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Love that Northfield with the beautiful stag.Hello everyone, long time no see! So happy to be here to share this beautiful Sunday mornin on the porch!
Keeping it simple and straightforward with this little 33 … clearing some cobwebs and just stretching my legs a bit …
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Yessir — got about 8 inches of heavy wet snow here in SE Michigan. Took a real toll on the trees, unfortunately. Glad you like the wildlife photos — we border a nature preserve, so every day makes for some interesting viewing. This morning, a Belted Kingfisher enjoyed his breakfast…
Thanks for your kind comments Gary.Thanks, JB & Rob.I actually had more multi quotes, some with Johnny Cash lyrics, but there was too much content to fit into a single post. But when I went to cut the "second half" so I could paste it into a subsequent post, I had the quotes "in the wrong mode" and lost all of the "identifying headers".
But I think I have them all recovered below, along with a few new ones.
A-1 trapper, Bart! Is that full-sized (4+ inches closed) or more like a mini trapper (3.5")?
What kind of geese do you have there? The only geese I ever see in the wild are Canada geese, which are definitely not the same as your white and black ones.
Pretty interesting art, Bob! Best wishes with your Robeson project.
Impressive thematic photo of your Peanut!
Couple of standout knives, Harry; for me that stag Bulldog canoe is "Best in Show"!
I see those knives a-comin'.
They're looking great, my friend!
I ain't seen two knives so fine
Since I don't know when.
Your poll-winning Texas Jack is a beauty!
Don't really know what to say about your fixed blade, since I know so little about fixed blade knives.
When it comes to your handgun,
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy -
Don't ever play with guns."
So I don't.
Very nice, Bob!
Jeff & Steve, you each posted an incendiary pair of knives! Jeff's wood-handled knife and Steve's Churchill especially fan the flame for me!
Knives can be burning things,
And they make a fiery ring.
Bound by wild desire,
We all fell in that ring of fire!
Good song! (Weird music video, though.)
Nice stag pair, Jack! But that raffle ticket is no good to you this month, is it?
Ravishing Robeson pair, Bob!
Hey! That's my beer budget "line in the sand", too! I rarely spend more than $9 for a 6-pack or $18 for a 12-pack.
Welcome back, Paul! Stunning stag Conductor (?)
Covetable Case Canoe!
I hope your town gets the roof situation taken care of without too much hassle, Rob.
Thanks for the info about your cat's storm behavior. The cats we've had always strike me as trying to act detached from reality and above it all, but they can get tense and flustered, too, if the circumstances are right (wrong).
Thanks for the info, Mike. Maybe I'll just have to "roll the dice" on one some day.
Thanks for the info. I misidentified your stag knife - sorry. I thought it was another Case mini trapper (with very nice stag for a Case); didn't realize it was one of those long, lean 48s! That's even better!
Top-notch piano key pair, Jer!
Thanks for your reactions, David. Looking forward to the review you mentioned!
That trapper and the Country Cousin you posted recently are a couple of handsome knives, Frank!
- GT
Let's see if I can find something wrong with that....nope....very nice Will.Certainly agree, the bone is rich and the steel's a great slicer
You’re much better at this than I am, Gary. All I had was, I stabbed a man in Reno…
Indeed
The Texas Jack has been a pleasure to carry so far, and I look forward to continuing its use this month.Your poll-winning Texas Jack is a beauty!
Don't really know what to say about your fixed blade, since I know so little about fixed blade knives.
When it comes to your handgun,
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy -
Don't ever play with guns."
So I don't.
I'll have to try your recommendation on the saw blades while cutting osage. I have never heard that and would not have thought of that idea on my own.I second that, Bois D'Arc is an amazing tree! Makes the best windbreaks, best fenceposts, best bows, best firewood, great knife handles, and the fruit *might* keep bugs out of your basement, although I've always suspected that to be an old wive's tale. Run your sawblades backwards on this stuff people, and you'll stop smoking blades
Thank you Jon! I rarely get all matchey, but every once in awhile I have a morning where I really have time to get dressedI generally belt carry my fixed blades. Belt is easier/quicker to draw, and franklyI seem to spend appx. 33% of my time with hands SO filthy that I try not to reach into my pocket for anything. Now if I wear overalls there's no belt to work with, so I have some Northwoods pocket sheaths, or sometimes will slip a sheath knife into the tool pockets on the legs of my Carharrts.
I've been crushing on your jigged bone 38 lately too, I am going to have to try one of those out in that exact configuration.
@Amir Fleschwund (can't even find original message to quote but my memory works sometimes) Of course you are right that I'm sentimental over Grandpa's "El Doctor", I'm a sap like a lot of us I think. Funny thing is that Grandpa wasn't sentimental at all, in fact I found this as leftovers from the garage sale when they finally left their two story suburban home. Grandpa had sold all of the power and hand tools one weekend at a garage sale, then when we showed up the next week to help clean and pack I expressed my dismay and he said " I didn't know you would want any of them." - I had only just started my own household and have been obsessed with tools since a very young age. I loved him and I miss him dearly, but he was a man who seldom if ever thought of others - my Dad has a story about how after 7 years of marriage to my mother, maternal Grandpa sat down at the kitchen table with him and said "So Fred, what do you do for a living?"
Someday last week
Friday, the Beer Scout nearly pays for itself (and I bought it on the secondary market). Look at that tower of super-expensive beer!!! Anytime I get poor and thirsty, this town's got my back. I wouldn't even pay for most of these if I could, as I have determined (through the use of science) that NO beer can be worth over 3$ per bottle - it's just not that much better than a 1.50$ beer. For free they're great though!
Saturday carry
Hello everyone, long time no see! So happy to be here to share this beautiful Sunday mornin on the porch!
Keeping it simple and straightforward with this little 33 … clearing some cobwebs and just stretching my legs a bit …
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Stunning!
Always unique pairings Mr.P
Run your sawblades backwards on this stuff people, and you'll stop smoking blades
Dad has a story about how after 7 years of marriage to my mother, maternal Grandpa sat down at the kitchen table with him and said "So Fred, what do you do for a living?"
Someday last week
Friday, the Beer Scout nearly pays for itself (and I bought it on the secondary market). Look at that tower of super-expensive beer!!! Anytime I get poor and thirsty, this town's got my back. I wouldn't even pay for most of these if I could, as I have determined (through the use of science) that NO beer can be worth over 3$ per bottle - it's just not that much better than a 1.50$ beer. For free they're great though!
Saturday carry
So you put the blade on backwards ?Nice to see that display Mr P, top notch
Very, very nice, Rob
Glad you and EJ are relatively unscathed
The bone on this one is to die for.
Yessir — got about 8 inches of heavy wet snow here in SE Michigan. Took a real toll on the trees, unfortunately. Glad you like the wildlife photos — we border a nature preserve, so every day makes for some interesting viewing. This morning, a Belted Kingfisher enjoyed his breakfast…
Here's a morning shot of the target lane. It's actually clear the full length; I definitely let you know how the cool looking Steambow is!Yes, I've been surprised when I've heard of some of the restrictions thereI'm glad you found somewhere JJ, be great to hear how you find it
Thank you for your very kind words, Jack!!!Stunning and stately Schrades JJ, I could look at them all day, they look great together
These two stag covered marvels look amazing together for your Sunday-go-to-meeting totes; it appears you're set for a relaxing day!Wishing everyone a great Sunday
Thank you very kindly, Rob!!!Those two should go down as classics JJ.
I'm a huge Robeson fan and your pair is wonderful; the jack has an amazingly stout blade, as well!Will have these two Robesons with me today. They seem to come from the 1920 - 1939 era.
