Unusual means of acquiring a knife....

scotchleaf said:
Why is that, I wonder?
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metal transfers vibrations to your hand, arm and shoulder... it's not a big deal if you use it for minor work...
if you had to do lots of chopping work or on a regular day-in-day-out basis you'd suffer a lot

that's why wood is still a preferred axe handle material, it can really damp those vibrations nicely
 
Pretty cool moment between two strangers, OP. I'm sure it will remain a pleasant thought for you for a long while.
 
dirc said:
metal transfers vibrations to your hand, arm and shoulder... it's not a big deal if you use it for minor work...
if you had to do lots of chopping work or on a regular day-in-day-out basis you'd suffer a lot

that's why wood is still a preferred axe handle material, it can really damp those vibrations nicely
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Estwing has been making hatchets with metal shafts for a long time.

No cool stories to share.
 
Sharp Steel said:
Estwing has been making hatchets with metal shafts for a long time.

No cool stories to share.
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...which makes them tough, but still not a good long term user shaft material. If you had to heat a home in winter solely with wood you chop & split yourself, I bet you'd not be using a metal shaft

back to the topic: I once found a knife from snorkeling around a dock, down nearly 30 ft, it was a SAK of some type, but too badly rusted and gunked up to use... I never did try to take it apart to clean it up. It seemed quite old.
 
Drum4fun - I was very touched by your story. I wonder if I would have been one of the others :confused:
Different days - different response - humbling to say the least.

As you ask - I acquired a knife in an unusual - at least, most unexpected manner - came in the mail from a BF fellow I have never even had a personal discussion with - simply have passed each other in some shared threads. Out of the blue and with no prompting from me (in a thread or otherwise, as far as I can recollect) I received this Spyderco Mule in Elmax steel, with a sheath, yesterday. o_O



A gift from woodysone Don't know why I was the chosen receiver but the generosity was appreciated and the very cool knife worthy of a story - and so I share my Unusual means of acquiring a knife.... INDEED! :cool:

Ray
 
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RayseM said:
Drum4fun - I was very touched by your story. I wonder if I would have been one of the others :confused:
Different days - different response - humbling to say the least.

As you ask - I acquired a knife in an unusual - at least, most unexpected manner - came in the mail from a BF fellow I have never even had a personal discussion with - simply have passed each other in some shared threads. Out of the blue and with no prompting from me (in a thread or otherwise, as far as I can recollect) I received this Spyderco Mule in Elmax steel, with a sheath, yesterday. o_O

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A gift from woodysone View attachment 955101 Don't know why I was the chosen receiver but the generosity was appreciated and the very cool knife worthy of a story - and so I share my Unusual means of acquiring a knife.... INDEED! :cool:

Ray
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That is just who he is @woodysone - a really nice guy! I sent him a knife in the “Pay it forward” thread. I did add a couple extra items in the box..... but a few days later I received a very nice Mule Team and leather sheath as well! I will keep that knife forever. He is a valued member here on BF!
 
RayseM said:
Drum4fun - I was very touched by your story. I wonder if I would have been one of the others :confused:
Different days - different response - humbling to say the least.

As you ask - I acquired a knife in an unusual - at least, most unexpected manner - came in the mail from a BF fellow I have never even had a personal discussion with - simply have passed each other in some shared threads. Out of the blue and with no prompting from me (in a thread or otherwise, as far as I can recollect) I received this Spyderco Mule in Elmax steel, with a sheath, yesterday. o_O

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A gift from woodysone View attachment 955101 Don't know why I was the chosen receiver but the generosity was appreciated and the very cool knife worthy of a story - and so I share my Unusual means of acquiring a knife.... INDEED! :cool:

Ray
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Nice! I completely understand different days, different responses. I've given money to someone needing gas before, I've also not given money to someone needing gas. I have my suspicions about some of the scenarios people tell me, and I use judgement on whether I believe them or not.



On the topic, of woodysone, the man is practically a saint. Patience and understanding are a strong point with Martin, bladeforums is better with him around.
 
I have suspicions about almost ALL of the scenarios I get told. I can't believe that so many people run out of gas all the time. Otherwise, you would see cars parked all over the place on interstate highways.....

For those that are willing to give, I consider it saintly. I would be more than happy to give to a truly deserving person. The problem is I hear the same stories over and over again and simply don't believe them anymore.
 
Drum4fun said:
Any interesting stories about knife acquisition ?
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Well it's not interesting.
Sorry.
But it is unusual at least for me.
I was looking at getting my first Slimline Trapper and at the same time canvas laminate handle material had been beckoning to me again (I haven't a one).

I put a Case Slimline Trapper with canvas laminate handle in the save for later list.
Then I saw the same knife with a polished smooth black plastic handle and wondered if the pins were brass. If they were I could go for it some time in the future but didn't have time to pursue it and was all about the canvas laminate but knew I shouldn't spend the money yet.
I put the Case with polished black in the cart. I thought.

Later I noticed while checking on the shipping status of some other thing that . . .
are you ready ? . . . I wasn't . . . that the Case in polished black had shipped and was on it's way.
Crap.
Well I did really dig the shiny black; very elegant and up town. Also it was much less expensive than the same knife in canvas laminate. I rationalized that this way I could get an example of the knife to try out size wise and if I liked it then I can order others that will cost more. If I don't like it at least I didn't pay for the higher dollar one.

I crossed my fingers that the pins were brass and went to bed.

After reviewing the event apparently what happened was I had the image all enlarged looking at the pins and what I thought was the add to cart button was the buy with one click button.

So in a way it is my first illegitimate-child knife. An accident.
Fortunately for both of us I simply love it and can't imagine not having it now. Just that quick.
And yes the pins are brass ! From my perspective, since I look at function first and pretty second, this could be the best looking knife I own. The shape of the blade and the relationship of the blade to the cool curvaceous handle . . . I think it is just beautiful ! ! ! !
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I wish I had bought a slimline trapper long ago. I always thought they were too thin but because the handle is less tall and the rear of the knife is large it actually works really well for me. And as you all know . . . for me . . . if it isn't a Trapper it is a compromise. It is a Trapper; why wouldn't I like it ?

I like it better than the medium Texas Toothpick as far as grip near the pivot.
So there you have it : Weird acquisition and knife review all in one.
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My brother heard I was interested in multitools and out of the blue, I got a leatherman juice from him. Carry it quite a bit.

Another attentive listener brought me a fully loaded SAK as a gift from HIS family vacation. Also, greatly unexpected and appreciated.

It’s nice when people give presents just for the heck of it, and it is something you will like and use.
 
A relative manages a junkyard. They get companies that drop off stuff from clearing houses. In one drop off he found a bunch of knives. He brought them to me to clean and evaluate. He kept a strider/buck collaboration and a Spyderco Endura. I got a Letterman Micra, Swiss Army Farmer and a Beaver Tail Lock-back. They were all in used but decent condition. I cleaned them and now carry the Micra. I added the swiss army knife to a fixed blade for camping and keep the small lock back on my desk for opening mail and packages.
 
RayseM said:
Drum4fun - I was very touched by your story. I wonder if I would have been one of the others :confused:
Different days - different response - humbling to say the least.

As you ask - I acquired a knife in an unusual - at least, most unexpected manner - came in the mail from a BF fellow I have never even had a personal discussion with - simply have passed each other in some shared threads. Out of the blue and with no prompting from me (in a thread or otherwise, as far as I can recollect) I received this Spyderco Mule in Elmax steel, with a sheath, yesterday. o_O

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A gift from woodysone View attachment 955101 Don't know why I was the chosen receiver but the generosity was appreciated and the very cool knife worthy of a story - and so I share my Unusual means of acquiring a knife.... INDEED! :cool:

Ray
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Yet the question remains, why you? How did he get your address?

Is he watching you right now? Maybe he's standing right behind you...

 
He asked for my address - said he had something to send me. Seemed like a trustworthy enough fellow :) and of course I was curiouser and curiouser.

Ray
 
I've been lucky in finding a few knives. I was a light wheeled vehicle mechanic in the army. My company was directly attached to a cavalry company so we worked on their vehicles every day and they hung around the motor pool as we did so. Lots of them would leave gear and forget about it. While cleaning up throughout the year I found 2 benchmade AFO's and a gerber Applegate folder. No way to track the owners and it wasnt a big deal anyways. Knives floated around a lot and nothing another order of them wouldn't fix. Also found a benchmade mini grip at my last job on the floor here in the states. Not really an unusual way of finding knives but pretty good scores for just finding them lying around.
 
Steelhead.... My son was line Medic attached to a Cav unit... he came across
many blades during his tour . Frequently, the younger unit soldiers would
run out of money before they ran out of month.... result being , many very
good quality blades were available at cut rate pricing. Beer money trumped
blade money. Ah...to be a young grunt again !
Barracks poker was another source of sharp steel.
Charles
 
In the early 1970's me and a few of my friends went to a traveling carnival that had set up in a mall parking lot.
They had an arcade booth with claw machines, one of them was chock full of slip joints. Every drop was pulling out a pocket knife.
I got 3 or 4 of them. I'm still looking through my things for one of them to resurface.
 
I was at a birthday party and I lost my keys in the couch. I removed the cushions and found a buck 110. No one claimed it so I took it home .

Another time I was helping my brother clean out his storage unit and he gave me a Dexter brand fillet knife nib, and an old scherade slipjoint, an 80t I believe .
 
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