Thanks GT, the Scout was a gift from SP

Yes, the style is very similar isn't it?

We had 'Janet and John' and Ladybird bpoks here. Learning to read is such a magical thing, I remember one minute I was pondering over the letters, and the next thing I was flying through Huckleberry Finn, and any other book or comic I could get my hands on!

Great pics of your Forest Master my friend :thumbup:
I don't remember learning to read. My Dad claims I learned from the backs of boxes of breakfast cereal before I started school. I think that attending a "two-room schoolhouse" with grades 1-4 in one room and grades 5-8 in the other made learning easy for me, since I was able to eavesdrop on what the big kids were learning before I had to learn it myself.
Hi everyone, It's been a while
"Cool" photo of a hot knife, Paul! :thumbup:
Thank you. From ivory to ebony today.

or maybe cocobolo, I don't know. Close enough.
Nothing to excuse, GT. I don't mind seeing a little snow and beer, not to mention a well-loved camper.
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Wow, that Robeson is literally an old-timer!

Thanks, Rachel; I don't mind a
little snow, but that's not what Mother Nature typically has in mind for the next 4 months!
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And another day with the Shapleigh
"Venus on the Half-Shell" is a classic beauty, but Shapleigh on the half-shell is also mighty fetching, Gev! :thumbup:
... That's a great photo/knife , I think the snow and the beer make it better!
Clay
Thanks, Clay.
A better pic of today's carry. The previous pic I posted didn't come out so well.
Great photo, Bob!
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I'm carrying these today. TC Barlow and a Case Seahorse Whittler.
Have a good one!
Ken K.
That is a deluxe Seahorse Whittler, Ken!
Anniversary present from my wife last year...
Wow, that's an amazing gift, Heath! :thumbup:
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Thanks, Gary! Great photo of your venerable friend!
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I carried my Clauss Barlow today. Photo is from Friday when it was 40 degrees warmer outside!
Thanks, Dean.

Is that magnificent Clauss considered a Christmas Barlow?
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We've finally gotten some fallen leaves of our own, but the grass is still as green as ever. Lifting some caps on this lovely Sunday with my Glennbad modified Camco that I picked up from Daniel (Tilley Knife).
Superb photo of a fascinating knife, Shawn! :thumbup:
Heading over to 'Mucky Sheffield' early in the morning with a forecast of heavy rain and a tooth extraction. Going to have this IXL in my pocket, and lunch with Stan Shaw, to brighten my day a little hopefully :thumbup:
Glad to read (in a later post) that your Sheffield trip went as well as can be expected with rain arriving and teeth departing!

Fine knife with which to travel. :thumbup:
Little ragg bone Utica Kutmaster barlow
My goodness, that's an attractive Kutmaster Barlow, P&G!
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A 1965-1969 era CASE red bone Barlow with a KABAR equal end Jack:thumbup:
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Paul, you're coming up with some incredible equal-end treasures here of late!! :thumbup:
This week, my "knife wallet" in LRP contains:
a Colt canoe with G-10 covers and titanium-coated carbon steel blades
a Schrade USA 34OT (thanks, Dave)
and a Keen Kutter Office Knife (thanks, Mark)
My "big knife" of the week is a 5" Marbles scrimshawed lady leg :
- GT