know it well.a true classic!...Yes yes ,not for the faint hearted for sure!.......Alexi was a legend..................FES
 
festerfromnzed said:
JACK...capiche ! .I know it well.a true classic!...Yes yes ,not for the faint hearted for sure!.......Alexi was a legend..................FES
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LOL! He's just started touring again! :D

Have a great day my friend :thumbup:
 
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