waverave
Collector of Tortoise Shell
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- Jun 7, 2018
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I haven’t been as active lately as I’d like to be, and it has been a while since I hosted a GAW. My apologies but between work, family and school it has been really hard to keep up with everything (especially the Guardian’s thread!). Any spare time these days I try to spend in the shop learning how to make knives.
I’ve been trying to think of which knife I am going to offer up…something fancy? …a user? Who is even going to enter?
Here’s the thing…my first few GAWs were a lot of fun and it was a great opportunity to get to know everyone. There were a lot of other GAWs happening too and it was infectious. I realized, over time, that a lot of folks, including me, just don’t enter the GAWs. Most of the time, it is a matter of our current collections and how most of us don’t really need ANOTHER knife. At a minimum, we are too humble to enter because we are blessed already and truly want someone else to have the opportunity.
So, what I am offering is not a knife…but a 2-year subscription to Knife Magazine. I’ve seen someone else offer a subscription before and I really liked that idea. I get so excited when I see that big ol’ magazine show up in the mailbox!
I thought maybe someone out there might appreciate it as much as I do.
No need to be humble. Unless you already have a subscription, there is no excuse to decline entry
My treat to you.
The Rules:
• This GAW is open to all active participants in the Traditional Sub-Forum a.k.a. The Porch.
• To enter, all you need to do is reply with a description (and photo if possible) of a current grail knife.
• The knife doesn’t have to exist or be in your possession, but it does have to be traditional.
• Feel free to comment or reply to other posts.
• When the time comes, I will draw a random number to correspond with everyone’s post number. If needed, I’ll repeat until there is a winner.
Tastes changes over time and it is fun to periodically revisit what a grail means to each of us. It is almost as fun as periodically going over in our heads how we would spend all that money if we finally hit the lottery
For me, my true grail hasn’t been made yet. I know what it looks like, I’ve thought about it often and in great detail, and I am working towards it, but I just don’t have the skills to make it on my own yet. I can’t wait to share it with everyone when that time comes
For the purpose of this GAW, let's define "grail" as a knife that you really, really love (in-possession) or want (not in-possession)
To kick things off for now though, I think this Lloyd checks most of the boxes for what an aesthetically pleasing traditional knife looks like to me. It is grail-worthy and, lucky for me, it is part of my own collection.
Good luck everyone and thanks for being a part of this special place we call The Porch
I’ve been trying to think of which knife I am going to offer up…something fancy? …a user? Who is even going to enter?
Here’s the thing…my first few GAWs were a lot of fun and it was a great opportunity to get to know everyone. There were a lot of other GAWs happening too and it was infectious. I realized, over time, that a lot of folks, including me, just don’t enter the GAWs. Most of the time, it is a matter of our current collections and how most of us don’t really need ANOTHER knife. At a minimum, we are too humble to enter because we are blessed already and truly want someone else to have the opportunity.
So, what I am offering is not a knife…but a 2-year subscription to Knife Magazine. I’ve seen someone else offer a subscription before and I really liked that idea. I get so excited when I see that big ol’ magazine show up in the mailbox!
I thought maybe someone out there might appreciate it as much as I do.No need to be humble. Unless you already have a subscription, there is no excuse to decline entry
My treat to you.The Rules:
• This GAW is open to all active participants in the Traditional Sub-Forum a.k.a. The Porch.
• To enter, all you need to do is reply with a description (and photo if possible) of a current grail knife.
• The knife doesn’t have to exist or be in your possession, but it does have to be traditional.
• Feel free to comment or reply to other posts.
• When the time comes, I will draw a random number to correspond with everyone’s post number. If needed, I’ll repeat until there is a winner.
Tastes changes over time and it is fun to periodically revisit what a grail means to each of us. It is almost as fun as periodically going over in our heads how we would spend all that money if we finally hit the lottery
For me, my true grail hasn’t been made yet. I know what it looks like, I’ve thought about it often and in great detail, and I am working towards it, but I just don’t have the skills to make it on my own yet. I can’t wait to share it with everyone when that time comes
For the purpose of this GAW, let's define "grail" as a knife that you really, really love (in-possession) or want (not in-possession)
To kick things off for now though, I think this Lloyd checks most of the boxes for what an aesthetically pleasing traditional knife looks like to me. It is grail-worthy and, lucky for me, it is part of my own collection.
Good luck everyone and thanks for being a part of this special place we call The Porch
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