What traditional did Dick Proenneke use?

[knarfeng]

Because "some hermit" was an very well educated engineer who decided to live a life many of us dream about, where he utilized traditional skills and traditional tools to live a life of comfortable solitude that he built by himself, after retirement, and lived there until old age. As a proponent of traditional knives, why would you not want to know about him and how he used his tools and lived a traditional settlers lifestyle?

Nothing wrong with talking about him. You notice the thread has remained open.

I objected to the phrasing in the OP that implied there was something wrong with any knife knut who did not know who the man was. I most strongly disagree.

There are many facets to the study of traditional knives. There are old knives, new knives, and antique knives. There are user knives and safe queens. There are folks that use knives for cooking and those that don't. There are common American patterns and patterns that are common in other countries. There are those who use them for hunting. There are those who use them in construction.

To imply that one must know of Mr Proenneke implies that only those who use knives in the wilderness are valid knife knuts. It is to that thought that I object.

My point is that one can enjoy traditional knives without any knowledge of Mr. Proenneke without being ashamed of it. To imply otherwise is not the spirit we try to foster in the Traditional Forum.

 

[sodak]

I was just trying to have a little fun with the thread, nothing more.