The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Opened a bunch of boxes today. Cut some tape. Finished up all of the high bay fixtures in the building, stripped the cords on them. Changed out a few exit and emergency lights. Used the tanto to pry a little and push in the tabs to open the fixtures. One of the old outside remotes was siliconed to the wall. Used the Inkosi to cut all the old silicone out of the way. Cut the plastic center knockout out with knife instead of just beating it out with screwdriver. Lot easier just to knock it out but I didn’t feel like walking to get it

Found some pretty good uses for a tanto today. Sliced up my somewhat cold leftover pizza for lunch, cut some tape, opened some wrapping, stripped out some wire. Had to run to a job for a couple hours to move some PVC conduit in this big bolder wall/waterfall feature with a bunch of lights in it. Bricklayers tried to “help” then called us. Used the tanto to scrape some dried purple primer off of my pipe they put on to try and re-glue a coupling on. Hit some mortar a few times while scraping and got some new marks on the blade. That front edge comes in handy in certain situations. Opened up a brownie for my son, complete excuse to use a knife
Opened up some exhaust fluid for my truck this morning. Had to poke another vent hole in it while pouring the jug, the factory one wasn’t working very well at all. Didn’t have a free hand to take a picture.
Used my Sebenza to cut up some left-over roast beef dinner while I sat on the couch. I was hungry after a long bike ride, and sadly ignored my dog, which looked at me all downtrodden and forlorn that all the beef disappeared without her getting a little (which I am usually happy to do). She’s 12 years old now, and still in great shape, so I’m thinking a few tables scraps has done no harm. It might be why she is so healthy.
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Yeah. I married into “a Dachshund Family”, so getting a weiner dog wasn’t optional if I wanted a happy wife. However, I have earned deep respect for this dog in the 12 years I’ve lived with her. They are a tough breed. Al lot of the strength and courage that the Germans bred into them to flush game from burrows remains.......and super cute as well.....which helps with the begging!Awww.. She's so cute. I could never say no to that!![]()
Yeah. I married into “a Dachshund Family”, so getting a weiner dog wasn’t optional if I wanted a happy wife. However, I have earned deep respect for this dog in the 12 years I’ve live with her. They are a tough breed. Al lot of the strength and courage that the Germans bred into them to flush game from burrows remains.......and super cute as well.....which helps with the begging!
She’s really a gorgeous animal. Kinda like a 12 pound, rock-solid cat that actually loves your back and will follow orders (mostly).
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Gotta do what ya gotta doHad to clip some small branches that grew in my line of fire at my Covid BB/ Pellet range today,,,, Dc you are my Hero... sacrificing good drawers for the family sake! Bonding indeed!View attachment 1372147
Sunday light duty. Cut up some cardboard, unnecessarily opened some snacks, helped with breakfast and supper opening meat packages. Sliced up mushrooms and jalapeños for some burgers tonite. Man does a tanto just perform that task horribly compared to something with some belly. Finally opened up my Father’s Day gift. Edge was getting dull to begin with, carving my initials in the bottom of the coffee cup/thermos most likely finished it off
Fished some homeruns into a panel at a remodel today. Stripped and landed them. Cut a little Sheetrock above the panel where the cover will still cover to help fish the romex down in. Opened some fence posts. Stripped some romex and even stripped number 12 wire instead of using my strippers. Out of pure laziness to not go get my strippers. Used the swedge for a screwdriver. Oh and filleted my finger open as well. Only bled about 4 hours Insingo is such a useful shape. Really hard to beat.Damn DC. You are making me miss my insingo and also making me really want a tango seb!!