Time for a gaw

seas165

seas165

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I am very blessed in my life, i have a job I truly enjoy, a son and girlfriend (soon to be wife) that are my world. I want to do a give away to spread some cool knives around.

Rules. To enter just state "im in" and tell me about your job or a hobby (besides knives) or give me advise you wish someone gave you when you were starting a family. Must be legal to own knives. You are responsible to know your local laws. One entry per person. Ill let this run about a week or whenever interest slows. I will draw 4 winners, first gets first pick and so on. On to the knives.

First is a john primble belknap hardware barlow. Good w&t very solid snap

Second is a case 6235 1/2 delrin good w&t this is probably my favorite case pattern and my last example of it!
I was saving this for the case passaround box but ill have to find something else to add if i win that.

Third a camillus "what a knife" jack knife.

And last a like new schrade 752 advertising knife.
The mill is in the town over from where i grew up.

Sorry the lighting is bad. Indoor cloudy evening.

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Great generous giveaway here.
I've been interested in the Camillus What a knife for awhile now and can't resist the chance at one, honestly I'd be happy to own any of these great knives though.


The only other interest that I've had as long as knives or tools is airguns, I got my first air rifle and first pocket knife at age 7.

I mostly love vintage American multi stroke pneumatics, but co2 is great as well.
I seem to favor the brass an walnut guns from Benjamin and from Sheridan most of all though I have the least of them.
This 1979 Sheridan blue streak that my dad passed down to me as a teenager is my most prized possession, it's a real tack driver and theres nothing I shoot as well.
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This 1935 Benjamin model 177 is my oldest airgun, it's a fun quirky little pistol that really holds so naturally.
It's not a powerhouse or tack driver but I love it.
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The quality that went into these early Benjamin pistols is just amazing, very well machined.
 
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Very generous! Not an entry, please, but I’ll pass on 2 pieces of advice that I have learned, one the hard way, one from an old mentor.

1) learned the hard way. Never stop dating your wife. Don’t let it get normal. Get a sitter, whatever it takes. Put away the dad, husband, breadwinner, whatever other hats you both wear and be lovers as often as possible. Never let that spark die. Speak life about it (not “my old lady” but “my beautiful wife”). What you do and speak into your relationships and life become reality. Own it.

2). When you have kids, never ever wish them out of a phase. They grow out of one, right into another. Don’t wish their life away waiting for the bad things to go away. Enjoy all the good, and work on the bad, but never wish their little lives away. That’s the best advice anyone has ever given me and I’m so glad I did not do that with mine.

Good luck! It’s a lot of work but so very worth it.
 
Not an entry for me, I've been too darn lucky already.

Best advice I ever got was from my Mother-in-Law about raising kids.
She told me... When your kids are young, win every argument or battle with your kids.
Be nice, be fair, be firm, but WIN! You can apologize later if you decide you were wrong.
It worked perfectly and my kids were so easy and turned out to be great adults... Thanks Mother-in-Law. 🤠:thumbsup:
 
I’ll play because this one is a fun one and a good way to celebrate you starting your family.

I have a hobby of roasting coffee. It started out with a popcorn popper, a metal colander, and a bag of green beans. Fifteen years in and I got my first drum roaster for a birthday last year. Roasting coffee is great because you can fiddle around with many aspects of the process and it is always better than store bought and cheaper than the “fancy” brands, too.

I echo John’s advice—as much as we may pretend that kids are at liberty to choose for themselves, they really blossom under wisely set boundaries and clear standards. Make wise rules, state them clearly, have consequences that teach the value of the rule, and always enforce an infraction (even if you may sometimes season it with grace).
 
Awesome GAW. Love that Barlow, looks like a slicer. I know I’ll keep coming back to this thread. The marriage and child raising advice is excellent. Not an entry for me but I appreciate the thoughtful thread and generosity.

My other hobby is an air cooled VW beetle. It’s my wife’s car which she loves and I honestly enjoy doing the work on it, though sometimes it stretches my abilities. I searched my phone for a pic to post and all I could find was disassembled parts and closeups. Not one of the whole darn car.
 
JTB_5 said:
I echo John’s advice—as much as we may pretend that kids are at liberty to choose for themselves, they really blossom under wisely set boundaries and clear standards. Make wise rules, state them clearly, have consequences that teach the value of the rule, and always enforce an infraction (even if you may sometimes season it with grace).
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Very well stated. 🤠 :thumbsup:
 
So many great advices on how to raise the kids...the best one? "No one way to raise the kids, but learn as you go." My mom basically told me she didn't know how to raise us, but she just did.

Thanks for the GAW!
 
Not an entry for me, but I will give this sage advice, along the same lines as SVTFreak SVTFreak . No matter what or how many kids you have, or how busy things get with them, always make one-on-one time for you and your SO/spouse to do things together. Long after your kids are gone and out of the house, it will just be the 2 of you. If you haven't cultivated that relationship, and it has been about your kids all those years, you won't have anything to relate to with the other person once you're alone again.
 
I am in, I have a few different hobbies. I like to do leatherwork, like making holsters or knife sheaths or wallets etc.. It is fun, but I wish I would have known how much equipment you needed in the beginning. I thought you just needed some leather and thread, so the first things that I made were pretty crude.
 
Not in (I've been very fortunate, and I haven't been very active on the forum lately).

My job is not very lucrative, but I love it, and that is quite the reward. I'm an archaeologist, and most of the work I do is related to transportation projects. It is an opportunity to always be studying, researching, and also stay physically active with regular outdoor work. I'm fortunate on that front, not least because my wife makes good money and allows us an excellent quality of life despite my low pay.

I am also fortunate enough to have three wonderful children. The one piece of advice I wish I had heading into parenthood (and this is the same one I always say that I wish I had) is:
The baby's belly button is fine. That is just how they look and smell when they are new. It will be okay, but it is going to be funky for a few weeks.
 
Im in. Thank you very much for the chance, you have some sweet knives there!

My other main hobby lately has been fixing up my old motorcycle (KLR 650 dual sport/enduro). It had been sitting at my parents house for three years when I moved away to make some changes in my life for the better and I couldn't bring it. I finally got to a place where I could pick it up and spent the last month fixing it up every weekend and for a couple hours a day many work nights a week. I got her finished up 2 weeks ago and have been happy as a clam riding it all around.

I don't really feel qualified to give you advice on starting a family because I'm a single guy and have never had kids or been married. But I suppose I could throw out a small bit of relationship advice that I've learned myself through trial and error. Try to always talk about the small things that irritate you in a polite way right off the bat to establish healthy boundaries. I'm the type of guy who has a hard time doing that and because I tend not to, I bottle that stuff up and over time it starts to get to me. I'm realizing now that I need to try to just be more in the moment and communicative and communicate those things as they happen. If both you and your wife (and myself) can do that you'll be ahead of the game.

Thank you very much sir!
 
Very nice gesture! Not an entry. Have had various other hobbies come and go over the years...guns, cars, building scale models. Advice-wise, don't automatically trust the advice you get from your parents, grandparents, or in-laws, just because they've "been there, done that". Our son is almost 19 now, and while she means well, just about everything out of my MIL's mouth over that time has been just plain wrong. Amazed my wife and her siblings survived...
 
I'd love a Case Jack Knife!!

My advise for kids is treasure the time when they want to be with you. My older is 17 and younger is 12.

I miss the constant hugs...shoulder rides...rocking them to seep at night...
 
Im in! I’m an HVAC tech and a plumber. I specialize in oil burners and steam.

My advice plan for tomorrow but live for today.
 
seas165 seas165 Thank you Kevin for a most generous GAW. I am not in but I have really enjoyed the posts in your thread. I worked 24 hr shifts every third day for 31 years as a firefighter with 13 other men and women. The greatest lesson I took away from those experiences is this. - Judging others is a very poor occupation. Each one of us is complex and disparate in life experiences, thought and feelings. Give everyone you meet a chance.

JohnDF said:
Best advice I ever got was from my Mother-in-Law about raising kids.
She told me... When your kids are young, win every argument or battle with your kids.
Be nice, be fair, be firm, but WIN! You can apologize later if you decide you were wrong.
It worked perfectly and my kids were so easy and turned out to be great adults... Thanks Mother-in-Law.
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JTB_5 said:
I echo John’s advice—as much as we may pretend that kids are at liberty to choose for themselves, they really blossom under wisely set boundaries and clear standards. Make wise rules, state them clearly, have consequences that teach the value of the rule, and always enforce an infraction (even if you may sometimes season it with grace).
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👍
 
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