Absintheur
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Every now and then you have a day that starts bad and just keeps getting worse...that was today for me. A couple of days ago I took one step out on the porch not realizing the freezing rain had been coming down...result was a cracked tailbone. It is sorta like a cracked rib or sternum...every movement makes it hurt, there are no comfortable positions, and there is absolutely nothing a doctor can really do for it. So, despite the sore bum, I decided to accompany my Dad, my brother, and a couple friends to the Indy 1500 Gun and Knife show this morning. I wasn't really looking for a gun but I knew there would be a number of decent knife dealers there and I needed some AR parts as well. Well the 1 1/2 hour ride sucked on my tailbone, prices were sky high on parts and accessories, including knives (I saw a Browning Ice Storm that CDNN sell for under $30 with a $90 price tag, even modern Case knives were priced over retail). Oddly enough firearm prices including EBRs were extremely reasonable. The show was very crowded, very hot and we scooted out fairly quickly. I got home thinking today was a complete bust only to find the mailman had come a-callin'! Here was today's mailbag goodies...
First envelope, with much thanks to jackknife, was a forum giveaway knife. This is a little Victorinox Cadet 2, a nice slim SAK with alox scales. As it was a gift to me I am going to gift it to my Dad who doesn't have a EDC SAK. I added a lanyard I just wove and will give it to him tomorrow. He is a new member on the forum btw so if you see a post from GLV that's my Pop!
Second envelope contained two knife sheaths I ordered. I found these online and they looked very nice. Handmade down in Azle Texas at D.M. Bullard Leather Mfg, these are a simple belt type sheath. The ones I bought were made to fit a basic trapper and like sized knives. In the pic one has a trapper and the other has a Bulldog Moose. It fit all knives of that size snugly but not so tight as to make drawing the knives difficult. I can't see a knife falling out of them either....great fit. Bullard does make these in a couple of different sizes, I am going to see if he can do one for the Case Sharktooth I just picked up as well. These cost $19.99 each shipped. And yes...one of these is for Pop as well. (Someone has to take care of the ol' fart...lol)
Third envelope held an inexpensive knife but one in a pattern I have always liked. I have a couple of the old Pacific Cutlery Elk Horn Sharks but I saw the Schrade version and even tho it is made overseas, at the price I decided to get one. I was pleasantly surprised by both fit and finish as well as the sharpness of the knife. Out of the box it would shave hair but pulled and caught just a touch. Five passes on each side on the white sticks in my Spyderco Tri-Angle and it shaved smoothly. I have always looked at this pattern as a non-disposable box cutter and truthfully the coping blade design is a good shape for lots of chores. One fault however...the shield fell out when I opened and closed it for about the fifth time...lol...oh well...goes with the day and it's nothing a spot of epoxy won't fix.
So despite the morning down side to the day I am finishing on a happier note. Again thanks to jackknife and I hope y'all found nice surprises in the mail too!
First envelope, with much thanks to jackknife, was a forum giveaway knife. This is a little Victorinox Cadet 2, a nice slim SAK with alox scales. As it was a gift to me I am going to gift it to my Dad who doesn't have a EDC SAK. I added a lanyard I just wove and will give it to him tomorrow. He is a new member on the forum btw so if you see a post from GLV that's my Pop!
Second envelope contained two knife sheaths I ordered. I found these online and they looked very nice. Handmade down in Azle Texas at D.M. Bullard Leather Mfg, these are a simple belt type sheath. The ones I bought were made to fit a basic trapper and like sized knives. In the pic one has a trapper and the other has a Bulldog Moose. It fit all knives of that size snugly but not so tight as to make drawing the knives difficult. I can't see a knife falling out of them either....great fit. Bullard does make these in a couple of different sizes, I am going to see if he can do one for the Case Sharktooth I just picked up as well. These cost $19.99 each shipped. And yes...one of these is for Pop as well. (Someone has to take care of the ol' fart...lol)
Third envelope held an inexpensive knife but one in a pattern I have always liked. I have a couple of the old Pacific Cutlery Elk Horn Sharks but I saw the Schrade version and even tho it is made overseas, at the price I decided to get one. I was pleasantly surprised by both fit and finish as well as the sharpness of the knife. Out of the box it would shave hair but pulled and caught just a touch. Five passes on each side on the white sticks in my Spyderco Tri-Angle and it shaved smoothly. I have always looked at this pattern as a non-disposable box cutter and truthfully the coping blade design is a good shape for lots of chores. One fault however...the shield fell out when I opened and closed it for about the fifth time...lol...oh well...goes with the day and it's nothing a spot of epoxy won't fix.
So despite the morning down side to the day I am finishing on a happier note. Again thanks to jackknife and I hope y'all found nice surprises in the mail too!
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