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I got a care package in the mail this morning from my brother Rob.
The old family house of the Rices is being torn down. After years of being the center piece of the family as I was growing up the old homestead happens to be in the wrong spot I guess and progress demanded some things of the family in recent years that was a bit hard to swallow for some of us. None the less we had to finally let the state have its way. The old Memorial bridge that crosses the Potomac River into McCoole Maryland from Keyser West Virginia is deemed borderline safe, as many bridges across the country have been. So, the new bridge has to be built and anything in the way has to go. Grand dad and Grand ma's house is one of those that has to be tore down. My brother got to go down at the invite of my family that still lived in the house after my aunt passed away. We were all invited to go rumage through the attic and take anything that we might want to keep as a momento. I never made that trip but my brother managed to snag a couple items he thought April and I might like.
One such item was an old dental tooth extractor. Now what my grand parents were doing with this I have no idea but my wife got a kick out of it and added it to our collection of other dental memorbilia. Also in the box was an old Kabar camp knife with four blades, one a main blade, screw driver bottle opener, can opener and leather punch marked Kabar 1152. Not sure of its age but at least the 70s and carbon blades. Darn good shape too!.
The best part was an old knife my Great Uncle Ralph made. Ralph was my grandfather's brother and although I barely remember him I do recall some of his antics. Apparently he and my grandfather, a retired game warden were quite the sportsman in their day. I knew that Uncle Ralph made knives. I only knew of one that was left though and that was always in the old Ford Falcon trunk tool box. It had an aluminum handle as most of his did. I figured my brother found that one but the one that came this morning is a different one with aluminum and micarta spacers. He did a nice job on this one. Its about a 3/32 steel. No idea what it is but it took a super edge and is ready to rock and roll I can tell ya that! Turns out my Great Uncle Ralph had it going on with his knives! This thing is lethal! I am going to repoint it and get it ready for turkey and come deer season I may even have to get blood on it! Watch out Bambi!
Anyway, I couldn't resist showing off my late Uncle's handy work. This one must have been his personal knife, or one of them anyway. He even put his "John Hancock" on the butt end of the aluminum handle. This old knife has a blade 6 3/4" long and measures exactly 11" OAL.
Thanks for looking.
STR
The old family house of the Rices is being torn down. After years of being the center piece of the family as I was growing up the old homestead happens to be in the wrong spot I guess and progress demanded some things of the family in recent years that was a bit hard to swallow for some of us. None the less we had to finally let the state have its way. The old Memorial bridge that crosses the Potomac River into McCoole Maryland from Keyser West Virginia is deemed borderline safe, as many bridges across the country have been. So, the new bridge has to be built and anything in the way has to go. Grand dad and Grand ma's house is one of those that has to be tore down. My brother got to go down at the invite of my family that still lived in the house after my aunt passed away. We were all invited to go rumage through the attic and take anything that we might want to keep as a momento. I never made that trip but my brother managed to snag a couple items he thought April and I might like.
One such item was an old dental tooth extractor. Now what my grand parents were doing with this I have no idea but my wife got a kick out of it and added it to our collection of other dental memorbilia. Also in the box was an old Kabar camp knife with four blades, one a main blade, screw driver bottle opener, can opener and leather punch marked Kabar 1152. Not sure of its age but at least the 70s and carbon blades. Darn good shape too!.
The best part was an old knife my Great Uncle Ralph made. Ralph was my grandfather's brother and although I barely remember him I do recall some of his antics. Apparently he and my grandfather, a retired game warden were quite the sportsman in their day. I knew that Uncle Ralph made knives. I only knew of one that was left though and that was always in the old Ford Falcon trunk tool box. It had an aluminum handle as most of his did. I figured my brother found that one but the one that came this morning is a different one with aluminum and micarta spacers. He did a nice job on this one. Its about a 3/32 steel. No idea what it is but it took a super edge and is ready to rock and roll I can tell ya that! Turns out my Great Uncle Ralph had it going on with his knives! This thing is lethal! I am going to repoint it and get it ready for turkey and come deer season I may even have to get blood on it! Watch out Bambi!
Anyway, I couldn't resist showing off my late Uncle's handy work. This one must have been his personal knife, or one of them anyway. He even put his "John Hancock" on the butt end of the aluminum handle. This old knife has a blade 6 3/4" long and measures exactly 11" OAL.
Thanks for looking.
STR
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